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Camp Carnival: Little Pirates of the Caribbean
Lizz Dinnigan, accompanied by her husband Joe, their four-year-old son Jack and 15-month-old baby Casey, recently boarded Carnival Miracle for a much-needed family vacatiion. At the ship's Camp Carnival, Jack loved "the Goop," relished playing with kids his age, and pretended to be a pirate! Lizz, a professional copy editor and writer, details the voyage, her family's activities, her perspective and helpful tips for those thinking of cruising with tiny tots.
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Southern Cruising Features
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Cruising Ashore? Top Picks for S. FL Family Dining
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Traveling to South Florida for a family cruise? If you're cruising from Port Everglades or the Port of Miami, you'll likely spend some time on land enjoying sun, sand and sites. But when it's time to chow down, where might families go? The fiery and entertaining show at Mai Kai is one good choice. If the thought of making antsy children sit still for mealtime makes you squirm, check out freelance travel writer Molly Arost Staub's top picks for family dining.
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Cruising is a Great Value if You Don't Overspend
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Cruising is highly inclusive. Your cruise fare includes your accommodations, dining and onboard entertainment. And with affordable Caribbean pricing in all segments -- budget, moderate and luxury -- cruising from a southern U.S. port can be an affordable vacation choice in what's proving to be a tough economic year. But how do you retain the cruise value and not overspend? We give helpful tips for making your cruise a happy one budget-wise.
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Our Top 10 Caribbean Cruise Experiences
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A friend is away this week on a Caribbean cruise, and in wondering how she's faring, I was thinking of my own Top 10 list of The Best Caribbean Cruise Experiences. From touring ruins on a Cozumel shore trip to exploring Martinique's rainforest, from onboard dining to a sting ray encounter, here is my list for Top 10 Caribbean Cruise Experiences. Come along for my list and contribute your own list of must-do experiences....
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"The Orchestra Is Coming to Town," Says Sasso
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Next January, MSC Cruises' Orchestra, that line's largest ship ever to sail from a southern U.S. port, will operate Caribbean cruises from Port Everglades, FL. Later this year,the MSC Lirica will also sail from that port. On a $6.5 billion track to expansion, MSC will boast 25,000 berths by late 2009 on 12 ships. Rick Sasso, MSC Cruises USA's president and CEO, is orchestrating the American introduction. So take it away maestro!
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Cruise Impressions: "Toy Story-The Musical" Debuts
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Woody, Buzz Lightyear and their beloved toy pals return in a new musical production, "Toy Story - The Musical," onboard Disney Wonder. Yes, your favorite toys are back but this time appearing on stage at sea. They sing, they dance, they wow! Editor Susan J. Young watched the debut of this delightful musical onboard the ship at Port Canaveral. Join us for her impressions and original photos.
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Reader Cruise Reports
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Reader Blog Comments: Our Silver Shadow Cruise
We're blogging through Dec. 22 from Silversea Cruises' Silver Shadow. Do you have any comments on our blogs? Or perhaps a question about the cruise or the line? Or just any comments relative to a trip you've taken on this ship or line?... if so send us an email. Click read more to read some reader comments on our blogs.
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Finding the Fun on FunShipIsland.com
An inquring reader, C.B., asks us how one can find the "fun things" within Carnival's razzle-dazzle FunShipIsland.com site. We had previously looked at the site and admired many of its features. But our reader brings up a good point. Some of the neatest features she was looking for are buried within the site. We asked Carnival for a response -- and got one. Read on for the scoop!
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Beer Included on Silversea?
Readers Henry and Kristen from Texas write that they were intrigued by the inclusive nature of the Silversea product while browsing our site but wondered if beer was included within the cruise fare? Henry pointed out that both our profile and the Silversea Web site list wine, champagne and spirits as included but he wasn't sure if "spirits" covered beer. We asked Silversea about this. Read on for the line's response.
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