Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / February 2005

Anyone know how the Danube or other European rivers are doing with water
levels? Do cruises this summer look doable? I know there was one year
when the water levels were too low for cruising and the cruises turned
into bus trips.

Hi, I'm sailing on a HAL cruise from Fort Lauderdale in December and
wanted to find a reasonably priced pre-cruise hotel for one night with
the following facilities:
Shuttle from Fort Lauderdale airport

Q & As about the wine on Carnival ships.
http://www.cruisecritic.com/features/articles.cfm?ID=174

Please help me choose the right cruise ship?
This is going to be my very first time, and i can use everyone advice,
so please help me choose. thank you all.
Alice

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-02-16-border-travel_x.htm
To summarize, U.S. and Canadian citizens will either have to show a passport
or a federal I.D. card linked to the Department of Homeland Security to
return/enter the United States effective January 1, 2008.  You will ...

When NCL first started doing the Hawaii only cruises I heard many bad
comments.  The Denver Post travel section ran an article several weeks ago
saying that the bad rap was initially deserved, but that NCL has addressed
many of the issues and things are much better.  My ...

We're considering a St. Petersburg cruise on the Novikov Priboy (my
University's Alumni Associaion).  Any thoughts on the Novikov Priboy?
TIA,  Arthur

Norway to be torched
Malaysian-owned Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) will hand over the 76,000-gt
cruiseship Norway (ex-
France, built 1961) to cash buyers on Monday, report French media.

has anyone done a multipl day cruise on the mississippi ?
any suggestions ?
thanks
Linda

While my wife, who plays the slots,  seems to lose money in record time
wherever she gambles, I was wondering, if former employees have ever
devulged the odds on the slots on cruise ships ? -- I heard somewhere that
in Vegas that the payout  is in the range of about 95% & that ...

I am joining my parents on an alaska cruise on the dimond princess. It
is something my 70 year old parents have always wanted to do. We are
not well off our clothes are nice but not real  expensive are we going
to feel uncomfortable? Thanks for you help.

Doing a MexRiv cruise in March. I figured the best way to check in at
home was to pick up a phone card. First stop is Cabo. Anyone know if
there's a place close to the pier that sells cards for calling back to
the US, from Cabo, PV and Maz.? Or, does anyone know of a card for

My fiance and I are taking our first-ever cruise for our honeymoon.
It'll be the Explorer of the Seas, leaving Miami for a 7-day Eastern
Caribbean cruise on September 18.  However, we didn't plan our wedding
with the cruise in mind, so can't leave home (Colorado Springs) until

Hey all,
A couple of friends and myself are going on the RCCL Empress of the
Seas in about a week.  I have heard mixed things about their alcohol
policy and am just looking for some clarification.  Is there a way to

Hi, We just got back from our family cruise on the holiday, and I want
to post a review as a way of thanking these posts for all the hints
prior to our cruise. First, we got what we paid for. Knowing ahead of
time that Holiday is a small, older ship departing from a new port