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Ship profile: Norwegian Majesty
The Norwegian Majesty's nine decks of intimate settings and lively atmosphere is popular with many local cruise fans who will be sad to see it make its final sailing from Baltimore in August. In 2008, Norwegian Cruise Lines sold the ship to an operator in...Tags: Sports, Dining and Drinking, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Hamburgers
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For a reunion, cruise can be tailored to suit needs of family members
Tribune NewspapersYou might, like us, wonder if sailing over the blue horizon as a family group is a good idea. Recently, we weighed the advantages of holding a family gathering at sea versus, say, a week at a land resort or mountain retreat. There was much to consider,...Tags: Sports, Crystal Cruises, Dining and Drinking, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Sea & cycle
Bike & Cruise Tours' summer trip to Alaska combines the comforts of big-ship cruising with active excursions ashore, namely 15-28 miles of pedaling in each port, accompanied by a support vehicle and local Alaskan bicycle enthusiasts. Sailing round-trip...Tags: Alaska, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Cruises
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Planning a family cruise
Special to the TribuneYou might, like us, wonder if sailing over the blue horizon as a family group is a good idea, especially as the holidays near. Earlier this year, we weighed the advantages of holding a family gathering at sea versus, say, a week at a land resort or...Tags: Sports, Crystal Cruises, Dining and Drinking, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Nintendo Wii, bowling, climbing and, yes, ocean
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterVegas marries Nintendo and goes sailing. That's the ambience aboard the new Norwegian Pearl, which on Sunday pulled into the World Cruise Center at San Pedro on its first-ever West Coast stop on its way to summer sailings in Alaska. Carrying 2,470...Tags: Sports, Dining and Drinking, Travel, Bowling, Shipbuilding
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Classism making a comeback on cruise ships
Special to the Chicago TribuneOne-class cruising could be bound for extinction. If Adam Goldstein, president of Royal Caribbean International, speaks for the future of cruising, traveling aboard ship may one day be akin to flying the unfriendly skies, meaning you'll sail by class in...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Travel, Princess Cruises
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10 FOR THE ROAD
BEST LARGE-SHIP CRUISE LINES From Travel+Leisure magazine's 2008 reader poll (last year's rank in parentheses): 1. Crystal Cruises (1) 2. Regent Seven Seas Cruises (2) 3. Disney Cruise Line (4) 4. Oceania Cruises (3) 5. Cunard Line (5) 6....Tags: Crystal Cruises, Oceania Cruises, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Disney Cruise Line
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Cruise ship designs face a sea change
Special to the Chicago TribuneWhen it comes to cleverly using the limited but ever-expanding real estate on cruise ships, maritime designers have often stepped outside the box. Royal Caribbean International, for one, introduced numerous innovations that took seafarers by surprise&#...Tags: Sports, Chicago Tribune, Dining and Drinking, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Swine Flu Hits Travel Industry Hard
The swine flu situation couldn't come at a worse time for the travel industry. Experts were already predicting a drop in air travel this summer. And some travelers are trying to figure out if you'll be better off booking now, or waiting for prices to...Tags: Travel, Hotels and Accommodations, Tourism and Leisure, Business Trips, Transportation Industry
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When a layoff cancels a trip
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterYou pay thousands in deposits for a trip and then get laid off. Now what? If your travel insurer, cruise or airline company offers a so-called job-loss guarantee, you might get your money back. Or not, depending on the policy. Job-loss coverage is...Tags: Job Layoffs, Air Transportation Delays, Cruise Ship Jobs, Travel, Bankruptcy
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Olympic deals for Vancouver, Canada? Not yet
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe world economy may be schussing down the fall line, but you would never know it from the price tags on lodging-and-ticket packages for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, which start at more than $3,000 for two nights. What's a cost-...Tags: Sports, Beijing Games, Hotels and Accommodations, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Q&A: Choosing a dinner seating time
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterI have been on five cruises with two ship companies, and I have asked as soon as I've made the reservation for early seating for dinner. The request was honored on only one cruise. The others were for the late seating. (I didn't know this until I received...Tags: Tom Baker, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Los Angeles Times, Tour Operations Industry
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