your sites to assist in cruising

[catcruisers]

If you go to the porttime website that was listed earlier, you can do a calendar search by port, and it will tell you which ships visit each month for that port.

http://www.porttime.com/

[lady_cruiser]

Time and Date dot com is a great site to fnd out how many months, days, hours, and minutes there is left to any occassion. Whether it is a cruise, retirement, birthday, graduation, etc.

http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html

[Schplinky]

I really like the podcasts at crowncast dot org because they offer a lot of chatter about what's going on onboard the ships. Listening to the hosts is like listening in on old friends talk about their latest trips.

[westwingjazz]

I really like the podcasts at crowncast dot org because they offer a lot of chatter about what's going on onboard the ships. Listening to the hosts is like listening in on old friends talk about their latest trips.

 

 

You guys...this is a GREAT thread. Thanks for that info...I am on my way to looking 'that' up!;)

[Bobbigrl27]

I like www.cruisestateroom.com to check out ships and cabins.

 

Has anyone paid to access this site? I'm just curious if it's worth the $11.99 membership fee.

[Schplinky]

Has anyone paid to access this site? I'm just curious if it's worth the $11.99 membership fee.

 

I've paid. Didn't think it was worth it.

[wvufan]

Check this out!

 

It's a good one to put on favorites for easy referral.

 

http://www.cybercruises.com/cruiseurl.htm

 

Happy Sails to You

 

OOOEEE:D :D Bob and Phyl

[PhoenixCruiser]

Has anyone paid to access this site? I'm just curious if it's worth the $11.99 membership fee.

 

Not worth it to me, same thing with http://www.cruisecal.com/portal/.

 

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[cruisenfever]

You'll never be late using this site. And you can always tell what time it is wherever you are in the world.

 

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

[tomko2]

You'll never be late using this site. And you can always tell what time it is wherever you are in the world.

 

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

 

 

Another good one! Thank you.

Kathy:)

[ebandive]

Great thread!

I like to look at ports from the air to get a better feel for the layout of the island or city.

Go to www.weather.com

click on maps: interactive: satellite.

 

In my experience it is clearer than on google earth. :D You can zoom WAY in! And when you see the turquoise waters of the bahamas you can almost picture yourself there!

[xke_uk]

If you are going to the Caymans ships in dock

 

http://www.caymanport.com/schedule.htm

 

Or

 

Virgin Islands

 

http://www.caymanport.com/schedule.htm

 

Or events at sea, Illness outbreaks, persons overboard

 

http://www.cruisejunkie.com/

 

Roy

[Stoneyard]

Wave height.

http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/mmm.html?map=wave

[arcone]

Time and Date dot com is a great site to fnd out how many months, days, hours, and minutes there is left to any occassion. Whether it is a cruise, retirement, birthday, graduation, etc.

http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html

 

 

Thanks, I really enjoyed this site.

[alphakitty]

I like http://www.wunderground.com for weather averages...everything from sunshine to temps, wave height, etc. The "Trip Planner" tab gives you great weather info.

 

This one will find Themed Cruises for those interested: http://themecruisefinder.com/

 

also might be good to find cruises to avoid. LOL

 

I also use Trip Advisor: http://www.tripadvisor.com for hotel recommendations.

 

And this one for port information: http://www.caribbeanportreviews.com/

 

along with http://www.Frommers.com Frommer's has some good walking tours

[floatel_lvr]

I really like the podcasts at crowncast dot org because they offer a lot of chatter about what's going on onboard the ships. Listening to the hosts is like listening in on old friends talk about their latest trips.

 

Thanks!!! That got added to my bookmarks...

RA

[bruce-r]

<snip> I also use Trip Advisor: http://www.tripadvisor.com for hotel recommendations. </snip>

 

I do too, but you really have to take some of the user reviews with a large grain of salt. Just like cruise reviews, some people seem to go out of their way to find the negative parts of a trip to write about in their report.

[pepsicruiser]

Has anyone paid to access this site? I'm just curious if it's worth the $11.99 membership fee.

 

I joined years ago and it was cheaper but do find myself going back to it for every cruise. There are probably other sites now that do the same for free. The one thing nice is they show actual pix of almost all rooms on all ships. But again now with cc you can ask for a certain pix of a certain room and most likely you will get it quickly. So like i said I got it years ago and maybe wouldn't do it now.

[arcone]

What web site do I go to for Drvie - Park - Cruise

 

We are driving to San Pedro, looking for a hotel to stay in, That will allow us to leave our car at the hotel the week we cruise

[alphakitty]

One I forgot to mention is http://www.hotelsbythepier.com/

 

A handy guide to hotels close to the cruise piers.

 

Bruce, you are right about that grain of salt. I remember one review where the poster wrote about Formica counter tops and plastic cups as huge negatives for her hotel room (oh, the horrors!:eek: )....I had to LOL on that. ;)

[ahornb]

Has anyone paid to access this site? I'm just curious if it's worth the $11.99 membership fee.

 

Not worth it! Just call me sucker:(

[Arizona Cruz Chic]

One I forgot to mention is http://www.hotelsbythepier.com/

 

A handy guide to hotels close to the cruise piers.

 

Bruce, you are right about that grain of salt. I remember one review where the poster wrote about Formica counter tops and plastic cups as huge negatives for her hotel room (oh, the horrors!:eek: )....I had to LOL on that. ;)

 

 

TY...great site! I see my SD hotel will be just 108' walking to the pier!!!

The only way I could get closer would be to bring a pillow and blanket and sleep on the pier. :D

 

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[ahornb]

Check out these packing lists and tips. I modified them to suit our needs and keep them in a file on my computer for future trips:

http://www.geocities.com/Calgon1/Ultimate_Packing_List.html

 

http://www.geocities.com/Calgon1/UPL-2_Adults_Warm.html

 

http://www.geocities.com/Calgon1/UPL-2_Adults_Cold.html

 

http://www.geocities.com/Calgon1/UPL-Kids_Warm.html

 

http://www.geocities.com/Calgon1/UPL-Kids_Cold.html

 

Here's a Nautical Dictionary:

http://www.geocities.com/Calgon1/Nautical_Dictionary.html

 

Here's a daily cruise compass site. Has all kinds of cruise lines on it:

http://www.cruisedailies.com/portal/CruiseLines/tabid/205/Default.aspx

[alexkrn46]

Thank you all for the excellent sites, I will bookmark this thread since it has great information.

[berwyn]

Check this out!

 

It's a good one to put on favorites for easy referral.

 

http://www.cybercruises.com/cruiseurl.htm

 

Happy Sails to You

 

OOOEEE:D :D Bob and Phyl

Awesome,thanks.