With new smoking bans and restrictions on cruise ships in place and been announced to begin next year on several cruise lines, Ned Levi looks into the reasons the restrictions are being implement and why he believes they will remain in place, even though earlier attempts at restricting shipboard smoking were rescinded.
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Hotels and cruise lines often overbook. I’ve had more than one client “walked” at a hotel to an alternative property, or are flat out told they didn’t have a room.
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Celebrity Cruise Lines all-you-can-drink package is a kind of confirmation that their ships don’t normally cater to the serious party crowd.
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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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A Holland America Line ship was turned away at a Limón, Costa Rica port because of a dockworkers strike.
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Occasionally, a cruise line will send a passenger or travel agent an email indicating a booked cruise is particularly full, and would they consider taking a different sailing? Usually, these offers come with a nice refund or a serious cabin upgrade. But not always.
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What’s the latest amenity on cruise ships? No, it’s not Asian spa treatments and it’s not Wi-Fi. It’s iPods. A growing number of cruise lines are now loaning out iPods, fully stocked with music, and offering tours and shipboard information as podcasts. Find out how the pocket-sized digital music phenomenon is a big hit with cruise travelers.
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John Heald, Carnival Cruise Lines’ senior cruise director, has become the most famous cruise director since Julie McCoy of “Love Boat” TV fame. Except John’s not on TV, he’s taking the Internet by storm with his blog that boasts thousands of readers. Even more than that it has changed the way cruise lines interact with their customers by building online communities.
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The Coast Guard in Miami says it has airlifted two ailing passengers from a cruise ship that was south of Cuba.
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