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Over the years I have received a few offers for clients on cruises, usually a month or two in advance, asking them to consider switching to another date for a discount and an upgraded cabin.
But this year Holland America’s Oosterdam December 26 San Diego to Mexico 7-day sailing is taking things to a new level. And it’s now less than a week away.
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On the very first cruise I took, my husband and I were on a tight budget. And we were actually crazy enough to take a standby flight via Los Angeles to Acapulco the morning our ship was sailing. Proving that sometimes it is better to be lucky than good, we made the ship. With only a few tense moments, capped by the taxi driver first heading to the wrong pier.
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Steve Simmons and his family booked the trip of a lifetime – a South American sailing from Buenos Aires onboard Celebrity Cruises Infinity. The trip was meticulously planned two years in advance and included custom air arrangements. Imagine his dismay one month prior to the cruise to learn the flight schedule had changed separating family members.
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Barring yet another delay, on June 1, 2009, U.S. Citizens over the age of 18 will need either a passport, or new passport card, to re-enter the U.S. even if they are only driving or walking across the border. But is the passport card an option you should consider?
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As Americans get tired of the same old Caribbean ports, more and more cruise lines are basing ships out of the country for more exotic itineraries. Now pirates that used to feast on merchant ships in the Caribbean are lurking on the high seas off the coast of Africa and Asia.
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Cash stolen at TSA security checkpoints, belongings taken from checked-in luggage at airports or cruise terminals, jewelry stolen from hotel rooms or cruise ship staterooms, handbags slashed and stolen while strolling down a promenade are making travelers victims every day. Ned Levi has 10 suggestions to protect yourself.
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Travelers, it seems, have a choice these days of whether to travel with a US passport or with the new passport cards being issued by the Department of State. Each has its use, however which is best for what kind of traveler. Ned Levi dives into the issue and sorts out the differences.
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What’s the worst place on a cruise ship? If you ask regular cruisers, they might tell you to avoid the cigar bar or the Lido Pool area. But for me, it’s the art auction area.
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