The latest gee-whiz shore excursion from a cruise line: Cosmonaut training (USA Today)
Leave it to Crystal Cruises to come up with a shore excursion that costs nearly $33,000.
Best bets for this weekend (Seattle Times)
Top events this weekend, March 11-14, around Seattle and Western Washington.
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.
Top Secret: Cosmonaut Training for Crystal Guests (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Crystal Cruises is announcing yet another industry first: one-night excursions to Russia's former top secret Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City. From extreme G Forces and weightlessness to the "Final Challenge" in the world's largest hydrospace laboratory, intrepid Crystal guests can train like modern Russian Cosmonauts on some of the largest, most advanced space equipment in the world.
Costs of taking a cruise heading up (Chicago Tribune)
If you're hoping for another year of dirt-cheap cruising, I have news for you: That ship has sailed.
Experts Offer Stylish Advice on Crystal Voyages (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
While some travelers yearn to look refreshed from their vacations, Crystal guests can actually return home with a head-to-toe makeover. Â
Fifth Avenue to Launch New Retail Store in Cairo (Zawya)
08 March 2010 In consequence to the expansion plan that Fifth Avenue has drawn up, the highline fashion jewelry and accessories chain announced setting up a new store in Designopolis, due to launch this month.
Cruise trends: Solo cabins, fewer discounts (Seattle Times)
If you're planning a cruise vacation in 2010, get ready for higher prices, better entertainment, onboard water parks and one of the most...
RP tourism takes center stage at NY Times Travel Show (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
NEW YORK – The Philippines took center stage at the New York Times Travel Show last weekend, featuring its panoramic sights, white-sand beaches, culture and foods.
Cruises: cultural and specialist interest holidays (Daily Telegraph)
Whatever your specialist interest, there is probably a cruise on which you can indulge it.
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