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Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to Luxury – Cruises
A cruise liner or cruise ship is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where voyage itself and amenities of a ship are part of the experience along with different places on the way. Transportation is not the main purpose, as these cruise liners operate mainly on routes, which return passengers to their originating port. In contrast, dedicated transport oriented cruise ships do line voyages and usually transport passengers from place to another. Conventionally, these ships for transoceanic trade will be developed to higher standard as compared to usual cruise liner, including stronger plating and high freeboard for withstanding adverse conditions and rough seas encountered in Open Ocean like North Atlantic. Cruise ships also typically have bigger fuel capacities, victuals and other stores [...]
Princess Cruises – One of the Premiere Cruise Lines in the World
Princess Cruises is an American-British owned cruise line situated in Santa Clarita, California in United States renowned for its excellence. Families are welcome aboard most princess cruise lines and you will find plenty of entertainment and fun for everyone. Originally a subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises PLC, it is now one of the ten cruise line companies controlled by Carnival Corporation and PLC and records around 19 percent share of its revenue. Being situated in United States, executive control of Princess Cruises was transferred to American division of Carnival Corporation following merger between P&O Princess and Carnival in the year 2002. Carnival UK is responsible for marketing and sales of Princess Cruises in United Kingdom. It was made popular by The Love Beat TV series, [...]
The Lisbon, Portugal Cruises
Lisbon, Portugal is one of the most popular tourist destinations of the world. The city is located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, which makes it a perfect destination for the cruise lines. If you are looking to travel to the city of Lisbon on a cruise ship, you will come across several options. Transatlantic cruises: These cruises are meant for people looking to travel to Lisbon from North America. Majority of these options begin their journey from the southern US state, Florida. A cruise ship called MS Eurodam starts from Ft. Lauderdale’s King’s Wharf and takes the tourists to Lisbon, Portugal via Ponta Delgada of Azores. However, Lisbon is not its final destination; the ship’s voyage ends at Barcelona, Spain, where it reaches by crossing the Strait of Gibraltar. In between, [...]