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- The MOB Museum in Vegas is 3-floors of American Organized Crime history. Great experience 1 week ago
- The MOB makes another hit in Las Vegas with new meseum. 1 week ago
- beach day on Antigua with lovely lunch. Celebrity Silhouette showing us a good time. 2012-03-23
- Celiberity cruise Line is expert in boarding passengers, one of the best. at least from New Jersey. 2012-03-19
- Thought Ellis Island would be very dreary place--instead it is a beautiful building. 2012-03-19
- Ellis Island is a great place to visit, should be mandatory for all school kids. 2012-03-19
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Classic Cruising with Cunard
Classic Cruising with Cunard.
By Bobbie Green
Cruising in the Classic tradition is still found on the Cunard Line. She has inspired other cruise lines, since her inception in 1840, to provide elegance and white star service to their guest.
Cunard introduced the world cruise in 1922. Since then their hallmark for the past 90-years is World voyages.
Today Cunard Line has three ships, The Queen Mary 2, The Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Victoria.
The smallest of the three ships is the Queen Victoria at 90,000 GRT she began her service in 2007. She offers many destinations as well as world cruises or segments thereof.
We sailed on her in December. I found her to be one of the most elegant and sophisticated ships …
What you need to know before booking that cruise.
What you need to know before booking that cruise
By Bobbie Green
So many choices, how do you know which cruise line is right for you? When there were fewer ships sailing, you chose by destination and ports of call.
Now days with so many different lines available for the same ports of
call, the decision should be on the type of ship that fits your needs. The
outcome of your vacation may well depend on your judgment. You may want to do a
little homework before booking.
Collect the brochures, in hand or on line, look at the pictures, you can learn from them. Are
the people pictured older or younger, are children in the photos. How are they
dressed?–More or less casual than you want …
30-Day HAL Voyage
HAL Voyage Proved Delightful.
By Bobbie Green
After much worry over booking too long a cruise, we found our 30-day cruise to South America, round trip from San Diego, aboard Holland America’s Rotterdam quite delightful.
We would do another one in a heartbeat, even though the staff aboard the Rotterdam on our sailing was not up to previous HAL standards. I am hoping this was just “a bad hair day” sailing and that the Parent company Carnival Cruise Line is not “carnivalizing” HAL. Most of the past HAL passengers aboard were missing the class act that is usually found on HAL ships, like waiters who serve perfectly, proper silverware on tables …
HAL Bridges Gap between Large and Small Ships
HAL Bridges Gap between Large & Small Ships
By Bobbie Green
The taxi pulled up to the Fort Lauderdale pier and I received my first glimpse of the 82,000 ton Holland America’s Line (HAL) cruise ship, Zuiderdam. I became a little apprehensive, being a small ship enthusiast; I felt I would have to “work” at finding the attributes of a ship that held 1900 guests. Oh how wrong I was. Sporting all the amenities a larger ship has to offer, HAL has introduced a perfect way for small ship aficionado to enjoy cruising on a larger ship.
By adding perks for the Deluxe Verandah and Penthouse Suites HAL has bridged …
Black Canyon River Adventures
Day Tripping Adventures from Las Vegas
Black Canyon River Adventures
By Bobbie Green
Tourist visiting Las Vegas can see the world portrayed along the famous strip from the pyramids of Egypt to the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Most visitors are not aware of the many day trips that are available to them. One of the most unique is the Black Canyon/Willow Beach River Adventure. A 12-mile float trip down the Colorado River from the base of Hoover Dam to Willow Beach transports its rafters into a different time zone, a place of pristine waters and natural hot springs flowing down from the rock cliffs, viewing caves that are millions of years old.
There …
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Cruising on the River Seine
River cruising on the Seine combines convenience with art and culture
By Bobbie Green
Paris, “City of Lights” provides the perfect launch site for your adventure. The city is definitely the spot for a pre-cruise stay. Those who have visited Paris before always welcome the chance to go again. One never gets tired of the happenings along the Champs Elysee and my favorite, boating on the Seine at night watching the people lining the shore and the lighting of the Eiffel Tower turning the intimidating metal giant into a magnificent work of art. To me, this is where the legendary Romance of Paris begins. Of course your art & culture will start with the museums, probably the Louvre. How fun it …
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River Cruising
On small luxury ships built just for river cruising, many passengers are enjoying new sights and sounds from the new wave of floating hotels.
From close to home on American rivers to the rivers of the Orient all are popular with the travelers of today.
In contrast to the Large Ocean liners that carry 2,000 plus passengers with Vegas style reviews for entertainment on-board, these ships carry only 60 to 200 passengers. Thus, allowing for more intimate settings and getting aquainted with more of your fellow travelers. There is one sitting only for meals, all open seating. The food on all the river ships I have been on is equal to, and some better than larger cruise ships.
What I consider to be …
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Luxury Cruising Gains in Popularity
Do you find cruising is not like it used to be? Do you feel the ships are becoming too large; too many people for staff to handle and try as they do the dinning staff cannot be as personable and impeccable as they once were or you feel they should be. It could be you are sailing on the wrong ship. If your departing bill from the ship is more than what you paid for the cruise, one of the higher-end luxury cruise ships might well be what you are looking for.
Cruise lines like Crystal and Regent do seem a bit pricy at first glance if you are comparing them to middle class ships like Royal Caribbean or Celebrity. But …
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What is Your Cruise Personality
By Bobbie Green
Today’s vacationers have a wide variety of cruise choices.
There is truly a perfect cruise for everyone, but not everyone knows how to choose the right cruise for him or her selves.
You may cruise on a very large ship with 3000 other people, with constant entertainment from rock climbing to ice-skating, or you may choose a very small Yacht like ship without even a phone in your room, very few other passengers and be content to watch the sea swells and cloud formations.
You may be an in-between person, not too big and not too small.
Ships nowadays sail the ocean, lakes, and rivers.
Are you happy to sit on deck, read a book, maybe take a dip in the pool and …
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Experience Resorting Afloat
Experience Resorting Afloat.
For your next vacation, forget hunting for the perfect itinerary, or looking for ports you have not yet seen. Just choose your favorite cruise line, look for the right length and shortest flight time departure point from your home. Pack your clothes and go aboard
Now enjoy your cruise, you do not have a time schedule, it does not matter what time the ship docks or departs. You may get up when you want and dine when you wish… Today’s newer ships include alterative dinning and room service, even your evening dinning time is not written in stone. Be sure to spend what was your tour money on a balcony upgrade, which will provide even more in-room entertainment. …
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Ancient Seaports Attract Small Ship Adventures
SMALL SHIP ADVENTURES TO ANCIENT SEAPORTS
BY Bobbie Green
The Ancient seaports of Europe have lured visitors for thousands of years, explorers, merchant traders, attacking armies, and tourist.
Today’s tourist can still journey to historical places where past events can come alive and one can experience an almost reverent feeling when walking in the footsteps, through passage ways and gardens of those infamous people and societies that have gone on before us.
Elegant Cruises is one such small cruise line that makes these occasions possible, using two small ships with varying itineraries. Their latest addition is the M.S. Andrea, a former Hurtigruten delivering mail along the coast of Norway. A small swift ice class ship, she was refurbished and now bills …
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Exploring America by Barge
By Bobbie Green
Newest way to explore American Waterways
The visionary was raised in Louisiana near the river; it became the mainstay of his world. Everything came and went by the river, his work was on the river and he eventually became the owner of a tow boat business. The visionary wanted everyone to have the chance to see the heart of America’s waterways, believing America may become too homogenized. …
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Journey to Stone Age along Viking Route
Travel along the coastal Viking Route among the Shetlands and Orkney Islands and the coast of Scotland and you will take a journey back to the Stone Age. There much ancient history of mankind to explore here. Visitors to this area are amazed to see there is so much more than golf courses in Scotland. The entire area is an archaeologist dream.
The first hint of the world you are about to explore is the terrain. You will see green rolling hills dotted with ancient burial mounds, and miles and miles of beautiful stone fences, but very few trees. .It does take awhile for one to notice the trees are missing. They say long ago there were trees, but it is …
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