Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / March 2005

I am wondering if any of you would recommend this site as a good place
to get cruise information.  It is very appealing to the eyes, but I
figured some of you must be a member there and I wanted to hear your
thoughts. They have neat cruise cams, good honest reviews, cruise

-- Fifty people died on the island of Nias, near the epicenter of a
massive earthquake off Indonesia, a government official told CNN.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/indonesia.quake/index.html
Watch CNN or log on to http://CNN.com for the latest news.

You may now need a passport to cruise the carribean if it gets passed
. no more id and a birth certificate.

I board the Grand on Saturday, and we've set aside enough for 2 open
bookings. The itinerary was posted on the Princess site for the April 2006
Grand Princess Galveston-Rome itinerary. I was a little shocked to see that
it has been changed from 16 to 19 days. I'm not complaining.

What can I expect on the Fort Lauderdale - Funchal crossing 4/23 through
5/1?   I have no idea whether to bring spring, summer, or winter clothes.

There's another store I've recently added to my list of "regulars".
It's in the next town over not too far from Target. It's The Dollar
Tree. Some would call it a "junk store", and granted, some of their
stuff is. But, if you've got the time and fortitude, I think there are

OK - Here it is.
Embarkation could not have been easier. Note, FLL now has the rental
car center with all companies located right there at the airport now.
No shuttle buses to the car rental companies any more. Although, please

Called Qantas yesterday to book my tickets and one of the options on
Automatic Annie was "If you are on a Princess cruise and wish to
select you seats, press ..."

Is anyone aware of European cruises that depart mid-week?  Like on a Wednesday?
I'm getting married in Ireland this upcoming September.  We are interested in honeymooning somewhere in Europe/Mediterranean and am thinking about taking a cruise.  We just can't start our traveling ...

We're leaving from Ft. Lauderdale on April 23 and going to Funchal Madeira
on the RSSC Voyager.  Does anyone have any idea what the temperature will be
like?  Even a guess?  I don't know if I should take summer, winter, or
spring clothes.

Hi Fellow Cruisers.
Am hoping to be able to firm up some plans to take a Southern Caribbean
cruise out of San Juan towards the later part of this year. From reading
various newgroup cruise posting it seems that getting to and from the San

I am interested in taking a freighter ship to India from somewhere in
asia, not so important where, Indonesio or malasia mwould be best.is
this possible. If so where can i find out info. Also does anyone know
if it is possible to get off a freight ship that is transiting the

I haven't had a particularly productive day, I've been on the net
reading various things. I read dozens of reviews today and noticed
something. On the review sites, the ratings for the reviews for Carnival
and RCI exceed those for Celebrity, HAL, and Cunard.

have a look at this website
(  http://celebritystats.goldeye.info/index.html  )
I think everyone should see this before going ahead with anything...

Taking a Southern Caribbean Cruise in May...
Are there any Spas/Hot Tubs/Baths that my wife and I might truly enjoy???
Places that we can get away and be alone at?
Ports are San Juan, St Thomas, Dominica, Barbados and Aruba.