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On Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 3:00 pm "Hawaiian Time" I boarded the gangplank for a week's cruise around the islands on NCL's Pride of America.  Since this was my very first cruise, I was giddy with glee and the anticipation was palatable.  Due to an inept travel agent, my mother and I had arrived in Honolulu rather late Friday night.  What should have been a 13-hour trip turned into a 25-hour flightmare.  God Bless the ticket agents at American Airlines!  However,... Read More

Carnival Destiny will undergo a seven-day dry dock next month to resolve a propulsion problem. The issue is only affecting the vessel’s sailing speed and all other systems are operating normally.   The dry dock will take place Feb. 13-20.Carnival is cancelling two cruises that were scheduled to take place during the dry dock period – the five-day departure of Feb. 13 and the four-day departure of Feb. 18 (the Feb. 18 cruise will now operate as a modified two-day cruise t... Read More

Seven ships to sail 100 departures to 162 ports of call

Seattle, Wash., Jan. 25, 2010 — Holland America Line’s 2011 Europe season will feature the newest Signature-class ship, ms Nieuw Amsterdam, on popular Mediterranean sailings and more round-trip and seven-day itineraries than ever before.

Seven ships — Nieuw Amsterdam, ms Eurodam, ms Noordam, ms Rotterdam, ms Prinsendam, ms Maasdam and ms Ryndam — will be based in the region with the first voy... Read More

My children and I have been planning a trip to Ireland for a long time. Our family heritage is Irish, and we all play Irish music. That will make the trip all that much more enjoyable to us. I think it's good to choose locations with some meaning.

We have saved some of the money and we all continue to save our pennies with this trip in mind. We are at the point that we can start thinking about costs within the next couple of years. Does anyone have tips that will make our... Read More

"Hunting season is over at Carnival Cruises.

The “fun ship” line has announced that it will ban the concept of “cougar cruises,” even though spots on the maiden voyage sold like hot cakes.

Imaginations have been running wild over what in the world happened aboard that boat to make Carnival say “no mas,” but the cruise line has remained very buttoned-up on the subject."

Read the full story from Peter Greenberg here... Read More