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Live from Naples, Italy for cruise visitors via Royal Princess
Shore excursion review from Naples, Italy via Royal Princess Cruise passengers arriving to Naples, Italy on Princess Cruises’ Royal Princess were greeted with hot temperatures and lots of options for enjoying Italy’s third-largest city. Port operations in Naples are bustling, and embarking on my shore excursion to Sorrento and onward to Amalfi was a breeze. …
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Super Tuscan Wines on Princess Cruises Royal Princess
Now Pour This: Super Tuscan Wines on Royal Princess Of the many innovations on Princess Cruises’ newest ship, the Super Tuscan wine program is causing a lot of buzz. In fact, a Tweet with a link to an Instagram post from Carnival Corp executive Micky Arison sparked my interest before I even made it onboard.…
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Live from Mykonos, Greece
Port Buzz: Mykonos, Greece Royal Princess left Istanbul (see recap here) and sailed across the Marmara Sea and Dardanelles strait. We headed towards the southwest through the Aegean Sea bound for Mykonos. There was some cruise buzz on the ship that if the wind kicked-up, the captain would have to continue to our next port…
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Live from Istanbul
Istanbul port review for cruise visitors Well…. I made it. In total, I traveled over 16 hours to get from John Wayne Airport to TAV Istanbul Ataturk Airport. The good thing is that I have traveled as far east as my journey will require, and as I say, the rest of my trip will be…
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Celebrity Cruises Food Truck at ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Tournament
Celebrity Cruises Gourmet Food Truck Celebrity Cruises “A Taste of Modern Luxury Culinary & Spa Tour,” brings their gourmet food truck and spa experience to the ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Tournament in Long Beach, Calif., July 25-28. Rufino Rengifo, Corporate Executive Chef, Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Cruises went to great lengths to make sure…
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Silversea Cruises Health Inspection
Notes about Silver Shadow’s Health Inspection Having sailed on Silversea Cruiess’ Silver Shadow and reading the news about their health inspection results, I thought I would add to the cruise buzz. I emailed Silversea Cruises to ask what the deal was and I spent some time reading though their press release about the incident (full…
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Carnival Cruise Lines Shines in Social Media
Carnival Cruise Lines New Social Media Campaigns. It’s all about the moments for two new Facebook campaigns. Is it just me or does anyone else think that cruise lines that use social media are really cool? I just happened to be reading the Ranking of Cruise Lines on Facebook article and I saw two very…
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New ships on the horizon from Norwegian Cruise Line and Compagnie du Ponant
Cruise Buzz: New ships on order at Fincantieri and Meyer Werft. Norwegian Cruise Line Confirms Order for Second Breakaway Plus VesselVia Meyer Werft (http://www.meyerwerft.de/en/meyerwerft_de/medien/presseticker/pressemitteilung_detail_11200.jsp)Scheduled for deliver in Spring 2017.… Norwegian Cruise Line announced last week that it has confirmed an order for a second “Breakaway Plus” cruise ship with Meyer Werft of Papenburg, Germany. Along…
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Photos of boats
Photo Journal of Boats Let’s face it, there are two characteristics that people must have in order to like cruising: a love of the sea and a passion for boats. Without these two ingredients, most people will not get the allure of cruising, especially on the large-scale modern cruise ships. As you will see from…
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Grilling Tips from Celebrity Cruises
Cooking tips: Simple Tips for Better Grilling via Celebrity Cruises A couple weeks ago I had a chance to sample some of Celebrity Cruises’ grilled specialty items at a bbq in Malibu (read story here). All the guests were treated to product cards that outlined the cruise line’s custom rub recipes and grilling tips. Grilling…
