Cruises
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
When we review travel apps that actually do something, they often tap crowd-sourced information that is as rich (or not) as the number of users who have contributed their opinions or reviews. GPS-based travel apps take existing technology and manipulate it in one way or ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
This Photo of the Day, titled "A Magical Key West Night," comes from Gadling Flickr pool member Scott Sanders and was captured using a Nikon D40.
Scott's work here depicting Disney Magic docked in Key West, Florida, is also part of an extensive Disney Cruise Line ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Digging deep into Carnival Corporation pockets to address the safety concerns of cruise travelers worldwide, Carnival Cruise Lines is looking to put the past behind them. Today announcing a multi-million comprehensive safety program, the cruise line that just can't seem to ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
When Royal Caribbean International debuted their Oasis-class ships, complete with dual Flow-rider surf simulators, a zip-line across the deck and a host of other over-the-top features, they created an at-sea travel experience like no other. As the world's largest cruise ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
If I say "cruise," odds are good that the first thought that comes to mind is that of a big floating hotel that ambles from island to island in the Caribbean. That's not totally wrong either; a lot of cruise ships do just that. But looking at a cruise ship as a mode of ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
We have debated the notion of using a travel agent in a number of ways here over the years. The general consensus of opinion verifies some of the strategies you may very well use to book airline tickets, rental cars, hotel rooms and more. But a recent move by a major ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
They started trekking the planet more than a year ago, promising to travel the globe bringing children in classrooms from around the world with them, virtually, as they visited scores of countries and continents. Now their journey is complete and Darren and Sandy Van Soye ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Have a conversation about cruise ships and the topic of dining options usually comes up. It's just a popular topic that cruise lines invest a lot of time and resources in, striving to provide exactly what their passengers desire. Now, more than ever, cruise lines are ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
When cruise ships get in trouble anywhere close to the United States, government forces from a variety of agencies spring into action. To make sure those efforts are seamlessly coordinated, they practice, drill and practice again as they did in a complex exercise held ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Antarctica draws the dreams of many and the visits of just a few. Located so very far from civilization, travel to Antarctica is the stuff of hearty explorers, burly men of substance and adventure travelers. Luxury cruise ships and their pampered passengers? Not so much. ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Climate change is a topic that many of us think is something that will affect future generations, perhaps hundreds of years from now. But what if we look at it from a different viewpoint?
What if we could travel back in time 17 million years to when the Grand Canyon was ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
If a tax refund is headed your way, common recommendations include paying off debt; making a major purchase and paying cash, rather than putting it on a credit card and other assorted common sense moves. Travelers can benefit too by using some of the same thinking about ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
Kayak, the travel search giant, took a look at more than a billion search inquires throughout 2012. Crunching the numbers, they came up with some interesting information. Based on what those who visit the popular website were looking for, Kayak has some tips aimed to save ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
Not even close to what the headline could be misconstrued as, two queens from Cunard Line, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary met for a historic Cunard Royal Rendezvous. What's significant is that one is now a hotel while the other is a cruise ship. Thousands of travelers from ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
Carnival Cruise Lines fleet of FunShips have plied the oceans of the world for over 40 years, enabling travelers to sample a variety of destinations and cultures. Many of those travelers might not have ventured out of their own back yards without the affordable, normally ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
Maritime history buffs travel around the planet to see and experience places where ships and the brave crews aboard may have helped to forge a new land and explore the unknown. The naval and passenger ships of yesteryear were an integral part of making the world we know ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
A cruise ship that went missing back in January was spotted drifting toward the coast of Ireland late last week. The M/V Lyubov Orlova was on its way to the scrapyard when it broke away from a Canadian tug in international waters last month and hadn't been seen since. It has ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
Coming up this spring, Princess Cruises and Norwegian cruise lines – two of the most popular cruise lines with mainstream cruise travelers – have new cruise ships coming out. Considering that both are under construction right now and both offer sister ships ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
When Hong Kong's Kai Tak cruise terminal opens in June, the nearly quarter-mile long facility will be able to handle the biggest cruise ships in the world. Located at the site of the former Kai Tak International airport runway, the $1 billion terminal will source ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
Life on board stricken cruise ship Carnival Triumph is far from the travel brochure promise of sandy beaches and warm Caribbean nights. As the ship is being towed to shore after an engine room fire knocked out the ship's propulsion, passengers have had quite a different ...
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