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New Jamaica port down in the Falmouth
The Jamaica Gleaner was reporting several months ago that Falmouth, the specially built port for mega-ships like Oasis and Allure from Royal Caribbean, would be ready to accept ships this season. It...
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Disney Fantasy ready for bookings
I know it’s still a long way off, but the new Disney Fantasy is now taking bookings for 2012. With the introduction of Fantasy to the fleet, Disney will have a fleet of four ships once the Dream is...
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Variety in Epic’s Western Caribbean Ports
Today: Ports of the Epic. My colleagues Bob and Nancy Dunn of cruisingdoneright.com pinch-hit for me on the Norwegian Epic at three Western Caribbean ports. This is their report. Between now and when...
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Progreso, Merida and Mayan Ruins
Colleagues Bob and Nancy Dunn of cruisingdoneright.com are pinch-hitting for me this week after being in the Caribbean on the Carnival Ecstasy. Today’s report is about a little-known, interesting...
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Wonder-ful — Disney leaving Vancouver
Are you excited about having Disney sailing out of Vancouver this year? Have you planned a trip? Well, if you want to see Alaska on Disney from Vancouver, you better do it this year. It appears this...
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Norwegian specials great value
Here are some attractive Norwegian Cruise Line deals, especially for the suites, and the booking window for these deals is only for seven days, starting Saturday (April 16), so time is of the essence...
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Celebrity still anchored in Caribbean
While Celebrity has been in the news lately with the announcement of its first foray into Asia with the Millennium, this does not mean Celebrity is giving up on the Caribbean. The Caribbean has not...
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Great deals for Galveston, New Orleans
In Saturday’s newspapers, I wrote a column on the ports of New Orleans and Galveston. In it, I provided a look at some of the cruises and some of the best prices from these ports. Below is a more...
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Princess plans for 2012-13 winter
If you’re making plans to cruise in the fall of 2012 through the spring of 2013…stop the presses! Check out what Princess is planning for the Caribbean and Panama Canal. The Caribbean is the highlight...
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NCL taps Tampa as home port
Tampa is getting a new cruise line. For the first time this winter, Norwegian Cruise Lines will be home porting out of the Florida city on the Gulf of Mexico. In fact, the first of a series of 7-day...
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Royal’s moving, NCL is building
With the announcement last week that Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Sea is pulling out of the Alaska market in 2010, will other cruise lines do the same? Travel agents are telling me that the...
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The Panama Canal is tops with Holland America
Holland America is loading up on Panama Canal cruises this year. When the year is over HAL will have sailed 45 times through the canal—departing from five different ports and on nine different ships....
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NCL’s Epics dazzling new colours
Norwegian Cruise Lines has unveiled its new hull design for the Epic, scheduled for delivery in May 2010. In addition, the company will begin taking reservations for Norwegian Epic’s 2010/2011...
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Brits lover their cruising
The Brits love their cruising. Year After year, the market increases by double digits. Basically, the British are cruising longer and are staying close to home by cruising out of British Ports. The...
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An Epic journey
Over the weekend the NCL’s Mega ship—”Epic” floated for the first time in France.On Saturday, the Epic made the epic very short journey accompanied by tugs from her construction site down the Loire...
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Nieuw Amsterdam floats out
Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam pulled the plug on its current home in dry-dock and is now floating at Marghera. The ship being built by fincantieriei’s shipyard will launch next summer.The ship is...
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NCL Europe, Bermuda and New Orleans 2011
Phil Reimer–Norwegian Cruise Lines is getting out in front when it comes to launching new schedule information. They have announced their summer deployment for 2011 and the winter of 2011-12 with good...
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Oceania Riviera coming to Caribbean
Oceania’s newest cruise ship, the Riviera, is on its way to North America. Okay, it will be on its way to North America in November and it’s going to be based in Miami. The new ship will sail five...
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Norwegian: Half-price for kids in Europe
While cruise lines tell me that the European market is looking good for next summer, despite the economy, many of them are into reducing prices and/or adding perks. Could be they are erring on the side...
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Disney not discussing new ships
Time to get caught up some cruise news… There have been rumours for weeks now that Disney would be announcing plans for a couple of new ships. It could be the case of one party starting rumours and...
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Celebrity pulls out of Australia
This will be the final winter of cruising in Australia and New Zealand for Celebrity Cruise Lines. The line has announced that it’s withdrawing Millennium from the market in April 2009. What’s the...
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Prices are heading down down down
Bargains take over the Blog today. I’ve picked a few, but you may find cheaper versions of these through one of the large cruise agencies. Many of them have connections to one cruise line or...
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NCL big plans for the winter of 2010-11
By Phil Reimer NCL put their itineraries for 2010 and 2011 winter deployment on sale today. They are continuing with their commitment to year-round sailing in Europe, with the Norwegian Jade sailing...
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F3 now becomes “Epic” for NCL
By Phil ReimerIt has a name—Epic. epic.ncl.com.NCL’s new Mega ship up until now dubbed the F3 will launch in the summer of 2010 and she will only sail in the Caribbean out of Miami for the first...
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It’s official: Carnival Fantasy to Mobile
Not long ago, the mayor of Mobile dropped some pretty big hints that he was closing in on a deal to bring Carnival Cruise Lines back to his city on a year-round basis. Now it is a fact. The ship...
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