Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / April 2008

I received this press release from Princess 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,

I thought this article on the end of the Le Ponant pirates would be of
interest.  
http://tinyurl.com/49m5g8
If you have missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my

Anyone planning a cruise stop in Antigua should be aware that some
casinos there operate a highly dubious game known as Rainbow Jackpot.
At the Grand Princess in Jolly Harbour the game is played using a set
of numbered ping pong balls in a machine resembling a lottery number

107 days of agony!
If it's like the 2000 Princess world cruise, you can expect the
following to be going on right now:
Same buffet food every day, ecept the occassional Chinese buffet

We will be going out on the Westerdam next Sunday and trying to decide
how much clothing I need to haul along.  They have laundry service but
we don't know what to expect.  Since there are 3 of us going we were
thinking about maybe 6 pairs of pants, 6 shirts, and maybe a couple

We will be on the Westerdam next week going to Grand Cayman, Grand
Turk and Half Moon Cay and notice that the vast majority of excursions
are scuba/snorkel types--no surprise considering the venue--but we are
mid-70s, mid-60s and mid-50s.  There is no way Mom is snorkelling.

Hi, I use Outlook Express, please tell me how to filter GOOGLE Groups and
avoid the *&#%& spam.
Thanks

After waiting for many, many months our 1st transatlantic cruise is al
most here (4/11) and now the airlines are cancelling flights.  Even
though we booked air through the cruise line we are worried.  Getting
through on the phone is a nightmare.  HELP

Can anyone confirm what areas of this ship have free WiFi access - if
any?  I have read varing reports and it seems like some public areas
have it while access in your room is for a fee.  I'm looking for
specific areas where I'll be able to get online with my laptop.  Thank

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I received this press release from Cunard 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,

Here is a message that I received from Nonny.  They are going to have a
great cruise.
Ermalee
Trip off to great start. Lunch at LAX McDonalds.  Had lady at counter

I am a lurker and for the last year this group is just one big ad for
everthing but cruise topics..where are the moderators??

We're heading to Vancouver this Sept and my passport will have ~5 months and
27 days until expiration.
I'm aware some countries won't allow entry if a passport has less than 6
months of life left in it, but I've been unable to find any information on

Inspired by another thread here I thought it would be fun to share
them.  That is those truly bad cruise line acts that make you want to
cut your cruise vacation short and jump ship.
On Holland America (yep that's the only line I've been on so far) the