Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / February 2008

Just a reminder that there are only 36 hours left to vote for the
GGC2009, please see my other posts and vote.
Thanks,
Kate

I have booked a cruise in May ,on the Liberty Carnival.
On the papers I got, it has the ship sailing at 7:00pm.
Why so late?
Thanks for any information you can give me.

I'll be boarding the Norwegian Jade for my first transatlantic ...
6 days at sea then ports of
Punta Delgada
Lisbon

I have assembled my photos and done a write-up in layman's language
about how the bridge on Queen Mary 2 operates.   http://beyondships.com/QM2-Bridge.html
I hope you find it interesting.

has anyone experience with tours offered by the cruiseline AIDA or self
organized tours - espescially in Panama, Costa Rica, Curacao and Grenada?
Which one would you recommend? Are there serious alternatives to the quite
expensive offers from the cruiseline?

I received this press release from Royal Caribbean 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,

VIETNAM GENERAL INFORMATION
Unique in Southeast Asia, differ from Laos and Cambodia, Vietnam is a
fascinating meld of Confucian values, western capitalism and the
somnolent pace of life that is so characteristic of the far east.

i cant remember t he site that you can go and check on  your cruise and
talk to others who are cruising too...can someone please post it again..
     thanks.....chatty

Here are the prices of the three cruises that are being considered for
GGC2009
1.
Freedom of the Seas

Have done Eastern Caribbean with Carnival. Found it to be mostly regular
folks 25 plus.
We're considering another run on Royal Caribbean. With ice skating, rock
climbing, are they

I saw this Miami Herald news story and thought it would be of
interest.  
http://tinyurl.com/29yqlx
If you have missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my

Ok everyone i want to know if you buy already made tags for your luggage
or do any of you make yours ?
    How do you make your luggage stand out among the thousands in the
dock..?

Is Windjammer still in business? I read they were having difficulties, but I see they are still offering cruises on their website. I'm not planning anything, but I was just wondering. Does anyone know?
Thanks,
June

EMERALD PRINCESS – January 5–15, 2008
We are Sue (65) and Kevin (almost 65) and this was our 19th cruise, 6th
one on Princess. We have previously cruised on Princess, Royal
Caribbean, Carnival, Disney, HAL, Celebrity and Azamara.

Looks like your clock is slightly off.
Have a great day,
Cheers,
  John in LALALAnd (On the Left Coast)