Author: Ralph Grizzle / Avid Cruiser
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Even if your demographic profile is not a perfect match with the hip-hop generation, Royal Caribbean International wants to help you learn how to bust a few moves this summer. Fleetwide starting in July, Royal Caribbean ships will be showing the Gotta Dance documentary that tells the story of a senior hip-hop troupe that performs at New Jersey Nets basketball games, as the NETsational Seniors, and the cruise line is inviting guests to use that inspirational movie as a springboard toward learning some new dance moves, including the kinetic, high-energy hip-hop style.
Gotta Dance participants will be divided into teams, and over the course of their vacation, they will learn and practice their steps and moves with a member of the Royal Caribbean dance team in rehearsals during sea days. The program will culminate with a farewell show on the last evening of the cruise in the main theater, with each group performing a different routine choreographed by Kimberlee Garris, the New Jersey Nets’ dance coach who also appears in the Gotta Dance film.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Choose Your Cruise: Baltic Sea
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Author: Ralph Grizzle
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· One of the most popular itinerary options in Europe, a Northern Europe cruise presents passengers with cultural diversity, historical attractions, and magnificent scenery. Cruises in Northern Europe typically combine visits to Copenhagen and other Scandinavian capitals and overnights (on the ship) in St. Petersburg.
· From St. Petersburg’s opulent palaces of the Tsars to Stockholm’s beautiful harbor to Copenhagen’s charming Tivoli Gardens, few cruising regions offer the diverse treasures of the Baltic. Best of all, on a Northern European cruise, cruise ships typically dock within walking distance of the city center, allowing you to step off the ship and explore on your own.
Founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, St. Petersburg is among the world’s most beautiful cities. The baroque Winter Palace known as the Hermitage boasts more than 1,000 rooms and 8,000 paintings.
· Known as the “City That Floats On Water,” Stockholm is situated on 14 islands, with meandering shop-lined streets in the old town, Gamla Stan,, palaces and parks. Don’t miss the Vasa Museum, which houses a royal flagship raised from the harbor more than 300 years after she sank in 1628 on her maiden voyage.
· Home of fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen, Copenhagen is chock full of attractions, including Strøget, Europe’s longest pedestrian shopping street. Don’t miss the dazzling display of the Danish crown jewels at Rosenborg Castle.
· Helsinki’s marketplace, next to the ship terminal, is a colorful introduction to Finland’s largest city. Other attractions are a short ferry ride away, including the “Gibraltar of the North,” Suomenlinna Fortress, which has guarded the entrance to Helsinki for 200 years.
· Other cruises to Northern Europe set sail along the Norwegian coastline, home to breathtaking views of fjords and quaint coastal towns.
· Travel by rail to Berlin from the Northern European ports collectively known as Rostock/Warnemunde.
· For diversity, it’s hard to beat a Northern Europe cruise.
CHOOSE YOUR CRUISE: Alaska Cruises
Alaska cruises are extremely popular, thanks to a landscape that presents breathtaking beauty and natural wonders on a grand scale. The Last Frontier’s majestic landscape is perhaps best viewed on Alaska cruises, especially for first-time visitors.On cruises to Alaska, marine life often accompanies ships sailing from Seattle or Vancouver. The vessels range from small ships carrying as few as a hundred passengers to large “resorts at sea,” capable of carrying a few thousand passengers — all intent on seeing Alaska’s largely unspoiled landscape. In port towns and cities along the Alaska coast, sightseeing options include salmon fishing, helicopter tours, flight-seeing, salmon bakes, glacier treks, panning for gold and scenic rail excursions.
Highlighting many Alaska cruises is Hubbard Glacier of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. On some Alaska cruise vacations, College Fjord, Tracy Arm and Mendenhall Glacier are featured, along with calls at such popular shoreside destinations as Juneau, Skagway, Sitka and Ketchikan.
Ships calling at Glacier Bay and Hubbard Glacier bring some of nature’s most awesome beauty up close. Passengers cluster on deck to experience the thunderous echo of glaciers calving a short distance from the ship.
Many passengers, especially repeat visitors to Alaska, opt to extend their cruises with an Alaska cruise tour that includes a visit to Denali by glass-domed train, stays in mountain chateaus and wildlife tours. Alaska cruise tours combine an ocean voyage with a fully escorted stay on land, and the cruise lines have streamlined Alaska cruise tours so that passengers pay one price for two vacations – one at sea, and the other in the Alaskan interior.
Passengers also get two travel experiences. While at sea, they gaze out at glaciers, fjords, and abundant marine life. In interior Alaska, those same passengers get up close to snow-capped mountains, wildlife and what many believe is “the real Alaska.”
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