Santa Monica, Venice, Malibu and Long Beach are four of Los Angeles’ most popular beach destinations. Of the four, Malibu is the most remote and least urban — head here for surfing and stand-up paddleboarding. Depending on traffic, you can get to Long Beach in 40 minutes, while the others take around an hour.
- New York cruises allow you to experience it all— by tour bus, subway, or on foot.
- Four Norway voyages in 2024 will play host to two Michelin-star chef Michel Roux for an exclusive series of Le Gavroche residencies at sea.
- On a European cruise with Princess®, unpack once and venture through lands where history and tradition converge.
- Lounge under the sun at the outdoor pool or take a break at the serene indoor solarium.
- For those travelling on a fly-cruise, luggage restrictions apply.Find out more here.
Whether you’re booking your next holiday orflyingfor business or pleasure, you could be earning points on all sorts of things with ourpartners. You may have heard the news that the Economist magazine named Melbourne “the world’s most livable city” for five years running. They are home to trattorias and cafes as well as boutiques and art galleries. Mount Wellington, TasmaniaIn the early 1800s, the British turned to Tasmania, an expansive island off Australia’s southern coast, to establish a penal colony.
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Non-service and management crew members get paid vacation, medical, retirement options, and can participate in the company’s group insurance plan. There is often a central galley responsible for serving all major restaurants aboard the ship, though specialty restaurants may have their own separate galleys. “We loved the ship and everything about it. We tried all the restaurants and it is difficult to select one as a favorite – as all had exciting menus and sooooo good food – freshly made of high-quality ingredients.”
- Kickstart your vacation right from your backyard, or choose an exciting port in another state.
- Watch Movies Under the Stars® at our 300-square-foot outdoor theater.
- That is, unless you choose a more formal cruise where you will have lavish Captain’s dinners, and may require more dressy attire.
- Experience a new perspective of California and the West Coast on board or ashore, day or night.
- Singapore has a little something for everyone, including outdoor adventure, a world-class dining scene, unrivaled shopping, and everything in between.
Currently up to 200,000 people disembark each month in peak season, Colau’s new measures could halve this. In a 2019 study by Transport and Environment, Barcelona ranked as the worst cruise port for air pollution in Europe. In Venice, campaigners have long been calling for a ban on large cruise ships entering the historic portion of the city. At the time, UNESCO warned the city could be placed on its endangered list if ships were not diverted to another port. Cruise ships require electrical power, normally provided by diesel generators, although an increasing number of new ships are fueled by liquified natural gas . When docked, ships must run their generators continuously to power on-board facilities, unless they are capable of using onshore power, where available.
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They groan, creak and shudder on their march to the sea, punctuated by the booms and crashes of “white thunder” — a sound that echoes across the water when ice calves into the ocean below. On an Alaska cruise, let us show you Glacier Bay National Park — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier, College Fjord or Hubbard Glacier. If you’re looking for adventure in Vancouver, gather up your courage for a daring walk across the nearby Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge swaying 50 meters high. Stop and smell the cherry blossoms in world-famous Stanley Park, a West Coast rainforest fittingly dubbed the “Green Heart” of Vancouver. Ascend Grouse Mountain in the Super SkyRide tramway for a postcard-worthy view of the city over rolling hills of Douglas firs.
Local raw bars serve up fresh shrimp, oysters, scallops and grouper from the Gulf of Mexico. The Cuban sandwich— piled with Genoa salami— is a city signature. For a taste of authentic Florida Cracker cuisine, try sofkee porridge, pilau or fried alligator tail during your next Tampa cruise. Stroll along the Tampa Riverwalk and see where it leads you.