Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / October 2006

Planning on arriving at the Port of San Diego in January for our
Celebrity cruise.  Will be in a 32 foot Motorhome.  Can anyone advise where
nearby convenient and safe parking may be found?
 Ed

Hard to believe it has been so long since the Fantome was lost.  We too
sailed on the Fantome.  It was a great time, good crew.  We have a painting
of the Fantome in our hallway.
We'll give them a toast at dinner tonight.

October 27th is the 8th anniversary of the loss of the sailing ship,
Fantome.  For those of you that are not familiar with the ship and the
story, she was lost in Hurricane Mitch in 1998 after dropping her
passengers and non-essential crew in Belize City.  As many of you

I received this information from Carnival and thought it would be of
interest.  If you have missed any of my news' postings, they are
available on my web site.  
Best regards,

I can hear the zippers on those suit cases opening now.  For all
those going on the Sleazy 4 have a Safe & GREAT Voyage.  
  In honor of everyone leaving I am wearing my Sleazy 3 tee shirt
today.

I have just returned from a 12 day cruise with HAL, and on no occasion
did they stay in port for the advertised time.
Out of 9 ports of call, 4 stays were 30 minutes less than advertised,
3 were an hour short, 1 was 2 hours short and the last was a whopping

A few years ago, I received recommendations on the best beach spots for the
Western Caribbean and they were excellent.
They were:
Grand Cayman - Seven mile beach at the Holiday Inn

To Whom It May Concern:
We came across this information in the trades and thought it would be of
interest to this newsgroup as well.
Happy sailing,

I'm searching for a 7-8 night to the Caribbean in January 2007. I'm
finding a lot that are full, and wondering if you have had good/bad
experiences booking into a class of rooms, but not booking a specific
room. I've always booked to a specific room, and I'm worried that I

The fire that broke out on Star Princess April 26, 2006 was likely
started by a discarded cigarette end heating combustible materials on
a balcony.  This is the findings of the Marine Accident Investigation
Branch.  The report is also complimentary of the strides the cruise

My wife and I are taking our 8th cruise on CELEBRITY.This will be our
second cruise on INFINITY. We are going from Los Angeles to Ft
Lauderdale, thru the Canal. Can anyone advise me as to the best shore
excursion for a couple of 75 year olds folks at Capo San Lucas and also

My husband went to the dentist today.  The dentist just got back from a
cruise to Bermuda on Royal Caribbean - probably the one that sails out of
Baltimore.  
The dentist didn't like the ship.  He said there were only 2 dining rooms

Does anybody on here know,......If I reserve a cruise on eather
Carnival or RCI for say next Aug-2007, now, for just two people (Me and
my wife) and then say in a few months decide to add our two sons to our
stateroom,.....is that possable?

We'll be sailing the Princess Crown in late Nov and have the following
questions:
Spa:
Has anyone gone for a massage? Any good, what were the rates per hour?

What is everyones favorite boat(and why?)