May 21, 2012

Cruise Line Reveals Future Sailings

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Royal Caribbean International announced this week  the opening of  Florida and Gulf Winter Caribbean sailings for sale on Allure, Oasis, Freedom, Independence, Navigator and Serenade of the Seas. Please click on the links below for each ship’s full deployment details: Allure of the Seas- Together with her sister ship, Oasis of the Seas, she holds [...]

Remember Mother With A Cruise For Mother’s Day

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Remembering Mothers on Mother’s Day is critical.  Way more critical than remembering Fathers on Fathers Day, that lesser of holidays.  Dinner at a favorite restaurant, a box of candy or flowers are traditional gifts one might think of for Mother’s Day, but how about a cruise for Mom? For those who don’t much care for [...]

Cruise Line Offer Honors Vets more than ever

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Cruise lines appreciate the military and in honor of Memorial Day have some extra values just for them…and up to about 11 of their friends. Carnival is bringing back their juiced-up version of the Military Discount that they offer on every ship and every sailing. (see details below)  Far from sailing, it usually is down [...]

Cruise sales heat up, if we play them right

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New this year to the world of cruise sales are some attempts to encourage us to buy now for sailings that will be complete before the end of the year.  Also new is the addition of the Non-Refundable Deposit element on several lines.  That too is meant to firm up bookings and discourage changing our [...]

Royal Caribbean keeps Bermuda for 2013

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Royal Caribbean announced today that in 2013 Explorer of the Seas will continue to home-port in Cape Liberty cruise port in Bayonne, NJ. Explorer of the Seas’ summer and autumn 2013 line-up will feature 30 sailings to 17 ports of call on seven itineraries. Guest can sail to ports like Bermuda, Caribbean and Canada and [...]

Coco Cay, Bahamas

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Those three words meant it was the final day of our cruise. We actually did things a little different on this day. TJ went to the island and explored Coco Cay while I stayed back on board the ship and explored all there was to explore on the ship. TJ, will be writing a blog [...]