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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 Tialfi – Viking 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

Noordam – Holland 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

Zaandam – Holland 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 2 – Cunard
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

Carnival Victory Weekly 4-Night Cruises to the Bahamas plus More Great Cruises

Departing Today

Majesty of the Seas – Royal Caribbean
3 Night Bahamas
Departing from: Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida
Visiting: Nassau, Bahamas; Cococay (Cruiseline Private Island)

Departing in 30 Days: October 16, 2016

Carnival Victory – Carnival Cruise Lines
4 Night Bahamas
Departing from: Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida
Visiting: Freeport, Grand Bahama Island; Nassau, Bahamas

Departing in 90 Days: December 15, 2016

Carnival Sensation – Carnival Cruise Lines
4 Night Western Caribbean
Departing from: Miami, Florida
Visiting: Key West, Florida; Cozumel, Mexico

Departing in 6 Months: March 15, 2017

Voyager of the Seas – Royal Caribbean
11 Night South Pacific and Fiji
Departing from: Sydney, Australia
Visiting: Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji; Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu; Mystery Island, Vanuatu; Noumea, New Caledonia

Departing in 1 Year: September 16, 2017

Nieuw Amsterdam – Holland America Line
7 Night Alaska Inside Passage
Departing from: Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia
Visiting: Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Tracy Arm For Service Call Only; Skagway, Alaska; Cruise Glacier Bay National Park; Ketchikan, Alaska

Ocean Cruises from the South Pacific to the Caribbean – August 31, 2016

A very wide variety of cruises today, ranging from an extended tour of the South Pacific to a New England cruise on the North Atlantic to a trip through the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic…

Departing Today

Regatta
18 Night Panama Canal Passage
Departing from: San Francisco, California
Visiting: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Huatulco, Mexico; San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; Panama Canal Full Transit; Cartagena, Colombia; Charleston, South Carolina; New York, New York

More Cruises Sailing Wednesday August 31st:
Volendam – 7 Night Alaska Glacier Discovery
Viking Rinda – 7 Night Paris and the Heart of Normandy
Norwegian Epic – 7 Night Western Mediterranean
Island Princess – 7 Night Voyage of the Glaciers Northbound
Viking Heimdal – 7 Night Lyon and Provence Northbound

Departing in 30 Days – September 30, 2016

Amsterdam
48 Night Tales of the South Pacific
Departing from: San Diego, California
Visiting: Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii; Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii; Nawiliwili, Kauai, Hawaii; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; Hilo, Hawaii; Cross International Dateline; Cross The Equator; Fanning Island, Kiribati; Pago Pago, Tutuila, American Samoa; Apia, Upolu, Samoa; Savusavu, Vanua Levu, Fiji; Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji

More Cruises Sailing Friday September 30th:
Norwegian Sun – 14 Night Panama Canal Eastbound
Viking Emerald – 12 Night Imperial Jewels Of China
Norwegian Sky – 3 Night Bahamas
Koningsdam – 24 Night Treasures Of The Mediterranean
Viking Vili – 14 Night Grand European Tour Eastbound

Departing in 90 Days – November 29, 2016

Explorer of the Seas
9 Night South Pacific
Departing from: Sydney, Australia
Visiting: Lifou Isle, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia; Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu; Mystery Island, Vanuatu; Noumea, New Caledonia

More Cruises Sailing Tuesday November 29th:
Avalon Impression – 6 Night Christmastime on the Danube Eastbound
Diamond Princess – 10 Night Southeast Asia
Diamond Princess – 13 Night Malaysia Thailand and Vietnam
Regatta – 23 Night Rainforests and Rivers

Departing in 6 months – February 27, 2017

Disney Dream
4 Night Bahamas
Departing from: Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida
Visiting: Nassau, Bahamas; Castaway Cay (Disney Private Island)

More Cruises Sailing Monday February 27th:
Vision of the Seas – 7 Night Arabian Gulf
Mariner of the Seas – 4 Night Port Klang and Phuket
Majesty of the Seas – 4 Night Bahamas
Norwegian Gem – 10 Night Eastern Caribbean
Norwegian Sky – 4 Night Bahamas

Departing in 1 year – August 31, 2017

Insignia
10 Night Cottages Coves and Coasts
Departing from: New York, New York
Visiting: Newport, Rhode Island; Boston, Massachusetts; Bar Harbor, Maine; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Hamilton, Bermuda

More Cruises Sailing Thursday August 31st:
Silver Shadow – 7 Night Alaska Northbound
Wind Spirit – 7 Night Dreams of Tahiti
AmaLyra – 7 Night Paris and Normandy
Carnival Imagination – 3 Night Baja Mexico
Regatta – 10 Night Peaks Parks and Preserves

Two Queens and Some Epic Spirit in Today’s Featured Cruises

We wish smooth sailing to those folks leaving Hamburg on the Queen Mary 2 today, it might get a little rough crossing the Atlantic later this week…

Departing Today

Queen Mary 2
9 Night Transatlantic Westbound
Departing from: Hamburg, Germany
Visiting: Southampton (London), England; New York, New York

More Cruises Sailing Tuesday August 30th:
Avalon Luminary – 11 Night Upper Rhine to the City of Music
Avalon Affinity – 7 Night Burgundy and Provence Southbound
Queen Elizabeth – 17 Night Venice and the Adriatic
Avalon Creativity – 7 Night Paris to Normandys Landing Beaches
Queen Mary 2 – 2 Night Getaway

Departing in 30 Days – September 29, 2016

Avalon Artistry II
14 Night Jewels of Central Europe Eastbound
Departing from: Remich, Luxembourg
Visiting: Trier, Germany; Bernkastel, Germany; Rudesheim, Germany; Wurzburg, Germany; Bamberg, Germany; Nuremberg (Munich), Germany; Regensburg, Germany; Passau, Germany; Vienna, Austria; Budapest, Hungary

More Cruises Sailing Thursday September 29th:
Insignia – 73 Night Circle of South America
Viking Idun – 11 Night Cities Of Light Westbound
Insignia – 39 Night South America Radiance
Avalon Artistry II – 7 Night Central European Experience Eastbound
Viking Odin – 11 Night Cities Of Light Eastbound

Departing in 90 Days – November 28, 2016

Norwegian Spirit
11 Night Eastern Mediterranean and The Holy Lands
Departing from: Venice, Italy
Visiting: Zadar, Croatia; Piraeus (Athens), Greece; Limassol, Cyprus; Haifa, Israel; Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

More Cruises Sailing Monday November 28th:
Coral Princess – 10 Night Panama Canal Partial Transit
S.S. Antoinette – 7 Night Rhine Holiday Markets
Carnival Freedom – 5 Night Western Caribbean
Carnival Inspiration – 4 Night Catalina and Baja Mexico
Celebrity Constellation – 12 Night Arabian Sea and India

Departing in 6 months – February 26, 2017

Queen Elizabeth
33 Night World Cruise Segment
Departing from: Sydney, Australia
Visiting: Brisbane, Australia; Cairns, Queensland, Australia; Alotau, Papua New Guinea; Okinawa; Kobe (Kyoto), Japan; Kagoshima, Japan; Busan (Pusan), South Korea; Cruise Kanmon Straits, Japan; Hiroshima, Japan; Cruise Inland Sea Of Japan; Shanghai, China; Hong Kong… View more

More Cruises Sailing Sunday February 26th:
Norwegian Getaway – 7 Night Western Caribbean
Carnival Conquest – 6 Night Eastern Caribbean
Celebrity Xpedition – 7 Night Galapagos Islands Inner Loop
Coral Princess – 10 Night Panama Canal Partial Transit
Costa Deliziosa – 10 Night Magical Caribbean

Departing in 1 year – August 30, 2017

Norwegian Epic
7 Night Western Mediterranean
Departing from: Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Visiting: Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy; Cannes, France; Marseille (Provence), France; Barcelona, Spain; Naples, Italy

More Cruises Sailing Wednesday August 30th:
Viking Delling – 7 Night Lyon and Provence Southbound
Viking Embla – 10 Night Passage To Eastern Europe Westbound
Sirena – 12 Night Adriatic Embrace
Star Breeze – 8 Night Classic Italy and Dalmatian Coast
Carnival Ecstasy – 5 Night Bahamas

Featured Cruises – August 26, 2016

Departing Today

Norwegian Sky
3 Night Bahamas
Departing from: Miami, Florida
Visiting: Freeport, Grand Bahama Island; Nassau, Bahamas

More Cruises Sailing Friday August 26th:
Majesty of the Seas – 3 Night Bahamas
Costa neoClassica – 11 Night Jewel Islands Of The Mediterranean
AmaLegro – 7 Night Paris and Normandy
Explorer of the Seas – 7 Night Alaska
AmaDolce – 7 Night Taste of Bordeaux

Departing in 30 Days – September 25, 2016

Adonia
7 Night Dominican Republic
Departing from: Miami, Florida
Visiting: Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

More Cruises Sailing Sunday September 25th:
Viking Buri – 7 Night Lyon and Provence Southbound
Norwegian Breakaway – 7 Night Bermuda
River Baroness – 7 Night Paris and Normandy
Costa Pacifica – 7 Night Mediterranean Heart
Allure of the Seas – 7 Night Eastern Caribbean

Departing in 90 Days – November 24, 2016

Carnival Elation
4 Night Bahamas
Departing from: Jacksonville, Florida
Visiting: Freeport, Grand Bahama Island; Nassau, Bahamas

More Cruises Sailing Thursday November 24th:
Brilliance of the Seas – 4 Night Western Caribbean
Carnival Valor – 3 Night Bahamas
Carnival Imagination – 3 Night Baja Mexico
Independence of the Seas – 4 Night Western Caribbean
Viking Odin – 11 Night Cities Of Light Eastbound

Departing in 6 months – February 22, 2017

Explorer of the Seas
10 Night South Pacific
Departing from: Sydney, Australia
Visiting: Ile Des Pins (Isle Of Pines), New Caledonia; Lifou Isle, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia; Mystery Island, Vanuatu; Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu

More Cruises Sailing Wednesday February 22nd:
Star Princess – 15 Night Hawaiian Islands
Maasdam – 15 Night Incan Empires Southbound
Disney Magic – 4 Night Bahamas
Maasdam – 30 Night Incan Empires
Dawn Princess – 9 Night New Zealand

Departing in 1 year – August 26, 2017

Carnival Magic
8 Night Southern Caribbean
Departing from: Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida
Visiting: Oranjestad, Aruba; Willemstad, Curacao; Grand Turk Island, Turks & Caicos

More Cruises Sailing Saturday August 26th:
MSC Divina – 7 Night Western Caribbean
Viking Forseti – 7 Night Chateaux Rivers and Wine
Viking Gullveig – 7 Night Romantic Danube Westbound
Silver Galapagos – 7 Night North Central Galapagos
Rhapsody of the Seas – 7 Night Greece and Croatia

Featured Cruises – August 25, 2016

Departing Today

Viking Aegir
14 Night Grand European Tour Eastbound
Departing from: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Visiting: Kinderdijk, Netherlands; Cologne, Germany; Cruise Middle Rhine River; Koblenz, Germany; Miltenberg, Germany; Wurzburg, Germany; Bamberg, Germany; Nuremberg, Germany; Regensburg, Germany; Passau, Germany; Melk, Austria; Krems, Austria… View more

More Cruises Sailing Thursday August 25th:
Carnival Triumph – 4 Night Western Caribbean
Celebrity Equinox – 13 Night Greece and Turkey
Costa neoRomantica – 9 Night The Enchanting Fjords
Anthem of the Seas – 9 Night Canada and New England
Carnival Sensation – 4 Night Western Caribbean

Departing in 30 Days – September 24, 2016

MSC Sinfonia
7 Night Adriatic and Greek Isles
Departing from: Venice, Italy
Visiting: Split, Croatia; Mykonos, Greece; Santorini (Thira), Greece; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Ancona, Italy

More Cruises Sailing Saturday September 24th:
Avalon Luminary – 12 Night The Rhine and Moselle Northbound
Avalon Tapestry II – 7 Night Paris to Normandys Landing Beaches
Viking Delling – 11 Night Paris Burgundy and Provence
Pride of America – 7 Night Hawaii
SeaDream II – 7 Night Adriatic and Italy

Departing in 90 Days – November 23, 2016

AmaCerto
7 Night Christmas Markets on the Rhine Southbound
Departing from: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Visiting: Cologne, Germany; Cruise Rhine Gorge; Rudesheim, Germany; Speyer (Heidelberg), Germany; Strasbourg, France; Breisach Am Rhine, Germany; Basel, Switzerland

More Cruises Sailing Wednesday November 23rd:
Grand Princess – 15 Night Hawaiian Islands
Star Breeze – 9 Night Best Of The ABC Islands
Koningsdam – 21 Night Southern Caribbean Wayfarer/Seafarer
Koningsdam – 11 Night Southern Caribbean Wayfarer
Viking Heimdal – 7 Night Lyon and Provence Northbound

Departing in 6 months – February 21, 2017

Voyager of the Seas
12 Night South Pacific and Fiji
Departing from: Sydney, Australia
Visiting: Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji; Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji; Mystery Island, Vanuatu; Ile Des Pins (Isle Of Pines), New Caledonia; Noumea, New Caledonia

More Cruises Sailing Tuesday February 21st:
Azamara Quest – 17 Night Panama Canal Eastbound
MSC Magnifica – 11 Night Western Mediterranean
Zaandam – 14 Night South America Passage

Departing in 1 year – August 25, 2017

Viking Var
7 Night Romantic Danube Westbound
Departing from: Budapest, Hungary
Visiting: Vienna, Austria; Krems, Austria; Passau, Germany; Regensburg, Germany; Main/Danube Canal Transit; Nuremberg, Germany

More Cruises Sailing Friday August 25th:
Viking Ve – 14 Night Grand European Tour Westbound
Navigator of the Seas – 7 Night Spain France and Portugal
Star Pride – 8 Night Gaelic Explorers
Viking Tor – 7 Night Romantic Danube Eastbound
Majesty of the Seas – 3 Night Bahamas

Featured Cruises – August 24, 2016


Departing Today

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

More Cruises Sailing Wednesday August 24th:
Viking Kvasir – 7 Night Rhine Getaway Northbound
Seven Seas Mariner – 28 Night Coastal Sojourn
Caribbean Princess – 29 Night Iceland Norway and British Isles Grand Adventure
Seven Seas Voyager – 12 Night The Art Of Northern Europe
Viking Heimdal – 7 Night Lyon and Provence Southbound

Departing in 30 Days – September 23, 2016

Costa Magica
11 Night Beyond the Pillars of Hercules
Departing from: Savona (Genoa), Italy
Visiting: Marseille (Provence), France; Cadiz (Seville), Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Casablanca, Morocco; Tangier, Morocco; Valencia, Spain

More Cruises Sailing Friday September 23rd:
Viking Ve – 14 Night Grand European Tour Westbound
Explorer of the Seas – 7 Night Pacific Coastal
AmaLegro – 7 Night Paris and Normandy
Costa Favolosa – 9 Night Beyond the Pillars of Hercules
Azamara Journey – 7 Night Tuscany and Italian Riviera

Departing in 90 Days – November 22, 2016

Noordam
15 Night Pacific Treasures
Departing from: Sydney, Australia
Visiting: Noumea, New Caledonia; Nadi, Viti Levu, Fiji; Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji; Dravuni Island, Fiji; Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu; Mystery Island, Vanuatu; Mare Isle, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

More Cruises Sailing Tuesday November 22nd:
Zaandam – 14 Night South America Passage
Queen Elizabeth – 12 Night Spain and Morocco
Noordam – 29 Night Pacific Treasure and New Zealand Discovery
Volendam – 14 Night Far East Discovery
Carnival Ecstasy – 5 Night Bahamas

Departing in 6 months – February 20, 2017

Seabourn Odyssey
12 Night Caribbean Skies
Departing from: Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Visiting: San Juan, Puerto Rico; Jost Van Dyke, B.V.I.; Road Bay, Anguilla; St. John’s, Antigua; Basseterre, St. Kitts; Terre-De-Haut, Iles Des Saintes, Guadeloupe; Roseau, Dominica; Fort-De-France, Martinique; Port Elizabeth, Bequia, Grenadines; Bridgetown, Barbados

More Cruises Sailing Monday February 20th:
MSC Splendida – 7 Night Western Mediterranean
Enchantment of the Seas – 4 Night Bahamas
Silver Spirit – 18 Night South America
Carnival Victory – 4 Night Western Caribbean
Carnival Fantasy – 5 Night Western Caribbean

Departing in 1 year – August 24, 2017

Carnival Triumph
4 Night Western Caribbean
Departing from: New Orleans, Louisiana
Visiting: Cozumel, Mexico

More Cruises Sailing Thursday August 24th:
AmaPrima – 14 Night Magnificient Europe Eastbound
Norwegian Jade – 7 Night Western Europe
Viking Emerald – 13 Night Imperial Jewels of China
AmaCello – 7 Night Provence and Spain Southbound
Viking Alsvin – 11 Night Cities Of Light Westbound

Featured Cruises – August 4, 2016

Well, you’ve missed the 7 night Alaska cruise on Silver Shadow that departs today, but there’s still plenty of time to sign up for the 12 Night South Pacific and Fiji cruise that is scheduled to depart from Sydney on January 31, 2017…

Departing Today

Silver Shadow
7 Night Alaska Northbound
Departing from: Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia
Visiting: Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Cruise Hubbard Glacier; Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

More Cruises Sailing Thursday August 4th:
Marina – 11 Night Royals and Vikings
Viking Odin – 11 Night Cities Of Light Eastbound
Carnival Imagination – 3 Night Baja Mexico
Carnival Victory – 3 Night Bahamas
Nautica – 14 Night Baltic Brilliance

Departing in 30 Days – September 3, 2016

Queen Victoria
14 Night Greek Isles and Italy
Departing from: Piraeus (Athens), Greece
Visiting: Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey; Santorini (Thira), Greece; Katakolon (Olympia), Greece; Venice, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Kotor, Montenegro; Corfu (Kerkyra), Greece; Naples, Italy; Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

More Cruises Sailing Saturday September 3rd:
Royal Princess – 14 Night Mediterranean Medley
Veendam – 7 Night New England and Canada Discovery
Crown Princess – 7 Night Alaska Inside Passage With Glacier Bay
Carnival Freedom – 7 Night Western Caribbean
Viking Njord – 7 Night Romantic Danube Eastbound

Departing in 90 Days – November 2, 2016

Viking Atla
11 Night Imperial Cities of Europe
Departing from: Hotel In Berlin
Visiting: Hotel In Dresden; Motorcoach Transfer Berlin To Dresden; Nuremberg, Germany; Motorcoach Transfer Dresden To Nuremberg; Main/Danube Canal Transit; Regensburg, Germany; Passau, Germany; Krems, Austria; Vienna, Austria; Budapest, Hungary

More Cruises Sailing Wednesday November 2nd:
Viking Rinda – 7 Night Paris and the Heart of Normandy
MSC Fantasia – 7 Night Western Mediterranean
Carnival Imagination – 4 Night Catalina and Baja Mexico
Norwegian Sun – 31 Night Voyage To South America
Celebrity Constellation – 12 Night Israel and Mediterranean

Departing in 6 months – January 31, 2017

Voyager of the Seas
12 Night South Pacific and Fiji
Departing from: Sydney, Australia
Visiting: Noumea, New Caledonia; Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji; Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji; Mystery Island, Vanuatu; Lifou Isle, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

More Cruises Sailing Tuesday January 31st:
Volendam – 14 Night Indonesian Discovery
Zaandam – 21 Night South America and Antartica
Westerdam – 7 Night Mexican Riviera
Volendam – 28 Night Indonesia and Far East Discovery Collector
Mariner of the Seas – 4 Night Port Klang and Phuket

Departing in 1 year – August 4, 2017

Viking Kadlin
7 Night Paris and the Heart of Normandy
Departing from: Paris, France
Visiting: Vernon, France; Rouen, France; Rouen (Normandy Beaches), France; Les Andelys, France; Conflans Ste Honorine, France

More Cruises Sailing Friday August 4th:
Viking Tor – 7 Night Romantic Danube Westbound
Viking Var – 7 Night Romantic Danube Eastbound
Nautica – 14 Night Baltic Ballads
Enchantment of the Seas – 3 Night Bahamas
Norwegian Dawn – 7 Night Bermuda

Today’s Cruises – October 16, 2013

There are seven cruises scheduled for departure today, including:

Looking ahead four months, there will be 38 departures on Sunday February 16, 2014, including Celebrity Infinity’s 14-night voyage to Antarctica, round-trip from Buenos Aires.

Today’s Cruises – October 4, 2013

There are 14 cruises scheduled for departure on Friday, October 4, 2013, including:

  • Celebrity Solstice is starting an 18-night voyage from Honolulu to Sydney that will include visits to Tahiti, Bora-Bora and New Zealand;
  • Contrary to its name, Costa Atlantica won’t be traveling anywhere near the Atlantic on the 5-day round-trip from Shanghai that begins today;
  • Grand Princess begins a 15-night round-trip cruise from San Francisco to Hawaii today, something it will do 11 more times between now and the end of April 2014.

Looking nine months ahead, there are currently 23 cruise ships scheduled for departures on Friday July 4, 2014, including seven different cruises to Alaska.