Posts Tagged ‘ weekend ’

Travel Deals of the Day: January 25, 2012

January 25, 2012
By Island Tips

$371 — Las Vegas 5-Star Weekend from Denver with Show Tix & Tax Includes Airfare, 3 nights at ARIA Resort & Casino, Choice of two show tickets. Valid for travel from February – April. $1099 — Oceanview Cabin: 12-Nt. Europe Wine Country Cruise Sail on a Wine-themed European cruise through...
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Flamenco Beach

January 20, 2012
By Island Tips
Flamenco Beach

First of all, can I just say, I L-O-V-E the name! ? And I mean LOVE! ?(I used to dance Flamenco). ? Anyway, back to the point of this post. ? Flamenco Beach is located in Culebra, Puerto Rico (an island of the coast of the mainland). ? It...
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Castaway Winter Beach Bash – 2 Days Away!

January 18, 2012
By Island Tips

Buckets of Cruzan Rum Voodoo Juice, lazy afternoons drifting in the Caribbean and nightly entertainment will keep everyone busy this weekend when the Castaway Winter Beach Bash arrives on St. Thomas and takes over the Bolongo Bay Resort. I want to invite all
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Vacations on the Run

January 17, 2012
By Island Tips
Vacations on the Run

Everyone loves you in Bermuda, especially if you’re running up a hill in double-digit humidity on a Saturday morning. Which is what I experienced last weekend during the Bermuda Race Weekend (bermudaraceweekend.com), a 30-year tradition that includes “the Bermuda Triangle Challenge”: a 1-mile run (Friday night), a 10K (Saturday)...
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“Significant human error” – thoughts on the Costa Concordia tragedy

January 17, 2012
By Island Tips

If anyone hadn't heard of Costa Cruises before this weekend, they sure do now. Although, as of Monday, the story has moved to the inside of the front sections of U.S. newspapers the repercussions will reverberate through the cruise industry for months if not years
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“Significant human error” – thoughts on the Costa Concordia tragedy

January 17, 2012
By Island Tips

If anyone hadn't heard of Costa Cruises before this weekend, they sure do now. Although, as of Monday, the story has moved to the inside of the front sections of U.S. newspapers the repercussions will reverberate through the cruise industry for months if not years and it is still front-and-center in Europe
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The Costa Concordia Crash: Q&A for Costa Customers

January 16, 2012
By Island Tips

In the aftermath of the Costa Concordia crash over the weekend in the waters off the coast of the Italian island of Giglio, details of exactly what went wrong are still rolling in as search-and-rescue operations wind down and the ship’s “black box” ...
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Travel Deals of the Day: January 5, 2012

January 5, 2012
By Island Tips

$599 & up — Riviera Maya 4-Star Long Weekend Escape w/Air All-inclusive 3 nights Vacation Package, through February 2012. Save up to 60% $509 — Oceanview: 6-Night Bermuda Cruise w/Free Hotel Stay Aboard Norwegian Cruise Line, Exclusive BONUS Hotel Stay – up to 3 Nights + ...
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Celebs Stuck Together for New Year’s Weekend Travel

January 2, 2012
By Island Tips
Celebs Stuck Together for New Year’s Weekend Travel

This year, New Year's Eve was about banding together for celebrities. Maybe the most unlikely celeb pairing of the weekend was Gwyneth Paltrow and Courtney Love , who partied together in Abu Dhabi on NYE. Over the weekend Courtney tweeted , “getting the best for the new...
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Carnival kicks mother and son off Christmas cruise

December 19, 2011
By Island Tips

This is Rebecca Dickerson and her son, Jordan. A few days ago, they were cruising to the Bahamas on the Carnival Fascination. But this weekend, they were removed from the ship in a "shocking" turn of events, according to Rebecca Dickerson.
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