Archive for November, 2008

American Safari Cruises Schedules Photo Cruise For Sea of Cortes

Well-known travel photographers Ellen and Hank Barone will lead a special photography cruise in Mexico’s Sea of Cortés aboard American Safari Cruises’ 120-foot, 22-guest luxury yacht Safari Quest, March 8 to 15, 2009. The cruise offers a $250 per person travel credit for clients if booked before Dec. 31. The eight-day, seven-night cruise from La [...]

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Hurtigruten Cruises Available As Layaway Getaway Program

Hurtigruten, formerly known as Norwegian Coastal Voyage, has a solution for folks who want to cruise in a challenging economic environment. Lawaway! If you are contemplating your next vacation, and have Northern Europe on your wish list, this is your answer. Don’t stress. Hurtigruten makes it easy with our new Layaway Getaway flexible [...]

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Cruise West Small Ship Cruising Takes You Where Cruise Ships Can’t

Cruise West Small Ship experiences will take you take you to places where the larger cruise ships can only see with a pair of binoculars. If you feel like you want to try a cruise vacation, but aren;t thrilled with the throngs of cruise guests standing in lines for shows and activities, then the [...]

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QE2 Arrives In Port For The Final Time

An era has officially ended some forty years after it began as the QE2 docked for the last time. It wasn’t the usual fanfare that accompanies the Queen when she comes into a port. It was a simple, unheralded arrival for a monarch that had ruled the seas for four decades. According [...]

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Celebrity Cruises Offers Ten Reasons To Cruise With Celebrity

Celebrity Cruises has launched a top ten reasons to cruise with them campaign, and I have to say, I have seen the reasons first hand. I just recently returned from a short cruise on the Celebrity Solstice from Fort Lauderdale, and it was absolutely awesome. From the staterooms to the common rooms, and [...]

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Cunard Liner Notes Explore The Thanksgiving Meal And Its Meaning

Liner Notes, the literary travel series presented by Cunard Line, has recruited a who’s who in the culinary world, history, and news to serve you a generous portion of food for thought on the all-American holiday that we call Thansgiving. In this Talking Turkey episode, Paul Holdengräber and his accomplished guests take listeners on a [...]

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Cunard Line Queen Mary 2 Offers Wireless and Mobile Phone Service At Sea

Following Queen Mary 2’s recently completed refurbishment, there is now increased connectivity throughout the ship. In these days of instant communication, guests can now access their emails or websites while aboard the ship as easily as in the comfort of their own home. This makes a voyage on Queen Mary 2, and especially a Transatlantic [...]

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