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Learn how to tour Venice from the cruise port, including transporation options and our picks for the best attractions of the city. We also give tips on how to navigate this crowded, but one-of-a-kind city.
Our news this week features news from Carnival and Celebrity Cruise Lines. Carnival's new advertising campaign asks "how do you live the Carnival Breeze life" with cruisers answering in a variety of ways such as: "I will spend my life at the buffet" or "From now on, my life will consist of waterslides and mini golf." They have also release artist rendering and pictures of the designs for the Breeze, which have a very different aesthetic from what Carnival has had in the past. The colors are calming; the design is peaceful, almost invoking Pier 1. We discuss our opinions on this new design and the advertising campaign. Last week, Celebrity Cruise Line announced price hikes for their specialty restaurants with prices topping out at $40 per person in several of these premium eateries. We wonder if the new focus on specialty dining will or has already hurt the quality of the food in main dining rooms as well as what normal traveler has the kind of money required to patronize these restaurants. In our main segment, we spoke with Jennifer of Care Vacations and Michell of www.travelinwheels.com who told us all about accessible port touring, plus planning tips and gave us great resources. Jennifer explained the difference between tendering and docking and detailed how that might affect a person with disabilities. She highlighted Holland America's tender lift system, which allows wheelchair bound passengers to board tender boats. She also discussed cruise line shore excursions, and specialty travel agents, who can help passengers with disabilities navigate cruising more easily. Michell highlighted Venice, Barcelona, and London, giving tips on how a person with disabilities or in a wheelchair can tour these cities, and some of the obstacles they might encounter. http://www.sagetraveling.com/Venice-Accessibility http://www.disabledaccessibletravel.com/ www.InclusiveLondon.com www.tourismforalluk.org Our cruise news this week includes stories from Greece and about whether or not cruises are becoming less inclusive. The taxi strike in Greece has continued, with increasing disruption of cruise passenger touring, not only in Athens, but also Crete and Thessolonica. Drivers have vowed to march on Monday, and negotiations have failed. Cruise lines have been forced to redirect ships and, in many cases have had to cancel shore excursions as the drivers have blocked roads, even laying down oil in certain cases. Airport have also been affected.
A recent article asks if cruises are still inclusive with the increasing popularity of specialty restaurants and room service charges as well as extra fee services and events. We discuss Norwegian Cruise Line's recent policy changes to room service and pizza delivery as well as the declining quality of the "free" food on cruise ships. We tour Barcelona, giving you a full itinerary with details every step of the way from the airport and cruise ship and back. We include prices and specific stops for public transportation as well as taxi and airport information. Attractions highlighted include the Sagrada Familia, Gaudi architecture, the Gothic Quarter, Cathedral of Barcelona, Santa Maria del Mar, Picasso Museum, Las Ramblas and the Maritime Museum. On this episode, we review our recent Mediterranean cruise on the brand new Carnival Magic including public spaces, food, accommodations and lots more. Our news includes stories about Camp Carnival's new program, NCL's dual embarkation in Europe and a murder at the Falmouth port.
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