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So, pirates went after Oceania Nautica in the Gulf of Aden.  I know the
drill is to outrun the pirates,
as was done, but it makes me wonder about what the cruise ships carry these
days.

With the rash of rash of pirate and terrorist stories, the cruise lines must
have contingency plans to repel attacks.
In all the cruises we have taken on many lines, we have never seen any weapons
displayed.

I've looked on the internet without success, and thought someone here
may have a lead.
We're looking for a short (3-5 day) February cruise to Key West, from
somewhere on the Gulf (New Orleans, Mobile, Galveston?), or

Following this autumn's plummet in oil and fuel costs, Disney Cruise
Line announced today that it is dropping its fuel surcharge for all
new cruises booked starting today.  For cruises that have already been
booked, the company is willing to offer a rebate in the form of an

Feel free to email me privately at cruiseaddict@gmail.com or answer here.
I'll collect answers on December 12th when I return from my upcoming trip.
That gives 3 weeks for answers.
It seems like there's more interest in cruising form the Gulf coast in 2010,

Just returned from a three day stay in Barcelona and a 14 day cruise on the
Oceania Regatta, stopping at ports in Tangier, Morocco, Funchal (Madeira)
Portugal, and two days in Bermuda. What a FANTASTIC voyage!  Everyone should
try Oceania...the best service and food we have ever ...

do the rest of you feel a little let down by downloading your docs and
boarding passes rather than picking them up at the TA?
Seems to me the docs dance is much diminished.
41 days to sailing on the Emerald Princess. (1/9)

Does anyone know what happened to the ship to cause the dents in it?
What kind of accident was it?
         cruise lover(~~~~~)
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Hi,  Has anyone gone on a cruise with oxygen needed? Husband has
pulmonary fibrosis and would need oxygen as needed. Thank You in advance
for any informatin you have on this. We love cruising but have not been
in a year because of this. He is on liquid oxygen 6 liters a minute for

After many very enjoyable cruises, I recently sailed on a new ship of my
favorite cruise line and took a nap, while we waited for the luggage.
The telephone rang and woke me up.  It was a young man who asked for
members of his family who I assured him were not in my suite.  The ...

I received this press release from Holland America 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,

We are booked on the Feb 22 sailing of Celebrity Solstice. Because we are
always worried about weather or mechanical problems we always travel a day
before the cruise. Our children have decided to fly out of Montreal on Feb
22 at 7 AM and arrive at FLL at 10:30 AM. The cruise ...

We just got home from another Oceania cruise (Insignia Barcelona to Lisbon).
Oceania automatically charges you room for the gratuity that is shared by
all.  However, in the disembarkation briefing the Cruise Director announced
that if there was someone who you felt provided ...

I'm flying to Miami in a few hours.
Will be staying in South Beach for 2 days before boarding the Imagination
for 3 cruises.
Have a great 2 weeks while I'm away everyone!