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Celebrity Cruises Millennium – Day Two

by Cruise Maven (Sherry Laskin) November 1, 2011

Day two. At sea. 8:30am. Time to check out Michael’s Club for the Continental Breakfast offered to the highest level (Elite) of the repeat passengers club, the Captain’s Club. Melissa, the Captain’s Club hostess, greeted everyone as they arrived. Although she said that there were about 100 Elite level members on this cruise, there were [...]

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Celebrity Millennium – First Impressions

by Cruise Maven (Sherry Laskin) October 31, 2011

Celebrity Cruises is like an old friend. I’ve probably logged nearly four months of sea days on their ships. Considering that there is a definite similarity of theme across the entire fleet, if you’ve cruised Celebrity once, you’ll feel right at home again and again. As soon as I stepped off of the metal gangway [...]

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MSC Cruises Splendida Yacht Club

by Cruise Maven (Sherry Laskin) August 12, 2010

There’s no better time to write about an experience than when you’re totally immersed in it. Such was my week aboard the beautiful MSC Splendida, cruising a classic Mediterranean itinerary; tasting, exploring and thoroughly enjoying seven glorious days and six new, exciting ports. For this cruise, I was a “member” of the MSC Yacht Club class – a private, “members-only” category of [...]

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NCL Epic Part Two – post script…

by Cruise Maven (Sherry Laskin) July 4, 2010

The phrase “maiden voyage” isn’t nick-named a “shakedown cruise” for nothing. When I realized my need for another “ocean bus” to get home from my two month European adventure, the maiden transatlantic voyage of the NCL Epic offered the perfect timing. Leaving behind twenty-four amazing days on the Danube River aboard Uniworld Cruises River Duchess [...]

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Live from the NCL Epic

by Cruise Maven (Sherry Laskin) June 29, 2010

As someone who gave up flying years ago, I always find it a bit of a challenge to coordinate ocean transportation to/from Europe. When I heard that the new NCL Epic would be making her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York at the time that I needed a “ride” home, I was ecstatic at [...]

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MSC Poesia – Now that’s Italian!

by Cruise Maven (Sherry Laskin) December 11, 2009

In November 2009, amid media hoopla and fanfare, the MSC Poesia arrived at Port Everglades from her home in Italy to begin her maiden Caribbean season. Meaning “Poetry” in English, this beautiful ship will sail 3-5-7-10 night amazing itineraries throughout the Caribbean including the Yucatan, Panama Canal and Bermuda during her first season in North [...]

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MSC Lirica

by Cruise Maven (Sherry Laskin) March 24, 2009

MSC Lirica March 24, 2009 10-night eastern Caribbean Recently, I had the opportunity to sail aboard the MSC Lirica on a ten-night eastern and southern Caribbean cruise. MSC is an Italian owned cruise line which operates a fleet of eight ships worldwide. By 2010 the MSC fleet will have ten beautiful cruise ships sailing the globe. [...]