Valor offers 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises out of Miami. Glory offers the same out of Port Canaveral, Fla. Conquest offers 7-night Western Caribbean cruises out of New Orleans. Prices on all three ships start at $499.
Costa
800-GO-COSTA
www.costacruise.com
Ships*:
Costa Magica (2004), Costa Fortuna (2003)
How Big?
Length: 890 feet
Tonnage: 105,000
Passengers: 2,720
Crew: 1,068
Cool Features:
Amphitheater-shaped swimming pools with retractable transparent roof; three-deck- high showrooms.
Itineraries and Prices**:
Magica offers 11-night Eastern and Western Mediterranean cruises out of either Rome or Genoa, Italy; from $1,019. Fortuna offers 11-night Canary Islands and 7-night Western Mediterranean cruises out of Genoa; from $1,079.
