Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / May 2007

OK, Erm and Jean, we just paid our deposit to Cal for the crossing with
Tobie and Barb.  Perhaps we can get some others to come along as well.
http://tinyurl.com/2ycbcs   Cal's deal includes air and $200 per cabin
credit.  We're still thinking about how to work out the flight, ...

I understand the crowds at the USS Arizona Memorial can be/are always large.
Do any of you seasoned Hawaii cruisers know whether we gain any advantage by
booking trough the ship?  Do cruise passengers get a favored place in the
lines, or do we wait like everyone else?  We're on ...

I received this press release from Seabourn Cruise Line 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 am looking for a good pre-cruise hotel in the Fort Lauderdale area for
November.  Anyone have any good suggestions for a hotel in that area??
Preferably with airport/ cruiseport shuttle??  Thanks,
Debbie

I'll be in Port Canaveral on Presidents day. Obviously, I'm avoiding
disney for that day due to crowds. Does anyone have an idea how
crowded the Kennedy Space Center will be that day? If it's extremely
crowded, are there alternative ideas for that port? Thank you

Does the Diamond Princess have muts?

I didn't recall hearing this news from 2005, when the VOTS got caught
in a storm with some of its controls knocked out...
For the faint of stomach, take your drammamine first...
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/503533/rough_cruise/

Title says it all.
Thanks,
Clay

My parents are going on the Celebrity Galaxy and don't know what to do in
each port.  They are going to St. Thomas, Aruba, St. Kitts, Margarita Island
and Barbados.  They already have Godfrey's tour planned for St. Thomas.
Which is the best of these for shopping, sightseeing, ...

Five of us will be staying at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore for two days
prior to a cruise on RCCI Grandeur.  Any info on the hotel, nearby
attractions or proximaty to the dock?
Thanks,

My husband and I are having an argument, and I've looked on the
internet and can't find the answer.
We are flying from Newark to Heathrow and then to Shannon.  I thought
I could take an empty water bottle through the screening, and then

Can anyone point me toward a TA that books last minute cheap cuises? -
Preferably out of Galveston, TX. Wife and I are retired and can drop
everything with a couple of days notice if the price is right.
Charlie

Here is a link to my post on Cruise Critic:
http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=29073
My ratings are higher than those shown on my link.  I would rate this
cruise as 3 stars, lower than Seabourn and Crystal.  We definitely got

The Emerald is fantastic
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Just returned from our first Princess cruise. It was not our first cruise,
but was the first in the Mediterranean. I must admit that the ship is

Well, we returned from our first cruise, an Alaskan cruise on the Dawn
Princess, and we had a really wonderful time!  Here's my account of our
trip, for anyone who'd care to read it:
http://community-2.webtv.net/DivaMagenta/Cruise