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May
12

Cruise synopsis for solo travellers

Abercrombie and Kent is an upscale, soft-adventure cruise line so take that into consideration when you read what follows, a report on solo travellers commissioned by A&K.

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May
11

Reality time a time for cruise news

Now that I'm back after some wonderful days at sea in the Mediterranean on the Carnival Magic and an extended stay in Venice, it's time to get to work and catch up on the news of the week.

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May
10

Sale to sail Celebrity's Silhouette

Celebrity is launching a three-day sale promoting select Europe sailings on its new ship, the Silhouette, due to arrive in July. The sale runs this week — today, tomorrow and Thursday (May 10-12).

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May
10

One Magic-al Mediterranean Tour

Wrapping up the Carnival Magic's inaugural cruise, a magical 10-day journey through the Mediterranean Sea. from Venice to Barcelona…

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May
09

Capri, Sorrento and back in 12 hours

Maybe I overdid it. When the Carnival Magic pulled into Naples and docked at what turned out to be a 50-store shopping centre, I had a goal. The ship was in for 12 hours, allowing us to enjoy the opportunity to see so much in one day.

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May
06

A sense of The Godfather in Sicily

I woke up this morning and there, laid out right in front of me, was Messina, Sicily. Our ship — the Carnival Magic — was docked almost on the street and ahead of me as I looked straight up the hill was this city of the many churches and parks.

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May
05

The Carnival way stays the course

Gerry Cahill is a straight-shooting, plain-talking CEO. He happens to be the head of Carnival Cruise Lines, the largest cruise line in the world.

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May
04

Rainy return inside Dubrovnik's wall

DUBROVNIK — After a day at sea, it was time for our first port, the historic Dubrovnik. The Carnival Magic was greeted by rain and wind that lasted until late afternoon. I was most enthusiastic to come back to this city, having been here many decades ago as a cub reporter, on a day off from covering a World Hockey Championships.

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May
03

Carnival Magic inaugural cruise 'active'

Hi from onboard the Carnival Magic as it makes its way from Venice to Barcelona on this 9-day inaugural cruise. This is a once-in-a-lifetime summer in Europe because when it's over, the Magic is moving to Galveston, year-round. For its first-time cruisers, the trip feels like something of a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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May
02

Dream No. 2 — Magic in Venice

VENICE — Here's the way things are going for Carnival these days. Life became a Dream that has turned to Magic and will become a Breeze. Well, that's what Carnival hopes to be able to say when its Dream series of ships is complete.

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Apr
29

Best of Cuisine: Celebrity Eclipse

On their final day of 13 on the Celebrity Eclipse, my pinch-hitters and Ports and Bows colleagues Bob and Nancy Dunn of cruisingdoneright.com provide a taste of the ship's restaurants. Monday: I'll be checking in on the launch of the new Carnival Magic.

In almost two weeks, there's no excuse for not trying every restaurant available on a cruise ship that has nine and, as tough a job as it is, we felt we'd be letting Phil down if we didn't give it our best shot while crossing the Atlantic on the Eclipse.

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Apr
28

Celebrity iLounge Eclipses Technology

While I'm in-transit to Venice, my Ports and Bows colleagues Bob and Nancy Dunn of cruisingdoneright.com have been covering my Blogs and reporting on their Transatlantic voyage on the Celebrity Eclipse. Today: Celebrity Life and Apples.

While the demographic on the Eclipse's Transatlantic cruise is decidedly, ah, mature you would never know it by the visiting the Celebrity iLounge.

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Apr
27

Celebrity's Brits and the Royal Wedding

Today, my Ports and Bows colleagues Bob and Nancy Dunn from cruisingdoneright.com give the Royal Wedding an on-board preview from the ship that carried them from Miami to Europe, the Celebrity Eclipse...

There are 670 British people among the 2,778 guests on the Celebrity Eclipse as it winds down a two-week trip across the Atlantic Ocean. When they booked their passage, almost none of them knew they'd be arriving in Southampton exactly six hours before the Royal Wedding on Friday at 11 o'clock.

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Apr
26

Celebrity Life drinking the Riedel way

In today's second report from the Celebrity Eclipse, my Ports and Bows colleagues Bob and Nancy Dunn of cruisingdoneright.com cover a Celebrity Life activity from one of the eight sea days on their Transatlantic cruise...

Would you pay $87 to learn the proper way to wash and dry wine glasses? How about if it included tasting an ounce or two of four expensive wines? What if it also included discovering which wines were suited for which of four Riedel glasses? And then you took the Riedel glasses home?

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Apr
25

Norwegian latest with cruise sales

From the mass market cruise line to the luxury brands, the sales are continuing. Norwegian Cruise Lines is aiming its sale at kids.

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