http://www.cruisejungle.com We Unravel Cruise Travel Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:23:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Celebrity Equinox saw daylight for the first time Saturday, June 6, during her official "docking out" from Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The 1,425-guest ship is the second in Celebrity's widely heralded Solstice Class fleet. Celebrity Equinox will sail from Papenburg down the River Ems June 19 or 20, depending ... http://www.cruisejungle.com/?p=683 Important in business, real estate and even on cruise ships.  How can you make sure that you pick the best location in your chosen stateroom category?  A good answer for this question is to view the ship’s deck plans in the cruise line brochure or on the web.  While the ... http://www.cruisejungle.com/?p=681 Poker seems to be the answer.  More and more cruise lines are adding Texas Hold ‘em poker to their casinos.  Unlike other games on board, poker players compete against each other and the house takes a percentage of the pot also known as the “rake”.  Most of the contemporary cruise ... http://www.cruisejungle.com/?p=679 Royal Caribbean doesn’t want to be left out of the latest reality dance show craze.  First there was “Dancing with the Stars” and then “So You Think You Can Dance?” on TV.  And now,  “Gotta Dance” takes to the high seas aboard Royal Caribbean’s ships.  Based on the documentary film ... http://www.cruisejungle.com/?p=676 Another “cutting edge” travel website was just announced.  It leads to the question of “how many websites does a person need to visit to get information about travel offers?”   Since we focus on the cruise business, let’s take a look at this particular segment to see if we can shed ... http://www.cruisejungle.com/?p=674 You might think that perhaps, a “higher power”, is mad at the travel industry.  First it was pirates and now Swine Flu.  From a cruiser’s standpoint the one advantage a ship has over other destinations is “portability”.  Ships can be moved but hotels, can’t.  For example, only a small handful ... http://www.cruisejungle.com/?p=671 There was recently a rather large dust up when it was disclosed that a major cruise line had given away some free cruises to a core group of its fans who posted regularly on a large cruise community site.  There were many cries of “foul” and “reverse censorship”.  While this ... http://www.cruisejungle.com/?p=668 If you don’t know a USB device from a motherboard and are otherwise “electronically challenged”, then this news from Crystal Cruises will be welcomed.   The cruise line has just announced that they are placing on-board technical concierges to assist guests with all types of personal electronics from iPods and iPhones ... http://www.cruisejungle.com/?p=666 There’s all sorts of hoopla about the gigantic cruise ships that are being introduced over the next 18 months or so, but what about their smaller cousins in the deluxe and luxury sectors?  It seems that growth spurts are not confined to the mega liners.  Even the luxury ships are ... http://www.cruisejungle.com/?p=664 The Allure of the Seas will sail seven-day, alternating eastern and western Caribbean itineraries beginning Dec. 12, 2010, Royal Caribbean International said Monday. The 220,000-ton, 5,400-passenger Allure and its sister-ship the Oasis of the Seas will be world’s two largest cruise ships when they debut: the Oasis this November and the ... http://www.cruisejungle.com/?p=662