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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

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Princess Cruises is pretty darn proud of how new Royal Princess is turning out, and with good reason.  Debuting in June the new generation ship is a the ultimate in Princess’ Escape Completely hardware and will no doubt turn a lot of heads when she pulls into ports around the

Post image for New Princess Ship Debut Shaping Up Royally

Princess Cruises is putting the finishing touches on new Royal Princess for her June debut. The first of a new generation of cruise ships, Royal Princess will arrive at the Ocean Terminal in Southampton on Friday, June 7 and will depart on her maiden voyage on June 16.   But first,

Post image for Norwegian Breakaway Home In New York: But Can She Stay?

“New York’s ship is home where she belongs,” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line’s chief executive officer at the christening ceremony for Norwegian Breakaway, scheduled to sail year-round from New York City. “We’ve been anticipating this moment for more than two years and are so thrilled to finally have Norwegian

Post image for River Cruising 101- Start Here

River Cruising is taking the world of cruise vacations by storm.  As North American cruise travelers look for more diversity in where they go and what they see, many tire of a trip around the Caribbean.  They want a focus on destinations and river cruising is fulfilling that need like

Post image for Cruise Travel Apps Free To Use At Sea

When we review travel apps that actually do something, they often tap crowd-sourced information that is as rich (or not) as the number of users who have contributed their opinions or reviews. GPS-based travel apps take existing technology and manipulate it in one way or another to bring every thing

Post image for Royal Caribbean To Sail Navigator Of The Seas Year-Round From Texas Port

Royal Caribbean International announced today that it is basing 3,114-guest Navigator of the Seas year-round from the Texas port city of Galveston. But first, the ship will undergo an extensive remodeling, bringing some of the most popular features from the newest ships for passengers to enjoy on seven-night western Caribbean itineraries.

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We talk a lot here about different cruise lines, ships, itineraries and just about every topic in the world of cruise vacations.  Hopefully, we provide enough information for readers to make an informed buying decision, choosing a cruise line, ship and sailing date that is a good match for them.