Monthly Archives: July 2011

SHARED CRUISE STORIES, Compass Directions

Posted on July 29, 2011 by cruisewithmike

COMPASS DIRECTIONS Cruise Stories Shared Compass Directions – A Friday Edition Fridays are set aside for our segment on Shared Cruise Stories, which we call COMPASS DIRECTIONS. Mostly it will be featuring shared CRUISE STORIES,  and Travel related experiences that our customers, … Continue reading →

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Travel and Cruise Accessibility to the Disabled

Posted on July 27, 2011 by cruisewithmike

It’s Big, Wide Accessible World, Go Explore and Enjoy! Did you ever cancel a trip, or a Cruise Vacation  because of a bad knee or other mobility impairment?  Have you avoided cruises and family events that require travel for fear … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Worst Places to Travel to or Visit

Posted on July 25, 2011 by cruisewithmike

Ten Worst Places to Travel to Or Visit (medical safety wise) Advanced hospital trauma care for Medical Emergencies isn’t usually on the list of things most families think about when making their summer travel plans. But it might interest you to … Continue reading →

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Shared CRUISE STORIES, from our “Compass Directions” series

Posted on July 22, 2011 by cruisewithmike

ANNOUNCING  COMPASS DIRECTIONS Cruise Stories Shared Compass Directions – A New Friday Edition Beginning this coming Friday (July 22, 2011) we will begin a new Friday Blog Post which we will call COMPASS DIRECTIONS. Mostly it will be featuring shared … Continue reading →

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NCL Announces “The Haven, by Norwegian” A New Class of Ship

Posted on July 21, 2011 by cruisewithmike

“THE HAVEN” By Norwegian Norwegian Cruise Line has announced an exclusive suite complex for its two new Project Breakaway ships will be named The Haven by Norwegian.  The two new ship will be called “the Breakaway” coming in 2013, and the … Continue reading →

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Cruising with Special Needs Kids: Children with Disabilities

Posted on July 20, 2011 by cruisewithmike

Cruising with Children  that have Special Needs We are extremely delighted that our Friends at Special Needs Group (Duree Ross), has contributed a marvelously informative article covering a subject near and dear to us. Cruising with Special Needs Kids. For those … Continue reading →

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Looking for CRUISE STORIES to SHARE

Posted on July 18, 2011 by cruisewithmike

ANNOUNCING   COMPASS DIRECTIONS A New Friday Edition Beginning this coming Friday (July 22, 2011) we will begin a new Friday Blog Post which we will call COMPASS DIRECTIONS. Mostly, it will be featuring Cruise Stories and Travel related experiences that … Continue reading →

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Russian River Cruise Ship Sinks, with 129 passengers (27 children) dead

Posted on July 13, 2011 by cruisewithmike

Tragedy on the Volga Russian River Cruise Ship Sinks “An Update” Photos and Information Courtesy of NY Times, Reuter’s Service and Getty’s Images With as many as 129 still feared drowned (including 27 children) as late as Monday July 11th,, a full day … Continue reading →

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Cruise Academy Library and Curriculum Offering All the Cruise Information You’ll Ever Need

Posted on July 11, 2011 by cruisewithmike

Get All The Cruise Information You’ll Ever Need Right Here at Your Fingertips…For FREE! CRUISE ACADEMY LIBRARY RESOURCES: We wish to THANK our Good Friends at CRUISE SOURCE and to @RichTucker (for you twitter fans) for helping to Publish and Circulate our … Continue reading →

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When Your Best Made TRAVEL PLANS Go Wrong or Bad, What To Do?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by cruisewithmike

WHAT TO DO, When Travel Plans Go array!  Some Tips that may help you! Important Pre-Trip Information: First and foremost the very best defense against travel tragedies is to plan for a good offense and that equals having not only adequate, … Continue reading →

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