Last week, Carnival Cruise Lines christened its newest, largest ship the 3,646-passenger, 130,000-ton Carnival Dream. It boasts such features largest water park at sea, new family cabins with two bathrooms, a nighttime poolside laser show, and what the line is calling “the most elaborate” children’s facilities at sea.
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Year-round cruising from Baltimore on the Carnival Pride offers the 40 million people that live within a six-hour drive of the city to look beyond the traditional cruising seasons and sail throughout the year. What they will find is tremendous value for the money.
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Fred and Deborah Marenna were looking forward to celebrating their 25th anniversary on the Carnival Miracle. It was the perfect itinerary for celebrating as it would visit exotic Panama and Costa Rica.
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It’s two months into 2009 hurricane season and the first tropical storms and major hurricane are impacting a number cruises in the Caribbean. Last weekend, Tropical Storm Ana doused much of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Hurricane Bill became the first hurricane of the season, and is currently a Category 4 storm.
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Sick of screaming kids and the loud “boom boom music” at the Lido Deck pool? Want to get away? Find out which cruise ships offer adult-only areas that offer nirvana away from the onboard madness.
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It was to be the family trip of a lifetime for the Succes family of Chicago – a seven-day cruise around the Caribbean on the Costa Fortuna. But a missed flight, misinformation, and a brush with an outdated law dubbed the Jones Act kept the family at the dock.
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Remember the olden days, when going to a bank meant talking to a teller, and checking in at the airport meant dealing with a gate agent? Many hotel chains now have the option of checking in online or at a kiosk. Now cruise lines are headed further down the self-service path.
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There is a lot of talk about airline consolidation these days, what with United and Continental in talks for an alliance, and Delta’s takeover of Northwest, and rumors about just about every other domestic airline. But the real consolidation has been in the cruise industry, and it might be about to get much worse.
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The Moscoes of Los Angeles were looking forward to smooth sailing on their Carnival Valor cruise to the Caribbean. Everything seemed to be terrific until late at night when the band played on causing sleepless nights.
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Why are some cruise travelers smarter than others? Simply put, they’ve been there, done that, and through trial and error have concocted strategies that avoid travel mishaps. Here are some tips that guarantee smooth sailing from cruisers in the know.
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