Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / June 2007

In the past, as I recall, wasn't the rule of thumb that if you go to
let's say, Carnival's website, and get a price on a cabin, that the
price should be lower if you go to a TA?
Wasn't brochure prices always higher than the price a TA gives you?

Transatlantic
Celebrity's Constellation
April 11, 2008
I can't tell you how excited I am.  After 22 cruises all in the

Because of snoring,  my wife and I require separate bedrooms when we
travel.  I know some cruise ships offer two-bedroom "owner's" suites
at prohibitive (for us) prices, but do any lines offer regular cabins
that connect and can thus form a two-room suite.  Any other ideas,

Can the company that purchased the QE2, please save the Norway!!! They
can set them bow to bow as grand Hotels. They also have the money to
rescue the Norway, and bring her back in grand style!!! Please e-mail
the company that purchased the QE2 for 100 million dollars, and tell

To Whom It May Concern:
I'm looking to purchase an e-mail list of registered, or at least,
interested travelers, especially cruise vacationers. I know there are a
number of private companies out there who do sell such lists, of those who

We're  going on the Pride of America, next week,
I have been very curious about the on- board program and service with
the American crew etc.
Although we have been to Hawaii dozens of times,never on a cruise ship.

I know this has been discussed here before but as usual when it does not
concern me at the time, I don't give it that much attention.
A couple, who are very good friends of ours, want to go on a European River
Cruise to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary next year. The ...

Once again I am posting for help to find hotels that others have stayed at
before/after their cruise out of the Port of Miami.
We are taking the Auto Train into Sanford and driving to Miami.  I was
wondering if anyone had a recommendation for a hotel that allowed people to

I am a newly naturalized US Citizen and applied for my US Passport
last week.  I don't expect an air trip outside of the Western
Hemisphere any time soon.  However, I was thinking about a cruise and
was wondering if anyone has insight into what documentation is

We are a family of four (all adults), and will be cruising on RCL's Mariner
of the Seas in a couple of weeks.  Because it's not practical to use cell
phones while at sea, we thought we would try to buy some walkie talkies to
stay in touch with one another as we go about our ...

What is the latest on the passport situation? Is their a discount for senior
citizens?

I just heard on the national news CBS, that the government has extended the
deadline to June 2009 for cruises only. Flying, you still have to have proof
of application for a passport. But the news didn't say anything about having
proof of passport application for cruising, can ...

If we rent a car to get to Baltimore to embark on Grandeur of the
Seas, where can we turn in the car and what is the easiest way to get
to the dock?
We have a choice of Hertz or Avis rental cars.

I plan to go on my first cruise (Danube) next year.  Does anyone have a
recommendation for travel insurance?
Vicky

We have done a few Caribbean cruises.  We have done Eastern, Western and
Southern.  We would say in very general terms that the Eastern Caribbean had
the biggest waves, but nothing to cause any problems.  We were thinking of
trying a Mexican Riv cruise out of San Diego.  We don't ...