Cruises from Philadephia

There will be none in 2010 according to the Philadelphia Port Authority. Cut Backs are Part of the Issue. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Visa/Passport Responsibilities

Cruise line executives, travel agents and other industry insiders say that cruise passengers are ultimately responsible for understanding the complicated visa and passport rules that apply to their situation. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Travel Alert!

The U.S. State Department has lifted its travel alert for Honduras. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Holiday Nightmare~

British Airways cabin crew have voted nine to one in favour of a strike that will disrupt the travel plans of an estimated one million passengers over the Christmas period. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Real ID Act was approved in 2005.

Drivers licenses too easy to obtain. Applicants would be required to submit birth certificates and states would have to verify them. States to comply by end of 2009. 3 dozen have yet to. Kyle Bruening

Azamara Club Cruises

Azamara Cruises changed its name to Azamara Club Cruises and will offer more inclusive amenities along with higher prices beginning in April. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Car Bombings

Several car bombings reported across Baghdad, Iraq, early Dec. 8; more than 100 people dead and 180 wounded. Avoid blast sites. Kyle Bruening

Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival Cruise Lines inks deal for third Dream-class ship. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Alaska with Less Cruise Ships in 2010

Princess and Holland America already has announced plans to reduce capacity in Alaska significantly for 2010. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

General Motors

General Motors Co is talking to BAIC, China's fifth largest car maker, about a partial sale of assets associated with its Saab brand. Kyle Bruening

Carnival Corp and Tipping!

On Thursday, industry giant Carnival Corp. announced its fast-growing subsidiary in Australia, P&O Cruises Australia, would stop adding tips automatically to customer bills. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Strikes in France

Strikes shut down Louvre, other French tourism hot spots. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Celebrity Cruise Line

elebrity offers cruise passengers all-you-can-drink packages. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Nassau crime wave hits cruises

Tours to the Caribbean city of Nassau have been suspended following violent attacks on cruise ship passengers. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Norwegian Dawn

NCL's Dawn loses power off coast of San Juan. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Travelers Warnings!

U.S. warns travelers about kidnapping threat in Mali. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Travel Warnings!

The State Department is advising Americans about the dangers of travel to Niger. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbeans Oasis of the Seas set sails Dec 5th, 09. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

South African Blue Train

The Blue Train One of the Best to South Africa. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Top Cruise Destintion!

Caribbean remains the top cruise destination. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Oasis of the Seas New News

225,000-ton Oasis of the Seas will have seven godmothers, one for each of the neighborhoods on the world’s largest cruise ship. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Oasis of the Seas New News

225,000-ton Oasis of the Seas will have seven godmothers, one for each of the neighborhoods on the world’s largest cruise ship. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Windstar Cruises to Update Dining

The Restaurant menus on all three ships will be reinvigorated with innovative new dishes from land and sea, bringing the flavors of the world to guest plates. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Crystal Cruises - SP

Crystal Cruises - SPECIAL OFFER: FREE AIR ON 2010 VOYAGES. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Oceania Cruise Line

Oceania Launches Online Reservations for Specialty Restaurants. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Children's Art Easels Recalled by MacPherson's Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard. Kyle Bruening

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Adventure Play sets Recall to Repair Backyard Swing Sets Due to Fall Hazard. Kyle Bruening

Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean Plans to Add Pre-Cruise Spa Reservations. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Disney Dream

Disney Cruise Line began construction on their new ship in March 2009. The scheduled Maiden voyage for the Dream is planned for January 26, 2011.

Disney wins approval

Disney wins approval to build theme park in Shanghai. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas has just passed its first major one -- narrowly passing under the Great Belt Fixed Link bridge in Denmark en route to its home port in Fort Lauderdale from the shipyard in Finland. Kyle Bruening wwww.theLuxuryShips.com

STOP READ THIS! before traveling to India

The State Department has issued a travel alert for India. Kyle Bruening

Disney Cruise Line

Disney's new will a 128,000-ton, 4,000-passenger named Disney Dream.. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

News from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Halloween Flashlights Sold Exclusively at Target Recalled Due to Burn Hazard. Kyle Bruening

Oasis of the Seas

On Wednesday Royal Caribbean officially takes delivery of the 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Crystal Cruises sets one week record!

Record Booking Week for Crystal Cruises! Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean to Unveil Oasis on "Good Morning America". Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Disney's new Experience

Disney allows children to first design their own roller coasters or other rides and then go for a ride on their creation. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Regent Seven Seas Cruise Line

Formal Attire Optional Beginning with New Year's Cruises. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Cuba H1N!

The Cuban government has implemented quarantine measures in response to H1N1 influenza pandemic. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Hollland America Cruise Line

Holland America's Volendam Returns to Australia, Asia in 2011. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

YTB Founder Resigns

YTB Founder Tomer Resigns; Van Patten Named CEO. www.theLuxuryShips.com

British Airways

British Airways to Cut 1,700 Jobs, Freeze Pay. Kyle Bruening

Seabourn Cruise Line

Seabourn Reports Record Booking Wave Continues. Kyle Bruening

Airlines Likely to Add Fees for Holiday Travel!

Travelers to start planning your trips as more fees and airline capacity cuts will make holiday travel even harder this year. Kyle Bruening

RCCL's Fain Hosts Bi

RCCL's Fain Hosts Bill Clinton During Visit to Labadee. Kyle Bruening

Who is Robert Joe Ha

Who is Robert Joe Halderman -- The Alleged Letterman Extortionist.

Already known for lo

Already known for lobster, Maine delivers oysters, too. Kyle Bruening

Diving Equipment Rec

Diving Equipment Recalled by Halcyon Manufacturing Due to Drowning Hazard. Kyle Bruening

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES TAKES DELIVERY OF ITS NEWEST AND LARGEST SHIP, 130,000-TON CARNIVAL DREAM. Kyle Bruening

Lamplight Farms Reca

Lamplight Farms Recalls Replacement Torch Fuel Containers Due to Fire Hazard. Kyle Bruening

A Carnival cruise sh

A Carnival cruise ship pulling out of Cozumel late Wednesday collided with a Royal Caribbean ship docked nearby in an incident that has left both vessels damaged. Kyle Bruening

Norwegian Cruise Lin

Norwegian Cruise Line opens bookings for Epic's first Caribbean sailing. Kyle Bruening

Airlines such as Ame

Airlines such as American and Untied to add surcharges on travel around 09 holidays. Kyle Bruening

Hotel room rates are

Hotel room rates are expected to continue to be depressed and expected to stay low as the industry deals with reduced demand. Kyle Bruening

No Lone Ranger for y

No Lone Ranger for you: Thinking of an autumn trip to Scandinavia? Hoping to show them what an American Halloween's all about? Stick to the simple costumes. In Denmark, wearing a mask in public can lead to your arrest. Kyle Bruening

Carnival Replaces An

Carnival Replaces Antigua with St. Maarten on Victory Itinerary. Kyle Bruening

Singapore puts a gre

Singapore puts a great deal of effort into keeping its public toilets pristine. And visitors are expected to help keep them gleaming. Failure to flush may result in fines. Kyle Bruening

Couples Resorts - SA

Couples Resorts - SAVE UP TO 50% - RESERVE EARLY & SAVE. Kyle Bruening

Hilton Launches Live

Hilton Launches Live Like a Mad Man Sweepstakes. Kyle Bruening

Couples Resorts offe

Couples Resorts offering Wedding Packages. Kyle Bruening

Disney Cruise Line t

Disney Cruise Line to visit Alaska for first time in 2011. Kyle Bruening

Carnival's Fantasy w

Carnival's Fantasy will have a new home at Charleston, SC in May of 2010. Kyle Bruening

Liquid restrictions

Liquid restrictions for airline passengers to remain, TSA says. Kyle Bruening www.theLuxuryShips.com

Technology * Dining

Technology * Dining on cruise ships becomes "all about choice", Kyle Bruening

My Friend is Getting

My Friend is Getting Divorced - What Do I Do? http://htxt.it/HP9j Kyle Bruening

Disney's Castaway Ca

Disney's Castaway Cay set for expansion. http://htxt.it/0O8Y Kyle Bruening

Get Ready For The Ne

Get Ready For The Next Big App: Smule and T-Pain Bring That Auto-Tune Sound To The iPhone. http://htxt.it/91g4 Kyle Bruening

Simon Misses Paula!

Simon Misses Paula! http://htxt.it/GHQg Kyle Bruening

A Chance to Dream Wh

A Chance to Dream Where Madoff Did. Check it out at http://htxt.it/amrl Kyle Bruening

Windstar Cruises - P

Windstar Cruises - Pay Early and Receive a Gratuity Package on 2010/2011 Sailings! Kyle Bruening

Man rescued at sea i

Man rescued at sea intentionally jumped from cruise ship, Captain Kyle

Royal Caribbean Inte

Royal Caribbean International's Oasis of the Seas Debuts First Cupcake Shop at Sea . Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.comn

Kids Sail Free on Di

Kids Sail Free on Disney Cruise Line. Captain Kyle

Silversea Cruises Ho

Silversea Cruises Host Silver Links Golf Program in 2010. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Disney Cruise Line E

Disney Cruise Line Expanding Castaway Cay. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Cruise lines continu

Cruise lines continue to invest in private islands. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Crystal President's

Crystal President's Cruise to Visit Kennedy Library. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

After Nov. 1 book ce

After Nov. 1 book certain economy flights & pay $50 for a second checked bag. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Luggage fees on inte

Luggage fees on international flights continue to rise. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

AAA expects 39 milli

AAA expects 39 million Americans to travel over Labor Day. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.om

Labor Day Weekend Sh

Labor Day Weekend Shows Most Dramatic Hotel Rate Decreases of Summer. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

American Travelers D

American Travelers Don't Want to Pay Premium for 'Green Travel'. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Disney Cruise Line's

Disney Cruise Line's Dream Begins to Take Shape. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Crystal Cruises Unve

Crystal Cruises Unveils First Crystal Overland Adventures. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

NCL Opens Waitlist f

NCL Opens Waitlist for Epic Trans-Atlantic Voyage. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Insider predicts con

Insider predicts continued declines in hotel, air prices. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Continental apologiz

Continental apologizes, offers refunds to stranded passengers. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Crystal Offers Recor

Crystal Offers Record Number of Safaris in Africa. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Tahiti-Based Resort

Tahiti-Based Resort Company Buys Paul Gauguin Cruises. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Officials Plan To Se

Officials Plan To Set Up Cruise Port in Delaware. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Celebrity Equinox, C

Celebrity Equinox, Celebrity's newest star, has arrived! Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Seabourn Odyssey Att

Seabourn Odyssey Attracts Younger, First-Time Guests. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Royal Caribbean Inte

Royal Caribbean International named Keriann Von Raesfeld as chef de cuisine for 150 Central Park, the ship’s signature restaurant. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Tahiti-Based Paul Ga

Tahiti-Based Paul Gauguin Ship Likely to be Sold. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Royal Caribbean to A

Royal Caribbean to Allow Waiters to Take Drink Orders. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

by Category * * * *

by Category * * * * * * * * * * * Here Comes the Celebrity Equinox! Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Port of San Diego Br

Port of San Diego Breaks Ground on New Cruise Terminal. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Crystal Symphony to

Crystal Symphony to Undergo $25 Million Makeover. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Celebrity Cruises Ch

Celebrity Cruises Christens Equinox in Southampton. The Captain www.theLuxuryShips.com

Royal Caribbeans New

Royal Caribbeans New Ship Oasis of the Seas to Move Life Vests from Rooms to Deck. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Southwest Airlines i

Southwest Airlines is gearing up to make a bid for bankrupt low-cost Frontier Airlines. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Disney Features Kids

Disney Features Kids Sail Free in Mediterranean for 2010. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Sandals, Beaches Par

Sandals, Beaches Partner with Martha Stewart Weddings. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Walt Disney Travel C

Walt Disney Travel Company Magic Your Way Package with the Quick Service Dining Plan included for free. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

The Essence of Equin

The Essence of Equinox, a collection of nearly 500 original works. Presenting museum-quality contemporary art aboard the new Celebrity Equinox . Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

The Cruise Vessel Se

The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009 is moving forward to protect cruise passengers. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Celebrity Equinox ar

Celebrity Equinox arrives in the UK. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Carnival Dream to Of

Carnival Dream to Offer Wide Variety of All-Inclusive Dining. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

* * * * * * * * * Cl

* * * * * * * * * Click Here Marriott Unveils Plans for First Hotel in Hanoi. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Holland America Line

Holland America Line’s Oosterdam recently received upgrades such as 34 new staterooms, more dining options, refurbished public areas and a specialty wine bar. Captain Kyle

Celebrity Cruises to

Celebrity Cruises took delivery of the 122,000-ton, 2,850-guest Celebrity Equinox. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Baseball Fans Can Ta

Baseball Fans Can Take an MSC Cruise Themed Sailing with Past Baseball Greats in 2010. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

MSC Splendida, the s

MSC Splendida, the second in MSC Cruises' luxurious 'Fantasia' class of cruise ships and the newest addition to the most modern fleet in the industry, was christened in Barcelona yesterday. C aptain Kyle

153,000-ton Norwegia

153,000-ton Norwegian Epic made its first journey on water. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

HAL to Add High-End

HAL to Add High-End Staterooms to Prinsendam Janurary 2010. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Norwegian Sky Gets M

Norwegian Sky Gets Makeover During Dry-Dock. Captain Kyle, www.theLuxuryShips.com

Princess Reports Eng

Princess Reports Engine Room Fire on Royal Princess. Captain Kyle, www.theLuxuryShips.com

NCL Places Final Blo

NCL Places Final Block on Norwegian Epic. Captain Kyle, www.theLuxuryShips.com

American Airlines Se

American Airlines Set to Cut 1,600 Jobs. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Seabourn Odyssey to

Seabourn Odyssey to Feature New Menus by Charlie Palmer. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Carnival Corp. Holds

Carnival Corp. Holds Off on Reinstating Fuel Supplements. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Seabourn Odyssey Chr

Seabourn Odyssey Christening Set for June 24 in Venice Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

MSC Splendida Christ

MSC Splendida Christening to Feature Sophia Loren, Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Carnival Dream to Fe

Carnival Dream to Feature Two-Level Adults-Only Retreat. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

From May through Nov

From May through November 2010, Oasis of the Seas will call at Mexico's port of Costa Maya, instead of the originally planned call at Falmouth, Jamacia. Captain Kyle

Silversea Sets Singl

Silversea Sets Single-Day Record for Calls . Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Norwegian Epic Booki

Norwegian Epic Bookings Break Records — Norwegian Cruise Line reported that demand for its newest Freestyle Cruising vessel Norwegian Epic skyrocketed. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Who might provide th

Who might provide the best cruise line executive service. Rick Sasso of MSC Cruises. He actually will take a call. Captain Kyle www. theLuxuryShips.com

Carnival to Feature

Carnival to Feature Acrobats on New 130,000-Ton Dream. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Cruise Lines Resume

Cruise Lines Resume Cozumel Port Calls. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Crystal Cruises will

Crystal Cruises will have spent $50 million updating and refurbishing the Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Crystalcruises.com f

Crystalcruises.com features richer content and a broad layered structure for easy access to the most comprehensive information to plan a Crystal cruise. Captain Kyle

Celebrity Cruises wi

Celebrity Cruises will offer Caribbean cruises from the Port of Charleston beginning 2010. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

New Norwegian Cruise

New Norwegian Cruise Ship the Epic to feature Blue Man Group. The Captain www.theLuxuryShips.com

Harris Poll Finds Am

Harris Poll Finds Americans Still Plan to Vacation But Spend Less. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

The Yachts of Seabou

The Yachts of Seabourn has added “exotic” Asian ports of call. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com

Carnival to Call on

Carnival to Call on Mexico Again. Captain Kyle www.theLuxuryShips.com