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Dawn Sailing Cancelled

Just in case, you didn’t get this notice: Important Information for Norwegian Dawn Guests Sailing on 11/29 Please be advised that Norwegian Dawn’s 5-day Western Caribbean sailing from Miami, Florida on Sunday, November 29, 2009 is cancelled. Guests and travel partners can call Norwegian at 800-327-7030 and a representative will be available...

Ocean Princess

The Ocean Princess. Is that one of the Princess ships that you just don’t remember hearing about? That’s a real possibility as Princess refurbishes and renames the former Tahitian Princess. The Tahitian Princess went into drydock for its reincarnation as the Ocean Princess. If you think that remodeling your house is a...

Thanksgiving

Have you ever considered cruising for the holidays? Just think of all the work that you won’t have to do. It’s too late to sail for Thanksgiving, but there is still space available on Christmas holiday sailings. This is quite unusual, as holiday cruises typically fill up quickly. But, this economy is...

Cruising Without Adding Pounds

I am not a nutritionist, dietitian, doctor or weight specialist and have never played one on TV. But, I have cruised many times without packing on the pounds and you can do that do. Although I couldn’t verify the numbers, it seems that 8 pounds of weight gain per week is an...

Weight Watcher Cruise Eating Tips

A reader recently recommended doing a story about eating healthy on a cruise, which I plan to do, but came across this story in the meantime. The ship in the article appears to be one of the Disney ships, the first cruise line that comes to my mind when thinking of luxury....

Costa Names Two New Ships

Costa has assigned names to two new ships set to sail in 2011 and 2012. These will be the 16th and 17th ship in the Costa fleet and I must admit that I am sad to say that I have never sailed with Costa. Most interesting about the naming process is that...