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About all I knew about Beverly Hills was what I learned from television, having never actually been there before.   I knew there were ‘swimming pools, movie stars’ as the theme song for the Beverly Hillbillies goes.  I knew that the place was crammed full of entitled and good looking high

Post image for Viking Goes To Sea- Photo Gallery

Viking River Cruises and their ongoing, thoughtful plan to fulfill a need in the world of ocean cruising took a bold step forward this week.  In a Hollywood-premiere sort of way at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the landscape of Viking’s ocean effort took on a great deal more shape. Before

Post image for The Viking Age Of Ocean Cruising Begins

Like a major Hollywood event, the grand ballroom of the Beverly Hilton hotel was packed for the much-anticipated announcement from Viking River Cruises.  Travel agents, VIP guests and members of the press showed up from around the world to get details on what Viking had in store for the world

Post image for Breakaway Done, Moving Along To Getaway

Norwegian Cruise Line’s new Norwegian Breakaway is off and running, sailing from New York City for ever and ever, until the end of time.  Now, Norwegian turns its attention to Norwegian Getaway, next year’s hit in the making that will be joined at the hip to sunny South Florida.  Up

Post image for Cunard Line Military Benefit A Natural Fit

Cunard Line has a long, distinguished history with the military.  During World War II, the Queen Mary served as a British Royal Mail Ship, the original Queen Elizabeth was a troopship and Winston Churchill credited Cunard with ending the war one year early due to the troop transfer services that

Post image for Big Cruise News In New York This Week

Royal Caribbean‘s new Quantum of the Seas won’t sail from New York until the fall of 2014.  Until then, cruise travelers sailing from the upper East coast will be serviced by Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas, continuing her 5-, 7-, and 9-night sailings from New Jersey.  But Royal Caribbean

Post image for Travel Insurance Options, Let Me Count The Ways

In the past, travel insurance was a travel expense that only the most cautious of travelers would buy.  Concerned about health issues of the past that might flare up again, forcing cancellation?  Buy it for sure.   Don’t want to bet on the off chance that something might happen to you,

Post image for Norwegian Breakaway:  Thank You For Helping Me Peg Quantum of the Seas

Royal Caribbean‘s Quantum of the Seas is looking to be more of a unique class of ships all the time.  After reading a number of reviews from trusted sources on the UK debut of Norwegian Breakaway, I had a ‘moment’.    Call it an ‘epiphany’ or a bit of a ‘revelation’