Linda's Cruises Blog May 2008 Archive

Earlier this month, small-ship cruise line Cruise West held a renaming/rechristening ceremony for the 102-guest Spirit of Glacier Bay in Seattle. Formerly named the Spirit of Nantucket and based on the ... Read More

Regent Seven Seas Cruises will offer its passengers an extended celebration of the food, wine and music that have made the Mediterranean one of the world's most sought-after travel destinations ... Read More

Earlier this year I sailed in the Sea of Cortez off Baja Mexico on the smallest cruise ship (really a yacht) I've ever been on - the American Safari Cruises' ... Read More

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When Celebrity Cruises sails its tenth consecutive season in South America in 2009, the line will celebrate by offering its first-ever Antarctica sailings. The 2,050-guest Celebrity Infinity will sail a total ... Read More

Royal Caribbean International has selected Oasis of the Seas as the official name for the cruise line's newest and most awe-inspiring class of cruise ships, until now referred to by ... Read More

NCL announced earlier this month that it will reflag and rename Pride of Aloha and launch the ship as Norwegian Sky, offering three and four-day Bahamas cruises from Miami commencing ... Read More

The Yachts of Seabourn has published a 140-page catalog of luxury voyages aboard its intimate cruising yachts throughout 2009 and the first quarter of 2010. Titled "The Yachting Collection," the illustrated ... Read More

The new 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor will provide passengers with an array of international cuisines when it debuts in Europe this summer. The largest Carnival ship ever constructed, the 3,006-passenger Carnival Splendor ... Read More

Viking River Cruises has released its 2009 River Cruise Atlas, featuring one new vessel, several ship renovations, a new itinerary and a number of exciting new programs. The Atlas announces Viking ... Read More

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While the American Safari Cruises' Safari Quest was anchored at Puerto Agua Verde, we did a trail ride up and over the hills surrounding the beautiful bay. The horses, mules, ... Read More

Luxury cruise line Silversea Cruises has some interesting shore excursions scheduled for its northern European itineraries this summer. Silversea has 19 diverse itineraries of 6 to 15 days that include northern ... Read More

After a 10-month, $3.5 million renovation, American Safari Cruises' new luxury flagship yacht, the 36-guest, 145-foot Safari Explorer, will be christened May 23, 2008 in Seattle. Two days later, the vessel ... Read More

Late in April at Aker Yards in St. Nazaire, France, the keel was laid for the first of Norwegian Cruise Line's F3 ships, the third generation and the next evolution ... Read More

Last week, at the Aker Yards France shipyards in St. Nazaire, one of the oldest marine traditions was celebrated once again: the Coin Ceremony. Pierfrancesco Vago, CEO of MSC Cruises, ... Read More

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Located in the Sea of Cortez near La Paz, Isla Partida is connected to Espiritu Santo by an ancient volcanic crater. While on a wonderful small ship cruise on the American ... Read More

Celebrity's 2009-2010 winter Caribbean season will feature a series of 4 and 5-night sailings on the recently refurbished Celebrity Century. From December 12, 2009 through April 22, 2010, Celebrity Century will ... Read More

Happy Mother's Day! If you are looking for a special treat for your mom, why not plan a cruise with her? Since cruises offer activities for all ages and interests, cruises ... Read More

As an incentive for booking a 2009 departure before September 30, 2008, voyagers traveling on the Scenic Tours' Rhine and Danube "15 Day Jewels of Europe River Cruise" can choose from ... Read More

Peter Deilmann Cruises' MS Deutschland is featuring three 15- to 20-night Africa itineraries that blend relaxing days at sea with calls at an eclectic portfolio of destinations in southern and ... Read More

Regent Seven Seas Cruises offered a treat to guests aboard the Seven Seas Voyager and Seven Seas Mariner as the ships docked side-by-side in Hamilton, Bermuda in late April. The two ... Read More

Princess Cruises has announced its 2009-2010 cruise schedule, which includes more than 110 sailings on 10 ships to all seven continents with six new itineraries and calls at more than 180 ... Read More

Norwegian Cruise Line's shore excursion program offers guests a total of 160 Alaska excursions in 2008. Passengers can depart from Seattle, Washington or Vancouver, British Colombia from now through September ... Read More

Silversea Cruises' Silver Whisper will welcome award-winning actor John Lithgow as a celebrity guest speaker aboard its July 5 voyage from Athens to Venice. Passengers sailing on the Silver Whisper will ... Read More

Costa Cruises offers travelers a glimpse into one of my favorite cruise destinations--the Baltics and Northern Europe--aboard its three ships that sail the region on seven to 14-night voyages ... Read More

Celebrity Infinity, Celebrity Mercury, and Celebrity Millennium will sail Alaska in 2009, from a total of five ports. Passengers on all three Celebrity ships that will sail in Alaska in 2009 ... Read More

In honor of Memorial Day, Carnival Cruise Lines is offering active and retired military personnel an opportunity to book up to three staterooms for themselves and their friends and family members ... Read More

We spent a memorable day with gray whales while on our Sea of Cortez cruise on the American Safari Cruises' Safari Quest. Our hearty group of 16 travelers boarded a bus ... Read More