There are 30 cruise ships starting cruises today, including departures from…
- Fort Lauderdale: Allure of the Seas starts another of its never-ending series of 7-night Caribbean cruises;
- Galveston: Carnival Magic is off on a 7-day cruise through the western Caribbean;
- San Juan: You may not be aware that Carnival Valor spends its days making week-long cruises out of Puerto Rico;
- Vancouver: ms Zaandam departs on a 4-day cruise from Vancouver to San Diego – the first leg of an 18-day cruise from Vancouver to Fort Lauderdale;
- Amsterdam and Budapest: the Viking Tor and Viking Var start at opposite ends of a 14-night Grand European river tour, going from Amsterdam to Budapest (Tor) or Budapest to Amsterdam (Var).
Looking ahead: Six months until Tax Day in the U.S: Plan to celebrate with one of the 10 cruises scheduled for April 15, 2014 – maybe blow your refund on a 29-night cruise from San Diego to Tahiti?