May 22, 2012

River Cruise Line Christens Two Unique Ships In Holland

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Recently,  Avalon Waterways unveiled and christened two of what they call “Suite Ships” in Enkhuizen, Holland.  Avalon Visionary and Avalon Vista mark the company’s 2nd and 3rd Suite Ships in just 12 months Staterooms on Avalon’s “Suite Ships” feature a large seating area adjacent to a wall to wall panoramic windowthat when opened transforms the entire [...]

Un-cruise Line To Hold Double Christening

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86-guest Safari Endeavour and 76-guest Wilderness Explorer go back in service after renovation on May 18, 2012 for a dual-boat christening event in Seattle and a summer season of un-cruise adventures in Alaska. “We’ve invested in these two boats to ensure maximum comfort, adventure and unsurpassed value for our guests,” said Tim Jacox, executive vice [...]

Cruise blog story hits on smoldering topic

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Princess Cruises this week revealed story #17 on its Inspired to Cruise blog. Each week during 2012 the blog has been featuring a new reason to cruise and will eventually have a total of 52 inspiring passenger stories about what compelled them to take a cruise vacation. This week’s post features a woman who finally [...]

Record Breaking Temperatures in Florida

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Here in Jacksonville, Florida it has been just as bitterly cold. I wake up every morning at 3:45 to get ready for work and there is nothing like stepping outside and waiting for the car to warm up in sub-arctic temperatures! I find myself doing a dance sometimes outside my car while the car warms [...]

Episode 17 – Cruising Trends 2010

In this weeks episode we talk to the Cruise Guy, Stewart Chiron, about the cruising trends of 2010. Dr. Steve Gyland joins us to talk about some of his 700+ days spent sailing the Holland America fleet. Scott Lara joins us talking about the benefits of sailing out of Port Canaveral, Florida. Powered by Podbean.com

PORT HOTEL: ORLANDO, FLA.

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  Staybridge Suites Orlando/International Drive 8480 International Drive Orlando, Florida 32819 This hotel is for you if you’re: a cruiser, need “roomy” hotel rooms, in need of a vacation, have a family. This hotel isn’t for you if: you prefer interior corridors ( all rooms do face the inside and the perimeter is gated which [...]

Gaylord Palms Resort ‘ICE’ Exhibit

Last weekend I had the experience of staying at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Fla. Let me tell you, if you ever are in the Orlando area, this is a must.  They have an ICE exhibit there (seasonal), basically its two million pounds of ice carved into three dimensional figures… oh yah, and its 9 [...]