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Spa Carnival: Splurge at Sea
by Terry Dagdagan on 02/11/2010

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Imagine lying face down beneath a warm towel on a cushioned table, with soothing music playing in the background and the scent of lavender and chamomile permeating the room. A gentle tap is heard on the door. Someone calls you by name and asks if you are ready. This is the beginning of your experience at Spa Carnival on the Carnival Elation cruise ship out of San Diego. More ...
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Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas: Impressions from the Inaugural Sailing by Mary Kraemer and Char Berger on 02/04/2010

The two of us have a story to tell. One of us is anxiously awaiting her first sailing on Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, and the other recently returned from the inaugural sailing. Follow along, as we share our experiences with you ...

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Disney Cruise Line Dining: Cruising Gluten-Free by Karen Horan on 12/17/2009

My husband and I were looking for a new kind of vacation but were having difficulty finding something that would accommodate our gluten-free diets. Our family has Celiac Disease and it is medically necessary for us to eliminate wheat, rye, and ...

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Dining with Dietary Restrictions: The Disney Cruise Line by Julie Mikesell on 10/19/2006
My parents and I sailed on the Disney Magic's 7-day Eastern Caribbean Cruise the first week of September, 2006. When we made our reservations back in January, I had conveyed to our travel agent that my parents needed gluten-free meals, and I needed ...

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Preparing For Your Disney Cruise: A Disney Feature by Cheryl Pendry on 3/1/2007
We all know that planning is the key to an enjoyable Disney vacation, and that doesn't just apply to the Walt Disney World resort in Orlando, the Disneyland Resort in California, or even Disneyland Paris. The same approach also works for the Disney ...

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Zip-a-Dee-Zip-Line: A Canopy Adventure by Terry Dagdagan on 3/29/2007
Ever wonder what it would be like to fly like Tinker Bell? Has it been your dream to swing through the jungle like Tarzan? If you answered yes to either or both of these questions, then I have just two words for you: Canopy Adventure. In light of ...

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A Magic Time In The Med: A Semi-Live Trip Report From the Disney Magic by Cheryl Pendry on 5/31/2007
Disney is forever changing and trying out new things. You only have to look at their parks and the attractions being added all the time to see that. So it came as no surprise that after a successful summer on the west coast of America with the ...

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Pompeii: Mysteries Revealed by Cheryl Pendry on 7/5/2007
There can't be many places in the world where you can step back 2,000 years in time and see Roman remains in every direction you look.

Perhaps that's why, out of all the wonderful places that we would visit around the Mediterranean ...

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Marseilles: Adventurers Guide by Cheryl Pendry on 7/19/2007
Marseilles is a city that's in the midst of a huge change. That's practically the first thing we learned on the tour we took during our day in the city's port.

It's certainly not a place that boasts many, if indeed any, guidebooks to ...

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More Cruising articles recently added to the PassPorter collection:

Preparing For Your Disney Cruise - A Disney Feature last updated 3/1/2007

Zip-a-Dee-Zip-Line - A Canopy Adventure last updated 3/29/2007

A Magic Time In The Med - A Semi-Live Trip Report From the Disney Magic last updated 5/31/2007

Nickelodeon Cruise - Perspective From a Disney Cruise Line Fan last updated 09/03/2009

Pompeii - Mysteries Revealed last updated 7/5/2007

Marseilles - Adventurers Guide last updated 7/19/2007

More of the Mediterranean - Menorca last updated 8/2/2007

Monaco - Lifestyles of The Rich and Richer last updated 8/23/2007

How I Convinced My Prince Charming - last updated 9/27/2007

Motion Sickness Fixes - Consumer Reports' ShopSmart last updated 6/5/2008

Alaska - An Inside Look At Dog Sledding last updated 8/14/2008

Sardinia - A Mediterranean Beauty last updated 9/18/2008

Port Canaveral, Florida - A Visitors Guide last updated 11/30/2008

Back To Barcelona - A Travelogue last updated 4/2/2009

Kennedy Space Center - A Day Out of Time and In To Space! last updated 01/29/2009

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"Due to high winds and rough seas, the Disney Magic was delayed leaving Port Canaveral on Friday, February 12, 2010. The ship was required to stay at Castaway Cay through Saturday and returned to Port Canaveral Sunday morning, a full day late. When the Magic arrived at Port Canaveral, it was forced to disembark in a different terminal owing to the Wonder being at the Disney Terminal. Guests waiting to board the Magic on Saturday were provided with a one-day pass to Epcot on Saturday, vouchers for dinner on Saturday, accommodations for Saturday night, and $100 in shipboard credits as well as 20% off the cost of their cruise. Guests onboard whose return was delayed were given 20% off a future cruise and assistance in changing their travel arrangements. (This is one reason why trip insurance is important!)"
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"We traveled with three other parties who live in other parts of the country, so we made sharing digital pictures easy. We each packed extra blank SD cards (and we happened to all bring our laptops), and on the last night of the cruise, we got together and made copies of each other's pictures on our own SD cards. You could also make the copies straight to your laptop. Because we had planned to do this ahead of time, it prevented us from all having to take the same picture on our individual cameras...as long as one of us got a great shot, then we could all enjoy it later!"
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set to sail but castaway club?
by mouseclub4
12 Mar 2010 at 11:16am
So I did it today I booked and we are sailing on May 8th, 2011. Since we are castaway club members and I did put in our club Id numbers. What kind...
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where to stay after the cruise
by nurse_mom
12 Mar 2010 at 7:53am
Due some great airfare. We are staying one day longer. After the cruise, we are thinking of staying some place with a pool. Either at port...
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DCL Anniversary Cake by sueh818 -- DCL Photo of the Day (03-07-2010 06:04 PM)
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11 Mar 2010 at 11:20pm
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height of railing
by mouseclub4
11 Mar 2010 at 12:55pm
I have another question....and I don't know if anyone really knows. We are looking at booking a room with a verandah this time. This is where my...
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Packing
by Jen24
11 Mar 2010 at 8:55am
What is the one thing you took on your cruise you were really happy you packed?:) What didn't you take you wish you had?:foreheadslap: What did you...
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