Video of the Week: Royal Caribbean’s upcoming Quantum of the Seas

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Royal Caribbean just unveiled a video detailing plans for their newest ship, Quantum of the Seas. The video is hosted by Kristin Chenoweth, the ship’s godmother and she takes you on a virtual tour on what is arguably the most innovative, technologically advanced cruise ship ever conceived. The most impressive features are the mechanical arm [...]

The Duchess of Cambridge will name Royal Princess Cruise Ship

The Duchess of Cambridge will name Royal Princess Cruise Ship

Princess Cruises announced today that Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge will name Royal Princess, the newest addition to the line’s fleet. The ceremony at which The Duchess will name the ship will take place in Southampton on Thursday, June 13, and will be the highlight of week-long inaugural celebrations to welcome the vessel [...]

Travel Contests: Week of September 17th, 2012

Win a 7-night luxury Caribbean cruise with Paul Gauguin Cruises!

This week’s contests include: Honeymoon Contest Week 2-Win 25,000 Marriott Rewards Points Win a 7-night luxury Caribbean cruise with Paul Gauguin Cruises! Win a 7-night luxury Caribbean cruise with Paul Gauguin Cruises! Win a Hawaiian Rain Forest Adventure Enter to Win BARE The Adventure Contest Win a 7- to 11-Day Europe cruise for two with [...]

Travel Contests: Week of August 6th, 2012

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This week’s contests include: G Adventures is Celebrating 300,000 Facebook ‘Likes’ by Sending You to Jordan Best Caption Wins 50,000 Starwoods Points CA resident? Enter @VirginAmerica contest to throw out 1st -in flight- ballgame pitch. Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ “Cover Your Cruise” Photo Contest Win a Free Trip for Two to Oahu Win a 3 [...]

Travel Contests: Week of July 30th, 2012

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This week’s contests include: Win a 7-night Caribbean cruise Johnny Jet’s Caption This Picture Contest

Tweeter of the Week: @CruiseCritic

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CruiseCritic has been helping cruisers plan and have the perfect cruise for years. Their website has over 50,000 cruise reviews and they often tweet interesting articles like “Cruise From Home in 10 Easy Steps”.

Jerome Shaw: Part I Of Aranui 3, Paying The Freight

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By Jerome Shaw: My Polynesian adventure begins with the steps leading out my back door, down the alley, and out to the bus stop at Colfax and Clarkson to catch a 5:55 a.m. #7 to rendezvous with a 6:12 Skyride to Denver International Airport (DEN) for an 8:30 American Airlines flight to Los Angeles. The [...]

Shanghai, China

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Ni hao from China! This week, we’re continuing on with an around-the-world trip on Jet Airways. When we left off last, I’d just told you about the flight from India to Shanghai and about my stay at the highest hotel in the world, the Park Hyatt Shanghai. This week we venture outdoors to sightsee and check into [...]