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Viking Cruises will begin ocean cruises on Viking Star in 2015

By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:51:00 EDT

Viking Cruises announced Friday that it's getting into the ocean cruise market -- in a small way.

Daily Deal: Free airfare with adventures on Lindblad Expeditions

By Mary Forgione — Mon, 6 May 2013 10:15:00 EDT

If you've ever longed to go on an expedition to Antarctica or the Arctic, Alaska or Mexico , Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic is offering free airfare on selected small-ship voyages for a limited time. The offer is good for more than a dozen itineraries that take you away for a week or as long as a month.

Seattle: Small-ship cruise visits Puget Sound, San Juan Islands

By Mary Forgione — Wed, 1 May 2013 10:45:00 EDT

American Cruise Lines is offering a new itinerary for summer with a cruise of Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands aboard the 100-passenger American Spirit. The islands, many of which are uninhabited, comprise one of the nation's newest national monuments .

Cuba: Globus now offers people-to-people tours

By Jane Engle — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:45:00 EDT

Globus has joined the ranks of well-known tour companies offering trips to Cuba under a special U.S. Treasury Department license that permits people-to-people educational exchanges on the Communist island.

Big changes coming for Disney Magic cruise ship

By Richard Tribou , Orlando Sentinel — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:29:00 EDT

Disney Cruise Line is giving its oldest ship a major facelift.

Port Canaveral welcomes new Royal Caribbean ship

By Richard Tribou , Orlando Sentinel — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:36:00 EDT

Port Canaveral welcomes a new cruise ship this week as Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas begins year-round three- and four-night Bahamas itineraries.

A slow — yet energizing — boat to Hawaii

By Karl Zimmermann — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT

A 14-night round-trip cruise provides a slow-paced excursion but ample time to explore the islands.

LAHAINA, Hawaii — "Here, take this one," Elisa said, lifting an orchid lei from her shoulders and draping it on Laurel's. "Aloha."

Cruises: Why sailing to Hawaii may require a foreign port call

By Nancy Kinsey Needham — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:00:00 EDT

Our cruise to Hawaii on the Celebrity Millennium began with saying goodbye to our ship docked in San Diego Harbor and taking a bus ride to Ensenada, Mexico , to meet it again.

Royal Caribbean reveals innovations for new Quantum of the Seas

Richard Tribou , Orlando Sentinel — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:57:00 EDT

Royal Caribbean opened the curtain on its newest cruise ship, the Quantum of the Seas, and it would be hard to miss its most iconic feature.

Cruises: The Grand Princess finds a home in San Francisco

By Jane Engle — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:30:00 EDT

Princess Cruises is taking the plunge and basing one of its ships year-round in San Francisco .