NCL’s Norwegian Breakaway: Family Fun from NYC
By Stacey Zable Family Travel Editor The largest ship to homeport out of Manhattan, Norwegian Cruise Line’s new Norwegian Breakaway is ideal for family clients, especially those driving distance from New York City. Following are key selling points for families…
Cruise Perceptions Eroding Among Travelers
A new poll shows that people’s perception of safety and comfort on cruise vacations may be shifting downward given the tide of events on the high seas over the past few years. The Carnival Triumph’s well-noted limp back to shore was the most recent kick off to widespread questions of quality standards and shipboard safety. […]
New Luxury River Cruise Launches in Myanmar
In this hyper-speed, social media-run world it is nice to know there is still a place where you can turn it off and take things slow. No, this does not refer to the bank or doctor’s waiting room, or phone queue to the airline desk. This refers to a place where urban troubles stay behind, […]
Travel Deals, Discounts and Packages: June 2013
Holland America Line for Last Minute Cruise Deals Holland America Line is putting summer on sale this season with a number of cruise values, including fares starting a $399 per person, double. That fare would book a seven-day Alaska itinerary, interior stateroom, with departures available on June 30, July 14 and August 11.
Airline Tickets: The Keys are in the Fees
While the Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC) is reporting relatively flat sales of tickets by travel agents so far this year, the nation’s airlines are reporting upticks in fee revenues and passenger satisfaction despite tales of crowded flights and myriad passenger discomforts. U.S. airlines collected more than $6 billion in baggage and reservation change fees from […]
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