Cruise Holidays - Attheta Travel

Cruise lines can be grouped into three distinct categories: luxury, premium and contemporary. Like contemporary cruise lines, the premium lines – such as Celebrity Cruises, Holland America Line, Oceania Cruises and Princess Cruises – offer a wide range of activities on board, from shopping and friendly contests to pool parties and dancing. But, a premium cruise line typically provides more upscale accommodations, amenities and service. Premium cruise line ships tend to be smaller than those of the contemporary lines, generally accommodating 500 to 1,500 guests, though some are larger. Staterooms, on the other hand, tend to be more spacious, with higher-quality furnishings. Many premium ships have a high percentage of staterooms with private balconies. Dining is a step closer to gourmet, and entertainment is more sophisticated. Children are welcome, although special programming and facilities for kids probably won’t be as extensive as on a contemporary ship, and may be absent altoget...

Some of the cruise line (including Princess) are offering Black Friday sales for future cruises. "Princess Cruises is planning a post-Thanksgiving sale on Alaska trips -- a first for the company. The five-day After Thanksgiving Alaska Sale, as the line is calling it, will kick off Friday and bring savings of up to $1,000 on Princess cruisetours in the state -- trips that combine a cruise along the Alaska coast with rail travel to Denali National Park and stays at Princess wilderness lodges..." The information for the Princess is listed on our Cruise Holiday facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Attheta-Travel-Cruise-Holidays/301913657415

We have returned from the Cruise Holidays convention, aboard the ms Eurodam.   During the seven day cruise from Ft Lauderdale, we visited: Grand Turk, San Juan, St Thomas, and Half Moon Cay (the private island of Holland America).   During the next few weeks, we will write our review of the ship and the ports of call. During one of the sea days, we joined 200 other convention delegates in a fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation and completed the five-kilometer walk on board the ship to benefit the fight against breast cancer. That was nine laps around the promenade deck of the ms Eurodam.   We were glad for smooth seas… The Eurodam has a fundraiser, On Deck for the Cure , on each seven day cruise. 5k walk around the deck of ms Eurodam Anita, after the "Walk for the Cure" Anita, resting after the 5k walk Anita & Garry - after the Walk for the Cure If you have a Facebook account, please become our friends and "like" our fan pa...

The stunning barrier reef around the Turks & Caicos Islands makes this destination one of the best in the world for snorkeling and scuba diving. Snorkelers tend to take their time gliding along the long, fragile stretches of multicolored coral. Among the dozens of dive sites, a mile-high undersea wall just 400 yards off the shore of Grand Turk Island is one of the most popular. But there’s more to this chain of tiny coral islands, just 30 miles south of the Bahamas, than what is found in the water. With average temperatures in the 80s, refreshing trade winds and 350 days of sunshine a year, cruise passengers are likely to find ideal vacation weather when they disembark at the Grand Turk Cruise Center . Plenty of quality shopping is available in a complex at the dock, but don’t spend all of your time on the island in the shops. Venture out to stroll the beach, take a doze on a chaise lounge with a glass of tropical punch at hand, or rent a private cabana for the day ...

Pristine white sand and calm turquoise waters lie close to the busiest cruise ship harbor in the West Indies: Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. This port is accustomed to welcoming as many as 20,000 day visitors from cruise ships. Your ship may dock at Havensight Pier or at Crown Bay Pier – either is just a five-minute cab ride from downtown Charlotte Amalie . If the docks are full, your ship may anchor in the lovely harbor, and a tender will take you right to the center of town. Charlotte Amalie is known for terrific shopping. A multitude of shops and boutiques are filled with fine pottery, fabric, artwork, crystal, clothing, perfume, watches and local crafts. When you get hungry, head to Market Square , an open-air market where you can try some of the fresh, local produce. The port and downtown areas have many interesting colonial buildings form the 17 th and 18 th centuries. A must-see is Fort Christian , which was constructed when the i...

Cruise lines can be grouped into three distinct categories: luxury, premium and contemporary. The contemporary cruise lines – such as Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Lines, Disney Cruise Line and MSC Cruises – are recognized for their family-friendly, large, amenity-loaded ships. These ships are like floating resorts, with lots of activities for all ages, large spaces for entertainment, sports decks, extensive spa facilities and well-run children’s programs.  These ships also tend to have a variety of dining options – everything from fast snacks to gourmet fare in stylish restaurants – in order to fuel everyone from the youngest to the most senior passengers. Still, with all they have in common, each contemporary cruise line is known for some distinctive features. Royal Caribbean’s signature on-board activities include rock-climbing walls, ice-skating rinks and surf simulators. This line’s fleet includes the world’s largest cruise ships – the Oasis of ...

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