A New Queen Reigns The 7 Seas – Queen Mary 2

Written by Kriss Hammond


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Onrepparttar technical side,repparttar 133680 QM2 powerplant includes two gas turbines and four diesel engines. More than two-thirds of this energy will be used to power a state-of-the-art Mermaid Pod Propulsion System, comprised of two fixed and two azimuthing pod units. The first four-pod installation to date,repparttar 133681 powerful new system provides a speed of nearly 30 knots with low noise and vibration levels and maximum maneuverability.

World Class Itineraries

Four Inaugural Voyages & A Tandem QE2 Sail

The itineraries forrepparttar 133682 QM2 will includerepparttar 133683 traditional six-day transatlantic crossing, Caribbean voyages from New York, Rio de Janeiro sailings at Carnival time, as well as Europe andrepparttar 133684 Americas.

It is only fitting thatrepparttar 133685 maiden voyage of QM2 be a transatlantic crossing, for which she was designed. Inaugural festivities to be held in Southampton, her U.K. homeport, promise to be fit for a Queen complete with pomp and circumstance befittingrepparttar 133686 launch ofrepparttar 133687 first new ocean liner in more than 30 years. On January 12, 2004, Cunard's new flagship will set out for North America calling at Madeira, Tenerife, and Las Palmas inrepparttar 133688 Canary Islands, Barbados, and St. Thomas USVI, en route to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for her inaugural voyage fromrepparttar 133689 U.S.

QM2 will use both Fort Lauderdale and New York as her U.S. bases for a series of warm-weather sailings to some ofrepparttar 133690 most desirable islands inrepparttar 133691 Caribbean. Due to her capability of cruising at a speed of nearly 30 knots, QM2 is able to sail a deep Caribbean route out of New York, unlike most other ships. Itineraries from eight to 14 days - offered in March, November and December - will visit San Juan, St. Kitts, Martinique, Barbados, St. Lucia, Dominica, Aruba, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten.

Come February, travelers on two voyages will haverepparttar 133692 opportunity to celebrate Carnival in Rio with QM2 as their five-star floating hotel. The southbound cruise leaves Fort Lauderdale February 11, calling at St. Thomas and Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, before arriving in Rio for an overnight aboard ship. Northbound guests overnight on board February 23 before sailing to Fort Lauderdale via Barbados, Martinique, St. Maarten and St. Thomas.

Commemorative Crossings - New York & Southampton

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Ecstasy At Sea – Carnival Cruise to Ensenada, Mexico

Written by Carolyn Proctor


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A shuttle bus operates every five minutes betweenrepparttar Ecstasy and Ensenada's fashionable shops and busy restaurants of Avenida Primera. Besidesrepparttar 133679 driver, a young guitar player boards, does two songs, collects a few tips and departs. A guide boards, and usesrepparttar 133680 short travel time to sell us his company's tour to La Bufadora. We discover his tour includes an hour to shoprepparttar 133681 flea market there and a free lunch and is fifteen dollars cheaper thanrepparttar 133682 one officially offered aboard Ecstasy, so we sign up.

The air-conditioned bus ride torepparttar 133683 blowhole takes about forty-five minutes, through barren Baja countryside. The stalls at La Bufadora offer silver jewelry, clothing, leather goods, rubber snakes and bugs, pottery, hats, fish tacos, and churros,repparttar 133684 long, deep-fried Mexican version ofrepparttar 133685 doughnut. There are also plenty of opportunities to buy Coronas with lime. We don't recommend churros and Coronas together. . .

Ensenada in winter is not balmy and hot. Thoughrepparttar 133686 sun is out,repparttar 133687 official high forrepparttar 133688 day is 65 degrees Fahrenheit. We are comfortable in tee shirts and shorts, but notrepparttar 133689 locals. On our way back torepparttar 133690 ship we stop for an espresso andrepparttar 133691 pretty girl operatingrepparttar 133692 machine wears a down jacket and, entwined around her neck, a wool scarf.

We're too tired from shopping to stay in Ensenada untilrepparttar 133693 ship sails, so we're onrepparttar 133694 shuttle back torepparttar 133695 waterfront promenade where there's yet one more colorful Mexican shopping opportunity. Good thing our little cabin has ample storage for our luggage and our shopping purchases, too.

At dinner we hear from our tablemates all about what we missed. Seems a lot of young people gathered at Tapas and Beer,repparttar 133696 restaurant/bar that's replaced Husong's Cantina (stillrepparttar 133697 same as it was inrepparttar 133698 sixties) asrepparttar 133699 most popular watering hole in Ensenada. One thing led to another, and later inrepparttar 133700 afternoon there were girls dancing on tables in various stages of drunkenness and undress. Making cruise memories?

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