Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / December 2004

I have received reports from 2 different sources that the Radisson
Diamond has been sold.  I have not confirmed these reports yet.  It is
said that she was sold for $50,000,000 to some folks who want to use
her in the Far East as a gambling ship.  As some of you know, the ship

Does the Diamond Princess have a safes in each cabin? If so, is there a
charge to use the safe and what is the charge?
My wife and I are trying to decide whether to bring cash or
traveler's checks with us on the Diamond Princess cruise, which

My HOT trip to San Diego I took lots of pics check them out.You sure
will love them all.
http://www.focusdaddy.com/gallery.html
Love Monica.

We are experienced cruisers (15) but have never chosen the Anytime
Dining option.  However, friends we are sailing with this time on the
Dawn Princess want to give it a try so have a couple of questions,
please.

I will be leaving on a cruise out of Civitavecchia, Italy in May of next year
and would like to know if anyone has done this before and how you managed to fly
in a day early, and find a hotel to stay in, in Civitavecchia, or near there.
Perhaps you had a different plan.  I need ...

Hey folks...I'm writing live onboard the Holland America Line Zuiderdam.  We
are at sea today (having not been able to tender at Half Moon Cay).
This morning I wrote a nice note to the Cruise Director Pete (can't remember
last name....) requesting a Friends of Dorothy party to be ...

If you are going to be at sea, make sure you watch the Geminid meteor
showers, peaking December 13–14. This may be the best annual shower all
year, even surpassing the Perseids of August.  Begin glancing skyward
between 10 pm to 2 am.

One of the ports of call for our Royal Caribbean cruiseship during the week
of November 28/04 was Ocho Rios, Jamaica.  Probably the most famous site in
the region is Dunn's River Falls and we chose to tour it on our own rather
than through one of the cruiseship tours.  Once we ...

As most of my fans know, I am an international businessman and I travel
frequently for my job.  My travels often take me to the NYC/NJ area and
other major cities on the east coast.
This past Thursday I flew into La Guardia for a brief business trip.  I

Trying to choose between Rotterdam and Regal Princess for an antarctic
cruise next year.
I  sailed HAL earlier this year and thought the Volendam's food pretty
good. The Prinsendam was OK but more uneven and not up to the

CNN reports some dude "fell" overboard after a yelling and pushing match
with his wife! Just off Jacksonville, Florida!

Many of you have read and commented on my trip report on the Carnival Spirit
a few days ago. We came back to San Diego so high in spirits that we
attended their sales presentation offering 'fabulous deals' on future
cruises, time shares and flights that we actually signed up, paid ...

Hi We have had a Travel Agent the past 6 times we went on Princess
Cruises But we asked our TA for pricing on a Holland America Cruise and
his price was much higher than Cruise.Com Has anyone booked a cruise
through them? If so did all go well? We appreciate all who can help us

Just a heads-up:  Anyone who doesn't like cruising with large
specialty groups needs to stay away from the Zenith next October 8-15,
2005, Bayonne to Bermuda.
Karen

Someone posted a complaint a few days ago (and I'm too bleary-eyed at
this time to find it) in which they said several times that "Homeland
Security" personnel were interfering with passenger activities on board
ship.  They were complaining in general that they thought cruises ...