Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / November 2007

I usually use Avis, but when I called to make a
reservation was told they don't support the port, or
provide a shuttle to another location!!
What rental companies either have a source at the Port,

Any comments on MSC Cruise Line ?    Am considering summer cruise out of
Venice.  Thanks

To Whom It May Concern:
We received this from Holland America Line / PRNewswire and thought it would
be of interest to this newsgroup as well.
Happy sailing,

I THINK NCL SHOULD HAVE ONLY STARTED THEIR NCL AMERICA DIVISION WITH TWO
OF THEIR SMALLER OLDER SHIPS. THEY SHOULD HAVE PUT THE NCL DREAM AND NCL
WIND IN HAWAII. THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SMALLER AND THEY COULD HAVE CHARGED
HIGHER CRUISE PRICES. NCL SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE PRIDE OF HAWAII, ...

Has anyone used this company recently?  They've got a great deal, but want
the full fare in November for a May Cruise.  They seem to check out
otherwise.
Jeff

To Whom It May Concern:
We received this information from the trades and thought it would be of
interest to this newsgroup as well.
Happy sailing,

I see that the Caribbean Princess is scheduled to go into dry dock in
April.  Should that be a concern about booking Feb/March?  I'm
wondering how much upkeep will be done between now...things like
putting non-essential repairs off til then.  Anyone have opinions?  

Earlier in this NG, I wrote a post about how NCL had dropped the prices
of our 2 AC suites some 3 weeks before sailing, at almost $1,000 per
suite--and refused to do anything about it.  Still, we boarded with open
minds, although determined not to waste more money on unnecessary ...

MIAMI - Carnival Corp., the world's largest cruise operator, said
Wednesday it will apply a fuel surcharge of $5 per person per day for
its North American brands due to continuing rising fuel prices.
Carnival Chairman and Chief Executive Micky Arison said in a statement

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I booked a room through expedia.com, and afterwards checked the
hotel's web site to get the phone number, and I discovered that the
advertised room rate was $102.00/night.  Expedia charged my 132.00/
night.  I called Expedia and was informed that they would not provide

I received this press release from NCL 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,

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Carnival Fuel Surcharge:
The surcharge only applies to the first and second guests in a stateroom and
will not exceed $70 per person per trip, the company said. It will be
effective on all bookings for voyages departing on or after Feb. 1, 2008 on

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