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Linda's Cruises Blog November 2007 Archive

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

Juneau, Alaska Photo Gallery - Cruising the Inside Passage of Alaska

Friday November 30, 2007
Juneau, Alaska is often included as a port of call on Alaska Inside Passage cruises. Juneau is the only state capital in the USA that is inaccessible by car. The city ... Read More

Top 10 Caribbean Shore Excursions - Favorite Things to Do on Caribbean Shore Excursions

Thursday November 29, 2007
Fascinating shore excursions help make the Caribbean the most popular cruise destination in the world. Other factors contribute to making the Caribbean vacationers' number one cruising choice--the sunny climate, sparkling waters, ... Read More

Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships - 2008

Wednesday November 28, 2007
If you love to cruise, you will love this book. The Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships is one of the best "general" cruise guides you can buy. The ... Read More

Carnival Destiny to Operate New Six-Port Caribbean Cruise Program from San Juan In March 2008

Tuesday November 27, 2007
Carnival Cruise Lines’ 2,642-passenger Carnival Destiny will launch a seven-day cruise program from San Juan to the southern Caribbean featuring extended calls at six tropical destinations – St. Kitts, Antigua, ... Read More

Tahiti Cruise - French Polynesian Adventure

Monday November 26, 2007
Tahiti and the nearby Society Islands are perfect South Pacific paradises. A cruise is the best way to see all of these diverse French Polynesian islands. Regent Seven Seas Cruises has ... Read More

Suez Canal Photo Gallery

Saturday November 24, 2007
The Suez Canal is one of the engineering marvels of the 19th century. Connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, cruise ships transit the Suez Canal on repositioning cruises to ... Read More

Small Expedition Ship M/S Explorer Sinks Near Antarctica; All Passengers and Crew Are Safe

Saturday November 24, 2007
The small expedition ship the M/S Explorer, operated by the Canadian company GAP Adventures, struck something in the Bransfield Strait near King George Island off the coast of Antarctica on ... Read More

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) Increases Calls to The Bahamas

Thursday November 22, 2007
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) recently announced that it will return to Grand Bahama Island beginning in December 2007 and is increasing calls to the Bahamas, adding a total of 32 ... Read More

Princess Cruises' Holiday Plans - Indoor "Snowstorms"

Tuesday November 20, 2007
Passengers on most Princess ships will find themselves in a winter wonderland as snow magically falls in the ships' atriums on December cruises. This daily snow flurry is one of several ... Read More

Tarragona, Spain - Gateway to Montblanc and the Poblet Monastery

Monday November 19, 2007
Tarragona, Spain is about 60 miles from Barcelona on the coast of Spain and is near the walled medieval village of Montblanc. Tarragona is also the home of the Poblet Monastery, ... Read More

NCL Narrows Search For Norwegian Gem Godmother to Five Finalists

Sunday November 18, 2007
On November 16, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced five finalists in its Search for the Latitudes "It" Girl contest, the winner of which will be named Godmother of its new ... Read More

Cruise West Announces Online Booking of Alaska Shore Excursions

Saturday November 17, 2007
Cruise West is making its 85 Alaska shore excursions available for booking on its Website, www.cruisewest.com. These excursions are in addition to those included-shore excursions that are offered in every port ... Read More

Porto Belo, Brazil - South American Port of Call Near Rio de Janeiro

Friday November 16, 2007
Porto Belo is located south of Rio de Janeiro on the Atlantic Ocean in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The small town is famous for its good beaches, emerald-green waters, ... Read More

Crystal Cruises Features 120 Shore Excursion Choices on Far East and Asia Cruises

Thursday November 15, 2007
In 2008, Crystal is increasing its presence in Asia with two ships sailing the region. The Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony will sail Asia from March through May 2008 aboard six ... Read More

Russian Waterways Cruise - Kizhi Island Open Air Museum on Lake Onega - Karelia, Russia

Wednesday November 14, 2007
Kizhi Island is often included as a port of call on Russian Waterways cruises between St. Petersburg and Moscow such as our Grand Circle Small Ship Cruise on the M/S ... Read More

Holland America Line's Prinsendam Sails Two Grand Voyages in Early 2009

Tuesday November 13, 2007
The 793-passenger Prinsendam, Holland America Line’s smallest ship, will sail two Grand Voyages in 2009 from January through April. The first Grand Voyage will visit South America. The ship departs January ... Read More

Veterans Day Is Time to Honor Those Who Served - American Cemetery at Normandy, France

Monday November 12, 2007
November 11 is the traditional day we honor the living and deceased veterans of foreign wars, and today is the official federal holiday. November 11 was chosen as the official holiday ... Read More

Athens, Greece Cruise Photo Gallery

Sunday November 11, 2007
Athens, Greece brings many pictures to mind -- the Acropolis, the Olympics, ancient Greek culture, delicious Greek food, and friendly Greek people. Many cruise ships stopover in Piraeus, the closest port ... Read More

NCL to Cruise to Bermuda for Next Ten Years

Saturday November 10, 2007
Bermuda is a great cruise destination, and those living in the mid-Atlantic and northeastern USA can easily drive to an embarkation port. Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) and the Bermuda Government recently ... Read More

Seabourn Announces 2009 Itineraries for New Seabourn Odyssey

Friday November 9, 2007
Seabourn Cruises is now taking bookings for the inaugural year of its newest ship, the Seabourn Odyssey, which will be launched in June 2009. The Seabourn Odyssey's first six months will ... Read More

SeaDream Yacht Club Announces New "Sweet Dreams" Signature Bedding Collection

Thursday November 8, 2007
SeaDream Yacht Club's two small ships are both getting upgraded bedding this fall. The new Sweet Dreams Signature Bedding Collection may be set up as passengers prefer with queen-size or single, ... Read More

Silversea World Cruise Passengers Get Special Look at China Before the 2008 Olympics

Wednesday November 7, 2007
Silversea Silver Shadow 2008 World Cruise passengers and those on two world cruise segments will have the opportunity to experience some of the changes in Beijing, Xian, and Shanghai prior ... Read More

Caribbean Cruise Maps

Tuesday November 6, 2007
A Caribbean cruise map can be useful in planning your cruise or finding the ports and distances to interesting sites nearby. The sunny Caribbean, filled with marvelous beaches and crystal blue ... Read More

Seven Seas Mariner Holiday Cruise in the Caribbean

Monday November 5, 2007
Maybe it's the holiday decorations already appearing in the stores, or maybe it's the crispness in the air, but I started thinking about holiday cruises during the past few days. Over ... Read More

Holland America Line's Rotterdam Returns to World Cruising in 2009

Sunday November 4, 2007
Holland America Line began its tradition of world cruising in 1958, and more than half a century later the line continues to offer the annual once-in-a-lifetime journeys. The Holland America ms ... Read More

Delight in the "Magic" and "Wonder" of the Holidays with Disney Cruises

Saturday November 3, 2007
Disney, children, and the holidays all seem to go together. So, it's no surprise that Disney Cruises has some exciting cruise options for the 2007 December holiday season. The Disney Magic ... Read More

Deilmann's MS Deutschland Explores the Mediterranean in Spring 2008

Friday November 2, 2007
Spring in the Mediterranean is an explosion of colorful flowers, festivities and fewer crowds -- and Deilmann has timed four sailings to the region aboard its flagship, MS Deutschland, to ... Read More

Baseball Legend Hank Aaron to Speak on Crystal Serenity Panama Canal Cruise

Thursday November 1, 2007
I'm from Atlanta, so when I heard baseball legend Hank Aaron was a guest speaker on a Crystal Serenity cruise, I just had to acknowledge it in this blog. The Hall ... Read More

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