Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / September 2007

We're going on our first trip to Hawaii on a 15 day cruise on the
Princess Diamond in mid November but need some guidance.  We've
received all of the literature but to be honest it is very
overwhelming.  This is a once in a lifetime trip for us and we want to

I recently cruised on the Carnival Conquest to the Caribbean. Onboard they
sold this cigar called the "Caribbean Cruiser: Cigar of the Islands."
Cigar was in a glass tube with a Caribbean map inside. I can't find it
anywhere on the web. Anyone seen this other than on a cruise ...

I've been trying to decide on something for about 2 years for mine and
Jarrod's 15th anniversary. I only have about a year left and I'm still
undecided. Our anniversary is October 1st. 2008 will be number 15 for us so
I want a special trip.

Hello everyone, newbie here on this NG.
I am thinking of taking the Carnival cruise
on the Inspiration out of Tampa for 5 days.
I have a few questions, in no particular order

Azamara Journey, Sept. 1, 2007
My wife and I just returned from what was one of the best cruises
we’ve ever been on. We are Kevin and Sue, both 64, and this
was our 18th cruise and our 4th to Bermuda.

We are taking a 7 day Caribbean cruise from Miami. After the cruise we are
camping for 2 days in Billie Swamp Safari north of Miami  in Clewiston.
We have 4 more vacation days left before driving back up north to OHIO.
I would like to hear some suggestions on what to do in FLORIDA. ...

I'm taking my wife (34th anniversary) and daughter (10 yr old) on our
first cruise on the Carnival Liberty this December. We will be
visiting San Juan, St Thomas, Antigua, Tortola, and Nassau.
Trying to work out shore excursions and would appreciate opinions/

One of our (my) favorite floating fun-fests, Windjammer Barefoot Cruises,
appears to have gone under.  We did a cruise on the Mandalay off the coast
of Panama this spring.  There were signs that all was not well.  Since then,
an article was published in Cruise Review (

An Alaskan Bear Cruise -- Our RSVP Cruise to Alaska with the Lazy
Bears
This is a review of our cruise on the ms Amsterdam Inside Passage
cruise on September 7-14, 2008. The ship was chartered by RSVP which

Hey gang....it was a very good cruise.  HAL has come a long way in the
food department in the dining room.....I was very impressed.  Our
Indonesian wait staff actually had a personality this time (lol) and
most importantly, DAD had a good time!  So Mom is planning and plotting

I  too just got off the Sept 1 sailing.  we had a wonderful cruise.  Yes
some things were not complete, ie the furniture scratches, some carpet, some
artwork etc but I doubt the crew could have been any better.  Everyone, and
I mean even gues relations was very nice and helpful.  ...

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Thanks to everyone on their comments about the Crown Princess. I can't
wait to do my Baltic cruise. My wife and three-year-old will be with
us. We'll be doing Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm, Talinn,
Gdansk and St. Petersburg.

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Celebrity is running an interesting Hawaiian circle special for the
month of November from San Diego. It's a 15-night cruise aboard the
Mercury from $980 per person. Several sailings are available in
November with $50 onboard credit.