Cruising can be one of the most value-friendly vacations going but offers some extraordinarily high-end options as well. But how the heck do you choose from all the hundreds if not thousands of options out there? Here are some resources (including non-traditional cruising, like freighters) and feedback.
Cover photo: Mitch Ames
French Country Waterways The 12 of us gathered for a sumptuous four-course gourmet dinner, each dish seasoned, served and savored with elan. The artistically folded napkins were rivaled only by the several glasses at each setting aligned to designer specification. The conversation flowed as freely as the wine, laughter bubbling up and over the table like a fine bottle of champagne. It was hard to believe we had met for the first time just a few hours earlier when we boarded our luxury barge for…
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Read more…Virtual-Piano Our planet's vast, remote, southernmost continent - larger than Europe - is a much-coveted "final frontier" for many travelers. And booking Antarctica vacation packages via cruise ship offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see frozen landscapes that can't be seen anywhere else along with a plethora of polar wildlife. With vacation packages typically ranging from one to three weeks, cruise ships departing from Argentina's Tierra del Fuego make the two-day crossing through the…
Read more…Carnival Cruise Line On their recent Carnival Cruise Lines vacation, every member of the Meyers family was busy enjoying their three-generation vacation getaway. Tom and Martha were playing their favorite sport of pickleball, which is a popular pastime among people in their advanced age group. Their son Ben and his wife Melissa were steering electric race cars along a winding two-level track (above and below), slowing to negotiate sharp hairpin turns. Meanwhile, grandchildren Tom and Betsy were…
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Those who see some downside to this are short-sighted at best. Of course I would go, and think RC is doing the right thing. Put it this way: what if people decided to not go to New York post-9/11 because it seemed inappropriate? Guiliani encouraged all to come, dine, spend money in the neighborhoods hit hard by that tragedy, and he was right.
RC should be applauded for doing what it can. And if, as a potential passenger, you don't think it's right then just don't go.
First World tourism in an increasingly impoverished Third World has always been a delicate issue, but rarely is it so starkly brought to light as this week in Haiti with Royal Caribbean's actions. Where do you stand? Would you go? And is Royal Caribbean doing the right thing?
Advertorial writer for high-end cruise lines
High-end, American, luxury travel magazine is looking for cruise experts for advertorial assignments in bi-annual publication. We need writers who are very familiar with the high-end cruise lines in the industry, and be able to write compelling advertorials to drive sales for each cruise line. Writer needs to be familiar with and aware of each line's branding and the characteristics that set each apart. Must also be well-traveled, as the advertorials often focus on different destinations around the globe.
Please send writing samples, your resume, and your rate per word.
Thanks,
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New York
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As far as NCL goes...I did not have a bad experience on them but only an adequate one which is why I normally choose another line.
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