Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / January 2008

Two Days In Ensenada? CLIA Vs. NCL
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposed rule requiring foreign-
flagged
cruise ships sailing from California to Hawaii to spend at least two

Not from what I've found.  At Christmas Dinner my family opened up
discussions about a family group cruise (what would have been 22 people)
in 2008 - Month of July.  I began my internet research (as well as my
Trusty Cruise Master Travel Agent) for R/T out of NYC. First of all

Will be on the Dawn to Bermuda on April 20 and was wondering if wireless
on the Dawn will work with internal wireless on a notebook or other
device. Or do you need a wireless card provided by the ship.
I ask because I'd like to take an iPod touch with me so I can briefly

When we dock in St. Maarten, I understand we can take a taxi to Cul de
Sac, then ferry to Pinel Island? Has anyone done this recently?  What
is taxi fare? Did you like the beach? Thanks for any input. Helen

NCL has updated their web site with fuel supplement costs (see
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/cruiser/cmsPages.html?pageId=FAQ#currency  -
scroll to What is the Fuel Supplement? all the way to the bottom) .  If the
NYMEX Price Tier is $75-$100/barrel the supplement is $7pp/day,

Friends,
We're lucky enough to have "been there, done that" in St. Thomas many
times, and can skip the beaches and shopping this time around.  There
will also be a bunch of ships in port with us, so we're looking to

We are taking a repositioning cruise on a Princess ship, the Diamond
Princess, in September from Anchorage, Alaska to Bangkok, Indonesia.  Can
anyone direct me to any other repositioning cruises on any other lines in
2008?  Thanks.

Here's some info about my cruise.
Info about me:
10th cruise, 1st RCI cruise, 1st cruise in Southern Caribbean and 1st cruise
longer than 7 days (although I've done B2B a couple times)

A new large cruise ship photo gallery has been added to my site,
http://www.beyondships.com/largecruisegallery3a.html, the small ship
gallery has been enlarged and reorganized.
http://www.beyondships.com/smallcruisephotogallery.html  These are

How much time should one allow from the time a Ship docks at the Tampa,
Fl port to the Tampa Airport? Thanks in advance

I know - Odd topic title.
We recently came back from our 1st Holland America cruise, it was the
Westerdam.
My question has to do with what * I * thought was the unbelievable

i like to say something about Cruise. ayes there al fine until you get
hurt one one. i went on a cruise this past july.  My cabin door slammed
shut on my  hand . it crushed my lest index finger. i end up losing  the
tip of it. The ships docs not  very nice or much help at all. i was ...

We're going to have less than 6 hours in port at Huatulco late next
month. Does anyone have recommendations for local travel guides to show
us local color, other than those on ship's tours?
Dave

When on a cruise.
Castaway Cay, Bahamas
Hi all...
Castaway Cay (Key) is a private island or "out island" in the Bahamas which