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TKO: Oprah Takes On Cruising, Wins In First Round
A cruise to Alaska usually starts out about like any other sailing: arrive at the embarkation city, make it to the ship, get on board and sail away. Mixed in with all that is the anticipation of what lies ahead; Read More …
Smart Money: Now Carnival Cruise Line Accepts PayPal
Travelers like the inclusive nature of a cruise vacation that often brings far greater value than visiting the same place by land or air. Cruise lines allow booking far in advance too which brings the opportunity pre-pay that amazing experience, avoiding the Read More …
Oprah Might Deliver Next Step In Cruise Travel Evolution
Part of preparing a 7-day Alaska sailing with Holland America Line includes activities common to any travel. I’ll fly 6 hours non-stop from Orlando to Seattle so long-flight protocols will apply. Going from hot and humid Florida summer to the Read More …
Once Nearing Extinction, Cruise Ship Libraries Are Back
On a long sailing with a number of days at sea, cruise travelers go about occupying their time a number of ways. Onboard programming is designed to fill that time with seminars, activities, and demonstrations. Some passengers get into those Read More …
Streaming Travel Television Satisfies Desire, Prepares For The Real Thing
Killing time before, after or between travel is increasingly done with a streaming television binge. As I write this, we are in the middle of streaming 72 episodes of the CBS television series </scorpion>. As we watched, the thought occurred Read More …
Fresh Back From Europe: Your Viking River Cruise Questions Answered
Just back from a 15-day Grand European Tour with Viking River Cruises, we went armed with reader questions. As we sailed, other questions came up along the way too. Today we have the answers, to take with one caveat. Every Read More …
Holland America Culinary Evolution Continues Thoughtful Focus
Associating Holland America Line with the past is natural; the line’s origin dates back to 1873. Identifying the line with Alaska makes sense; no other cruise line sails there as much. Commonly paired with mature cruise travelers, a collectively intelligent wind of change has opened the Holland Read More …
The Interesting Success Of Viking Cruises At Twenty Years
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Viking Cruises, parent to Viking River Cruises and Viking Ocean Cruises. Beginning in 1997, the carefully-planned growth of Viking River Cruises has made the fleet of Viking Longships the largest in the world. Rightfully Read More …
FUNstruction Begins At Long Beach Cruise Terminal
Carnival Cruise Line is the only major cruise brand with three ships sailing from the west coast’s Long Beach Cruise Terminal, the only privately operated cruise terminal in the United States. Now, the world’s most popular cruise line will begin a Read More …