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Paul Gauguin Cruise Tahiti 6/7/12

Tahiti Trip Review Paul Gauguin Cruise & Private Island Stay  June 7 – June 21, 2012   Tahiti – Even the name conjures up visions of a romantic, beautiful, mysterious, and magical place full of expectations and wonderment.  It is truly a special place – one that is above all others when it comes to natural beauty.  Love, life, excitement, and spirit are renewed as people indulge in its many splendors.  James Michener once said of all the places he’s visited around the world, Bora Bora is the most beautiful island on earth. &nbs...Read More...

Uniworld River Empress 3/21/12

    Uniworld River Cruise Springtime Along The Rhine  March 21 – April 2, 2012   Before this cruise, we had been on 41 ocean cruises, but never on a river cruise.  Being this is the fastest growing segment of cruising, we felt it was important to experience one first-hand in order for us to better convey information to our clients and assist them when booking their river cruises.  We’ve sold many river cruises and have gotten a lot of feedback from our clients, but nothing can compare to doing something personally.  After carefully cons...Read More...

Celebrity Eclipse 4/2/11

Celebrity Eclipse Western Caribbean Cruise  April 2 – April 9, 2011 Friday, April 1On Thursday, we were given the opportunity by our Business Development Manager to do a cruise on the brand new Celebrity Eclipse – one we could not pass up.  We only had a two day notice, so we hurried to make all the reservations and found out we could not get any flights the day of the cruise and decided we had to fly to Miami on Friday.  We made reservations at the Springhill Suites Art/Medical District as we got a good travel agent rate.  Normal rate is about $119 per nig...Read More...

NCL Pride of America 6/25/11

Hawaii Trip ReviewNCL Pride of America  06/21 – 7/12/11  We were really looking forward to this cruise because it was our first chance to see Hawaii.  Plus, as travel agents we’ve booked this cruise for a lot of our clients, but we were not able to provide them first-hand personal information about it; only that which we had gained via reading reviews and talking to those who have actually done it.  We heard many dismal comments, especially about the ship, food, and service, and we felt it was important for us to do it and decide for ourselves whether the ma...Read More...