i got notice that this cruise fare has risen $200 pp. so if anyone was
truly interested in this cruise the 6April08 deposit date is firm to
hold the lesser prices that KATE posted.

JUST A FYI
vikings will set sail....

NCL is the worst,not only does there food stink,but their 1/2 paper
napkins they give you as well,we have crossed NCL ff our cruising
list,and if they keep it up,we will also discard RCCL

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cruise lover>

You have only 2 hours left to vote on which cruise will be the GGCfor
2009

Cast your vote now.

Kate

We'll be on the Brilliance of the Seas Panama Canal cruise the first 2
weeks of March. Other than Labadee, we've not been to any of the
ports on this cruise. Does anyone have any "must see" or any "don't
bother" excursions or activities at any of these ports?

We will be stopping at:
Willemstad, Curacao 7am - 5pm
Oranjestad, Aruba 7am - 7:30pm
Cristobal Pier, Panama 3pm - 7pm
Cartagena, Colombia 11:30am - 6pm

Personally I'm not thrilled with Cartagena and may just stay on board.

Thanks for any advice!

If you haven't seen this yet:

http://www.originalsfestival.com.au/?mode=view&festivalID=2458

*swoons*

Hi Everyone,

I received this press release from Silversea and thought it would be
of interest. If you have missed any of my news' postings, they are
available on my web site.

Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com

SILVERSEA ANNOUNCES ITS NEW EXPEDITION
SHIP TO BE NAMED HSH PRINCE ALBERT II

Inaugural Schedule Features Polar Expeditions

(Ft. Lauderdale, FL -- February 25, 2008) Ultra-luxury Silversea
Cruises announced today that its new expedition ship (originally
acquired as World Discoverer II) will be renamed HSH Prince Albert II,
in tribute to Prince Albert of Monaco.

The name is fitting for a ship that will be dedicated to the
exploration and conservation of the planet's oceans, wildlife and
indigenous cultures. The Principality of Monaco, aside from being the
world's...

To Whom It May Concern:

We received this information from Norwegian Cruise Line and thought it may
be of interest to this newsgroup as well. Even though a corporative business
venture, NCL is trying to make some positive efforts in this regard.

Happy sailing...
John Sisker - SHIP-TO-SHORE CRUISE AGENCY
(714) 536-3850 or toll-free at (800) 724-6644 & (Agency ID: 714.536.3850)
www.shiptoshorecruise.com

February 25, 2008
Dear Valued Travel Partner,

At the inaugural events for Norwegian Gem in December, we announced
Partnership 2.0, a new company-wide initiative designed to make us your best
business partner. With this initiative, we aim to strengthen our
relationship with you, at all levels and pledge to continually put into
practice changes driven by your feedback. In fact, Partnership 2.0 has been
driven by quantitative and qualitative feedback from you and has been
enabled by Apollo's billion dollar investment in NCL and Star Cruises
continued commitment and vision.

Collectively, we have taken a look at the way we work with travel partners
and identified key areas for improvement, ranging from initiatives that will
enhance our relationships at a headquarter level...

Where is the best place to go in an Holiday Cruise ? I have recently
read some travel tips on http://www.onlinetraveltips.info and I am
verry pleased with what i have read there but i want to know what
other people say .

Anyway, the travel tips that i read can be found at
http://www.onlinetraveltips.info/cruises/

107 days of agony!

If it's like the 2000 Princess world cruise, you can expect the
following to be going on right now:

Same buffet food every day, ecept the occassional Chinese buffet

smell of sewer gas throughout thye ship every4 or 5 days

overflowing toilets, showers (no drain cleaning)

poor maintainance of clothes washers- broken washer hoses leaving 5"
of wat on the laundry room floor (no drain)

loose deck boards (tripping hazard)

TOO MANY PORTS OF CALL. Only 4 to 6 hours in most ports! No time to
shop or find a good restaurant. Princess doesn't know the ports and
makes no recommendations. You're on your own. Just when you may
discover something exciting- you have to rush to get back on the ship.

Insufficient restroom facilities on most foreign excursion buses. Men:
BRING YOUR OWN PEE BOTTLE !
Women: BRING YOUR OWN COVERED PAIL !

Too late for this post. The ship already left!

$21,565. How many passengers want to get off the ship and get home
right now?!

http://www.mvariety.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=7314&format=html

The people towing the SS Independence are having problems. Hawaii refused
them entry and now it looks like Guam is looking to do the same thing.