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Cruise Critic, launched in 1995, is an interactive community of seasoned and first-time cruisers who enjoy the fun of planning, researching and sharing their love of cruising. The site has been honored by the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) with its Lowell Thomas Award. Cruise Critic features include cruise reviews on nearly 200 ships, cruise line profiles, destination packages and feature stories. Cruise Critic also delivers cruise deals and last minute travel bargains as well as late breaking cruise news to industry professionals. Cruise Critic owns the most heavily trafficked cruise message boards on the Web, with over 110,000 registered members.

Cruise Critic is part of an online travel network owned, operated and published by The Independent Traveler, Inc., a privately held New Jersey Corporation. Cruise Critic's sister site is The Independent Traveler..

Smaller specialty expedition companies also offer other trips to this destination.Celebrity Cruises travels to Antarctica with the polar icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov, a refitted 1980's Russian polar research vessel. This ship takes a fortunate 106 passengers to the polar region with the amenities expected from Celebrity Cruises such as pool, sauna, and gym. Accommodations are small by comparison to a cruise ship.

The site has been honored by the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) with its Lowell Thomas Award. Cruise Critic owns the most heavily trafficked cruise message boards on the Web, with over 110,000 registered members. Cruise Critic is part of an online travel network owned, operated and published by The Independent Traveler Inc., a privately held New Jersey Corporation. Cruise Critic's sister site is The Independent Traveler..

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Hawaiian Cruises transport you to a heavenly state. Because of the tropical latitude, the weather remains the same through most of the year. The eastern side has more rainfall while the western part is the dry land. Locals enjoy skiing and snowboard in the snow-covered areas of the Big Island. The Hawaiian culture is very diverse and almost every nation's culture is found here.

Hence, any newcomer is automatically drawn into the Hawaiian culture, which is enjoyment and adventure. Honolulu is the capital city. It is believed that the first permanent inhabitants of this island had sailed in from the islands of Marquesas in the southern hemisphere between 300 and 800 A.D.Hawaiian Cruises along the different yet distinct islands provide an insight into the uniqueness of each island. Hawaii Island is a big one with Kilauea crater, said to be the home of the fire Goddess, Pele. Maui, once the sole property of the royals, is famous for its exquisite swimming spots.

The rainbows across the cliffs and waterfalls of Honolulu are nature's splendor. In spite of the diversity the common thing of these islands is ?aloha', the spirit of welcoming. World know Hawaiian people for their hospitality and friendliness. They can mingle easily and in no time have others dancing to their music and enjoying themselves thoroughly with their cuisine. The Hawaiian Cruise enables the visitors to participate in the Hawaiian culture.

The vacationing people get unlimited happiness aboard the floating cruise liners and fabulous treatment for little fare. U.S and Canadian citizens need both proofs of citizenship and identity to board Hawaiian Cruise. Proof of identity could be driving license, Government's identification card and in case of children between ages 6 to 17, a school identity card is good enough. In addition to these, a valid passport to sail is also necessary. Permanent residents of the United States need to have on them their Alien Resident Card (ARC).

In cases of children traveling without their parents, the legal guardian with them should possess the parent's consent letter authorizing the minor to travel with the guardian, which is also important in case of emergency of any kind. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Looking for information about cruises? Go to: http://www.whatcruises.com 'What Cruises' is published by Colin Hartness - An excellent resource for Cruises! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.

. at least one for every major nationality and most current trends. And, just when you thought you had it figured out, something new: Cruise Line Cuisine (Cruising Cuisine for Home Entertaining, www.cruising-cuisine.com).You might think you know what it is: beautifully presented dishes prepared a la minute, served by knowledgeable and friendly uniformed waiters who know your tastes better than you do. That's the picture more than 10 million American travelers will have when they cruise during the next year. And those who cruise will talk to the rest of us at cocktail parties and family get-togethers bragging about how great the food was.It is great, but for the inexperienced or the unprepared, here are seven secrets of cruise line cuisine that you will never find in any cruise brochure:1.

"Nothing but the freshest ingredients" ? Great idea if you are cooking for your 12 best friends at home, but hard to deliver on a 2,000 passenger ship somewhere in the Caribbean. What do you do on a day at sea when the chef realizes the lettuce is two days old?2. "The highest quality" ? Did you know that cruise lines budget their food costs per person per day? Think about what you would spend for four courses in any good quality restaurant and divide by four. If you are between $10 and $12.50 that's the total of what most lines spend per person per day. Not a lot left over for caviar or foie gras.3.

"Freshly prepared" ? Sure, some of the newer ships have small-capacity, prepared-on-demand restaurants. But for the rest of us sitting in that 1,000 passenger main dining room, we are seeing banquet-style food served at its best.4. "Too much food" ? The orders do tend to have more courses when there are no prices on the right side of the menu. You can moderate what you order by simply asking for a "half-portion", or enquiring about a "tasting menu".5. "Too fattening" ? Unfortunately, food cost dictates the type of oils used in cruise line cuisine.

You can help watch the calories by looking for the "spa finder" menu or asking for sauce on the side.6. "European-style service" ? What else would you call it when 70% of the waiters are from Europe? More importantly, how do you translate the tradition of a three hour dining experience to the 90 minutes most ships allow for dinner? The answer is more forks, a less formal style, and the often-remembered tall, dark and handsome waiter. 7. "The best restaurant at sea" ? In the middle of the ocean, where else are you going to go?So what exactly is "cruise line cuisine?" Think of at least five cuisine styles with more than 500 different food items: from excellent pizza on Carnival ships to reservations-only specialty restaurants such as the Pinnacle Grill on Holland America or Todd English on Cunard's Queen Mary 2.It comes down to one basic element: the quality of presentation and cruise line dining styles that are divided into three generally accepted categories: contemporary ? for simple and quick family style dining, to premium ? more choices, longer preparation and better quality, to luxury ? a choice of dining when, with whom and where you want with food prepared a-la minute paired with the world's best wines.Whatever your style, there is one basic truth - we don't eat like this at home..

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Other rates and dates, longer and shorter cruises, single-, triple- and quad-occupancies are available..