Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / March 2008

We're flying Toronto -> JFK -> Malaga to catch a cruise and we've been
booked through JFK with only barely a 2 hr space between flights.
We will pre-clear US customs/Imigration in Toronto, but I've heard
that US Homeland security still forces all bags from non-US cities

We are on her March 27 out of Fort Lauderdale.
Does anyone know the earliest we can get there to board.
We live close by.
Thanks

How about a report on your transatlantic NCL cruise. Were any freestyle
2.0 changes evident?

I cruised in December. An 11 day Southern Caribbean. In Feb I did 3 B2B2B on
the Fantasy (4/5/5 days)
After each I swore I wouldn't cruise again for a while.
Well, the bug is starting to gnaw away at me again so I may have to book

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This is a very interesting topic ! Not too many smokers seem to have a gripe
about the rules on the non or limited smoking cruise lines , but the non
smokers sure seem to have a problem with those lines that allow more smoking
.

We see that there is less expensive parking at www.unitedairportparking.com
It is half the cost of parking at the pier and they provide a shuttle to the
ship.
Has anyone used this service in Port Everglades Florida.

On January 13, 2006, "an impressive and significant event for the
international maritime community" took place in New York harbor when
Queen Mary 2, QE2 and Queen Victoria came together.   My article about
the event was recently published by the Navy League and is posted at

is there a list of qm2 cruises for 2009 on line.

My wife and I are just back from a 10 day HAL cruise to Mexico and the
Sea of Cortez and I will be working on a review shortly.
I wonder, though, why I rarely see cruise reports in this newsgroup.
Over the years the reports have declined and I wonder if there are other

I just saw this on the trades
The RCCL brands now say that any booking made prior to the Nov 16th
announcement will not be subject to the fuel surchage.  If you have
already sailed, you will receive a credit against a future sailing. If

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The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has called for the
public to get behind a campaign that would see the World Heritage
site
of Halong Bay selected as one of the world's seven natural wonders.

Have any of you taken this cruise, we have booked for next Feb and I
am really excited about it.
Rosie