Carnival Dream Dining Options
Pass the Ketchup Dining options on Carnival Dream, debuting in September, range from a two-level casual eatery featuring a new Italian pasta station and a burrito bar to Ocean Plaza, an indoor/outdoor café and live music venue. In outlining the ship’s food selection, Carnival Cruise Lines emphasized that most choices are included in the fare. Exceptions are the reservations-recommended steak house and specialty coffees and select patisserie items. The two-level buffet restaurant’s new pasta bar gives a choice of noodles, sauce and ingredients, and the burrito...
Posted on 30/7/09Read More...
OASIS - Views of the Worlds Largest Ship!
Amazing Views of the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Royal Caribbean’s chairman, Richard Fain, has been a busy bee travelling back and forth from the Miami headquarters to the shipyard in Turku, Finland where the Oasis of the Seas is being fitted out. And he brought his camera with him on this last trip to share some amazing photos of the ship as it nears completion. You can see them all on his blog at http://www.oasisoftheseas.com/chairmans-blog/ Here a...
Posted on 28/7/09Read More...
Summer Specials!
Wow, summer is here and it seems a lot of people are putting off making their travel plans. Well, sometimes it pays to wait and this might be one of those times. Cruise Planners has just announced its biggest sale of the year. We asked the cruise lines to sharpen up their pencils and give us their best deals. And they came through with the hottest offers of the summer. There over 15 major cruise lines plus land and tour companies participating in this sale and more offers than we’ve ever seen. Ship board spending credits range from $50 to $400. ...
Posted on 22/7/09Read More...
Summer Deals
Wow, summer is here and it seems a lot of people are putting off making their cruise travel plans. Well, sometimes it pays to wait and this might be one of those times. Cruise Planners has just announced its biggest sale of the year. We asked the cruise lines to sharpen up their pencils and give us their best deals. And they came through with the hottest offers of the summer. There over 15 major cruise lines participating in this sale and more offers than we’ve ever seen. Ship board spending credits range from $50 to $400. There are a bunch of...
Posted on 14/7/09Read More...
You Deserve A Cruise!
You Deserve a Cruise! It’s a fact, psychologist’s state that a well-timed vacation offers significant benefits for mental health. The relaxation provides a much-needed change of gears in time-starved society, and may be an ideal time to reconnect with loved ones traveling with you. For those traveling alone, vacations may lead to a higher level of self discovery.” A well-chosen vacation, according to experts, offers significant benefits including: Relaxation, shifting gears and change of scenery are good for one’s health – physi...
Posted on 9/7/09Read More...
Celebrity Cruises Launches New Captain's Club
Celebrity Cruises’ Captain’s Club – the top-rated premium brand’s three-tiered recognition and benefits program designed exclusively for its most loyal guests – has been redesigned and relaunched based on a series of member-inspired enhancements. Several of these new features are rolling out across the fleet on sailings beginning in July, while others will be introduced in intervals over the course of the year. “Our most loyal guests deserve our loyalty in return, so we’re thrilled to offer them a vastly improved program,...
Posted on 9/7/09Read More...
Hollland America's Lanai Staterooms
A Good Buy on a Lanai What is a Lanai, anyway? You have probably lived in an apartment or house that claimed to have one but never quite figured out the difference between a patio and lanai. Well it would appear that they are one and the same. So, why the buzz from Holland America about “lanai staterooms” being introduced on the Veendam? Well, it’s due to the fact that oceangoing lanais are a rarity and Holland America seems to be cornering the market on them. These staterooms offer direct access to the open decks. It ...
Posted on 8/7/09Read More...
Back (up) to the future!
Back (up) to the Future If you stand along the banks of the Ems river in Germany near the Papenburg shipyard you are bound to see an amazing sight. A giant cruise ship going down the river - backwards! Is this a prelude to a parallel parking test for the Captain’s driver’s license exam? No, but it is certainly a huge challenge. Like cars and trucks, the most efficient direction for a ship to move is forward. However, when ships are being built at Meyer Werft yard in Papenburg, the layout of the assembly buildings dictate that they...
Posted on 2/7/09Read More...
