Cruises

by Jason Cochran (RSS feed) (3 days ago)
Royal Caribbean's $1.4 billion new ship, the Oasis of the Seas, is notable not just because of its measurements. They're extraordinarily impressive measurements, to be sure: 20 stories high, 1,180 feet long, 2,700 staterooms, 225,282 tons. But for its guests, the even bigger ...

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (10 days ago)
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Royal Caribbean must be one very proud cruise line. Today they took delivery of the Oasis of the Seas. Cruise lines are ordering ...

by Annie Scott (RSS feed) (18 days ago)
Holy "New Moon," I was joking when I referenced a cruise for "Twilight" fans in my article Heterosexual couple booked on a gay cruise sues cruise line, but thanks to the wonderful and well-informed commenters on Digg, I have learned that it's actually a real thing (thanks, ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (20 days ago)
Jessica Watson likes to travel, but she approaches the concept a bit differently. The 16-year-old Australian just left Sydney Harbor today, and she wants to take on the world. Her goal is to sail 23,600 miles alone -- through some of the toughest waters in the world -- and ...

by Annie Scott (RSS feed) (22 days ago)
So, you saved all your money
For a cruise with your honey,
And when you get there,
You notice something funny.
"It's not that there's anything wrong"
So they say,
But everyone else on your cruise ship is gay.
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by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (24 days ago)
If you need proof that this is the best time ever for finding hot travel deals, look no further than this offer. Enjoy a three day cruise on the Carnival Elation, sailing from San Diego to Ensenada, Mexico (and back) for just $99. The Elation is one of the Carnival "Fun ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (24 days ago)
Just a few short weeks before the Antarctic cruise season gets underway, the International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators (IAATO) has recommended further safety measures in the wake of several high profile accidents in the region over the past few years. The IAATO ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
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History buffs and travelers with a sense of the macabre take note! 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ...

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Last month, I wrote about the Carnival Virtual Book of Dreams Contest. In this contest, children were invited to submit their dreams for a chance to become the world's first ever cruise ship waterslide Godchild. The winner will also be invited to travel to New York to ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Women of a certain age and vigor will leave San Diego in December on the first "cougar cruise" to hit the high seas. Singles Travel Company and singles group The Society of Single Professionals are collaborating on this three-night experience ... and they'll be packing the ...

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Starting May 3rd 2011, Disney Cruise Line will be offering an Alaska itinerary. The 7 night Alaska cruise starts in Vancouver and after day at sea will take guests to Tracy Arm, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, followed by another sea day before arriving back in Vancouver. The ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
It looks like Carnival could use some new passengers. Not even a week after banning a family for life – and then reversing the ban – six passengers on one of its ships have been detained in Antigua. Now, if you're going to get stuck someplace, Antigua isn't bad, ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Yesterday we told you about the highest photography and videography workshop in the world, which is scheduled to take place in April of 2010 on the North and East side of Everest. Today we have nine more great photography adventures courtesy of Outside Magazine, who asked ...

by Aaron Hotfelder (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
I recently spent some time in the up-and-coming port town of Mahahual, Mexico, and had the opportunity to speak with an assistant cruise director for one of the Big Cruise Lines. Because I am always interested in the ways stupid tourists manifest their stupidity, I asked the ...

by Grant Martin (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
You would think that it would take a pretty serious infraction to cause a cruise line operator to ban you for life -- pushing the annoying commerical guy overboard, for example, or dumping soap in the water slide pool. But surely not for getting a few scratches on your ...

by Aaron Hotfelder (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
As if the cramped cabins, lame entertainment, and superficial shore excursions aren't enough for you to hate cruises, here's another reason: they're pretty bad for the environment too. A new article on Slate, "A Supposedly Green Thing I Might Do Again," (get it?) details the ...

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
In just 33 days, the newest addition to the Carnival Cruise Line fleet will be unveiled.
The Carnival Dream will be the largest ship in their fleet, and like all new cruise ships being built nowadays, the Dream comes with a whole linup of amazing innovations.
Guests on ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
Global climate change has had an undeniable effect on the planet, with weather patterns changing dramatically, polar ice caps melting, and sea levels rising, altering coastlines and reshaping boundaries. For evidence of these changes you only need to look north, where global ...

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
Forget the recession, forget the "staycation" (I hate that term). If you still haven't lost all your money in the global economic meltdown, then here are 4 of the most expensive travel items you can spend/waste your money on. In the lineup, you'll find how you can spend ...

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
For circumstances beyond my control, my mom isn't going on our cruise to Greece in August. Originally the trip was my idea to help fulfill a longtime dream of hers--take a Greek cruise. When I found out that MSC Cruise lines was offering quite the deal I was on it. We booked ...
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