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  • NCL Awarded Top Accolades for 2008

    Courtesy of NCL 2008 10th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards Porthole Cruise Magazine – Best Alternative Dining Room Cuisine – Best Spa Facilities – Best Hawaii Itineraries – Best Bermuda Itineraries 2008 World Travel Awards – Norwegian Cruise Line named Europe’s Leading Cruise Line 2008 Editors’ Picks Awards Cruise Critic – Norwegian Cruise Line won for […]

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  • Royal Caribbean Expands Options For Stress-Free Family Vacations

    Royal Caribbean International has announced new fleetwide programming for cruise vacationers, expanding services and activities that cater to families with children as young as six months old. The new program includes enhancements to Royal Caribbean’s award-winning Adventure Ocean youth program, which will help families traveling with children enjoy a fulfilling and stress-free vacation. As a leader in innovative family vacations, Royal Caribbean provides enriching and entertaining programs that appeal to children of all ages, while providing options for parents and grandparents that contribute to a more carefree family vacation.

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  • Why, Oh Why Am I Not Eloping!?!

    by Jaime Ross, Assistant Manager, Client Services, The Cruise Web I’ve recently discovered that planning a wedding is only slightly less painful than a root canal. Ok, maybe it’s not that bad. But it does still make you want to pull your hair out occasionally. My fiancé, Jason, asked me to marry him last July. […]

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  • Norwegian Epic Takes A Bow

    Norwegian Epic’s construction, underway at STX Europe in St. Nazaire, France, celebrated a milestone this month, when the ship’s bow was lowered into place. The bow, known as block 642, weighed 445 tons and measured 85 feet long, 108 feet wide and almost 30 feet high. The process of putting the bow in place took 100 workers about two hours. This significant step represents the completion of the lower part of the steel hull, those areas that come in contact with the sea, and indicates that only the superstructures, or topsides, remain to be finalized.

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  • Cruising Hawaii, The Vacation for the Entire Family

    Hawaii! Just saying the name invokes memories of family, fun and adventure! For me, a Southern California native, Hawaii was a “local” destination. From the sparkling black sand beaches and tropical rain-forests to native cuisine, metropolitan shopping to the friendly, warm culture — Hawaii has it all!

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  • Family Cruising: The Perfect Family Vacation

    Planning a family vacation is no easy task. As a busy wife and mother with two active sons and a full-time job, take my word for it. It takes a lot of time and effort to plan a trip, not to mention trying to please EVERYONE…. husband, teenagers, parents, in-laws, siblings, young nieces and nephews. Of course, since I am a travel professional, the responsibility for planning our annual “get-together” is all mine! I have learned through experience that cruising is the answer to my prayers! When it comes to making sure that each and every member of the family has a fantastic time, a cruise is the only way to go!

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