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A Day in the Grand Voyage Life: Panama Canal Transit

Alysia Murillo

Kevin in the Panam Canal

Our Voyage Ambassadors, Kevin LaGraff and Susan Atkins are currently circling South America on a 72-night journey aboard the luxury cruise line Regent Seven Seas. Their cruise began just two and a half weeks ago and they have already had so many incredible adventures. This week … [Read more...]

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Cruise Specialists Wine Cruise Raises $10,000 for Cystic Fibrosis

Special Guest Reporter

Fifty Cruise Specialists guests with a thirst for new adventures, good wine, and giving back recently set sail on the 2011 California Winemasters Association cruise which helped raise $10,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (the association’s official charity).  Cruise … [Read more...]

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World Cruises: Cheaper Daily Than An Extended Stay At A Resort Or Owning A Second Home

Ralph Grizzle

A world cruise. At first, the idea seems viscerally decadent, conjuring images of bejeweled formal nights, exceedingly long sessions of bridge, day following day at sea, one gourmet meal blurring lazily into the other — and not to mention, super expensive for a luxurious journey … [Read more...]

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I Sailed a Cunard World Cruise and Loved It!

Special Guest Reporter

I decided it was time to raise my sights, look to the horizon and sail off to the seven seas. My partner Deirdre asked me to assist her in her vocation. Deirdre is a host for Cruise Specialists on-board cruise ships around the world. I started by flying Business Class … [Read more...]

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Returning To Vietnam Aboard Silversea

Special Guest Reporter

While preparing for my second trip to Vietnam, I find myself reflecting upon my first “visit” to that hauntingly beautiful country. In April of 1968, I arrived in Saigon on a chartered jet from Travis Air Force Base. I was a 21-year-old Army corporal, assigned to the Green … [Read more...]

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Her ideal travel day: venturing to a new place, learning something interesting and sharing a smile.
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