In four months time I will be boarding the Dawn Princess in Sydney, Australia and sailing off into the sunset heading for Southampton, England. There are numerous port stops along the way in exotic and interesting places such as Darwin, Mumbi, Oman, Dubai, Egypt, Venice, Barcelona, etc but the majority of the fifty-five days will...
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Archive for February 1st, 2010
What Travel Books Would You Take on a World Cruise?
January Weather, Lanzarote
We started and ended the month of January on Alerta Amarilla (yellow alert) but actually had an incredible month of warmth and sunshine for what is normally one of the coolest months of the year. The first warning on the 3rd of January was for strong gusts of wind, in the first week...
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Souvenir Shopping in Jamaica
Tourists to Jamaica will find markets brimming with wooden and woven handicrafts, food items, and the island's signature products, which range from rum to reggae music.
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Four Seasons Resort Manele Bay, Lana’i, Hawaii
This intimate island resort offers luxury accommodations surrounded by scenic tropical beauty. Soak up the sun beach side or chose from a variety of island activities.
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St. John Brewer’s Webcam, A Glimpse of Paradise
How would you like to watch a Caribbean sunset every night? You can become best friends with your hammock as you sway back and fourth, perched hillside overlooking Cruz Bay with St. Thomas sparkling in the background. Sounds damn near close to heaven doesn’t it?
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Cruise Deals for February & March, 2010
Go cruisin' for discounts
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Valentine’s Day Travel: Romantic Vacations for Couples
It’s not too late for a vacation this Valentine’s Day weekend. We dug up 10 unusual romantic destinations that—at press time—still have availability remaining for a romantic vacation. Can you feel the love?
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A Hat-Start in Puerto Rico
It was somewhat unfortunate that the cruise ship I was on docked in San Juan of Puerto Rico at 6.30pm and was scheduled to leave at midnight. That left few hours to explore and, to make it worse, in the dark and drizzling rain. Never one to be deterred by any circumstances, I walked...
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Best Price Guarantees for Cruises
You may have heard the term “best-price guarantee” in the cruise industry. The idea is that if an advertised price is lowered, guests can get a refund for the price difference. But is it really too good to be true? Royal Caribbean recently made an announcement about its new best-price guarantee
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Luxury Spring Break for college students
Every March thousands of university students travel from all over the US to a handful of destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean for three weeks of the so-called spring break. Traditionally a highly homogenous experience in which students were congregated in low quality and high density resort rooms, the experience left much to desire...
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