Events

Every day we bring you the latest from inside cruise vacations via a variety of sources. Join us as we explore the world of travel and go deep inside cruise vacations first-hand during these upcoming events. Via daily posts we bring you the latest information, direct from the sources.

March 3-10 Grand Princess

We check out the newly refurbished ship and its features, the most significant transformation ever attempted by Princess Cruises

Gadling photo gallery

Day	Port / Date	Arrive	Depart
1	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Saturday, March 3		4:00 PM
2	Princess Cays, Bahamas Sunday, March 4	9:00 AM	4:00 PM
3	At Sea Monday, March 5
4	Curacao Tuesday, March 6	1:00 PM	10:00 PM
5	Aruba Wednesday, March 7	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
6	At Sea Thursday, March 8
7	At Sea Friday, March 9
8	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Saturday, March 10	7:00 AM

March 12-15 Miami, Florida
Cruise Shipping Miami

For over 27 years Cruise Shipping Miami continues to be the leading international exhibition and conference serving the cruise industry, bringing together suppliers and buyers for a week of networking sourcing and education.

No other event in the world attracts such a broad range of industry players with over 1,800 cruise line owner and operators from 66 companies in attendance in 2011. At Cruise Shipping Miami 2012 you will have the opportunity to showcase your products and services to an audience of influential buyers and decision makers who attend each

March 19-24 Amsterdam
Viking Odin Naming Ceremony and Preview cruise
Viking River Cruises

Our first European River cruise- If you have ever thought of going on one of these increasingly popular sailings, follow along on our SeaLog for day by day, blow by blow details. About the Odin

“Designed by legendary naval architects Yran & Storbraaten, the team behind The Yachts of Seabourn (I am already sold on this…that was all it took) , these new vessels offer state-of-the-art engineering, design and luxury. The Viking Longships—Viking Aegir, Viking Embla, Viking Freya, Viking Idun, Viking Njord and Viking Odin—provide guests with more ways to personalize their trip. Choose from a variety of stateroom classes thanks to our patent pending design*, onboard entertainment options and ship locations from which you can enjoy sailing through the scenery, all the while enriching your time in some of Europe’s most remarkable destinations.”

We fly to Amsterdam on March 19 to be on hand for the Viking Odin naming ceremony on March 21st.

The cruise will begin following the Viking Longship Christening ceremony on March 22, visiting these enchanting destinations:

Volendam & Edam- These charming coastal towns are known for old fishing boats, the traditional clothing still worn by some residents, and cheese! Your ship docks in the heart of town where you can enjoy a guided walking tour.

Volendam is a popular tourist attraction in the Netherlands, well-known for its old fishing boats and the traditional clothing still worn by some residents. The women’s costume of Volendam, with its high, pointed bonnet, is one of the most recognizable of the Dutch traditional costumes, and is often featured on tourist postcards and posters (although there are believed to be fewer than 50 women now wearing the costume as part of their daily lives, most of them elderly)

Rotterdam- Lying at the heart of a maze of rivers and artificial waterways, Rotterdam is considered one of the world’s largest ports. Excursion possibilities here may range from Delft, The Hague’s Mauritshuis Museum, or the modern art and architecture that Rotterdam is known for. Rotterdam is also the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, built in 1270, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre. Its strategic location at the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta on the North Sea and at the heart of a massive rail, road, air and inland waterway distribution system extending throughout Europe deliver the reason that Rotterdam is often called the Gateway to Europe.

Kinderdijk & Van Gogh’s Brabant- The masterpieces of Vincent van Gogh are scattered throughout the world, but their roots lie in Brabant. Vincent van Gogh was born and raised here. He produced his first masterpiece The Potato Eaters here. After touring Kinderdijk you can choose this off-the-beaten path excursion that will explore Van Gogh like only Viking can.

Kinderdijk is in the province South Holland, about 15 km east of Rotterdam. Kinderdijk is situated in a polder at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers. To drain the polder, a system of 19 windmills was built around 1740. This group of mills is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands

April 25-30 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
CLIA Cruise 360

Now in its eighth year, this “must-attend” event offers an extensive educational program which includes CLIA seminars, training and professional development seminars, destination and product workshops, hands-on technology training and product updates from the CLIA-member cruise lines.

June 15-28 Barcelona, Spain
Carnival Breeze

06/15	Barcelona, Spain
	(Depart 05:00 PM)
06/16	Marseilles, France
	(07:00 AM – 04:00 PM)
06/17	Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy
	(07:00 AM – 07:00 PM)
06/18	Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy
	(07:00 AM – 09:00 PM)
06/19	Naples, Italy
	(07:00 AM – 07:00 PM)
06/20	Fun Day At Sea

06/21	Dubrovnik, Croatia
	(07:00 AM – 04:00 PM)
06/22	Venice, Italy
	(10:00 AM – 11:00 PM)

06/23	Fun Day At Sea

06/24	Messina (Sicily), Italy
	(10:00 AM – 07:00 PM)
06/25	Fun Day At Sea

06/26	Palma De Mallorca, Spain
	(08:00 AM – 06:00 PM)
06/27	Barcelona, Spain
	(Arrive 05:00 AM)

details of our most recent sailings

December 2011 Seabourn Quest

Caviar in the surf was just one part of this milestone experience

“At the end of each sailing I like to look back and consider the entire experience. Invariably, I will ask family members or traveling companions “What was your favorite part of the cruise?” after we have disembarked the vessel. Normally, the answers are fairly predictable. As the final minutes of our 10-night sailing of Seabourn Quest come to a close, and the night we sail through will quickly become day, it is clear, for the first time, that one answer will simply not be enough.”

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1	12 Dec 2011	San Juan, Puerto Rico	08:00 AM	05:00 PM
2	13 Dec 2011	Basseterre, St. Kitts	09:00 AM	02:00 PM
3	14 Dec 2011	Mayreau, Grenadines ^TR	09:00 AM	06:00 PM
4	15 Dec 2011	Bridgetown, Barbados	08:00 AM	09:00 PM
5	16 Dec 2011	Grande Anse, Martinique ^TR	08:00 AM	03:00 PM
6	17 Dec 2011	Gustavia (St. Barts), France ^TR	08:00 AM	10:00 PM
7	18 Dec 2011	St. John (Cruz Bay), USVI ^TR	07:00 AM	03:00 PM
8	19 Dec 2011	Isla Catalina, Dominican Republic^TR	09:00 AM	05:00 PM
9	20 Dec 2011	At Sea
10	21 Dec 2011	At Sea
11	22 Dec 2011	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US	08:00 AM

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December 2011 Carnival Liberty
FunShip 2.0 in action and we were there to see it

Saturday, Dec 03	Miami, FL		4:00pm
Sunday, Dec 04	Fun Day at Sea
Monday, Dec 05	Cozumel, Mexico	7:00am	5:00pm
Tuesday, Dec 06	Belize	8:00am	5:00pm
Wednesday, Dec 07	Mahogany Bay, Isla Roatan	7:00am	3:00pm
Thursday, Dec 08	Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands	10:00am	6:00pm
Friday, Dec 09	Fun Day at Sea
Saturday, Dec 10	Miami, FL