While travelers complain frequently about airline cancellation penalties, the truth is that most airline tickets are a lot easier to change at the last minute than a cruise. In fact, many cruise fares become more than 50 percent nonrefundable within a month of sailing and more are nonrefundable in the last couple weeks. (Which is [...]
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In recent years, more and more cruise lines have come up with alternatives. These can range from casual options like pizza and pasta, to alternate dining rooms — some included in the cruise fare, others with a supplement — to some variation of “Anytime” dining.
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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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Princess Cruises and Cunard Line apparently feel secure enough with their passengers that they are instituting a change that could be trivial for some, but catastrophic for others — an automatic cancellation for late payment.
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Should you have to pay the freight for a bag your cruise line loses? That’s the question Winnie Salyer asked me after her Princess Cruise.
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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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Most travel agents have probably been on both sides of this one. There’s the client who wants to sail somewhere at the last minute, or within a month or two of sailing, and the ship is sold out. And then there’s the client who has booked early, often at a super discounted rate, but would really rather now go another time. But the cancellation fees are 50 to 100 percent.
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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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A cruise vacation is a great way to travel as a family since many elements of the trip are conveniently wrapped up into one stress-free package. The value aspect is precisely why cruising continues to attract more families and keep them coming back for more. It’s no surprise then that cruise lines are investing heavily in more family-friendly features and innovations in their youth programs. Here are the top 10 ships kids love.
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