Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / February 2007

I am a Fine Art Photographer and gallery owner. We are going to be on
the Sun Princess in a few weeks doing Antigua, St. Lucia, Grenada,
Martinique, St. Thomas and Princess Cays. I would like to hear of any
suggestions anyone might have for good photographic locations on any

(revised, updated & expanded)
To Whom It May Concern:
Due to popular demand by those contacting me via private e-mail, here is
that list of cruise line phone numbers and related Website contacts. It has

I received this press release from Hornblower Cruises & Events 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,

ALLEGATIONS of drunkenness, drug use, drink-spiking and indecent behavior
have plagued the cruise ship industry since the shocking death of a Brisbane
woman in 2002.
Redcliffe mother-of-three Dianne Brimble, 42, died on the first night of a

Hi, My Husband, Daughter and I are going on Carnival Destiny- to
Southern Caribbean- May 13th and I have read in some reviews about Air
Conditioning not working right. Has anyone recently sailed this ship and
did the Air Conditioning work allright? Thank You to All who reply in

I understand there will be two "formal" nights on my cruise.  I
really have nothing against dressing up, but for us, the cruise
will be in the middle of a couple of months of traveling, most of
it pretty rustic.  I normally bring a sportscoat along on such

Yesterday we went to see a Documentary about Louisiana, New Orleans, and the
Mississippi Delta.  Awesome .........
If you get a chance to see this please do. Not just to see what has happened to
the Cruise Ship docks but to see an overview of the entire area.

Free and Easy -- A Cruise on the Norwegian Sun
This is a review of our vacation on the Norwegian Sun from January 23 to 28
from New Orleans. While the cruise wasn't quite "free" (especially
considering the plethora of onboard charges) it was free-style -- which is

We're going on the Sun in Feb. and was wondering about the times for
the evening shows. With the free stlye dinning we don't want to eat
dinner at a time that we might miss the shows. Any help in this matter
would be appreciated

"OSLO, Norway - Nearly 300 passengers, including 113 Americans, were
awaiting rescue Wednesday from a Norwegian cruise ship that ran aground
off a remote Antarctic island, damaging its hull.
ADVERTISEMENT

Hi, all.
  We're considering the Nov. 21 Star Princess . . . 12 days, Rome to
Egypt and back.  The key being Egypt.  I'm a fairly agile 42-year-old
paraplegic.  I can get out of my wheelchair and crawl up half a dozen or

  My wife and I will be traveling to Cozumel (our 2nd time there) as part
of an upcoming cruise.  Our first time there we spent the day at Chankanaab
Park (probably misspelled but you get the idea :-)  This time around I'm
thinking of spending the day at Punta Sur.  I would like to ...

My extended family is thinking about taking an Alaskan Cruise in the
summer of 2008!  Yes, 2008 - we need time to plan for it and to save
the money necessary.  The will include 4 generations from 1.5 years
old, up to Great Grandma at about 90 years old, totaling 25 people.

We have written to Princess (our cruise line of choice) that they no longer
stop at ports in or owned by Venezuela.
We feel that Chavez is so anti-American that there is no reason (other than
the cheap diesel fuel) to stop at Caracas or Isla Margarita or any other