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Something might have to be done about the berth rate.
July 3, 1988
The backwash from the Mediterranean is continuing to influence cruise ship waters from the North Pacific to the North Sea, as more and more vessels are being redeployed to Alaska, Eastern Canada, Scandinavia and even Russia for the summer season.
Feb. 2, 1986
A colleague mentioned the other day that he and his wife had been thinking about taking their first cruise.
Dec. 16, 1990
Sailing * Like hotels and airlines, the cruise industry has its own lexicon of sometimes obscure terms. Here’s a primer.
Aug. 6, 2000
It’s that time of year again, when every ship buff who isn’t out on a Christmas cruise is planning to sail south in January or February for Mexican or Caribbean sunshine.
Jan. 3, 1988
The kids are everywhere on the ship, more than 300 on this four-day cruise, jumping in the postage stamp-sized swimming pool, lining up for ice cream cones, jamming the video arcade, eating chicken nuggets and French fries at every table in the packed dining room, winning $200 and $300 jackpots during the nightly bingo games, ringing the stage and giggling as the magician and comedian do their after-dinner acts.
March 28, 1993
The votes are in from more than 1,000 Times Travel section readers: All in all, they’d rather be cruising on the good ship Crystal Harmony.
April 5, 1992
It’s a relatively small part of what you’ll pay to take a cruise--and if you’re ponying up money for shore excursions, travel insurance and other added costs at the same time, you may not pay much attention to the column on your bill labeled “port fees” or “port charges and taxes.”
Sept. 18, 1994
A few years back, I asked a travel agent to book a complicated itinerary to South America for me.
Jan. 13, 1991
Brush up on history with two new American Cruise Lines voyages that visit regions that played important roles in the American Revolution and the Civil War.
Oct. 5, 2017