Cruise Holidays - Attheta Travel

We would all like to book the finest suite on the ship for our next cruise experience, but that doesn’t fit every budget. A smaller budget doesn’t mean a cruise is out of the question, though. All cruises deliver great value, but here are a few ways to help make your next cruise more affordable. Work with a professional travel advisor. With a wide array of cruise lines, ships, itineraries, seasons, discounts and promotions, it can be quite difficult to find the best cruise deals. A travel advisor is your best guide to a great deal; for example, they know when sailing a week earlier or choosing an older ship can make a difference. They also have access to discounts not available to the public. Drive to and from your departure port. Driving instead of flying can save money. But, make sure the cost of round-trip airfare is not exceeded by what you would spend on gas and parking, plus the wear and tear on your vehicle. Enjoy a shorter cruise. If you’re not comfortable with the cost of a ...

Cruising offers a wide range of vacation adventures – everything from a relaxing “cruise to nowhere” to action-packed expeditions. You can cruise to popular destinations like the Caribbean, the Riviera Maya, or Alaska. But, cruise ships visit nearly every place on Earth that’s close to a major body of water. If you’re looking for a lesser-traveled destination, consider a cruise that visits one of the following ports. Safaga, Egypt, is a busy commercial port on the Red Sea. But, the town itself is not a reason to visit; the red cliffs, beautiful turquoise water, and excursions to Luxor are. Just north of town is a stretch of sandy beaches where you can rent windsurfing or diving equipment; the wind is steady, and the underwater reefs are spectacular. Luxor is an often-overlooked gem of the ancient world, with temples, sphinxes, and the Valley of Kings, an incredibly well-preserved burial site for the pharaohs of Egypt. Many ships that call on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar specif...

While waiting to step onboard a cruise ship in a U.S. port once again, you may be wondering how cruise policies and procedures are changing to meet new, pandemic-era health and safety needs. It’s safe to say that there will be lots of changes, some more visible than others. Here’s what we know right now about what you can expect.   More health screenings . The highly transmissible COVID-19 virus makes it important that everyone who comes on board is healthy. Passengers could be asked to provide documentation that they are virus-free and fit to travel. Expect touchless temperature checks when you board and when entering public spaces on the ship. Hand sanitizer stations have become an onboard fixture in recent years, but expect to see even more of them, along with reminders to use them frequently.   Masks . The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention says masks can slow the spread of COVID-19 and help prevent people who have the virus from transmitting it to others. So...

    Taking a cruise vacation doesn’t have to mean traveling far from home; you can explore some of America’s most beautiful and historic rivers by cruise ship. That includes the Columbia River, the largest in the Pacific Northwest, essential to the region’s culture and economy for hundreds of years.   Most week-long Columbia River cruises sail a portion of the Snake River, too. Together, the two rivers create a 500-mile waterway from Clarkston, Washington, to Astoria, Oregon. The superb scenery incudes the sunny, rolling hills of eastern Washington, the spectacularly eroded walls of the Columbia River Gorge, brooding Mount St. Helens, and the verdant green slopes leading to the Pacific Ocean.   Many explorers have sailed the Columbia; the best-known are Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and their Corps of Discovery Expedition. They mapped the river in late 1805 and early 1806 as part of their exploration of the Louisiana Purchase. Your cruise ship journey will be m...