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Best of Star Clippers Cruise Chat Recap
Star Clippers sails into the sunset leaving behind a wake of good times The biggest surprise for me was realizing that I really can’t wait to go sailing on Star Clippers‘ Royal Clipper. When I was selling cruises I did not know enough about Star Clippers. Now that I write about cruising, I am glad…
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Princess Cruises renews lease in Santa Claritia
Princess Cruises renewed their lease in Santa Clarita, CA One thing about cruise lines is that they tend to move around. So when I saw that Princess Cruises has renewed the lease for its headquarters location in Valencia Town Center, I was thrilled. I actually drove to headquarters once for a meeting at the…
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Cruise facts about Star Clippers
The Star Clippers story starts at the helm with Mikael Krafft founded of Star Clippers since 1990. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Mikael Krafft has been around boats and water his whole life. Learning from the old-timers working at the Plyms Shipyard, Kratt embarked on a life-long love affair with ships. Krafft’s first love was Pommern, a…
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Adventure cruising with Star Clippers
Set sail with Star Clippers charting a course to the #CruiseChat Spotlight Photo: from StarClippers.com Imagine a cruising experience where you can climb the mast, relax in the bowsprit net and enjoy the scenery. On a Star Clippers adventure, there are plenty of opportunities to learn how to sail with the wind while enjoying the amenities of…
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The Port of Los Angeles World Cruise Center
Welcome to San Pedro, home of the World Cruise Center at the Port of Los Angeles Cruise visitors sailing from Los Angeles will make their way to the port town of San Pedro. The World Cruise Center serves ships year-round from Royal Caribbean International, Princess Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises,…
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Up in the Air | #FriFotos
Bring your photos to Twitter and celebrate things that are “up in the air.” So many ways to interpret this week’s #FriFotos theme … This metaphoric expression likens something floating in the air to an unsettled matter. From http://idioms.yourdictionary.com Another way of looking at “up in the air” is literally being in the air. For…
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Cruise Quiz #1 Recap
Cruise Quiz #1 – Posh Pollywogs If a little controversy and mayhem short of fisticuffs means that a pub quiz was a success, then I would say that yesterday’s Cruise Quiz hour on #CruiseChat was a triumph. Cruise Quiz #1 featuring willing participants who like to tweet at our weekly Twitter party called #CruiseChat had…
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Cruise Quiz #1 – the cruise crew's version of the pub quiz
Cruise Quiz #1 featuring members of the Cruise Crew on Twitter during #CruiseChat Technically a pub quiz is a quiz event held in a public venue. So while we can’t all be at the same pub for a quiz night, let’s meet during #CruiseChat on Tues. Aug 9 at 2pm EST. Quizmaster: Carrie Finley-Bajak, @CruiseBuzz…
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Weekly roundup of cruise news
Roundup of top cruise news stories from the week A great week to be on the water and visiting the top destinations served by ships. Wind Spirit Live Voyage Report – Day 9 The the journey continued with Aadon Saunders and his cruise on Windstar. Disembarking the Wind Spirit in Oslo, Norway Sailing into…
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Weather photos from cruises and ports
A photo showcase of some of the most interesting weather extremes that I have had from my cruises. Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin Snow on Ocean Princess in China Sailing…
