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Some of the major cruise lines are taking effort in being greener. Their efforts include sorting recyclables, lower energy use, reduce waste and boost water efficiency. Please check with them for fuller details:
Celebrity, Disney ,Holland America, NCL, Oceania ,Regent Seven Sea
Here we present a summary of the different types of cruises on offer:
Activity cruises
If you are a culinary fan then crusing the Med including actual cooking displays from Master Chefs.
What about botanical gardens with guest speakers? or Grand Prix fans can cruise and see the race in Monaco.
History cruises
Take a slice of the ancient world with Alexandria, Athens or Rome.. seeing Katakolon, the Pyramids, Sphinx and the Egyptian Museums.
Wildlife cruises
Do you love water creatures? Why not travel to the Galapagos Islands by luxury yacht to brush with iguanas, giant tortoises and sea lions.
If you like the cold then the north and south poles offer cruises with zodiac boat launches taking you to wildlife, from polar bears, whalespenguins and walruses.
River cruises
The beauty of this type of holiday is that major rivers pass through cities thriving with history and culture. There are oceans and hence no rough seas!
Come and see the Nile with the Valley of the Kings and Ancient Egypt.
In the Ukraine on the Dnieper River there is much influence on modern day from Vikings to the Tartars and the Cossacks.
In China on the Yangtze River one sees the Yangtze Three Gorges, exploring China’s otherwise inaccessible heartland.
Last but not least is the Amazon with a plethora of wildlife ith monkeys, sloths and a wide array of birds on the backwaters of the Tahuayo River and Charo Lake.
The Cruise show is at London’s ExCeL on Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd March 2009, (organised by the Daily Telegraph).
It will feature contests, cruise experts discussing and answering questions on a host of cruise topics. Most major cruise lines – and many smaller, more adventure-oriented companies – will be on hand to answer questions, offer trinkets, and provide brochures and other info.
..Source Keith Hamilton from thisishampshire.net
DESPITE the worst effects of the credit crunch, the cruise industry remains buoyant with a new report saying passenger numbers are up and holidaymakers will spend as much or more on their travels.
More couples are saying ‘I do’ to weddings at sea, writes Mike Heard. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
Would you spend your honeymoon with your in-laws? A growing number of Britons are prepared to - P&O Cruises in Britain says 371 couples married on its cruises last year, some surrounded by family members who were still around long after the reception ended. (more…)
They’re long and squat. Ugly, some say. But travellers have fallen in love with the river cruise boats on the thousands of kilometres of navigable rivers of Europe.
River Queen at dock in Europe
It’s anyone’s guess how many river boats there are but longtime river captains reckon on anything over 200 – and growing. Kind of river-going stretch limos, they’re designed to tuck under low, old bridges.