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ecruising.travel – 7-Day NCL Sale Starts TODAY

ecruising.travel – 7-Day NCL Sale Starts TODAY

Hi Cruisers, We are very excited to announce Norwegian Cruise Line’s 7 DAY EUROPE SALE. Offering Reduced Fares on Selected 2012 – 2014 European sailings for ONE WEEK ONLY on the following ships & itineraries: Norwegian Epic 7 x Day Western Med – 24 June 2012 through to 16 Oct 2013  Transatlantic – 21 Oct […]

Scenic Tsar: the First New Ship Registered in Russia in 25 years

Scenic Tsar: the First New Ship Registered in Russia in 25 years

Scenic Tours today announced the successful registration of their small ship Scenic Tsar in Russia as the first ‘new build’ ship to be registered in Russia for 25 years. The Russian Maritime Authority classifies ‘new build’ as one that is at least 80 per cent new and Scenic Tsar (originally named ms Grin] has undergone […]

Viva Las Vegas ­ MTA¹s Alysha White pins her way to six-day Las Vegas trip

Viva Las Vegas ­ MTA¹s Alysha White pins her way to six-day Las Vegas trip

MTA’s Alysha White must be hoping her luck will hold out at least until after she leaves Las Vegas later this year where she will spend six nights as a guest of the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority and the Nevada Commission on Tourism. Alysha won the trip when she attended the Sydney leg […]

Viva Las Vegas ­ MTA¹s Alysha White pins her way to six-day Las Vegas trip

Viva Las Vegas ­ MTA¹s Alysha White pins her way to six-day Las Vegas trip

MTA’s Alysha White must be hoping her luck will hold out at least until after she leaves Las Vegas later this year where she will spend six nights as a guest of the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority and the Nevada Commission on Tourism. Alysha won the trip when she attended the Sydney leg […]

STRUTH! Tasty cheaters of God a hit with naughty monks

STRUTH! Tasty cheaters of God a hit with naughty monks

IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that a popular dish in the Swabian region of south-western Germany has the unusual nickname of Herrgottsbescheiberle, which means “little cheaters of God.” These ravioli-like pastry pockets contain meat, spinach or other vegetables, herbs and spices […]

SILVERSEA ACQUIRES GALAPAGOS TOURISM COMPANY AND EXPEDITION SHIP

SILVERSEA ACQUIRES GALAPAGOS TOURISM COMPANY AND EXPEDITION SHIP

The Silversea Group announced today that it has purchased Canodros S.A., the premier Ecuadorian tourism company that operates in the Galapagos Islands, and their upmarket expedition ship, Galapagos Explorer II. Silversea plans to add Galapagos Explorer II to its ultra-luxury fleet of six ships next year, after the all-suite, 100-guest vessel undergoes a major refurbishment in September 2013 and […]

SILVERSEA ACQUIRES GALAPAGOS TOURISM COMPANY AND EXPEDITION SHIP

SILVERSEA ACQUIRES GALAPAGOS TOURISM COMPANY AND EXPEDITION SHIP

The Silversea Group announced today that it has purchased Canodros S.A., the premier Ecuadorian tourism company that operates in the Galapagos Islands, and their upmarket expedition ship, Galapagos Explorer II. Silversea plans to add Galapagos Explorer II to its ultra-luxury fleet of six ships next year, after the all-suite, 100-guest vessel undergoes a major refurbishment in September 2013 and […]

SILVERSEA ACQUIRES GALAPAGOS TOURISM COMPANY AND EXPEDITION SHIP

SILVERSEA ACQUIRES GALAPAGOS TOURISM COMPANY AND EXPEDITION SHIP

The Silversea Group announced today that it has purchased Canodros S.A., the premier Ecuadorian tourism company that operates in the Galapagos Islands, and their upmarket expedition ship, Galapagos Explorer II. Silversea plans to add Galapagos Explorer II to its ultra-luxury fleet of six ships next year, after the all-suite, 100-guest vessel undergoes a major refurbishment in September 2013 and […]

PETER’S PERFECT ANSWER TO A DRY ARGUMENT

PETER’S PERFECT ANSWER TO A DRY ARGUMENT

WINNING fans amongst thosewho don’t like their Riesling too sweet. Wc18Jun12 David Ellis THE Clare Valley’s Jim Barry Wines has just released a 2012 Watervale Riesling that it’s made not for the masses, but for an admittedly small percentage of buffs who like their Riesling well below normal sweetness levels. “We’ve made this one crisp […]

PETER’S PERFECT ANSWER TO A DRY ARGUMENT

PETER’S PERFECT ANSWER TO A DRY ARGUMENT

WINNING fans amongst thosewho don’t like their Riesling too sweet. Wc18Jun12 David Ellis THE Clare Valley’s Jim Barry Wines has just released a 2012 Watervale Riesling that it’s made not for the masses, but for an admittedly small percentage of buffs who like their Riesling well below normal sweetness levels. “We’ve made this one crisp […]