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Do you travel with or without a group? (Galveston County Daily News)

Travel columnist Janice Law weighs the pros and cons of traveling with a group or alone.

Inspiring New York Themes Highlight Public Areas on ms Nieuw Amsterdam, the Newest Holland America Line Ship (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

The extensive array of upscale public areas aboard the new Holland America Line Signature-class ship ms Nieuw Amsterdam reflects the brand's enhanced premium-class facilities and amenities, highlighted by decor honoring the historic glamour of New York City, known as Nieuw Amsterdam by its Dutch founders.

Celebrity cruising to Caribbean year-round (Chicago Tribune)

Celebrity Cruises is sailing one of its most-prized ships into the Caribbean this summer, a move that breaks with the company's tradition of repositioning its vessels to Europe and Alaska during hurricane season.

Mind the gap: Ocean liner squeezes through lock with just two feet on either side of her (Daily Mail)

The Celebrity Eclipse was forced to make an undignified squeeze through the lock as she left the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenberg, Germany, on her maiden voyage.

Celebrity Cruises Presents an 'Eclipse' That's Easy on the Eyes (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Conventional wisdom advises the use of special eye protection when viewing an eclipse. But none of that was necessary for the thousands of individuals who lined the banks of Germany's River Ems today to see Celebrity Eclipse embark on a fascinating adventure in cruising.

Ship packages put travelers on cruise control (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Travel » Cruise ship packages offer the adventurous a wide array of price ranges, destinations and themes to choose from. Some people love to cruise. Take Paul Falkner of Salt Lake City, for example.

More couples cruise into matrimony with shipboard wedding (Seattle Times)

More cruise lines now offer shipboard wedding packages, amenities and wedding planning services, including legal marriages performed by ships' captains.

Princess Cruises is latest line to unveil plans for expansion in Europe (USA Today)

Add Princess Cruises to the list of cruise lines expanding in Europe as demand for voyages in the region grows.

Holland America Line's ms Ryndam Receives Latest Signature of Excellence Enhancements (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Holland America Line's ms Ryndam recently sailed with several new enhancements on its seven-day western Caribbean cruises sailing from Tampa, Florida. Â The premium ship just completed a 17-day dry dock in Freeport, Bahamas, and now features the new, stylish lounge called Mix, a sophisticated Showroom at Sea with several new productions, the complimentary Italian eatery Canaletto, and a complete ...

Big ships, low fares, on Northwest cruises (Seattle Times)

If you want a big-ship experience at a smaller price, take a one-night cruise between Seattle and Vancouver, B. C., this spring or fall...


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