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Linda's Cruises Blog March 2004 Archive

By Linda Garrison, About.com Guide to Cruises since 2000

Silversea Announces Enticing Schedule Of Culinary And Wine Cruises

Tuesday March 30, 2004
Ultra-luxury Silversea Cruises is spicing up its 2004 schedule with an incomparable collection of nine Culinary Cruises and 11 Wine Series voyages. The popular culinary enrichment cruises will showcase ... Read More

Carnival to Offer "Mind/Body" Theme Cruise

Monday March 29, 2004
Carnival Cruises teams up with Shape and Men's Fitness Magazines to present "Mind/Body" Fitness theme cruise in October 2004.

Silk Road and Yangtze River Cruises from Ritz Tours

Monday March 29, 2004
Venture through the far-removed world of central Asia to bustling portside cities and later, the magnificent Yangtze, with Ritz Tours’ Silk Road & Yangtze River Cruise program. In keeping with ... Read More

Carnival's 'Rusty Wallace Cruise' Series To Continue In 2004

Sunday March 28, 2004
Carnival Cruises will continue its popular "Rusty Wallace" NASCAR-theme cruise on the Carnival Conquest in December 2004.

Celebrity Cruises to Feature Cirque du Soleil Program

Saturday March 27, 2004
Celebrity Cruises and Cirque Du Soleil announce alliance to bring exciting programs onboard ships. In an exclusive, six-year agreement, Celebrity will sponsor Cirque du Soleil touring shows in North America ... Read More

Celebrity Cruises Cancels one Caribbean Cruise

Saturday March 27, 2004
Celebrity Cruises will swap the itineraries of Infinity and Millennium, and use Millennium for two Panama Canal cruises on March 28 and April 11. The change will allow Infinity to ... Read More

Radisson Seven Seas Mariner Onboard Entertainment

Saturday March 27, 2004
Following the introduction of the wildly successful PGT Entertainment operatic revue 'On A Classical Note" that premiered on the Seven Seas Voyager last year, Radisson Seven Seas Cruises today announced ... Read More

Seabourn's 2004 'Dress Circle' Guest Celebrities

Wednesday March 24, 2004
Every year, ultra luxury Seabourn Cruise Line invites luminaries from far-flung fields of human endeavor to join its guests on board the all-suite Seabourn yachts and add their insights and ... Read More

Diamond Princess Arrives at Port of Los Angeles

Tuesday March 23, 2004
Princess' largest and most amenity-filled vessel yet, Diamond Princess, arrived at the Port of Los Angeles on March 10, becoming the largest cruise ship based at the port -- and ... Read More

Windstar Cruises' Weddings

Monday March 22, 2004
The award-winning ships of Windstar offer a wedding experience unlike any other in the travel industry, arranging nuptials at sea and onshore on more than 140 itineraries throughout the Caribbean, ... Read More

Windstar Cruises' Tahiti Shore Excursions

Sunday March 21, 2004
On Windstar sailings in Tahiti and French Polynesia, guests may enjoy the tropical paradise ashore with over 29 shore excursions especially designed for Windstar Cruises. These shore excursions on ... Read More

Alaska Cruise Pictures - Island Princess

Monday March 15, 2004
Dave & Lois and their friends Pat & Larry sent in these 37 wonderful photos of their cruisetour on the Island Princess. They flew to Fairbanks and then rode the ... Read More

Nordic Empress to Be Renovated, Get New Name

Sunday March 14, 2004
Royal Caribbean International announces that the Nordic Empress will undergo extensive renovations before arriving this spring in the New York City metro area to begin unique six- and eight-night Bermuda ... Read More

Small Ship Cruises to Libya in 2004 and 2005

Saturday March 13, 2004
Travel Dynamics International, a pioneer of educational voyages aboard small cruise ships, will offer a series of voyages to Libya in October 2004, and March and November 2005, introducing to ... Read More

New Diamond Princess Delivered And Christened In Japan

Saturday March 13, 2004
Under sunny skies in Nagasaki, Japan, the new Diamond Princess was named late last month in a colorful ceremony which featured traditional Japanese festivities such as this dragon dance set ... Read More

Holland America Spring Cruise Specials

Saturday March 13, 2004
Holland America Line has extended its View and Verandah promotion through April 30, 2004 and added sailing dates as late as January 2005 to the promotion. The promotion, launched at ... Read More

Southern Caribbean - Adventure of the Seas Cruise Review

Saturday March 13, 2004
Robin thinks the Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas is a beautiful ship with a wonderful staff.

Romantic French River Cruises

Friday March 12, 2004
The weekly sailings of the five-star Cezanne and four-star Princesse de Provence on France's Saône and Rhône rivers to the Burgundy and Beaujolais wine regions and the Provencal towns of ... Read More

Holland America Alaska Cruisetour Specials

Friday March 12, 2004
For the first time in 56 years of Alaska cruising, Holland America will visit spectacular Tracy Arm and the twin Sawyer Glaciers on northbound Great Land CruiseTours. This dramatic new ... Read More

Crystal Cruises Delivers Luxurious Adventure In Alaska

Wednesday March 10, 2004

Crystal Cruises' Southeast Asia Cruise Specials

Wednesday March 10, 2004
Explore Thailand, Vietnam and China with incredible savings on an extraordinary 14-day journey from Singapore to Hong Kong aboard Crystal Harmony, departing April 9th.

Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Poll Names Crystal Ships Best in Mid-Size Class

Tuesday March 9, 2004
For the fourth consecutive year, Crystal Cruises earned the top spot in Condé Nast Traveler’s annual readers’ survey for “The Best Cruise Ship in the World” with Crystal Symphony leading ... Read More

Crystal Cruises' 8th Annual Wine & Food Festival

Tuesday March 9, 2004
On 16 voyages in 2004, prestigious names such as world-renowned Master Chef Anton Mosimann of London’s Chateau Mosimann-Private Dining Club, alumni of Food & Wine magazine’s Best New Chefs – ... Read More

One if by Land, Two if by Sea - Cruising into Canadian Ports of Call

Monday March 8, 2004
Canada can be entered by land via car, truck, bus, train and on foot, from the air at any of our international airports, but there is a growing number of ... Read More

Three Gorges of the Yangtze River Dam Project

Monday March 8, 2004
The Three Gorges Dam has become a symbol of China's efforts to join the modern world. Dr. Sun Yat Sen first suggested the dam in 1919, but it was not ... Read More

Berlitz Ocean Cruising & Cruise Ships 2004

Sunday March 7, 2004
One of my favorite cruise resource guide books. Mr. Ward's book compares and evaluates 256 cruise ships, providing a complete analysis of the ships, accommodations, food, service, and destinations. If ... Read More

Continental Waterways - Oui! No Foreign Exchange

Sunday March 7, 2004
Although the euro is expected to reach all-time highs this month, according to The Wall Street Journal, volatility in the foreign-exchange market isn’t affecting travel plans for barge enthusiasts who ... Read More

San Diego to Celebrate 500th Cruise Ship into Port

Sunday March 7, 2004
On March 9, the Port of San Diego and local dignitaries will welcome the 500th cruise ship to call on San Diego in the new millennium. The Silversea Silver Wind ... Read More

Silversea Silver Shadow China to Japan Cruise - Far East Cruises

Sunday March 7, 2004
For those looking for exotic cruising locales, the Far East offers exciting cruise opportunities. The Silversea Silver Shadow is spending the spring of 2004 sailing along the coast of China, ... Read More

Yangtze River Cruise on the Century Star

Sunday March 7, 2004
Viking River Cruises launches its first river ship to sail the Yangtze River in China. Passengers fly from Beijing to Chongqing to meet the Century Star. The 7-night cruise sails ... Read More

Norfolk, VA - Cruise Ship Embarkation Port

Sunday March 7, 2004
Norfolk is one of the newer cruise ship embarkation ports on the eastern coast of the United States. It is located in the mid-Atlantic state of Virginia, and is a ... Read More

Yangtze River Cruises from Victoria Cruises

Sunday March 7, 2004
Victoria Cruises introduces the new eight-day/seven-night Three Gorges Explorer itinerary on the Yangtze River. The Three Gorges Explorer program takes travelers on a roundtrip journey, Chongqing-Yichang-Chongqing, offering different shore excursions ... Read More

Costa Atlantica Cruise Review

Saturday March 6, 2004
Jaxx and her boyfriend have a wonderful time on the Costa Atlantica. They thought the ship was beautiful and the crew attentive.

Ritz Tours' Yangtze River Cruise Tours

Friday March 5, 2004
Explore Asia’s greatest cities and cruise on the magnificent Yangtze River with Ritz Tours’ 19-day Majestic Yangtze River Upstream itinerary. Eight fascinating cities, plus the lure of the Yangtze, create ... Read More

Seven Seas Navigator Bermuda Cruise Specials

Friday March 5, 2004
Guests of the all-suite Seven Seas Navigator's® program of 13 roundtrip New York to Bermuda cruises this May - September can paint the town red before hitting the island's pink ... Read More

Silversea Sales Team Executives to Host Gala 10th Anniversary Cruise

Friday March 5, 2004
Silversea Cruises' David Morris, Senior Vice President, North America Sales, and Marilyn Richardson-Conroy, Vice President, Field Sales, will team up to host a special 10th Anniversary Voyage aboard Silver Whisper ... Read More

Free Airfare to Tahiti for Paul Gauguin Cruise

Friday March 5, 2004
Now is the season for booking a voyage on the world's top rated cruise ship - Radisson Seven Seas'® 320-guest Paul Gauguin®. In celebration of her garnering the #1 ranking ... Read More

Carnival Miracle Art Collection

Friday March 5, 2004
The new Carnival Miracle will feature a diverse selection of artwork, ranging from bronze sculptures and ornate glass vases to colorful bold paintings, that will highlight the ship's "fictional icons" ... Read More

Radisson Diamond European Cruises Offer Special Shipboard Programs

Friday March 5, 2004
With the dollar declining against the euro, cruises will provide exceptional value in Europe this season - and Radisson Seven Seas Cruises* is giving the dollar a further boost this ... Read More

Star Cruises Sells Superstar Aries To Move Cruise Line to All Mid-Sized Ships

Friday March 5, 2004
Star Cruises, the Leading Cruise Line in Asia-Pacific today announced the sale of SuperStar Aries to Pullmantur Cruises, which in the last three years has risen in stature to become ... Read More

Carnival Miracle Health and Fitness Center

Friday March 5, 2004
With a wide range of sophisticated workout equipment, invigorating exercise classes and luxurious body and facial treatments, guests can stay fit or treat themselves to some extra special pampering in ... Read More

RiverBarge Mississippi River Theme Cruise

Friday March 5, 2004
RiverBarge Excursions Lines, Inc. has teamed up with Educational Travel Associates, Inc. with the assistance of the Olympic Award-winning Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration to create a one-of-a-kind New Orleans ... Read More

Spring Barge Specials in Europe

Friday March 5, 2004
Travelers with diverging passions can be both pastoral and urban in France this spring, thanks to the international river and canal barge expert Continental Waterways, offering two new flight-inclusive packages ... Read More

Shanghai - Chinese Cruise Ship Port of Call

Monday March 1, 2004
Shanghai is one of the most well known cities in China, and is undoubtedly the center of the country's economic resurgence. It may not have the ancient history of other ... Read More

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