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4 Reasons To Cruise The Mediterranean

While the Caribbean remains the most cruised region of the world, the Mediterranean is close behind, offering a unique cruise experience to travelers each year. Whether you’re planning your first Mediterranean cruise or looking for an excuse to go back, this list will provide you with enough reasons to hit that “Book Now” button. The […]

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Costa Concordia “Parbuckling” Update

The Costa Concordia is currently in the process of being raised from the coast of Giglio Island in Italy. The “parbuckling” operation began around 8 am Rome time after a two hour delay due to a storm earlier in the night. The latest report, issued at 4:20 pm Rome time, reports that the ship has […]

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Windstar Cruises Celebrates the Holidays with 12 Days of Savings

Windstar Cruises is counting down the holidays with the year’s most spectacular deals. From now until December 21st, guests can save up to 70% on 12 select voyages, in addition to the daily deal of the day bonus. Today’s offer spotlightsClassic Italy and the Dalmatian Coast, a seven-day cruise from Rome to Venice that stops at some […]

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Mariner of the Seas Photo Tour – Video

Take a quick trip around Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas, enjoy!   Trivia question: On which cruise line is the first song in this video featured in a production show? Leave your answer in the comment section below! I will post the answer on Twitter on Tuesday at noon. — Header image: Mikey Faust

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Mariner of the Seas Review

So here it is, my overall review for my recent 7 night western Mediterranean cruise on board Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas. Onboard Activities On Mariner of the Seas, you are never going to run out things to do. Due to the ship’s size, Royal Caribbean was able to pack in many more amenities onboard Mariner […]

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Cruize Cast – Ep. 56 A First Mediterranean Cruise Experience featuring Mikey Faust

This week, Mikey Faust of Mikey’s Cruise Blog tells us all about his first Mediterranean cruise aboard the Mariner of the Seas.  He highlights the cities of Barcelona and Rome and compares and contrasts Europe to a Caribbean cruise.  Cruise news features stories of a shore excursion accident and a new law which might affect […]

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Mariner of the Seas – Day 1 – Embarkation (Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdS-ZHtzRR0

Just a quick update after embarking in Rome.

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Live from Mariner of the Seas – Day 1

Ahoy! I want to apologize for not posting a blog yesterday, but I was running around Rome all day yesterday. Anyway, here we go. Let’s start with Thursday/Friday. Thursday & Friday – July  12 & 13th On Thursday morning I flew from Cleveland to Newark on a very quick 1 hour flight. Once I arrived […]

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Cruising the Med, Mikey’s on Mariner

Finally, it’s time to announce my cruise for this summer. Are you ready? Well here we go… On July 12th I will be jetting off to Rome, Italy to join the Mariner of the Seas on July 14th on a 7 night Western Mediterranean cruise. After departing Civitavecchia we will sail to Genoa, Italy; Ajaccio, Corsica; Barcelona, Spain; Palma De Mallorca, […]