Congress extends passport deadline, which applies only to sea travelers, but ... See new Passport Information under the Information Tab above, or click on the Passport graphic.

Carnival homeported year-round ships in Tampa. Carnival Legend is the largest cruise ship homeported year-round in Tampa. It sails on seven-day exotic Caribbean Cruises. Featured ports on this itinerary include Grand Caman, Costa Maya, Cozumel and Belize. Inspiration sails on four and five-day cruises from Tampa. The four-day sailings visit Cozumel, while the five-day cruises call at Grand Cayman and Cozumel.         Carnival Legend    Inspiration     Fall and Winter ships in Tampa. These ships sail to various destinations during the fall and winter months. Holland America Ryndam Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas - Nov. 2010 thru April 2011. Royal Caribbean Jewel of the Seas - Nov. 2011 through April 2012. Norwegian Cruise Line Star - Oct. 2011 through April 2012.             MS Ryndam    Jewel of the Seas    Radiance of the Seas    NCL Star Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise - vacation group in the world, with a portfolio of 12 cruise brands in North America, Europe and Australia, comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, The Yachts of Seabourn, Windstar Cruises, AIDA, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, Ocean Village, P&O Cruises, Swan Hellenic, and P&O Cruises Australia. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates the leading tour companies in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon, Holland America Tours and Princess Tours. Feb. 22, 2007 - Carnival Corp. Sells Windstar Saying, "Carnival Corporation & plc's growth strategy is focused on expanding our core growth brands and opening new markets," Chairman and CEO Micky Arison announced this morning that Carnival Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to sell Windstar Cruises to Ambassadors International. Ambassadors operates Majestic America Line, now the largest river and coastal cruising company in North America (it includes Delta Queen Steamboat). Ambassadors President David Giersdorf formerly was an EXEC VP with Holland America Line/Windstar. In the statement from Carnival Corp., Arison noted: "Last year we made a decision to cease operation of UK's Swan Hellenic and transfer its one ship to the Princess Cruises brand. Both of these are excellent products but simply do not fit into our future growth plans." Royal Caribbean International Royal Caribbean International is operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, which also operates Celebrity Cruises and Royal Celebrity Tours. In 1988 Royal Caribbean and Admiral Cruises merged. It went public, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RCL in 1993. The company changed its name to Royal Caribbean International in 1997 to reflect its growing global itineraries. In the same year, Celebrity Cruises merged with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. where it operates as a separate brand. Today they include Pullmantur, Azamara Cruises and CDF Croisieres de France. The company has a combined total of 35 ships in service and seven under construction. Holland American Line Holland America was founded in 1873 as the Netherlands-America Steamship Company (NASM), a shipping and passenger line. Because it provided service to the Americas, it became known as Holland America Line. The company's first ocean liner was the original Rotterdam, which sailed its maiden voyage from the Netherlands to New York City on October 15, 1872-a crossing that took 15 days. With the growing preference of the public for jet travel to Europe, HAL suspended in 1971 its trans-Atlantic passenger trade and turned to offering cruise vacations full time. It introduced two radically designed vessels-the ‘new’ Nieuw Amsterdam and Noordam-in the 1980s, which allowed for more space for leisure-cruising activities. HAL, along with Seattle-based Westours and Windstar Cruises, was acquired by Carnival Corporation in 1997. Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Cruise Line will offer Western Caribbean cruises from the Port of Tampa with the 2,240-passenger Norwegian Star from October 2011 through April 2012. The 91,740 ton Norwegian Star was launched in 2001. Twenty-seven sailings are scheduled in Norwegian Cruise Lines first venture from Tampa. The seven-day itineraries will include ports of call at Roatán, Bay Islands, Honduras; Belize City, Belize; Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico. Cruise Lines Deck Plans Tampa, Florida Webcam Humor, or is it a valid option? Nursing Home Option Click left mouse button to move through above show. Michael L Shepp Michael L Shepp Create Your Badge CLICK HERE TO HELP                 Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site Map | Recent Changes Page last modified on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:24:44 -0500