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Happy 50th Alaska
It’s party time in Alaska.Alaska kicked off a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary of statehood on January 3 and Holland America will be taking part in those celebrations.When the Alaska...
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Cruise West-no mega ships here
Cruise West does offer a difference.This nine ship cruise line is the antithesis of the mega ships.Alaska was the start for this small cruise line and since then it has spread to many continents.The...
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Multiple sales from Holland America
There continues to be evidence that the cruise lines are not doing as well as expected. Sales on all the lines continue and one more example comes from Holland America, with a 3-day sale that starts...
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Different spin on ‘world’ of cruising
For many years now friends have asked me: “Why not a world cruise?” I always hesitate. The longest cruise I have been on is 20 days and by then I was ready to get off the ship. However, a chance to...
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Radiance still glowing in Vancouver
While Disney is moving its Wonder from Vancouver to Seattle for the 2012 Alaska season, Royal Caribbean is staying put with one ship in Vancouver. Radiance of the Seas will be undergoing a major...
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HAL’s four new European itineraries
If you’re looking to plan early, Holland America has released its 2012 European schedule and will be matching this year’s deployment of seven ships to Europe. From what I can tell from Holland...
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Alaska’s Playground Peninsula
I am taking some time off and have turned the Blog over to my colleagues Bob and Nancy Dunn of Cruising Done Right. They are currently on an Alaska tour and cruise with Princess Cruises…and today...
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Whither the weather in Glacier Bay
I am taking some time off and have turned the Blog over to my colleagues Bob and Nancy Dunn of Cruising Done Right. They are currently on an Alaska tour and cruise with Princess Cruises. Today’s blog...
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Juneau — Mendenhall and more
I am taking some time off and have turned the Blog over to my colleagues Bob and Nancy Dunn of Cruising Done Right. They are currently on an Alaska tour and cruise with Princess Cruises. Today, their...
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Thanksgiving sales cross borders
I am still trying to figure out when Black Friday sales started in Canada. It’s irrelevant though, isn’t it? Anything for a sale — right? So far, three cruise lines have announced what could be...
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Veendam to South America–Phil’s Pick
Welcome to our Blog. The soon to be re–furbished Veendam (1400) is set to start cruising South American in the fall and winter of 2009-10.The Veendam will be joining the Prinsendam (800) which is...
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Melting glaciers in Canada’s Arctic stoking sea-level rise
The Laurentide ice sheet once entombed Canada in two kilometres of ice, but all that is left is a blob of ice on Baffin Island now shrinking at a remarkable rate. Scientists say the remnant of the once...
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Climate study finds more bad news for the planet
WASHINGTON — The year 2012 signalled more bad news for the state of the Earth’s climate as global land and ocean temperatures continued to rise, accelerating the decline of Arctic summer sea ice, the...
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Canada’s Arctic ice caps melting rapidly since 2005, according to documents
OTTAWA — Glacier monitoring conducted by the federal government in Canada’s High Arctic shows the shrinking of ice caps that started in the late 1980s “has accelerated rapidly since 2005” and is part...
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