The Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria will depart in January 2010 on their World Cruises. Queen Mary 2's "Royal Route of Exploration" will chart a completely new, Eastbound-Westbound route on an itinerary of 101 days featuring 19 maiden calls, three overnight stays (in Hong Kong, Sydney and Cape Town) and her inaugural visit to South Africa.

Queen Victoria's 99-day "Voyage of Discovery" circumnavigation includes 11 maiden ports of call, three overnights (in Sydney, Hong Kong and Dubai) and three U.S. embarkation gateways: New York, Ft. Lauderdale and San Francisco.

Passengers who book by February 28, 2009 receive an additional 10% off Early Booking Fares.
Cunard Line Announces 2010 World Cruises

Queen Victoria Photo Courtesy of Cunard Line

Cruise West travels to Europe for the first time in 2009 with 11-and 12-day Danube River cruises. The new Vienna to Bucharest route provides tours in Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and cruising in the Danube Delta onboard the new 148-guest Amadeus Diamond; the luxury vessel is launching in 2009 . Four departure date options include July 16 and 24,2009 and October 13 and 21, 2009.

The cruise will embark from either Vienna or Bucharest, and the ship will also visit Osijek and Belgrade. In addition, passengers will have the opportunity to explore the remote areas of the Danube Delta aboard specialty vessels.
Cruise West Enters Europe Market in 2009 with Danube River Cruise

Budapest Photo (c) Linda Garrison

One of the great things about traveling is the opportunity to see and interact with animals all over the world. The About.com Travel Guides have compiled a grouping of some of our favorite animal attractions. There's an animal for every taste - furry, feathery, or from the sea.

Blog Carnival: Animal Attractions

Alaska Sled Dog (c) Linda Garrison

Late last month, the Carnival Destiny began a series of four- and five-day cruises from Miami. On this new Miami-based schedule, Carnival Destiny departs Thursdays on four-day cruises to Key West, Fla., and Cozumel, Mexico; Mondays on five-day cruises to Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands; and Half Moon Cay, a private Bahamian island; and Saturdays on five-day voyages to George Town, Grand Cayman; and Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

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