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2017: An Interesting Year Of Travel
2017 was an interesting year for travel in many ways. Our personal travel anyway. On rivers, we toured Europe revisiting a favorite classic itinerary. In the oceans, we stayed closer to home. A full transit of the Panama Canal to begin Read More …
8 After Christmas Cruise Sale Shopping Tricks
Unlike Black Friday and Cyber Monday, After Christmas Sales bring more than just one day only offers, allowing more time to buy. Still, some of the urgency used for one-day sales can also be helpful when considering an After Christmas Read More …
Windstar Adds Further Depth To Signature Expedition Book
Windstar Cruises new Signature Expeditions program debuts in Alaska in May. Designed to deliver destination authenticity, Signature Expeditions will be featured on all sailings from 11- to 14-days, with rich and immersive itineraries, sailing between Seward (Anchorage), AK and Vancouver, BC. More on Read More …
Carnival Culinary Focus Brings Back Favs, Adds Future Menu Items To Love
Carnival Cruise Line continues to evolve; revamping the menus for several of its specialty dining venues and reintroducing Baked Alaska across the fleet. From steakhouses to delis, breakfast to late night snack, only a few items in the culinary program have Read More …
Update: Windstar President San Juan Visit Underscores Unique Small Ship Advantage In Big Way
Recently, travel agents have been fielding calls, emails and/or texts asking “Will any of the Caribbean ports be open by the time I sail?” For the most part, the answer is a resounding “Yes!” without hesitation. Cruise lines, local governments, Read More …
Black Friday Was A Travel Dud But Cyber Monday Might Not Be
If travel buyers looking for a deal on Black Friday found one, I am happy for them. They got lucky. In an effort to blow away last year’s numbers, cruise lines released Black Friday deals far in advance and carried Read More …
Popular Cruise Line Adds Short Cruise Capacity
One of the best parts of multiple embarkation ports scattered around the United States: we can drive there. Regardless of our thoughts about flying, driving directly to our ship while avoiding airlines and airports is often the most efficient way Read More …
Preview: Black Friday Travel Deals
A week from today is Black Friday followed by Cyber Monday, two days savvy travel buyers are waiting for like a dial-up internet connection. It just seems to be taking forever to get here. Those who do their homework, Black Read More …
Holland America Oprah Partnership A Perfect Match
Running down the usual talking points about cruise travel, you know the drill: Compare going to the same places on a cruise itinerary without the ship. The price will be higher. The process less efficient. Safety more of an issue. The list goes Read More …