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QM2, Zaandam, Noordam and Carnival Imagination Cruises

Quite a bit of variety today…ranging from 3 nights to Baja from Long Beach to 7 nights on the Rhine to 14 nights through New England and Canada on Queen Mary 2…plus one of those 14-night trips around the southern tip of South America visiting the fjords of southern Chile – one of the most spectacular cruise itineraries on the planet…

Departing Today

Carnival Imagination – Carnival Cruise Lines
3 Night Baja Mexico
Departing from: Long Beach (Los Angeles), California
Visiting: Ensenada, Mexico


Departing in 30 Days: October 22, 2016

Viking TialfiViking River Cruises
7 Night Rhine Getaway Southbound
Departing from: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Visiting: Kinderdijk, Netherlands; Cologne, Germany; Koblenz, Germany; Rudesheim, Germany; Mannheim (Heidelberg), Germany; Speyer, Germany; Strasbourg, France; Breisach Am Rhine, Germany; Basel, Switzerland


Departing in 90 Days: December 21, 2016

NoordamHolland America Line
14 Night Pacific Treasures Holiday
Departing from: Sydney, Australia
Visiting: Noumea, New Caledonia; Mystery Island, Vanuatu; Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu; Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu; Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji; Dravuni Island, Fiji; Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji


Departing in 6 Months: March 21, 2017

ZaandamHolland America Line
14 Night South America Passage
Departing from: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Visiting: Montevideo, Uruguay; Port Stanley, Falkland Islands; Cruise Strait Of Magellan; Cruise Cockburn Channel; Cruise Glacier Alley; Cruise Beagle Channel; Punta Arenas, Chile; Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina; Cruise Cape Horn; Cruise Canal Sarmiento; Cruise Chilean Fjords; Puerto Montt, Chile… View more


Departing in 1 Year: September 22, 2017

Queen Mary 2Cunard
14 Night New England and Canada
Departing from: New York, New York
Visiting: Newport, Rhode Island; Boston, Massachusetts; Sydney, Nova Scotia; Quebec City, Quebec; Ville Saguenay, Quebec; Gaspe, Quebec; Halifax, Nova Scotia

Cruise the Panama Canal from Miami to San Diego on October 14th

Departing Today

AmaCerto – AmaWaterways
7 Night Enchanting Rhine Southbound
Departing from: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Visiting: Cologne, Germany; Koblenz, Germany; Rudesheim, Germany; Speyer (Heidelberg), Germany; Strasbourg, France; Breisach Am Rhine, Germany; Basel, Switzerland


Departing in 30 Days: October 14, 2016

Norwegian SunNorwegian Cruise Line
14 Night Panama Canal Westbound
Departing from: Miami, Florida
Visiting: Cartagena, Colombia; Panama Canal Full Transit; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; Puerto Corinto, Nicaragua; Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala; Acapulco, Mexico; Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; San Diego, California


Departing in 90 Days: December 13, 2016

Norwegian SunNorwegian Cruise Line
10 Night South America
Departing from: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Visiting: Buzios, Brazil; Ilha Grande, Brazil; Santos (Sao Paulo), Brazil; Punta Del Este, Uruguay; Montevideo, Uruguay; Buenos Aires, Argentina


Departing in 6 Months: March 13, 2017

Celebrity EquinoxCelebrity Cruises
11 Night Ultimate Caribbean
Departing from: Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Visiting: Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; Colon, Panama; Cartagena, Colombia; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico


Departing in 1 Year: September 14, 2017

Seven Seas NavigatorRegent Seven Seas Cruises
12 Night Reign of the Romanovs
Departing from: Stockholm, Sweden
Visiting: Mariehamn, Aaland, Finland; St. Petersburg, Russian Federation; Tallinn, Estonia; Riga, Latvia; Cruise Baltic Sea; Kiel Canal Transit; Hamburg, Germany; Rotterdam, Netherlands; Antwerp, Belgium; Dover (London), England

Featured Cruises – August 10, 2016

Cruises to the western Caribbean and the western Mediterranean…any many other options in today’s featured cruise voyages…

Departing Today

River Empress
7 Night Castles Along The Rhine
Departing from: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Visiting: Cologne, Germany; Koblenz, Germany; Rudesheim, Germany; Germersheim (Heidelberg), Germany; Kehl (Strasbourg), Germany; Breisach Am Rhine, Germany; Basel, Switzerland

More Cruises Sailing Wednesday August 10th:
Island Princess7 Night Voyage of the Glaciers Southbound
MSC Fantasia7 Night Western Mediterranean
Viking Delling7 Night Lyon and Provence Northbound
Viking Atla11 Night Imperial Cities of Europe
Viking Lif10 Night Passage To Eastern Europe Westbound


Departing in 30 Days – September 9, 2016

Independence of the Seas
10 Night Canary Islands
Departing from: Southampton (London), England
Visiting: Funchal, Madeira; Tenerife, Canary Islands; Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands; Lanzarote, Canary Islands; Vigo, Spain

More Cruises Sailing Friday September 9th:
MSC Poesia7 Night Western Mediterranean
Norwegian Sky3 Night Bahamas
AmaLegro7 Night Paris and Normandy
Costa Diadema7 Night Marvellous Mediterranean
Disney Dream3 Night Bahamas


Departing in 90 Days – November 8, 2016

Zaandam
14 Night South America Passage
Departing from: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Visiting: Montevideo, Uruguay; Port Stanley, Falkland Islands; Cruise Strait Of Magellan; Cruise Cockburn Channel; Cruise Glacier Alley; Cruise Beagle Channel; Punta Arenas, Chile; Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina; Cruise Cape Horn; Cruise Canal Sarmiento; Cruise Chilean Fjords; Puerto Montt, Chile… View more

More Cruises Sailing Tuesday November 8th:
Coral Princess10 Night Panama Canal Partial Transit
Seabourn Odyssey15 Night Idyllic Sunsets
Silver Wind7 Night Italy/France/Spain
Crystal Serenity14 Night Caribbean Kaleidoscope
Noordam14 Night New Zealand and Australia


Departing in 6 months – February 6, 2017

Carnival Liberty
5 Night Western Caribbean
Departing from: Galveston, Texas
Visiting: Cozumel, Mexico; Progreso (Merida), Mexico

More Cruises Sailing Monday February 6th:
Vision of the Seas7 Night Arabian Gulf
Costa Deliziosa10 Night Magical Caribbean
Costa Diadema7 Night Western Mediterranean
Carnival Elation5 Night Bahamas
Carnival Victory4 Night Western Caribbean


Departing in 1 year – August 10, 2017

Norwegian Spirit
10 Night Western Mediterranean
Departing from: Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Visiting: Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy; Cannes, France; Marseille (Provence), France; Barcelona, Spain; Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands; Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy; Messina, Sicily, Italy; Naples, Italy

More Cruises Sailing Thursday August 10th:
Carnival Triumph4 Night Western Caribbean
Regal Princess11 Night Scandinavia and Russia
Carnival Paradise4 Night Western Caribbean
Carnival Sensation4 Night Western Caribbean
AmaDolce7 Night Taste of Bordeaux – Wine Themed

Featured Ship: Seabourn Quest

Seabourn Quest is the newest ship in their fleet, having made its initial voyages in 2011.  Like the other five Seabourn ships, a Quest cruise is a luxury experience – suites, more suites and nothing but suites.  The room sizes range from 295 to 1,682 square feet so some suites are, well, sweeter than others.  But all 225 have ocean views and most have verandas.

seabourn-quest-wintergarden-suiteThe top of the line accommodations are the five “Owner’s Suites” (up to 1,062 square feet) and four two-bedroom “Grand Suites” (up to 1,682 square feet).  Although smaller (around 530 square feet), the 22 “Penthouse Suites” live up to their name and are located on Quest’s upper decks.  Penthouse Spa Suites are located near “The Spa at Seabourn” – which claims to be the largest spa facility on any cruise ships.

Dining on Quest includes the indoor-outdoor cafe “The Colonnade”, the Patio Grill and two primary dining rooms known as The Restaurant and Restaurant 2.  Bars and lounges include the Observation Bar, Sky Bar, Patio Bar and The Club.  It wouldn’t be a cruise ship with an entertainment venue, called the “Grand Salon” on Quest, featuring lectures, cooking demonstrations and movies during the day plus dancing and live performances at night.

seabourn-quest-swimming-poolSeabourn guests can stay active in the top deck swimming pool, in the well-equipped fitness studio or the shuffleboard and putting green of “The Retreat”.  When the water is warm, the captain has option of opening the “Marina”, an opportunity for guests to do some sailing, canoeing and swimming off the aft end of the ship.

TheCruiseNexus.com has a complete schedule of upcoming Seabourn Quest cruises, as well as the rest of the Seabourn fleet.   Quest currently spends the northern hemisphere summer cruising the Mediterranean.  The rest of the year is spent in the southern hemisphere (where, conveniently, it’s summer again) cruising around South America and making some exceedingly memorable 21-day cruises to Antarctica.

Featured Ship: Costa Fascinosa

Costa Fascinosa joined the Costa cruises in 2012, matching its sister ship Costa Favolosa as the largest in the fleet with a capacity of 3,016 passengers.  Let’s see…3,016 divided by 2…that means there are 1,508 guest rooms on the ship.  For those looking for a special relaxing experience, there are 91 Samsara cabins and suites with direct access to Fascinosa’s spa facilities, as well as a bunch of exclusive spa/wellness amenities.  In total, there are 524 cabins with private balconies (including all of the suites).

“Wellness” is emphasized on Costa Fascinosa.  The Samsara Spa facilities are spread across two levels and include a gym, baths, a “thalassotherapy” pool, treatment rooms, sauna, Turkish bath and a UVA-ray solarium.  The ship also has four pools, 5 Jacuzzis, an outdoor jogging track and a “multipurpose pitch” for group sports.

costa-fascinosa_poolFor your eating and drinking enjoyment there are five restaurants and 13 (!) bars on-board.  The restaurants include two “specialty” venues (i.e. “additional fee required”), the Club restaurant and the Samsara restaurant.  As you may have guessed, Samsara specializes in healthier fare – and those staying in the Samsara cabins and suites don’t have to pay that “additional fee”.

Entertainment on Fascinosa includes a big theatre with live entertainment, a 4D cinema, a Grand Prix racing simulator, a disco and a casino.  The public spaces on the ship are also entertaining, with over 300 original works of art.

As of August 2013, Costa Fascinosa is scheduled to spend most of the year sailing the Mediterranean and around South America, with departures from cities like Barcelona, Venice, Istanbul and Buenos Aires.  And we also have early schedule information for Costa’s next, even bigger ship: Costa Diadema, due to launch November 2014.