<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Cruising</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/travel/archive/subject/cruising?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><description>Cruising</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Cruising 2005: Queen for a Year]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63762-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63762-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It took me three days, but I finally found my place aboard the Queen Mary 2.]]></description><author> John Deiner</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruise Ship Damaged, Flooded by 70-Foot Wave During Storm]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61873-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61873-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, April 17  --  Passengers on an ill-fated cruise ship slammed by a 70-foot wave awoke with water rushing into their cabins, furniture crashing and glass shattering. They said the luxury liner's pianist rode out the storm by playing the theme to "Titanic."]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Wave in Cruising]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63782-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63782-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Like celebrities, rundown houses and reality TV show participants, cruise lines are getting makeovers. Demand is at its highest since  Sept. 11, 2001, and prices are on the rise. Here's what's new this year.]]></description><author> Elissa Leibowitz Poma</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruising Info Sources]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63781-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63781-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<em>Here is a list of cruise lines, their toll-free numbers and Web sites:</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fall/Winter Cruising 2004]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A385-2004Oct1.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A385-2004Oct1.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It wasn't until its third day of Hawaiian island-hopping that Norwegian Cruise Line's new Pride of Aloha finally found something to silence a boatload of complaining passengers. All it took was an erupting volcano.]]></description><author> Steve Hendrix</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baltimore Cruises Cut Back]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A400-2004Oct1.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A400-2004Oct1.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A year ago, Baltimore appeared poised to become a major player as a cruise line departure port. Five major lines -- Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Holland America, Celebrity and Norwegian -- had scheduled nearly 60 departures for 2004 from the city's Dundalk Marine Terminal. With a nearby international airport, a vibrant tourism scene and large regional population, the city seemed a natural fit as a departure point for cruises to Bermuda, Canada and the Caribbean.]]></description><author> Carol Sottili</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's All Aboard The Ship]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54098-2004Jun19.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54098-2004Jun19.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[While cruise lines continue to cater to the core baby boomer crowd, they are gaining some success in attracting the younger set.]]></description><author> Meghan Collins Sullivan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inland Cruises: Take a Slow Boat Through America]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19421-2004Feb6.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19421-2004Feb6.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[You've done the Caribbean, sailed to Bermuda, even journeyed through the Panama Canal. What's left?]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[TRAVEL TECH: Booking  a Cruise Online]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19408-2004Feb6.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19408-2004Feb6.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If you're like many travelers, you're familiar with using the Internet to nab a deal on a plane ticket, a hotel room or a car rental. But for most, booking a cruise via the Web remains uncharted territory.]]></description><author> Carol Sottili</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northwest Passage]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19406-2004Feb6.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19406-2004Feb6.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Across the regal blue waters of the Columbia River Gorge, Beacon Rock soared skyward. As our paddle-wheel boat chugged along, a few passengers clambered to the top deck for a closer look at the 848-foot monolith. Two days later we gathered again, in a soft drizzle, as our boat surged with the waves of the river through a sweep of bays to the edge of the ocean. The following morning we traipsed through log cabins at nearby Fort Clatsop, a re-creation of a 19th-century encampment surrounded by tall Oregon pines.]]></description><author> Gary Lee</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[QUEEN MARY 2 101]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41260-2003Nov14.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41260-2003Nov14.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<em>With a  price tag of $780 million, the Queen Mary 2 is the longest, tallest, widest, most expensive -- and, we suspect, most hyped -- passenger liner ever built. Here's everything you need to know before it's christened by Queen Elizabeth on Jan. 8.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fall/Winter Cruising: Galapagos]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40299-2003Oct3.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40299-2003Oct3.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands are expensive, hard to get to...and an eco-adventure of a lifetime.]]></description><author> Jackie Spinner</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECO-CRUISES 101]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40300-2003Oct3.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40300-2003Oct3.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<em>On most cruises, passengers wonder how they're going to kill time between late-morning snack and lunch. That's not a problem on an eco-cruise. Here are a few current offerings, with prices (per person based on double occupancy) and contact info.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erie Does It]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6154-2003Mar21.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6154-2003Mar21.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A seven-day cruise on the Erie Canal is more like a slow, leisurely float, with a view of  the wildlife preserves and backyards of small-town America.]]></description><author> Sara Fitzgerald</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dancing Across Waves]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47919-2003Mar5.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47919-2003Mar5.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[She thought those buffet-laden voyages were tacky, lowbrow and claustrophobic. And then she went cruising.]]></description><author> Ellen Gilchrist</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[LAB REPORT: SEASICKNESS]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57672-2003Mar7.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57672-2003Mar7.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<br>  RESEARCH QUESTION: After opining recently in this section's Travel Q&#38;A column that a lower-deck cabin is the best place to avoid seasickness on a cruise, we heard otherwise from lots of readers, many of whom offered their own advice for heading off mal de mer. We wondered: What really works?]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[So Many Decks, So Little Time]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7287-2003Jan31.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7287-2003Jan31.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Weekend cruises attract all types. But do all types have fun? We put four personalities to the test.]]></description><author> John Deiner, Steve Hendrix,  Andrea Sachs and  K.C. Summers</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ahoy. Now Put That Out.]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38895-2003Jan10.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38895-2003Jan10.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On a tobacco-free cruise, a smoker faces a week without cigarettes. Will cruising be the new way to quit?]]></description><author> Cindy Loose</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bug Boat]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51025-2002Dec13.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51025-2002Dec13.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A cruise ship returns to port with hundreds of sick passengers. What if you had a ticket for the next trip?]]></description><author> Steve Hendrix</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Fresh Breeze]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43988-2002Oct4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43988-2002Oct4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/subject/cruising</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:21:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[How Star Clipper aims to win noncruisers over. Plus: what's new for fall and winter.]]></description><author> Gary Lee</author></item></channel></rss>