LauraS
January 2nd, 2008, 04:50 PM
Check out this brand-new feature article from Cruise Critic:
2008's Hot Cruising Trends
Read the entire feature article... (http://www.cruisecritic.com/features/articles.cfm?ID=615)
Cruise Cat
January 18th, 2008, 08:57 PM
http://www.cruisecritic.com/images/star2.bmpEurope is Booming
Until Now: It’s easy enough to see why Europe's a great destination for a cruise trip. It's the perfect “if it's Tuesday, this must be Belgium” primer for those wanting a whirlwind experience. You can experience a myriad of European cities and still sleep in the same bed night after night and unpack only once. As well, Disney’s foray into the Western Mediterranean last year really emphasized the possibilities for family travelers (and other lines, such as Carnival, Ocean Village, NCL and Royal Caribbean, are doing a great job there, too). While the Western Mediterranean is, hands-down, the most popular region, there were plenty of ships plying the waters of Northern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean, too.
In 2008: Some cruise lines are ramping up more exotic European itineraries. Croatia's coast, the Black Sea, and Southern Mediterranean itineraries that touch on Northern Africa will be popular for the been-there-done-that crowd. And, to further alleviate clutter and gridlock in the most popular ports, more and more lines are doing round trips to the Canary Islands, Azores and Cape Verde Islands, once the sole purview of a transatlantic voyage.
Europe is booming, especially the Mediterranean. So is that section of these forums. So much in fact, that it is a jumbled mess of 8,000 threads on 20 different places and associated topics. I just wrote an e-mail to the admins and to the moderator of that board urging them to organize it and provided some suggestions.
The Med is a great place to cruise and that section of the board has a wealth of information (if you can find it). Follow me to the Med and to that section of Cruise Critic.
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=234
McCabe
January 28th, 2008, 10:02 AM
That was an interesting article. Im fairly new to cruising...Ive been on 5 or 6 in the last 8 years or so. It is interesting to learn what is in the future for cruising.