The thought of cruising down the Mississippi in a paddlewheel steamboat conjures up long lazy days of drinking iced tea while reclining in a comfortable rattan chair in the balmy summer heat of Louisiana. Cole Porter’s evocative song, Summertime, plays in the background, while Mark Twain’s scallywag characters, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn wave lazily from the banks of the river. Meanwhile you are lulled to sleep by the rustle of Scarlet O’Hara’s dress as she sashays up and down the deck of the boat.
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Get ready to book for Cunard 2014
From Wednesday next week, Cunard is about to open its doors for 2014 bookings on its prestigious cruise liners – Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2.
Although famous for their around-the-globe cruises, Cunard is giving Kiwi travellers a chance to sail a little closer to home, on Queen Victoria’s 28-night Sydney to San Francisco voyage, which will take in seven New Zealand ports, as well as Tonga, Samoa and Hawaii.
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On Safari in Alaska
Wilderness adventure cruise company, Innersea Discoveries and American Safari Cruises are set to add a unique new ship and itinerary to their programme.
The replica Victorian 88-guest steamer, Safari Legacy, offers a Heritage Adventures programme in Alaska, Oregon and Washington but this time with a completely different style of cruising from their other itineraries.
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River Cruising in France
You’ve planned your trip to France and spent months in anticipation, waiting impatiently for the day you finally board the plane to Paris.
After a 30-hour flight, you arrive in Paris, to be whisked instantly by your guide (no time to lose) around crowded museums and art galleries, waiting in lengthy queues because it is, after all, Paris.
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Pandaw does it differently
Luxury Asian-river cruise specialist Pandaw Cruises is about to up its cruising options on the Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers from July 2013.
They are moving one of their trade-mark colonial river steamers into the rivers of Myanmar, where they already have three ships.
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Fascinating facts and figures – Holland America Line
Did you ever wonder about the logistics of taking a couple of thousand people on an eight-day cruise? Then read on.
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Queen of Mississippi cruises the old-fashioned way
Experience the old-fashioned taste of cruising on the Mississippi in an authentic paddle wheeler with American Cruise Lines’ Queen of the Mississippi.
Last week, the authentic 150-passenger paddle wheeler, Queen of the Mississippi, set off on its first sold-out eight-day roundtrip to New Orleans, bringing back memories of the good old days of slow, lazy cruising on the famous waterway.
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Showering and staring at the sea !!
Celebrity Cruises have announced that their new “Reflection Suite” which will feature on its soon to launch Celebrity Reflection will debut an all-glass shower designed to extend over the edge of the ship.
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Queen Mary 2 laps Australia
When QM2 circumnavigated Australia earlier this year, it was such a success that they are going to do it all over again in 2014.
This time, passengers will have the choice of embarking from four different ports, Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantle or Brisbane.
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Viking’s record-breaking new ships
Popular river cruise experts, Viking River Cruises, have broken a record for the total number of ships it will have cruising next year – a total of 14 in all.
And they’re set to offer all-inclusive fares too, covering all drinks, meals, daily shore excursions, tips and port taxes.
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