 | Cruise reviews-
The more I search, the more interesting places I find for views and
reviews on cruising. So many that I have had to put the reviews
on a separate page! |
| Travel sites- These are some of the best places to find
great deals on travel and on cruises. In no particular order I
have found all valuable both for prices and for reviews of ships.
They also have comprehensive deck plans so you can see exactly where
each cabin is (some of their legends are a bit sketchy so you
sometimes cannot determine if a cabin has an extra fold out bed or has
twin beds that cannot be made into a queen)
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| Last minute - In addition to the sites above, there are two
web sites that specialize in last minute bargain rates. I have
not tried them yet for service, but the prices sure look good.
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| All inclusive travel sites NOT primarily for booking a cruise.
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Cruise Critic. Reviews, late breaking information, message
boards. This site has everything ranging from message boards
to reviews to helpful hints about almost everything. Signup is free. (Check out the thread
on the Celebrity message board on "what happens if you die while on the ship?". It is hilarious!) |
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Celebrity Cruise Critic parties. For those who sign up
with Cruise Critic, Celebrity offers a special free get together
party. There are a few steps in this process. First, you
have to sign up with Cruise Critic. Second, check to see if anybody
has
announced a party. Third, sign up for the party at the
special
Celebrity site. If more than 25 people sign up, the party
is on and Celebrity will send you notice. |
| Travel pages.
Unfortunately the site does not permit direct links to the embedded
pages. There are reviews of most major lines and ships. |
| Cruise Clues- A
very impressive personal site with some of the best content and most
extensive links around. The authors have links to weather reports,
cruise history, visa information, and virtually everything else! |
| Cruise Travel-
This is the website of the magazine, Cruise Travel. While
primarily a vehicle for their magazine (which, by the way, is
excellent) it does have considerable information on books and videos
that can be ordered. |
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| Shore Excursions - We used the ship services for our first
shore excursions simply because it was the easiest ways to get
guaranteed service with no surprises. Next time we are
considering using the following two services since they are quite a
bit cheaper than the tours the cruises offer.
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| Medical Information. From cruise line inspection
records to the latest information of cruise sicknesses, here are the
sites.
| CDC
Center for Disease Control. Information on the inspection
records for all cruise ships. You will need Adobe reader (a
free download) to see most of this information. |
| Cruise2
has some good information on recent illnesses on ships |
| SARS
information- from U.S. State Department |
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| Passports and visas. Do you really need a passport or
a visa? It depends on where you go. Many Caribbean
countries require neither, but you will have to have both picture ID
and an official state birth certificate (not a copy)
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| Weather information - If you travel during hurricane season
you will want to know the status of the weather both before you go and
while you are on your trip. Check out NOAA for the latest short
and long term forecasts.
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| Celebrity special interests sites- A collection of
sites built by supporters of Celebrity Cruise Line. These sites have
far more information about Celebrity than the official Celebrity site has!
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Celebrity Galaxy - A comprehensive review with pictures of
the Galaxy by Brett and Patsy. |
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| Links of links- Pages of links to cruise information. Some of the
links in these pages are quite good (and we have included them in our
links). Many go to travel agents. You are on your own!
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Yahoo |
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Open Directory Also try some of the subheadings for
additional information. |
| Cruise
@ddicts- Cute name and lots of links. Some cruise
reviews and member pages. |
| Webring
- A web ring is a collection of sites for a single purpose.
Here is the one for cruising. some of the sites are inactive,
some of the sites are somewhat off topic, but there are a few good
ones in the bunch. |
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| Miscellaneous stuff- Things that don't really fit into any
of the categories above
| Sealetter Cruise Magazine-
While many of the links on this site seem to end in "page Not Found"
messages, what is there is quite interesting. Besides having reviews
of ships, the writers cover all sort of interesting topics like ship
doctors (and how well trained they are) and gambling on cruise
lines. |
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Diva- Fun facts about the Century. This site also has
some nice overall sections on packing, general ship information, and
lots of odds and ends that we do not cover (Check out the article on
gentlemen companions!). |
| Voyagers
Anonymous. This site actually gave me the idea to
include the dinner menus on this site. Dennis
Marks included the dinner menus for both the RCI and the Sitmar lines.
This should give you some idea how well you can eat on a cruise. |
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Ketchikan, Alaska. Want to know what ships are in
Ketchikan at any particular time? This is the page to go
to.(Don't know why I found this so interesting, but I did) |
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| Our other sites-
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| Whoops! And I can't forget the most important site of all
for those interested in Celebrity.
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