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Cruising can be one of the most value-friendly vacations going. But how the heck do you choose from all the choices out there? Here are some resources (including non-traditional cruising, like freighters) and feedback.

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Cruising is the main way to explore awesome Antarctica

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…

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Some of what´s new on cruise ships in 2024

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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A wintertime cruise above Norway's Arctic CIrcle

We spent two nights were spent aboard the MS Nordkapp., a 590-passenger ship that´s one of the nine currently operated by the Hurtigruten line, which plies the Norwegian coast daily. These are mostly passenger cruise ships, but also serve the vital function of transporting locals and cargo between 34 towns along the coast, some of which are otherwise fairly isolated. And they´re comfortable but hardly luxurious, without most of the bells and whistles common across the cruise industry these…

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Capitals, castles and more on a Danube River cruise

Grand Circle Travel “Now we’re heading toward Dürnstein, one of the loveliest towns in Austria,” the voice over loudspeaker of the M/V Adagio intoned. “Its buildings represent a number of architectural styles and so many artists have gathered at one spot to portray the magnificent surrounding landscape that it became known as the Painters’ Corner.” The fact is, though, that on the way to Dürnstein we sailed past lovely town after lovely town. As the vessel continued its journey on the…

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Ed Wetschler June 15, 2010 at 3:47pm

hat's exactly right: There are so many fewer cabins available out of NYC that it's easier for cruise lines to fill them all. Meanwhile, I just read an AP report that cruise ship volume was up 60% between 2005 and 2009 in New England, and that this upward trend continues. I wonder to what extent these ships are drawing passengers from other parts of the country, a la Cruise West in the Northwest.
Maralyn D Hill June 15, 2010 at 12:04am

Another reason for the NY/Bermuda cruises to be fuller is based on numbers. In the 90s, Bermuda only allowed one cruise line to sail their with limited stops. They had to use two different ports on each sailing. With time, they have allowed additional cruise lines in, but it is still a coveted destination with strong limits imposed.
John Lamkin June 14, 2010 at 11:54pm

Thanks Ed, Shirley and Marcia for the cruise info. Cheers, John
Linda Fasteson June 14, 2010 at 7:46pm

I don't think it is in terms of numbers of passengers. There are fewer cruises like these going out of NYC than FL, and a large population in the NYC area who enjoy the ease of cruising without the need for a flight.
Marcia Raffel Levin June 14, 2010 at 7:46pm

There are few ships sailing the NY/Bermuda itinerary than there are ships from Miami and Fort Lauderdale sailing to the Caribbean.
Northeast News June 14, 2010 at 7:42pm

Last week I read Tripatini's blog about cruise deals out of Ft Lauderdale & Miami. Today I read that NYC-Bermuda cruises are full up. Why would NYC-Bermuda be so much more appealing than, say, Ft Lauderdale - Caribbean?
West Africa Discovery June 4, 2010 at 4:18pm

Picture yourself on a beautifully refurbished Cruiser, slowly gliding up a river fringed by palm trees. You pass by sleepy little villages with their distinct mud huts with straw roofs, the sound of drums slowly rising from the horizon when the sun sets over a landscape of inspiring proportions. Where is this? You may ask...

Starting in Dakar the vibrant capital of Senegal and taking a quick trip up to Saint Louis, the Jazz Capital of West Africa, you embark on an unforgettable few days on this 'Cruise through Culture' holiday idea. Stopping off at the sleepy villages mentioned above, you will have the opportunity to meet the local communities along the way and learn about their cultures and ways of life.

If you wish to learn more about this cruise with a difference, click here.
Marcia Raffel Levin June 2, 2010 at 6:19pm

Ships from Florida ports sailing on a Western Caribbean itinerary call at Cozumel, sometimes Progreso, etc. on the Yucatan Peninsula. That applies to New Orleans and Galveston-based vessels as well And there are a lot of them.Ships sailing from California ports hit Puerta Vallerta, Cabo and Acapulco. I suggest you go on line to individual cruise line websites: Carnival, NCL, etc., and key in Mexico. You will get a list of ships calling at those ports.
Shirley Linde June 2, 2010 at 6:07pm

for small ships going to Mexician ports see SEARCH BY dESTINATION at HTTP://WWW.SMALLSHIPCRUISES.COM

http://WWW.SMALLSHIPCRUISES.COM/
Ed Wetschler June 2, 2010 at 5:53pm

John, a number of the Miami- and Fort Lauderdale-based ships I wrote about in this week's blog about cruise deals are visiting the western Caribbean, which, as often as not, means the east coast of Mexico. Several ships head that way from Tampa, too. Ships based in California are visiting the west coast of Mexico, but I'll confess to being pretty ignorant about those routes. http://www.awesomeflorida.com/cruiselines.htm Post your question on the Ask a Travel Expert widget on the home page of Tripatini, and you'll probably get some authoritative info about the whole cruise-Mexico scene.