Carnival Cruise Has A New Ship With Old Traditions

The Carnival Breeze is coming soon! That's the newest addition to the Carnival fleet of cruise ships. It's scheduled to be ready for sailing by June 2012. They are still working on the ship while it is in wet dock. The interior design work will begin soon. What I find fascinating about cruise ships is the old ceremonial practices that are still part of modern sailing. For instance for Carnival Breeze there was a coin ceremony which is an ancient seafaring tradition. A custom made coin, which symbolizes good fortune, gets welded to the upper deck. This is to bring together the shipbuilders and Carnival Cruise Line.

I'll be posting more about the features of the ship as it gets closer to it's sailing date.

I've been on a cruise and it was a wonderful experience. Sometimes just sitting out on the deck and watching the endless horizon was special, so peaceful and relaxing. I've become so interested in the engineering and history of the ships and sailing ever since.

Been cruising? Feel free to comment below and share your experience.

 

Sondra Carpenter

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No Fly Cruising

Adding air fare on to the cost of your cruise  vacation can be a little costly, unless of course you don't fly at all! There are lots of cruise ships that sail out of ports other than Miami or San Juan particularly if you're headed for the Caribbean, Bermuda or the Bahamas. On the west coast several cruise lines sail to Hawaii and Mexico.

There are ships that regularly sail out of New York City and Brooklyn NY, New Orleans LA, Baltimore MD, San Diego CA, Boston MA, Norfolk VA, San Francisco CA, and many more, to several popular destinations.

Visit my travel site to see which cruise ships are headed to an exotic location from your home town. You can book your cruise vacation now with just a few mouse clicks!

Happy Cruising!
Sondra Carpenter
Pack Your Bags Travel

I'm No Cruise Virgin

For quite awhile taking a cruise was something I've heard about from folks I know who were close to retirement age and who had spent the year saving for this event. The pictures they brought back made me say "ooh...and aah" but thought I may end up waiting a few years before I could make that trip myself.

Fortunately after I signed on with TraVerus Travel Group I was able to take advantage of their fantastic member trips. They're not fam trips where you're expected to take tours or have a schedule of inspections, this was a real VACATION exclusively for TraVerus members!

The cruise was wonderful. We sailed on Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas for 5 nights going to Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios, Jamaica for only $285.00 per person, which included all taxes and fees. It would cost me more money to stay home! Meals were included and the ship was beautiful as well as having the ultimate in customer service.
So I can honestly say now that I am no longer a "cruise virgin" thanks to TraVerus Travel.

Sondra Carpenter
Travel Consultant
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