October 6, 2008

Cruise Confidential: A Hit Below the Waterline: Where the Crew Lives, Eats, Wars, and Parties. One Crazy Year Working on Cruise Ships (Travelers’ Tales)

Cruise Confidential: A Hit Below the Waterline: Where the Crew Lives, Eats, Wars, and Parties. One Crazy Year Working on Cruise Ships (Travelers' Tales)

In Cruise Confidential, Brian David Bruns spills the dirt — or in this case, the dirty water — on those romantic, fun-filled vacations at sea. His hilarious chronicle of the year he spent working for Carnival Cruise Lines takes readers down into the areas where the crew works and lives, leaving readers gasping with laughter as they’re assaulted nonstop with events that range from the absurd to the utterly bizarre. Stewards fighting over food. Cutlery allowances and other nonsensical rules. What the crew calls those onboard (no, it’s not “passengers”). And of course, the sex. An abundance of ready, willing, and able bodies eager for action on a vessel replete with nooks and crannies leads to love in some mighty strange, and seemingly impossible, places. Breezy, entertaining, and informative, Cruise Confidential is essential reading for those planning a cruise or for anyone who just needs a good laugh.

Author: Brian David Bruns
Paperback:  384 pages
Company: Travelers’ Tales  (2008-09-01)
ISBN: 193236160X
List Price: $14.95
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Stern’s Guide to the Cruise Vacation 2009 (Stern’s Guide to the Cruise Vacation)

Stern's Guide to the Cruise Vacation 2009 (Stern's Guide to the Cruise Vacation) Whatever their destination, readers will find this to be the most detailed and user-friendly guide to the cruise vacation.

This most comprehensive guide on the cruise vacation and all its aspects lists the major ports of call, details on attractions, restaurants, shopping, and recreation, as well as guidelines on how to make the most of an eighthour stay in port. The history of each vessel, vital statistics, physical details, evaluations in the form of stars, and price categories for nearly 430 ships from more than 50 cruise lines are presented. Numerous photographs of ships, decks, and interiors are included, along with actual shipboard menus and daily activity programs.

Author: Steven B. Stern
Paperback:  736 pages
Company: Pelican Publishing Company  (2008-09)
ISBN: 158980614X
List Price: $26.00
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August 3, 2008

Unsafe on the High Seas: Your Guide to a Safer Cruise

Unsafe on the High Seas: Your Guide to a Safer Cruise Discover the reality the cruise industry doesn t want you to know about: Sexual Assaults, Shipboard Disappearances, A Pattern of Cover-ups, Noroviruses, Unaccredited Doctors, Inadequate Security and Your Binding Ticket Contract. Learn how to protect you and your loved ones from becoming victims. You’ll get:
-Easy to use checklists to help protect you and your family.
-Realistic rules to keep you safe in a cruise ship environment.
-Sensible talk about health and sanitation issues.
-Practical advice to guide you from the purchase of your ticket (which is a binding contract) to the end of your voyage.

Author: Charles R. Lipcon
Paperback:  128 pages
Company: I. Adels, Inc.  (2008-01-31)
ISBN: 0979780705
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