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Picking the Best Cabin for Your Cruise
Cabin or Stateroom?
Call it a Stateroom, call it a Cruise Cabin - a room on a cruise ship is just a room, right? Well, NO! How do you select the best cabin for your cruise, then? Just as you can choose to sleep at a budget motel, or a suite in a five star luxury hotel, you have choices when choosing the best cabin on a cruise ship. And the best cabin for you might not be the perfect stateroom for someone else. Inside or Ocean View? Balcony or Promenade? Suite, Loft, or Garden Villa? Choosing your cabin or stat...
Cabin or Stateroom?
Call it a Stateroom, call it a Cruise Cabin - a room on a cruise ship is just a room, right? Well, NO! How do you select the best cabin for your cruise, then? Just as you can choose to sleep at a budget motel, or a suite in a five star luxury hotel, you have choices when choosing the best cabin on a cruise ship. And the best cabin for you might not be the perfect stateroom for someone else. Inside or Ocean View? Balcony or Promenade? Suite, Loft, or Garden Villa? Choosing your cabin or stat...
About Getting Sea Sick on a Cruise
Don't Let Fear of Sea Sickness Ruin Your Cruise
Have you hesitated to board a cruise ship for fear you might be a victim of "mal de mer?" That's a fancy word for seasickness, which is motion sickness at sea. Please don't let fear of getting seasick on a cruise prevent you from taking a fabulous cruise vacation! Perhaps "seasickness" seems worse than "motion sickness" because you may encounter more actual motion at sea than in, say, a car. So, it would seem to follow that being sea sick must be a lot worse than being car sick. Yes, it's t...
Don't Let Fear of Sea Sickness Ruin Your Cruise
Have you hesitated to board a cruise ship for fear you might be a victim of "mal de mer?" That's a fancy word for seasickness, which is motion sickness at sea. Please don't let fear of getting seasick on a cruise prevent you from taking a fabulous cruise vacation! Perhaps "seasickness" seems worse than "motion sickness" because you may encounter more actual motion at sea than in, say, a car. So, it would seem to follow that being sea sick must be a lot worse than being car sick. Yes, it's t...
Pictures of Titanic
Pictures of Titanic and Titanic Gifts
Not many pictures of the RMS Titanic survive. Of course, surviving photographs of the Titanic are all black and white, since color photography did not exist. The only color pictures of Titanic are those done by artists, like this one called "Titanic Sinking," (PD-US, PD-1923) by German maritime artist, Willie Stower. The great ocean liner hit an iceberg before midnight on April 14, 1912, and sank into the depths of the North Atlalntic in the early hours of April 15. Reprints of surviving ph...
Pictures of Titanic and Titanic Gifts
Not many pictures of the RMS Titanic survive. Of course, surviving photographs of the Titanic are all black and white, since color photography did not exist. The only color pictures of Titanic are those done by artists, like this one called "Titanic Sinking," (PD-US, PD-1923) by German maritime artist, Willie Stower. The great ocean liner hit an iceberg before midnight on April 14, 1912, and sank into the depths of the North Atlalntic in the early hours of April 15. Reprints of surviving ph...
Cruise Ship Swimming Pools
Swimming Pools on Cruise Ships
People have been enjoying the 'ammenity' of cruise ship swimming pools for over a century. The main swimming pool is traditionally located on an open-air upper deck called the LIDO deck. But, depending on the ship you choose, odds are, swimming and sunbathing aren't the only activities you'll find on the lido, and the main pool isn't even THE pool, but just one of the pools on your cruise ship. Come along with me and find out all about getting into the swim of things at sea. Find out about t...
Swimming Pools on Cruise Ships
People have been enjoying the 'ammenity' of cruise ship swimming pools for over a century. The main swimming pool is traditionally located on an open-air upper deck called the LIDO deck. But, depending on the ship you choose, odds are, swimming and sunbathing aren't the only activities you'll find on the lido, and the main pool isn't even THE pool, but just one of the pools on your cruise ship. Come along with me and find out all about getting into the swim of things at sea. Find out about t...
Pictures of Cruise Ships
Cruise Ship Pictures for Your Walls
When you see pictures of cruise ships, doesn't it just make you want to hop on one and sail off to an exotic location. If you have ever vacationed on a cruise ship, you probably have fond memories of the time you spent at sea, and just may be planning your next cruise right now. Even if you haven't booked your next cruise yet, you may be like countless others who have fallen in love with cruising, ships, and the sea. Or, maybe you know someone who has. If so, here, for your viewing pleasure...
Cruise Ship Pictures for Your Walls
When you see pictures of cruise ships, doesn't it just make you want to hop on one and sail off to an exotic location. If you have ever vacationed on a cruise ship, you probably have fond memories of the time you spent at sea, and just may be planning your next cruise right now. Even if you haven't booked your next cruise yet, you may be like countless others who have fallen in love with cruising, ships, and the sea. Or, maybe you know someone who has. If so, here, for your viewing pleasure...
Titanics Sisters - Britannic and Olympic
Titanic's Two Sister Ships were Britannic and Olympic
Everyone knows the story of the sinking of the Titanic, but not everyone knows that the RMS Titanic was one of a trio of sister ships that also included the HMHS Britannic and the RMS Olympic. The Olympic Class Ocean Liners of the White Star Line were built to better the biggest, fastest liners afloat. White Star's intention was for the three sisters to be bigger and more luxurious than rival Cunard's Lusitania and Mauretania. Here, then is a brief introduction to Titanic's sisters. Read on...
Titanic's Two Sister Ships were Britannic and Olympic
Everyone knows the story of the sinking of the Titanic, but not everyone knows that the RMS Titanic was one of a trio of sister ships that also included the HMHS Britannic and the RMS Olympic. The Olympic Class Ocean Liners of the White Star Line were built to better the biggest, fastest liners afloat. White Star's intention was for the three sisters to be bigger and more luxurious than rival Cunard's Lusitania and Mauretania. Here, then is a brief introduction to Titanic's sisters. Read on...
Read All About It: Cruises
Have FUN Researching Your Cruise
Whether you're considering your first cruise, or planning your 20th, many seasoned cruisers will tell you a lot of the excitement of a cruise actually comes before you step on deck. That's right! Part of the fun is in the anticipation, planning, and research that comes beforehand. Before you envision hours of drudgery spent in the stacks of a library doing research for some boring school assignment, hold the phone! This is a different kind of research, and it's actually fun! The fun is that...
Have FUN Researching Your Cruise
Whether you're considering your first cruise, or planning your 20th, many seasoned cruisers will tell you a lot of the excitement of a cruise actually comes before you step on deck. That's right! Part of the fun is in the anticipation, planning, and research that comes beforehand. Before you envision hours of drudgery spent in the stacks of a library doing research for some boring school assignment, hold the phone! This is a different kind of research, and it's actually fun! The fun is that...
Ocean Liners vs. Cruise Ships
Are Cruise Ships the same as Ocean Liners?
Do you know the difference between Ocean Liners and Cruise Ships? Many people don't! The airline industry brought about the decline of the need for regular transatlantic crossings by ocean liners, and that decline might be credited with the birth of today's cruise ship industry. But cruise ships are not modern ocean liners. Ocean liners have a storied past, and many have disappeared into the annals of history. A few are still in regular use. However, most people who 'go cruising' do so on a...
Are Cruise Ships the same as Ocean Liners?
Do you know the difference between Ocean Liners and Cruise Ships? Many people don't! The airline industry brought about the decline of the need for regular transatlantic crossings by ocean liners, and that decline might be credited with the birth of today's cruise ship industry. But cruise ships are not modern ocean liners. Ocean liners have a storied past, and many have disappeared into the annals of history. A few are still in regular use. However, most people who 'go cruising' do so on a...
Who Was the Captain of the Titanic?
Who Was Titanic's Captain? Did He Go Down with the Ship?
Captain Edward John Smith, 62, was Master of RMS Titanic. He was not only highly respected within the maritime community, but admired by passengers who had sailed with him. Yes, like in the movie, the real life Capt. E.J. Smith went down with his ship. He was a true captain. Though we don't know for sure where he was at the last, we do know that he did NOT enter a lifeboat, but perished in one of the great sea tragedies of all time. Yes, Captain Smith, Master of Titanic, went down with his...
Who Was Titanic's Captain? Did He Go Down with the Ship?
Captain Edward John Smith, 62, was Master of RMS Titanic. He was not only highly respected within the maritime community, but admired by passengers who had sailed with him. Yes, like in the movie, the real life Capt. E.J. Smith went down with his ship. He was a true captain. Though we don't know for sure where he was at the last, we do know that he did NOT enter a lifeboat, but perished in one of the great sea tragedies of all time. Yes, Captain Smith, Master of Titanic, went down with his...
Ten Tips for Cruising in Hurricane Season
My 10 Best Tips for Hurricane Season Cruises
Dozens of cruise itineraries were disrupted last year because of Hurricane Irene. It could happen again this year. "Why would anyone want to cruise during hurricane season?" Criuising during hurricane season is something many of us do regularly... and not only during hurricane season, but during peak hurricane season. You'll find some very good cruise deals during peak hurricane season. And, if you are willing to take a risk that may or may not materialize, make the associated trade-offs, an...
My 10 Best Tips for Hurricane Season Cruises
Dozens of cruise itineraries were disrupted last year because of Hurricane Irene. It could happen again this year. "Why would anyone want to cruise during hurricane season?" Criuising during hurricane season is something many of us do regularly... and not only during hurricane season, but during peak hurricane season. You'll find some very good cruise deals during peak hurricane season. And, if you are willing to take a risk that may or may not materialize, make the associated trade-offs, an...
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