Jason

Anyone been on a Thanksgiving cruise?? If so, how is it? Curious as to how good thanksgiving dinner is aboard the ships.

Welcome to CruiseCrazies, bill!!

My favorite island is definitely Grand Cayman, USVI. The waters are incredibly tropical, with perfectly clear greenish-blue waters. The environment just seems so relaxed and laid back on the island, in all the stores, on the streets, etc. What's your favorite?? :D :D

Hey Keith and Rita! Congratulations! Yabadabadoooo!!!

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A young cruise line said it will begin regular service from the Port of Miami on Nov. 25 with a sold-out, 14-day cruise to Mexico, Central America and the Panama Canal onboard its 684-passenger Regatta. Oceania Cruises, which is headquartered at 8120 N.W. 53rd St. in Miami, the same suite of offices that housed Carnival Cruise Lines' first headquarters, said Regatta will cruise the Caribbean from November through mid-March, then return to Europe for the spring and summer months. The full story is here: http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/st...17/daily36.html

18 ships! And the port has enough room for all theses ships?? Wow that's amazing!!

Have a great cruise!! Wishing you calm seas and a smooth sailing!

We went there on the Triumh several years ago for the first and only time....we weren't too impressed - They were just starting to build a shopping center near the pier and the tourist part of the island was just starting to get developed, so the only kind of shopping within walking distance were some tents that were set up....there wasn't anything to see right near the pier. We had to walk through a dirt field to get to where the tents were set up. Great thing about it was when we went, we were the only ship docked there, so it wasn't crowded at all.

Welcome to CruiseCrazies, Frenchie!! Hope to see you posting.

Howdy gogetter, That gambling cruise sounds like a great time!!

Hey Carol, Welcome home! I am glad to read you had such a great cruise...it must have been such a nice change in weather for the cruise! Gotta love the Caribbean - all year round!! Thanks for sharing your cruise review with us!!

Yea I also think that as the years go by, the cruise lines will expand to more and more ports all over the place, adding lots of money to the local economies.

Have a great time MissP!!

Galveston getaway More Caribbean travelers head to islands from Texas. This has increased greatly over the last several years. Read more here: http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articl...9/-1/LIFESTYLES

Hiya33, Welcome to CruiseCrazies! So glad you have found us!!

Welcome to CruiseCrazies, so glad you have found us!!

Great idea! Mebert, would you like to start it up?

Hi Denise, No problem, I just deleted your double post for you. Thanks Keep up the great posting!

Bon Voyage Deb!! Can't wait to hear all 'bout it!

I would never have thought something like this could ever happen!! I'm sure a full investigation will be launched to discover how this accident happened! Should be very interesting to hear what caused this. My heart goes out to the victims and their families for their losses.

Concerned citizens across the nation flooded Royal Caribbean headquarters with phone calls Wednesday denouncing the company''s refusal to install advanced wastewater treatment technology on all of its cruise ships. Organized by Oceana, an international non-profit ocean advocacy group, the "National Call-In Day" was the second of its kind and included participants in Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and Portland, Maine. The effort produced more than 300 phone calls to Royal Caribbean''s Miami offices. Dana DuBose, Oceana''s Cruise Pollution Campaign Director, said the call-in day gave a frustrated public the chance to express its anger with Royal Caribbean over the company''s needless sea pollution. Currently, 23 of Royal Caribbean''s 26-ship cruise fleet treat their waste with antiquated marine sanitation devices. The resulting pollution can contribute to beach water contamination, shellfish bed closures, coral reef destruction and the killing of marine mammals. "This issue won''t just ''float away'' like the waste Royal Caribbean''s fleet leaves in its wake," said DuBose. "The public is justifiably angry with Royal Caribbean over its sewage and wastewater dumping standards. All we''re doing is focusing that anger toward its source." Local organizers proclaimed today''s call-in the most successful to date. Katie Swayne, a Florida-based volunteer organizer working with Oceana, approached citizens in Royal Caribbean''s backyard of Miami: "We did this right in the heart of the beast," said Swayne. "Several of our callers had even been on cruises before. When they discovered the truth about Royal Caribbean, they were more than willing to voice their concerns to the company." Many call-in participants noted Royal Caribbean''s lack of knowledge when pressed about the subject of cruise pollution. Others said they were shocked by its customer service representatives'' refusals to listen to their concerns, even saying they would follow up with the company until it installs the advanced systems. Citizens interested in joining or learning more about Oceana''s Stop Cruise Pollution campaign should call Oceana headquarters toll-free at 1-877-7-OCEANA, or visit the website at http://www.oceana.org/.

Hey Keith and Rita! So glad to see you here! Congrats on the upcoming cruise! I had a feeling it was a cruise annoucement - either that or a new family member! :D Sounds like a great cruise! I bet you can hardly wait!

Welcome to CruiseCrazies!! Hope to see you posting!

Welcome to CruiseCrazies Morris!!