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By The Cruise Web, Inc.

It was no joke that on April 1, Rosalind Smith, The Cruise Web’s Business Development Manager, prepared 80 servings of macaroni and cheese. All that cheesy goodness was served at an event held by Martha’s Table, which is an organization that seeks to improve the life of Washington, DC’s at-risk population by providing food, clothing and educational and enriching opportunities. [Read more →]

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On March 30, 2012, Dennard Melton, Sales Recruiter for The Cruise Web, was wed to Christina Nochera in an intimate wedding in Baltimore, MD. The wedding was followed by a reception in the Capital Grille’s elegant Johns Hopkins dining room.

The newlyweds left the next day to celebrate their honeymoon with, you guessed it, a cruise! And what could be better to follow an intimate wedding than a cruise with nearly 2,500 of their “closest” friends? The couple’s honeymoon cruise departed from Baltimore and sailed to Port Canaveral before making its way to Nassau and CocoCay in the Bahamas. Highlights from their cruise include the surprise “Romance Package” provided by their friends at The Cruise Web and the romantic horse and buggy ride in Nassau.

Congratulations to the newlyweds! We wish you all the best.

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On March 20, 2012, The Cruise Web hosted a “Potluck-O-Gold” luncheon to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! The celebration may have come a few days late, but you wouldn’t have known based on the office atmosphere. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, employees prepared and contributed their best green and gold dishes. Throughout the luncheon, our judging panel sampled each dish in order to determine the best green dish and best gold dish at the event. After much deliberation, the panel named the winners…

The winner of the “Best Green Dish” award was Mike Harris for his green buffalo chicken dip. The “Best Gold Dish” award went to Janie Monier for her chipotle jalapeño spoon bread. Both dishes were huge hits and earned their chefs Visa gift cards. Congratulations to Mike and Janie!

While Mike and Janie may have been the only ones to take home awards, all of the dishes were excellent and, in reality, everyone wins when The Cruise Web holds a potluck. [Read more →]

Can you guess the location of the river cruise photo featured above? Post your guess in the comments below.

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On Tuesday, April 17, The Cruise Web’s employees witnessed history being made as the space shuttle Discovery was ferried overhead by a Boeing 747 on its way to Washington, DC. 

Discovery, the world’s most traveled spaceship and one of NASA’s three surviving space shuttles, was on route for Washington Dulles International Airport on the way to its eventual home in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum. Several of The Cruise Web’s employees were fortunate enough to step away from their desks and catch a glimpse of the thrilling site, captured below.

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Courtesy of Carnival Cruises.

The Carnival Miracle charts a new course. The ship, which will now be doing 8-day cruises year-round from New York City, features the first comedy club with George Lopez serving as namesake.  The ship will also offer complimentary appetizers from Carnival’s popular dining destinations. [Read more →]

Courtesy of Avalon Waterways.

Starting in 2013, passengers on any Avalon Waterways’ river cruise will have more options when it comes to touring ports and dining. This week the company announced a new initiative called Avalon Choice. “Now, and only with Avalon, at every turn, cruisers will enjoy the luxury of choice,” said Patrick Clark, managing director for Avalon Waterways.

Continue on for more details or call us to start planning your 2013 river cruise, but hurry – they book up quickly. [Read more →]

By The Cruise Web, Inc.

Summer vacation is right around the corner and we want to help you get ready for it. We are giving away a $50 gift card to Target for you to spend on your summer vacation plans! This giveaway runs until April 30th,  so sign in below for all the info. Remember, the more points you earn, the more chances you have to win.

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By The Cruise Web, Inc.

Everyone wants that special souvenir from their trip. Sometimes souvenirs are the $1 key chains at the t-shirt shop on an Alaskan cruise and sometimes they can be the thousand dollar jewels from Cartier on a river cruise in France or original artwork from a local artist on a South American cruise in Argentina. Whatever it is, you want to get the best deal you possibly can. [Read more →]

By The Cruise Web Inc.

Spring time is the best time for nature lovers to get out of their gardens and explore some of the world’s best gardens. We’ve listed the top five gardens with the cruises that will take you there. So put down those pruning shears and pick up your camera.

1. Keukenhof Gardens – A trip to the Netherlands is not complete without a trip to this 79-acre jewel. With over 7 million bulbs planted each year, the experience dazzles. This is the place to see tulips in all their glory, but the garden is only open from March until May.

Suggested Cruise to Visit: Tulip Time river cruise from Zürich to Vienna with Avalon Waterways

2. Singapore Botanic Gardens – This tropical garden offers visitors a lush and welcoming environment with some stunning flowers, like the more than 1,000 species of orchids. The grounds also feature a healing garden with a collection of plants that have been used as medicine. In the morning it’s not uncommon to spot a yoga or tai chi class.

Suggested Cruise to Visit: Singapore to Vietnam and Hong Kong with Azamara Club Cruises

3. Kew Gardens (a.k.a. The Royal Botanic Gardens) – Once a summer getaway for King Henry VII, the garden is nearly 300 acres and has the largest living plant collection in the world. This spring, over 500,ooo,ooo bulbs will be blooming and the staff will be putting on special tours of the spring flowers.

Suggested Cruise to Visit: Transatlantic cruise on Cunard from New York to Southampton in England

4. Seychelles National Botanical Garden – This island, located off the eastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, has flora and fauna everywhere, but in this garden you can find Coco de Mer trees which produce a fruit used in Cantonese cooking. The garden also features giant sea turtles and fruit bats.

Suggested Cruise to Visit: Capetown to Singapore with Oceania Cruises

5. Versailles – Outside the decadently designed Versailles palace in France is a garden to match. The garden is large and well manicured to this day. The lawn is molded into intricate shapes and the topiaries have no leaf out of place. The garden even features a canal King Louis used for gondola rides.

Suggested Cruise to Visit: Paris to Nuremberg with Uniworld Cruises

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