Nickelodeon will be the featured family brand on Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Epic; Norwegian to Offer Annual Nickelodeon Specialty Cruise
Norwegian Cruise Line today announced a new partnership with Nickelodeon in which select Norwegian ships will feature Nickelodeon-themed family entertainment and programming all year long.  Beginning in April on Norwegian Jewel and this summer on Norwegian Epic, Nickelodeonand Norwegian experiences for the entire family will include: character meet and greets; interactive game shows; and more.  The three-year partnership also includes select specialty Nickelodeon-themed cruises each year, featuring Nickelodeon TV stars, …

Norwegian Cruise Line targets families with new Nickelodeon-themed entertainment
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Crystal Cruises offers great family getaway vacations to Europe during our 20th Anniversary year. Plus, Kids Sail FREE on two of our Baltic cruises. Explore the picturesque capitals of Ireland, Russia, Greece and Italy aboard a spectacular 7-day cruise next summer and enjoy:

2-for-1 Fares
$1,000 per couple in “All-Inclusive. As You Wish.” spending credits
Free Business Class or Economy Air
Price Guarantee
Kids Sail FREE on select voyages

With 20 years’ experience exploring the world, no matter where you sail, you can be sure that Crystal Cruises has carefully planned your itinerary to bring you the …

Disney Cruise Line, the leader in family cruising, is once again reinventing onboard children’s experiences. Through an entirely new approach to youth activities, kids can let their imaginations set sail by customizing their cruise vacation. More youth activities than ever before are available and children choose experiences based on interest, not age.
Exciting new youth activities and dedicated children’s spaces are available now on the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder and are coming to the Disney Dream beginning with the ship’s maiden voyage in January 2011.
“The changes within Disney Cruise …

In 2010, Disney Cruise Line will offer the most diverse itineraries in the line’s history – sailing Mediterranean, Northern European, Caribbean and Bahamian routes. With a wide variety of European itineraries, Disney Cruise Line is working closely with local tour operators to create family-friendly Port Adventures that allow guests to best experience these culturally rich and exotic locales.
All Port Adventures will offer impeccable Disney guest service and are designed to entertain and inspire both children and adults – in true Disney fashion. Added touches such as more scheduled breaks, complimentary …

Zagat released the results of its first Cruise Line survey today. The survey, conducted on ZAGAT.com, covers 22 major cruise lines as voted on by 2,379 regular cruise-goers who had taken 9.5 trips, each averaging nine days. All told the surveyors had taken a total of 22,700 separate cruises.
Background: The cruise lines in the survey were categorized as follows: Large Ships (1,500+ passengers), Mid-Size Ships (200 to 1,500) and Small Ships (less than 200), based on the average size of the ships in its fleet. Each line was then rated …

Kids 17 and under sail free on 10- and  11-night Mediterranean cruises  departing between April 24, 2010 and  May 26, 2010 on the Disney Magic when traveling with two full fare adult guests in the same stateroom. Offer valid for cabin categories 4-12 only.
Cat 4 is a family veranda Stateroom. This stateroom features a queen-size bed or two twin beds and single  convertible sofa, wall pull-down bed, privacy divider, split bath with tub and shower, remote-control color TV, refrigerator, ample closet space, safe, phone with voicemail messaging, individual climate control, …

Yes we all love vampires! In Anne Rice books, on HBO’s True Blood and on the big screens’ Twilight. Generations have been enamored with the vampire. There are tours all over the world that that continue to promote that “up-close Dracula experience.”
Forbes Traveler.com lists 10 Vampire Vacations that include:

Dracula’s Castle in Transylvania, Romania
Tommyknockers and More Bus Tours in Stephen King’s backyard of Bangor Maine
Haunted History Tours of New Orleans, LA
San Franicsco’s Vampire Tours
Suspected Vampire grave of Mercy Lena Brown in Exeter, R.I.
The Cullen family of vampires in Forks, Washington
Twilight Fan …