Families are one of the fastest growing groups of new cruisers, with more than one million passengers under the age of 18 heading off on a cruise each year. The most important factors in
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choosing a cruise that will suit your whole family are the facilities onboard, the itinerary of the chosen ship, the cabins, and the dining options. Selecting a cruise line that has a child-friendly, and teen orientated approach, will make your holiday stress-free and enjoyable for everyone.
In 2010 "no fly" cruises have become one of the fastest growing sectors, but from how many ports in the UK would you think that you can start a cruise? I'm sure most people would come up with an answer of four or five, naming Dover and Southampton as the obvious big too, and then perhaps also adding Harwich and Liverpool. In fact there are a staggering eighteen different UK ports where you can embark on a cruise, well we are an island after all!
the Independence of the Seas is a Freedom class cruise ship operated by the Royal Caribbean cruise line that entered service in April 2008. The 15-deck ship can accommodate 4370 passengers served by 1360 crew. She was built in the Aker Finnyards drydock in Turku, Finland, builder of Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas, her sister ships of the Freedom Class. At 154407 gross tons,[4] she joined Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas as the largest cruise ships and passenger vessels ever built (at the time of construction). She is 1112 feet (339m) long, and typically cruises at 21.6 knots (40 km/h). The vessel operates from Southampton, England,.[2] during the summer season, on European itineraries, and transfers to the Caribbean in the winter months. Independence of the Seas is the third of the Freedom Class vessels. In 2009, the first in a new Oasis Class of ships is planned to displace the Freedom class as the world's largest passenger ships. Independence of the Seas, as of current, is the world's largest passenger cruise ship along with her sister ships Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas, but she will be displaced by MS Oasis of the Seas, which is scheduled to make her maiden voyage in late 2009.
It's cold and dreary out and most of us are starting to think about taking a vacation to a warmer climate. In many cases, this means we're busy perusing cruise brochures and dreaming of romantic getaways to exotic places. More than four million people cruise annually and with such
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a large number of passengers on these floating hotels, it is no wonder that accidents and injuries occur frequently. Due to the size of ships today and the many activities they offer, and the thousands of passengers traveling on each ship, you will most likely encounter some potentially dangerous conditions while on your cruise. Some of the most dangerous conditions that can result in a cruise ship injury actually occur on ship-sponsored excursions in foreign countries.
