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Oasis of the Seas: The Game-Changer Cometh

So, she's finally here: Oasis of the Seas, the 225,282-ton, 5,400-passenger colossus that reportedly cost Royal Caribbean $1.4 billion and nine to ten million working hours to design and build. And what's the word? Sure, there's been a lot of hype. ...

From MATT HANNAFIN, Frommers,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Mercury,  Adam Goldstein

Cruising 101: A Beginner's Guide to Onboard Entertainment

You may be stuck on a ship in the middle of nowhere, but that doesn't mean that your cruise line won't want to make you feel like you're in New York, Paris, or -- more likely -- Vegas. Here are the most common ways they'll try to keep you ...

From MATT HANNAFIN & HEIDI SARNA, Frommers,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Bob Marley,  Jimmy Buffett,  Andrew Lloyd Webber,  YMCA,  Richard Rodgers

Sailing Under the Radar, Pt. 5: British Columbia & the Pacific Northwest

Big cruise ships are great. We love them lots. But they're not the only game in town. In this, the latest installment in our multi-part series cataloguing the lesser-known small-ship options in the world's great sailing regions, we focus on an area ...

From MATT HANNAFIN, Frommers,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: University of Washington,  National Geographic,  Cruise West,  American Safari Cruises,  Lindblad Expeditions

Dropping Anchor: How to Get Married on a Cruise Ship

If you'd like to have your marriage and honeymoon all in one, you can legally get hitched on many cruises, either aboard ship or at one of your ports of call. Practically all the mainstream lines have wedding packages, with Carnival, Princess, and ...

From MATT HANNAFIN & HEIDI SARNA, Frommers,  2 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jewel

Sailing Under the Radar, Pt. 4: Baja California, the Mexican Riviera & Pacific Central America

Only a few more installments to go in our multi-part series cataloging the lesser-known, family-owned, mom-and-pop, historic, adventurous, and otherwise niche segments of the otherwise monolithic cruise industry. Move over, Carnival and Royal Caribbean, ...

From MATT HANNAFIN, Frommers,  21 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Cruise West,  American Safari Cruises,  Carnival Cruise Lines,  Ambassadors International, Inc.

Sailing Under the Radar, Pt. 3: Small Ships to New England and Canada's Atlantic Provinces

A chill in the air, a color besides green on the trees, squirrels frantically storing up nuts -- it's fall, folks, and fall means foliage, and foliage is practically synonymous with New England and its neighbors to the north, the Canadian provinces of ...

From MATT HANNAFIN, Frommers,  7 Oct 2009
Related Topics: American Canadian Caribbean Line,  American Cruise Lines,  Hapag-Lloyd,  Culinary Institute of America

Cruising Under the Radar, Caribbean Edition: Going by Sail Power

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for this site discussing some of the wonderful and lesser-known small-ship options in , a region where small vessels are a particularly good bet and able to go where the megaships can't. Now we turn our attention to ...

From MATT HANNAFIN, Frommers,  23 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Sea Cloud Cruises,  Star Clippers

He Said/She Said on the Best Cruises for Everyone

Heidi: Ok, I'm sure you get the question all the time, just like I do: What are the best cruises? Not easy to answer in a snappy one-liner, of course. As we both preach, it depends on what you like and who you're cruising with. Since I do this for a ...

From MATT HANNAFIN & HEIDI SARNA, Frommers,  23 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Star Clippers,  Cruise West

Will Royal Caribbean's "Oasis of the Seas" Change the (Cruise) World?

This December, Royal Caribbean International will introduce Oasis of the Seas, the 225,000-ton, 5,400-passenger super-megaship that will wrest the "world's largest" title away from the line's own 160,000-ton Freedom-class vessels. Two weeks ago I ...

From MATT HANNAFIN, Frommers,  9 Sep 2009
Related Topics: MSC Cruises,  Queen Elizabeth II,  Sea Cloud Cruises

Exploring the Ports of Call: Shore Excursions vs. Going It on Your Own

How you spend your time in port can make the difference between a great cruise experience and a big fat disappointment. The ports we cover on this website and in our books vary greatly, from quiet un--touristed ports such as Jost Van Dyke, where your ...

From MATT HANNAFIN & HEIDI SARNA, Frommers,  2 Sep 2009

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