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Cruise feedback and photos from Elise Nelson -- thank you, Elise! Our first stop was Key West and we decided to go parasailing. Instead of spending $90 a person booking through the ship, we went directly through the company Fury Water Adventures ( www.furycat.com ) and saved over $100. We had a great time! (even though I look terrified). This is the inside of the main atrium. The ship was really nice inside and very clean. The Imagination had lots of seating outside of the Horizon Buffett. Here is Charlie eating breakfast before we headed out to Key West to parasail. This is me at one of the art auctions. I HIGHLY recommend going to these. They are really fun and I won two pieces of art and Charlie one a gold bracelet! We decided to do the sit down dinner every night at 6 pm. The food was GREAT and our servers were amazing. They knew our names by the first night and remembered just how I liked my espresso with dessert, seen here! Our second sto...

A good friend of ours loves cruising – and cruise ships!   For Father’s Day, his family got up at 4:30AM so they could go to the pier in Seattle to watch three ships come into the harbor from Alaska.   After the ships docked, the Nelson family went to breakfast at the Edgewater Hotel.   The hotel is built out over Elliott Bay.  The Edgewater is famous for the picture of the Beatles fishing from the window of their hotel room.     Ned’s story and pictures -- Here is a defination of a perfect father's day for a cruise nut like me.    4am - Wake up 4:30 - Leave home with warm clothes 5am - Starbucks 5:15 - Arrive on Seattle's Elliott Bay to watch the cruise ships come in: Sapphire Princess and the HAL Oosterdam 5:45 - Drive to Pier 66 for a close up view of the Norwegian Pearl 6:30 - Breakfast next door at the Edgewater Hotel  Now that is living. Family really loves me to get up that early.   Ned   Carolyn, Ned,...

Shore excursions are a wonderful addition to a cruise, providing the opportunity to explore ports of call and nearby attractions. Some ports offer just a few excursions, but often the array of choices can seem bewildering. Cruise Holidays recently asked its cruise experts what types of shore excursions they book most often for their clients. Here are their top five answers: 1.       General sight-seeing tours, which usually make use of a coach bus, automobile or train. This type of excursion focuses on taking guests to the most popular attractions in port, such as historic landmarks, shopping districts and scenic views. There’s often a tour guide who provides information about what you see. While most of these tours make frequent stops to allow guests to take a closer look at the attractions, walking is usually minimal. 2.       “Soft adventure” excursions, such as zip lining, biking, kayaking, rafting, ATV tours, fishing, swimming ...