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 ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The Oasis of the Seas: designed to keep your dollars captive (and "dumb down" the travel experience)
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 ...Royal Caribbean takes delivery of the Oasis of the Seas - the largest cruise ship in the world
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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 ...Twilight fans get their own cruise
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, ...Teenage Aussie set to sail around the world
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 ...Heterosexual couple booked on a gay cruise sues cruise line
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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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 ...Antarctic tour operators recommend further safety measures
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 ...Titantic memorial cruise announced for 2012
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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 ...The Carnival Virtual Book of Dreams is awaiting your vote!
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 ...December is cougar season on San Diego cruise
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 ...Disney Cruise Line heading to Alaska in 2011
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 ...Carnival cruise passengers spend weekend in Antigua ... in jail
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, ...Nine great photographic adventures
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 ...Cruise ship employee tells his favorite "dumb passenger" stories
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 ...Carnival cruise line bans family for life
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 ...Why even the environment hates cruises
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 ...Carnival Cruise Lines is looking for a Godchild for their newest ship
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 ...Cruising the Northwest Passage
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 ...Four of the most expensive travel products you can waste your money on
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 ...Unexpected trip plan change? Make lemonade out of a lemon
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 ...
