Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / October 2006

The Norwegian Sun was the first cruise ship to return to New Orleans as
a port of embarkation, to be followed by the Carnival Fantasy, and
Royal Caribbean right behind. The Crecent City is open for business,
with the return of major conventions, and the red-hot, 5-1 Saints

I am shocked and saddened to post this news.  My heartfelt sympathies
go out to Deborah's family and her many friends.  Those that had the
privilege of meeting and knowing her will never forget her.  She
always had a friendly and kind word for everyone she met.   If you

Last month I booked a Celebrity cruise with cruises-n-more and was
quoted a price which included an onboard credit of $100 and receive an
invoice showing my deposit, that I would receive the credit, and the
amount of my final payment.  Today I received an invoice for that final

Humorous, cruise-related cartoon today, 25th, at
http://www.creators.com/comics_show.cfm?comicname=obh
If you miss it today, you can still go to the page and select the 25th under "Archive.
--Roy Cochrun

A week from tomorrow,  over 50 people will be departing on a group cruise
from Galveston and most of them read this newsgroup.
As usual, the night before the cruise we will have a Bon Voyage Dinner and I
am inviting any readers of r.t.c. who will be in the Houston area to join

There is still a lot of confusion about what the new passport requirements
will be in 2007.  For now, all cruise lines that I am aware of are still
telling people to GET A PASSPORT!
Below are HAL's and Royal Caribbean's latest info on this:

We are signed up for a cruise to the Caribbean.  Our cruise ship will
stop in Nassau, St. Martin and St. Thomas.
My wife and I are beginner swimmers - we know the strokes but are
working on being able to breath while swimming. My 6 year old who has

I have learned that Kathy Ireland has been named as Godmother of the
Carnival Freedom.   She has been described as a supermodel and
entrepreneur.  The Carnival Freedom is set to debut in March.  If you
have missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my web

The citizens of Panama voted by a four to one margin to enlarge the
Panama Canal.  Once built, this will be a boon to cruise ships as well
as cargo carriers.  You can read one of the many news accounts at
economist:com.

The concierge and balcony cabins are the same size, 216 sq ft. Is the
concierge worth $400
a person more?

Just saw an interesting 1/2 show on local T.V about the ship,only thing
I could not figure out is,if you book the lower cost cabins,do you have
complete run of the ship,except for the restaurants? Do not like to be
on a ship where you are restricted to where you can or can not go. ...

We are cruising in dec,and we cannot seem to find out what you can,and
cannot take in your carry on,we must have my husband medications that
are in pill form with us at all times.
Any body in the know?

My first of many questions, johnnie. Are you bonded? If you are, with who?
You T/A's in California have some strict rules and regulations to follow.
For those of you on RTC who need to know like me, go here
http://tinyurl.com/ydgq62

I saw this article  in the Greenwich Time and thought it would be of
interest.  
http://tinyurl.com/ylf4h6
If you have missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my

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,