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Carnival Cruise/Cruises are best investigated through their free vacation kit. This planning package can be ordered from their website. On the surface it would appear that companies offering vacations on the water are all the same. But Carnival Cruise Lines really are different.

In reality there are many differences among the various household names that make up the cruise industry. Royal Caribbean International Cruise Lines, for instance, is introducing an enormous new ship in 2009. This is a continuation of Royal Caribbean’s well established trend to add a new ship every year or two. They have actually retired ships that are purchased by less well known cruise lines. Knowing this, it makes sense to stick to well known companies who have newer ships.

Another example of favorable differences between well known cruise lines are the Holland America Line mid-sized yet uncrowded ships. The accommodations of this company’s ships are really spacious. Holland America’s luxuries are remarkable as well.

The factor that makes the Carnival Cruise/Cruises different is the number of destinations-sixty. Hawaii, Alaska, Mexico, the Panama Canal, Bermuda, New England/Canada, the Caribbean, and Europe all are available destinations. They call their ships fun ships but the variety of fun ship destinations is a very important factor.

Not only does the number of destinations make Carnival Cruise/Cruises different but so do its shore excursions. These are separate bookings and costly in some cases. They are guided with planned itineraries that are designed to make the most of brief visits on shore.

The Florence & Pisa shore excursion is typical of these tours. It is a total of ten hours including overland transportation to these cities. Needless to say that is only enough time to say, “Hi & Bye” to the best known attractions. Taking a cruise is about the journey. It is at least enough time to get a look at the place which wouldn’t even be possible otherwise.

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Cruise ship weddings have a very good claim to fame. They take all of the work out of planning a wedding. As a silver lining effect: more of the wedding dollars go into the honeymoon! These are idea for a couple who really wants a nice wedding and even nicer honeymoon but doesn’t have a long guest list. These cruise ship weddings can be tailored to accommodate people with more extensive guest lists though, especially in shore side or beach variants.

A couple could book one of these in a location that is affordable for guests to reach and still take advantage of cruise ship weddings. At first gasp the price tag looks a bit high but they really weigh in pretty competitively with traditional wedding services. These packages offer most of the basic accouterments of a nice ceremony but they make the planning greatly scaled back.

They typically offer gown & tux rental, Champaign, flowers, hors d’oeurves, cake, music, marriage license service, preacher, pictures or video. Some of the more elaborate extras cost more but the price and convenience are pretty much on an even keel. Many cruise lines offer beach weddings in convenient locations that allow friends and relatives to book cruise passage for the wedding. Florida and Texas beach weddings are pretty affordable destinations. It may seem like a lot to ask the wedding party to pay for a cruise to watch your wedding vows but look a little closer at this option. If they are likely to spend an equal amount on a similar trip then maybe this is something that they would actually enjoy.

Maybe the only question is, “where does everyone want to go?” It is just possible that most everyone who would be invited to the wedding is looking for something to do on vacation. Attending your beach wedding just might be the unique vacation that they have been looking for.

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Cruises are considered by many to be the epitome in pampering. The whole notion of sailing through calm waters and occasionally making port in welcoming exotic ports is the stuff that has created many successful cruise lines throughout the world. In this new blog there will be lots of information and some commentary about every conceivable aspect of cruise lines and the services that they provide. Hopefully there will be something in these future entries for everyone. This is the goal even if you never intend to take a cruise then perhaps you can at least dream a little.

Some of the aspects of cruises that will probably be worth reading about here are destinations, accommodations, entertainment, meals and perhaps most importantly of all costs. Not just which cruise lines are the cheapest but which cruise lines will give the most value for each and every hard earned dollar spent. We could probably all find a cruise in a rusty old bucket to an off season destination in which all the attractions were closed and we were only served saltines. Hopefully this suits someone’s needs but this blog won’t recommend that sort of thing no matter what the cost.

The interest here is to obtain maximum value and to optimize vacation time which is, in and of itself, a very valuable commodity.

Cruise lines are pretty experienced at what they do. They’ve been around for a long time and have many happily pampered customers. Balmy breezes and calypso music run like hot and cold water from the tap of cruise vacations. No body does vacation better than the cruise lines.

Shuffle board, endless buffets, lounge chairs on deck-cruise lines have made inclusives the industry standard. One price usually covers every whim. Cruise lines have anticipated every possible whim and usually make options available before the vacationing guest barely forms the words, “I want…”

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