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08 September 2010 ~ 0 Comments

View some Great Ship Animation

Next year Carnival will be launching its newest “Fun Ship,” the 130,000-ton Carnival Magic, Carnival Cruise Lines has just revealed a peek through the porthole, via an animated video, at some of the ship’s unique spaces and fun features. I found it interesting, so if you click on the link below you should be able [...]

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06 September 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Love Boats?

Words John Pond: Although not exactly about cruising here is an item for all ship lovers, the biennial Australian wooden boat festival to be held in Tasmania awaits your visit when the festivities get underway from February 11, next year.

Hobart is home to the Australian Wooden Boat Festival, a spectacular 4-day celebration of maritime [...]

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25 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Titanic Exhibition Melbourne

Words John Pond.  Pictures courtesy of Melbourne Museum.
photo credit: © Premier Exhibition, Inc.Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition.
My partner Sandra (also a cruising fanatic) and I headed down to Melbourne for the Titanic Artefact Exhibition at Melbourne Museum.  It is being called “A Journey Back to 1912 to Experience the Titanic’s Maiden Voyage”.
Making use of an airline [...]

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15 June 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Pauline & Ray 3 Day Cruise

Words & Pictures: John Pond, Editor at Sea – Cruise Passenger Magazine. My good friends, travel agents extraordinaire, Pauline and Ray of Cruises & Honeymoons, Bondi Junction, recently embarked on a cruise aboard Pacific Jewel, together with several other travel agents in the Cruiseco group.  I am always interested to read their comments as they [...]

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13 April 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Sun Princess Review 2

Here is a selection of ship reviews sent in by our cruise-loving readers. The best will be published in the next issue of Cruise Passenger magazine. Please leave a comment and feel free to submit your own ship reviews by clicking here.
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Loilita Plana
Overview:
The opportunity to experience the surprising delights of cruising is something that has [...]

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