Linda's Cruises Blog April 2008 Archive

Holland America Line will feature a selection of nine voyages to the Asia Pacific region in 2009. For the first time next fall, ms Volendam will sail to destinations throughout the ... Read More

Frequent readers of About Cruises will remember what a great time my mom and I had last year on our Grand Circle Russian Waterways cruise. Grand Circle Travel frequently has some ... Read More

Following simultaneous World Cruises in early 2009, Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2 and the new Queen Victoria will celebrate Cunard’s 170th year in service by embarking on a series of ... Read More

Crystal Cruises has crafted an unusual 10-day Portugal/Spain overland tour in connection with Crystal Serenity's October Mediterranean/Canary Islands cruise and November Transatlantic crossing. This year, Crystal Serenity's annually scheduled dry dock ... Read More

The Silversea Cruises' Prince Albert II, a new small expedition ship, will launch in June 2008. The Silversea ice-class vessel will carry just 132 guests in 66 ocean-view accommodations, many featuring ... Read More

Along with its main dining room, the Lido, and the Pacific Northwest-themed Pinnacle Grill, the ms Eurodam will expand its dining choices to include restaurants featuring Asia and Italian cuisine, ... Read More

Earlier this month the MSC Poesia was welcomed into the MSC Cruises fleet in grand style with a regal celebration in Dover. The ship was christened by Hollywood royalty and godmother ... Read More

Royal Caribbean International took delivery of its newest ship - Independence of the Seas - during a ceremony at Aker Yards in Turku, Finland, earlier this month. Independence of the Seas ... Read More

CruisingFromNewYork.com is a Web site dedicated to New York cruises and offers New York port information, cruise itineraries, and advice for travelers looking to cruise from New York. Anne Campbell is ... Read More

Tauck's European river ship the MS Swiss Sapphire was officially named at the Antwerp Cruise Terminal in Antwerp, Belgium in early April 2008. Tauck family members, Tauck World Discovery executives, travel ... Read More

Norwegian Cruise Line is making changes to its "Freestyle" cruises over the next few months, with all improvements implemented by June 1, 2008. The enhancements include a major investment in ... Read More

Tahitian Princess, one of the 700-passenger small ships in the Princess fleet, will be renamed in 2009, becoming Ocean Princess. The new name is intended to reflect the ship's new deployment ... Read More

Cruise West will offer seven distinct SCUBA excursions on its three 2009 South Pacific itineraries. The January through March cruises sail on the 120-guest Spirit of Oceanus through the untouched beauty, ... Read More

Windstar cruises will send two of its luxury sailing vessels--the Wind Star and the Wind Surf to explore the Dalmatian Coast of the Adriatic Sea in 2008. Travelers in 2008 ... Read More

Regent Seven Seas Cruises will journey across the European continent in the fall of 2008. The Seven Seas Voyager and Seven Seas Navigator will embark on a series of fall ... Read More

Celebrity will send five ships to Europe for the first time in the cruise line's history. The ships will visit 76 ports in 29 countries, five of which are brand-new to ... Read More

Royal Caribbean International announced the line's summer and fall 2009 itineraries sailing from the Northeast, offering more convenient homeports from which to embark on a memorable cruise. Vacationers can choose from ... Read More

Carnival Cruise Lines' 2,974-passenger Carnival Conquest will offer a new seven-day itinerary from Galveston, Texas, that will include port calls to Key West, Fla., and Freeport and Nassau, The Bahamas. The ... Read More

Sharon and her husband cruise the Mediterranean on the Royal Caribbean International Brilliance of the Seas. She had some issues with service in the dining room, but enjoyed the overall ... Read More

SeaDream Yacht Club will offer passengers on its upcoming transatlantic westbound voyages a high- profile speakers' program as a bonus to the joys of crossing the Atlantic on a small ... Read More

Oceania Cruises has announced a series of new shore excursions focusing on food and wine. Produced in conjunction with culinary experts at Food & Wine Trails of Sonoma, California, these tours ... Read More

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has launched its full schedule of 2009 voyages. The 2009 program features two World Cruises, new itineraries across northern Europe and an enhanced version of the "Discovery ... Read More

Princess Cruises has announced that the Caribbean Princess will return to New York in the summer of 2009 for a second season of roundtrip sailings to Bermuda and the ... Read More

NCL Corporation (NCL) recently unveiled its 2009 Alaska, Bermuda and Europe deployment and itineraries. NCL will send three ships to Alaska--the Norwegian Pearl, Norwegian Star, and Norwegian Sun. All three ships ... Read More

American Safari Cruises is integrating triple accommodations into the multi-million dollar redesign of its new yacht, the Safari Explorer. The 145-foot, 36-passenger vessel debuts in May in Alaska, and in December ... Read More

Celebrity Cruises plans to spend $4 million to makeover the Celebrity Galaxy cruise ship during its scheduled drydock in Freeport, Bahamas, from April 18 through May 2. Many areas of ... Read More

Royal Caribbean International plans to send eight ships to Europe for the 2009 summer and fall seasons, with itineraries ranging from four to fourteen nights. The eight ships are: Independence of ... Read More

Europe is one of my favorite places to cruise, and most cruise lines offer prices in dollars versus euros, which makes them a less costly vacation alternative than a land-based European ... Read More

One of the great things about cruise travel is the ability to see exotic destinations such as Papua New Guinea, which is located on the world's second largest island. Having never ... Read More

Silversea Cruises recently announced major dry-dock refurbishments planned for its 296-passenger sister ships Silver Cloud and Silver Wind to bring their interiors in line with the style of its newest ... Read More