http://www.avidcruiser.com http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-300x300_show_image916.png http://www.avidcruiser.com http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg The Avid Cruiser - helping you make informed cruise vacation choices. Hosted by Ralph Grizzle, editor of The Avid Cruiser, avidcruiser.com Helping you make informed cruise vacation decisions. 56.0468716 12.6952855 Ralph Grizzle no en http://blip.tv Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:10:37 +0000 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:10:37 +0000 D934A45E-47EC-11E1-B7FC-B4BC14BA944D http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/tasmanian-devils-convicts-koalas-kangaroos-5911871 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5911871 5894913 file TV-UN 0.0 2012-01-26T07:10:37Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 133 4xWC6OsjAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWC6OsjAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5911871&skin=rss Avidcruiser-TasmanianDevilsConvictsKoalasKangaroos630-451.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
From Hobart, Tasmania, a full-day Silversea Cruises shore excursion allows us to feed koalas and kangaroos at the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary and visit the Port Arthur Historic Site. For more, see avidcruiser.com/blog. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5894913 Travel Travel & Events youtube bonorong wildlife sanctuary port arthur historic site tasmania hobart silversea cruises australia Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:10:37 +0000 bonorong wildlife sanctuary, port arthur historic site, tasmania, hobart, silversea cruises, australia http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-TasmanianDevilsConvictsKoalasKangaroos630-451.jpg bonorong wildlife sanctuary, port arthur historic site, tasmania, hobart, silversea cruises, australia ]]> Tasmanian Devils, Convicts, Koalas & Kangaroos 56.0468716 12.6952855 9F87B112-4646-11E1-8D40-A2187D2DD6CC http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/cute-cuddly-koala-bears-silversea-cruises-tour-5906899 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5906899 5889939 file TV-UN 0.0 2012-01-24T04:48:13Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 236 4xWC6MQ3Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWC6MQ3Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5906899&skin=rss Avidcruiser-CuteCuddlyKoalaBearsSilverseaCruisesTour497-41.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
This morning, Silver Shadow docked in Melbourne, Australia. I opted for a full-day tour called “Puffing Billy, Wildlife & Dandendnongs.” See the full story at http://j.mp/AlTHms ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5889939 Travel Autos & Vehicles youtube koala bears kangaroos australia puffing billy melbourne silversea cruises Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:48:13 +0000 koala bears, kangaroos, australia, puffing billy, melbourne, silversea cruises http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CuteCuddlyKoalaBearsSilverseaCruisesTour497-41.jpg koala bears, kangaroos, australia, puffing billy, melbourne, silversea cruises ]]> Cute, Cuddly, Koala Bears: Silversea Cruises Tour 56.0468716 12.6952855 9E7229DE-44EC-11E1-AC9B-E246D81A7FCE http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/silversea-s-sydney-5903093 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5903093 5886131 file TV-UN 0.0 2012-01-22T11:31:25Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 70 4xWC6KZZAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWC6KZZAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5903093&skin=rss notfound-episode.png No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
In Sydney, Silver Shadow was docked in the best possible position, at the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay. There's not a better place in Sydney to board a ship — and definitely no better place to overnight. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5886131 Travel silversea cruises sydney australia Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:31:25 +0000 silversea cruises, sydney, australia http://a.images.blip.tv/notfound-episode.png silversea cruises, sydney, australia ]]> Silversea's Sydney 56.0468716 12.6952855 C217491E-4316-11E1-B0EF-EC49B46203F7 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/east-coast-canada-avid-cruiser-overview-5898776 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5898776 5881804 file TV-UN 0.0 2012-01-20T03:28:02Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 506 4xWC6IR8Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWC6IR8Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5898776&skin=rss Avidcruiser-EastCoastCanadaAvidCruiserOverview525-172.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
The Avid Cruiser takes on the East Coast of Canada! Credits: The Avid Cruiser: Ralph Grizzle (http://www.avidcruiser.com) Camera: Chris Stanley (http://www.amberpacificstudios.com) Editor: Jake Dunbar ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5881804 Travel Travel & Events youtube Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:28:02 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-EastCoastCanadaAvidCruiserOverview525-172.jpg ]]> East Coast Canada Avid Cruiser Overview 56.0468716 12.6952855 13D1504E-42F2-11E1-A1FD-F027B4548A74 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/halifax-ns-canada-avid-cruiser-overview-5898390 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5898390 5881415 file TV-G 0.0 2012-01-19T23:05:28Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 188 4xWC6IF6Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWC6IF6Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5898390&skin=rss Avidcruiser-HalifaxNSCanadaAvidCruiserOverview810-205.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
The Avid Cruiser takes on Halifax, NS, Canada. Credits: The Avid Cruiser: Ralph Grizzle (http://www.avidcruiser.com) Camera: Chris Stanley (http://www.amberpacificstudios.com) Editor: Jake Dunbar ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5881415 Travel Travel & Events youtube Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:05:28 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-HalifaxNSCanadaAvidCruiserOverview810-205.jpg ]]> Halifax, NS, Canada Avid Cruiser Overview 56.0468716 12.6952855 57EF1250-42EA-11E1-87CC-F5DE17A9581F http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/st-john-ns-canada-avid-cruiser-overview-5898275 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5898275 5881300 file TV-G 0.0 2012-01-19T22:10:06Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 204 4xWC6IEHAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWC6IEHAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5898275&skin=rss Avidcruiser-StJohnNSCanadaAvidCruiserOverview788-282.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
The Avid Cruiser takes on St. John, NS, Canada. Credits: The Avid Cruiser: Ralph Grizzle (http://www.avidcruiser.com) Camera: Chris Stanley (http://www.amberpacificstudios.com) Editor: Jake Dunbar ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5881300 Travel Travel & Events youtube Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:10:06 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-StJohnNSCanadaAvidCruiserOverview788-282.jpg ]]> St. John, NS, Canada Avid Cruiser Overview 56.0468716 12.6952855 FCEF6C18-42E6-11E1-8EDB-E7DA538B295A http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/charlottetown-pei-canada-avid-cruiser-overview-5898241 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5898241 5881266 file TV-G 0.0 2012-01-19T21:46:05Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 178 4xWC6IBlAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWC6IBlAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5898241&skin=rss Avidcruiser-CharlottetownPEICanadaAvidCruiserOverview828-844.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
The Avid Cruiser takes on Charlottetown, PEI, Canada. Credits: The Avid Cruiser: Ralph Grizzle (http://www.avidcruiser.com) Camera: Chris Stanley (http://www.amberpacificstudios.com) Editor: Jake Dunbar ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5881266 Travel Travel & Events youtube Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:46:05 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CharlottetownPEICanadaAvidCruiserOverview828-844.jpg ]]> Charlottetown, PEI, Canada Avid Cruiser Overview 56.0468716 12.6952855 6E15CBB0-42DF-11E1-A0EF-B9E7FD10470B http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/sydney-ns-canada-avid-cruiser-overview-5898129 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5898129 5881154 file TV-UN 0.0 2012-01-19T20:51:59Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 202 4xWC5_91Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWC5_91Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5898129&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SydneyNSCanadaAvidCruiserOverview699-398.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
The Avid Cruiser takes on Sydney, NS, Canada. Credits: The Avid Cruiser: Ralph Grizzle (http://www.avidcruiser.com) Camera: Chris Stanley (http://www.amberpacificstudios.com) Editor: Jake Dunbar ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5881154 Travel Travel & Events youtube Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:51:59 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SydneyNSCanadaAvidCruiserOverview699-398.jpg ]]> Sydney, NS, Canada Avid Cruiser Overview 56.0468716 12.6952855 0E7041DA-42DB-11E1-B7A8-BCE320060CC7 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/corner-brook-nl-canada-avid-cruiser-overview-5898026 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5898026 5881052 file TV-G 0.0 2012-01-19T20:20:40Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 174 4xWC5_8OAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWC5_8OAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5898026&skin=rss Avidcruiser-CornerBrookNLCanadaAvidCruiserOverview490-839.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
The Avid Cruiser takes on Corner Brook, NL, Canada. Credits: The Avid Cruiser: Ralph Grizzle (http://www.avidcruiser.com) Camera: Chris Stanley (http://www.amberpacificstudios.com) Editor: Jake Dunbar ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5881052 Travel Travel & Events youtube Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:20:40 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CornerBrookNLCanadaAvidCruiserOverview490-839.jpg ]]> Corner Brook, NL, Canada Avid Cruiser Overview 56.0468716 12.6952855 A3718A52-0EBD-11E1-AB72-EDB2864E22BC http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/two-perfect-days-stockholm-an-avid-cruiser-feature-video-5734380 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5734380 5717305 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-11-14T12:39:05Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 516 4xWC3oBQAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWC3oBQAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5734380&skin=rss Avidcruiser-TwoPerfectDaysStockholmAnAvidCruiserFeatureVideo419-629.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
How do you spend two perfect days in Stockholm before or after your cruise? Avid Cruiser Ralph Grizzle shows you in this 10-minute show. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5717305 Travel stockholm sweden baltic cruises Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:39:05 +0000 stockholm, sweden, baltic cruises http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-TwoPerfectDaysStockholmAnAvidCruiserFeatureVideo419-629.jpg stockholm, sweden, baltic cruises ]]> Two Perfect Days Stockholm: An Avid Cruiser Feature Video 56.0468716 12.6952855 322C4D42-0179-11E1-9E08-E286457A0973 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/silver-explorer-ship-tour-5685544 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5685544 5668436 file TV-G 0.0 2011-10-28T15:26:24Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 251 4xWC24MMAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWC24MMAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5685544&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SilverExplorerShipTour721-574.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
For the full review, visit http://www.avidcruiser.com/cruise-line-profiles/luxury-cruises/silversea-cruises/prince-albert-ii/ ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5668436 Travel Travel & Events silversea cruises expedition cruising Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:26:24 +0000 silversea cruises, expedition cruising http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SilverExplorerShipTour721-574.jpg silversea cruises, expedition cruising ]]> Silver Explorer Ship Tour 56.0468716 12.6952855 E49D50E2-E3C5-11E0-8966-D06651218FD5 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/sønderborg-denmark-a-new-cruise-destination-5571634 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5571634 5554475 file TV-G 0.0 2011-09-20T20:19:50Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 184 4xWC1IkWAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWC1IkWAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5571634&skin=rss Avidcruiser-75732661.png No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
This past summer, I had the opportunity to spend a few days in a destination that eagerly wants to welcome your cruise ships. Sønderborg, Denmark, is a small city with a natural harbor and a variety of attractions to offer your guests. I was fortunate enough to experience some of the activities during my visit. Large ships will need to drop anchor, but small ships, up to 135 meters, can tie up along the harborfront, which has amazing access to all that Sønderborg has to offer. As an avid cruiser, I know it is exceptionally rare for ships to dock in a location that puts guests within easy walking distance of an ancient castle, a charming city center and an extended network of hiking and biking trails, but when your ship ties up in Sønderborg, your guests will have access to all of this — and much more. Sønderborg Castle is only a few steps away. The castle has not only a fascinating history, which is interpreted in the castle museum, but also a rousing event called the Tilting of the Rings. I know your guests will enjoy the event as much as I did. If your guests want to stretch their legs, they can step off the ship and onto a nature trail that runs for more than 70 kilometers. There are also many opportunities for extended shore excursions. Just 10 minutes away, there's a historic battlefield where living history exhibits tell a story similar to the American Civil War. Your American guests will recognize the date, 1864, when their country was embroiled in a deadly war. A similar battle was taking place in Denmark, and the story is well-told Not far from the battlefield is the summer residence of Denmark's Royal family. When Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik occupy Gråsten Palace, there is a changing of the guard just like in Copenhagen (although this one is smaller). If your ship carries families, you'll be pleased to know that there is a theme park called Danfoss Universe less than 45 minutes drive. Although particularly suitable for kids, visitors of all ages will enjoy this fun immersion into physics and natural science. So where is Sønderborg? It's near Denmark's border with Germany so your guests can actually enjoy a visit to two countries on one stop. You may want to be a well-established player in the region should Sønderborg succeed in being nominated European Capital of Culture in 2017 So I encourage you to consider putting Sonderborg on your cruise itineraries. The city warmly welcomes you. This is Ralph Grizzle. Thanks for tuning in. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5554475 Travel Travel & Events youtube sønderborg denmark 1864 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:19:50 +0000 sønderborg, denmark, 1864 http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-75732661.png sønderborg, denmark, 1864 ]]> Sønderborg, Denmark: A New Cruise Destination 56.0468716 12.6952855 ABC6943C-C0A6-11E0-B332-D3888DB927BE http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/cruise-executives-discuss-the-appeal-of-cruising-from-new-york-5447206 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5447206 5429990 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-08-07T03:38:10Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 276 4xWCzL0KAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCzL0KAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5447206&skin=rss Avidcruiser-CruiseExecutivesDiscussTheAppealOfCruisingFromNewYork343-879.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Among those interviewed: Peter Shanks, President & Managing Director, Cunard Line; Kevin Sheehan, CEO, Norwegian Cruise Line; Charles Robertson, President, American Cruise Lines; Gregg Michel, President & CEO, Crystal Cruises; Rick Sasso, President & CEO, MSC Cruises ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5429990 Travel Travel & Events youtube new york city economic development Sun, 07 Aug 2011 03:38:10 +0000 new, york, city, economic, development http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CruiseExecutivesDiscussTheAppealOfCruisingFromNewYork343-879.jpg new, york, city, economic, development ]]> Cruise Executives Discuss The Appeal Of Cruising From New York 56.0468716 12.6952855 1EA8A41C-C0A3-11E0-B69B-E206D825368F http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/an-avid-cruiser-walk-through-ofthe-new-york-city-cruiseterminals-5447183 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5447183 5429967 file TV-G 0.0 2011-08-07T03:12:44Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 199 4xWCzLxzAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCzLxzAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5447183&skin=rss Avidcruiser-AnAvidCruiserWalkThroughOfTheNewYorkCityCruiseTerminals473-579.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Visiting behind-the-scenes at both the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal and the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5429967 Travel Travel & Events youtube new york cruise terminals manhattan cruise terminal brooklyn cruise terminal Sun, 07 Aug 2011 03:12:44 +0000 new york cruise terminals, manhattan cruise terminal, brooklyn cruise terminal http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-AnAvidCruiserWalkThroughOfTheNewYorkCityCruiseTerminals473-579.jpg new york cruise terminals, manhattan cruise terminal, brooklyn cruise terminal ]]> An Avid Cruiser Walk-Through OfThe New York City CruiseTerminals 56.0468716 12.6952855 140957C2-BADB-11E0-860D-956AA14B438B http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/my-first-timbit-yum-5426895 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5426895 5409667 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-07-30T18:38:11Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 64 4xWCy54zAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCy54zAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5426895&skin=rss Avidcruiser-MyFirstTimbitYum682-459.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Canadians, of course, will know Tim Hortons. For Americans, the brand may be less familiar. One thing that all Canadians seem to love at Tim Hortons are the Timbits, which are essentially the holes of the donut. Have you tried your Timbits today? ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5409667 Travel tim hortons timbits canada Sat, 30 Jul 2011 18:38:11 +0000 tim hortons, timbits, canada http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-MyFirstTimbitYum682-459.jpg tim hortons, timbits, canada ]]> My First Timbit - Yum! 56.0468716 12.6952855 45CE8C58-A3DB-11E0-953C-D52ED2552A54 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/celebrity-solstice-video-review-5333571 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5333571 5316234 file TV-G 0.0 2011-07-01T12:11:38Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 487 4xWCxcUnAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCxcUnAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5333571&skin=rss Avidcruiser-83940618.png Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
In 2008, I wrote that Celebrity Solstice breaks the mold in every conceivable way. From such innovative features as grass lawns to thoughtfully designed staterooms, Celebrity Solstice-class vessels are strong contenders for your vacation dollars. But how do you know that Celebrity Solstice is right for you? Watch the video for a tour of Celebrity Solstice. Meantime, Celebrity Solstice and all three of its sisters – including Celebrity Silhouette, which will set sail next year – will operate in Europe during the summer of 2011. When Celebrity Silhouette sets sail for the first time in July 2011, she will offer a unique maiden voyage from Hamburg to Rome and a special nine-night Mediterranean voyage. Then, she will offer a series of 12- and 13-night Holy Land sailings roundtrip out of Rome. Celebrity Equinox also will sail from Rome, offering 10- and 11-night roundtrip Mediterranean cruises. http://www.avidcruiser.com/2010/10/02/feature-video-avid-cruiser-celebrity-solstice-review/ Celebrity Solstice will offer a series of 12 night round-trip itineraries out of Barcelona, and Celebrity Eclipse will offer a similar line-up from that same port. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5316234 Travel celebrity cruises Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:11:38 +0000 celebrity, cruises http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-83940618.png celebrity, cruises ]]> Celebrity Solstice Video Review http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 48B9952A-A327-11E0-81FB-958401290872 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/two-perfect-days-copenhagen-5330416 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5330416 5313063 file TV-G 0.0 2011-06-30T14:43:14Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 304 4xWCxaxUAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCxaxUAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5330416&skin=rss Avidcruiser-TwoPerfectDaysCopenhagen249-220.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
Throw back the sheets, slide into your bathrobe and slippers, and pull back the curtains. From your suite, you see that the sun is shining on Kongens Nytorv and colorful Nyhavn. You can’t wait to get outside. Now go back to bed: It’s 4 a.m. What were you thinking? How could you have known? During the summer, it gets bright early here in Copenhagen, which is situated at the same latitude as Anchorage, Alaska. For more, click on http://www.avidcruiser.com/port-profiles/europe/northern-europe/denmark/cruisingfromcopenhagen/two-perfect-days-2/ ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5313063 Travel Travel & Events youtube copenhagen avid cruiser Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:43:14 +0000 copenhagen, avid cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-TwoPerfectDaysCopenhagen249-220.jpg copenhagen, avid cruiser ]]> Two Perfect Days Copenhagen http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 0739868e-2b81-4e8f-8852-e882d8f765e9 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/silversea-s-splendors-of-luxor-5212156 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5212156 5194556 file TV-G 0.0 2011-05-27T12:50:10Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 61 4xWCvpBgAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCvpBgAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5212156&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SilverseasSplendorsOfLuxor253-560.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
“Tourists have been coming back to Egypt since early March,” our tour guide told Silver Spirit guests as we began the “Splendors of Luxor” tour from Safaga. “We appreciate you and those of you who are coming back. We really need visitors to return.”Our fist stop: The Temple of Dandara, a well-preserved temple complex, about two hours from Safaga, Egypt, where Silver Spirit is docked. Building began by Ptolemy XII and was dedicated to the goddess Hathor, commonly depicted as a cow goddess with headdress of horns and a sun disk. The 13.5-hour shore excursion was provided free of charge for Silversea passengers. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5194556 Travel Travel & Events egypt luxor silversea Fri, 27 May 2011 12:50:10 +0000 egypt, luxor, silversea http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SilverseasSplendorsOfLuxor253-560.jpg egypt, luxor, silversea ]]> Silversea's Splendors Of Luxor http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 1A641F96-8799-11E0-B851-D4966A4AF842 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/a-silversea-fine-dining-experience-in-st-paul-de-vence-5208178 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5208178 5190575 file TV-G 0.0 2011-05-26T13:07:26Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 164 4xWCvfFWAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCvfFWAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5208178&skin=rss Avidcruiser-22672581.png Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
On a Silversea shore excursion, many of went to St. Paul de Vence, where we stepped inside the Relais & Châteaux property ;Hotel Le Saint Paul ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5190575 Travel Travel & Events st. paul de vence michelin relais & châteaux Thu, 26 May 2011 13:07:26 +0000 st. paul de vence, michelin, relais & châteaux http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-22672581.png st. paul de vence, michelin, relais & châteaux ]]> A Silversea Fine Dining Experience In St. Paul de Vence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 6D40D182-82DF-11E0-8404-F63AB64D59F2 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/come-casual-to-silversea-s-outdoor-dining-venue-the-grill-5185759 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5185759 5168144 file TV-G 0.0 2011-05-20T12:48:14Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 122 4xWCvMJDAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCvMJDAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5185759&skin=rss Avidcruiser-ComeCasualToSilverseasOutdoorDiningVenueTheGrill497-959.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
For an evening of fun, Silversea's outdoor dining venue uses the Black Rock concept to allow guests to cook at their tables. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5168144 Travel silversea cruises the grill Fri, 20 May 2011 12:48:14 +0000 silversea cruises, the grill http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-ComeCasualToSilverseasOutdoorDiningVenueTheGrill497-959.jpg silversea cruises, the grill ]]> Come Casual To Silversea's Outdoor Dining Venue: The Grill http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 88DAA278-8254-11E0-9972-A237D9521F6D http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/silversea-enrichment-lecturer-nigel-west-5183096 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5183096 5165478 file TV-G 0.0 2011-05-19T20:14:00Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 256 4xWCvK1cAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCvK1cAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5183096&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SilverseaEnrichmentLecturerNigelWest696-587.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
An expert on intelligence and espionage, Nigel West packs the room when he lectures on Silversea Cruises. What's he saying that intrigues us so much? Watch our interview with West. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5165478 Travel silversea cruises nigel west Thu, 19 May 2011 20:14:00 +0000 silversea cruises, nigel west http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SilverseaEnrichmentLecturerNigelWest696-587.jpg silversea cruises, nigel west ]]> Silversea Enrichment Lecturer Nigel West http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 8BD9012E-815D-11E0-A953-936C00BF5F51 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/david-bilsland-computer-5176300 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5176300 5158677 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-05-18T14:45:59Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 154 4xWCu_hQAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCu_hQAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5176300&skin=rss Avidcruiser-DavidBilslandComputer481-188.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
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]]> http://blip.tv/file/5158661 Default Category Wed, 18 May 2011 14:45:43 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-LynFarmerCoralReefCocktailComputer913-269.jpg ]]> Lyn Farmer Coral Reef Cocktail - Computer 56.0468716 12.6952855 C4EE483A-8071-11E0-9E93-CC7719AE4EAC http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/silversea-s-sintra-portuguese-charm-on-a-shore-excursion-5171801 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5171801 5154175 file TV-G 0.0 2011-05-17T10:38:14Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 114 4xWCu9U9Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWCu9U9Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5171801&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SilverseasSintraPortugueseCharmOnAShoreExcursion567-418.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SilverseasSintraPortugueseCharmOnAShoreExcursion567-418-552.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
Saturday, May 14, 2011 - This morning in Lisbon, I joined a Silversea shore excursion called Romantic Sintra & Portuguese Riviera. The 4.5-hour tour on a modern and uncrowded motorcoach took us to the enchanting fairy-tale town of Sintra, a mountainous and multi-castled town that was once a favorite destination of 19th-century aristocrats. We had about 90 minutes to tour the town with a guide or on our own. We then went to Cascais, a fishing village turned resort on the Portuguese Riviera, where we spent about an hour before heading back to Lisbon. The tour also gave us time to explore Lisbon (our guide gave us an overview and pointed out some of the key attractions on the way out of - and into - the city), and fortunately, Silver Spirit was docked within walking distance of the city center. And as in most destinations where Silver Spirit calls, complimentary shuttles also operated between the ship and city center for those who preferred not to walk. For more information, visit avidcruiser.com ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5154175 Travel Travel & Events sintra silversea Tue, 17 May 2011 10:38:14 +0000 sintra, silversea http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SilverseasSintraPortugueseCharmOnAShoreExcursion567-418.jpg sintra, silversea ]]> Silversea's Sintra, Portuguese Charm On A Shore Excursion http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 4EE7C014-7E58-11E0-A52E-B2A3727EFD8B http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/petra-the-stupid-tour-guide-5162761 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5162761 5145130 file TV-G 0.0 2011-05-14T18:30:56Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 290 4xWCu45tAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCu45tAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5162761&skin=rss Avidcruiser-14049354.png http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-14049354-729.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
Guides can make or break a shore excursion. Our guide, Abdullah Amra, stepped onto our motorcoach in Aqaba, Jordan to welcome us in broken English. After a few minutes of listening to him stumble through words and point out the obvious ("Jordan very modern, we have traffic lights, red mean stop, green mean go.") many of us resolved that we could be in for a challenging day on the full day excursion to and from the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Petra. For five to 10 minutes, Amra rambled on. He was certainly funny and his phrasing was even funnier. He told us, for example, that he loved his job and that it paid very well and that he needed the pay to support his seven children. He pleaded with us not to tell his boss that his English was so underdeveloped. Then, the young man exposed the joke, speaking in perfect English to much applause and heartfelt laughter . . . read more at avidcruiser.com ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5145130 Travel Travel & Events petra silversea tour guide Sat, 14 May 2011 18:30:56 +0000 petra, silversea, tour guide http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-14049354.png petra, silversea, tour guide ]]> Petra & the 'Stupid Tour Guide' http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 AE7DAA36-7A46-11E0-B8C5-F2FAB2CD1671 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/quintessential-capri-5140425 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5140425 5122752 file TV-G 0.0 2011-05-09T14:14:41Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 169 4xWCueAtAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCueAtAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5140425&skin=rss Avidcruiser-QuintessentialCapri640-884.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-QuintessentialCapri640-884-130.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
On a beautiful morning in the ;Mediterranean, Silver Spirit is making her way toward Sorrento and the enchanted island of Capri. Exceptionally beautiful and peaceful from a distance, Capri can be extremely crowded and chaotic up close. To beat the crowds and make the most of your day in Capri, choose an exclusive tour. "If we have a line of 1,000 people, the passengers of Silversea will not wait a minute," says Monica Greico, a guide for Silversea Cruises. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5122752 Travel Travel & Events silversea cruises capri italy Mon, 09 May 2011 14:14:41 +0000 silversea cruises, capri, italy http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-QuintessentialCapri640-884.jpg silversea cruises, capri, italy ]]> Quintessential Capri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 535600C0-7822-11E0-93E8-E3C1F5F2F7D3 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/silversea-s-sicily-market-visit-cooking-class-in-catania-5131762 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5131762 5114075 file TV-G 0.0 2011-05-06T20:49:24Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 94 4xWCuZxWAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCuZxWAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5131762&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SilverseasSicilyMarketVisitCookingClassInCatania976-844.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SilverseasSicilyMarketVisitCookingClassInCatania976-844-305.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
In Sicily, our Silversea Silver Shore Collection tour took us to one of Sicily's oldest markets in Catania, then to an 18th-century home for a lesson in Sicilian cooking. ; ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5114075 Travel Travel & Events sicily sicilian cooking italy Fri, 06 May 2011 20:49:24 +0000 sicily, sicilian cooking, italy http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SilverseasSicilyMarketVisitCookingClassInCatania976-844.jpg sicily, sicilian cooking, italy ]]> Silversea's Sicily: Market Visit & Cooking Class In Catania http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 E1915F76-6772-11E0-906B-E99C7EB78D72 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/a-teen-s-view-of-the-boardwalk-on-allure-of-the-seas-5041746 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 5041746 5023933 file TV-G 0.0 2011-04-15T15:13:12Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 71 4xWCs902Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWCs902Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5041746&skin=rss Avidcruiser-ATeensViewOfTheBoardwalkOnAllureOfTheSeas725-653.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-ATeensViewOfTheBoardwalkOnAllureOfTheSeas725-653-521.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
Britton Frost, daughter of Avid Cruiser Ralph Grizzle, provides a quick overview of some of the fun on Allure of the Seas' Boardwalk . ]]> http://blip.tv/file/5023933 Travel Travel & Events allure of the seas Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:13:12 +0000 allure, of, the, seas http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-ATeensViewOfTheBoardwalkOnAllureOfTheSeas725-653.jpg allure, of, the, seas ]]> A Teen's View Of The Boardwalk On Allure of the Seas http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 AEF29F2A-54FE-11E0-BD68-AB2882742D8F http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/narsarsuaq-greenland-4938861 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4938861 4920940 file TV-G 0.0 2011-03-23T03:36:05Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 226 4xWCrblRAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCrblRAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4938861&skin=rss Avidcruiser-NarsarsuaqGreenland500-485.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-NarsarsuaqGreenland500-485-847.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
Edda ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4920940 Travel Travel & Events narsarsuaq greenland Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:36:05 +0000 narsarsuaq, greenland http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-NarsarsuaqGreenland500-485.jpg narsarsuaq, greenland ]]> Narsarsuaq, Greenland http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 19DF6C10-5972-11E0-9D6B-85838103BB67 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/on-oceania-marina-hands-on-cruise-executives-4962461 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4962461 4944560 file TV-G 0.0 2011-03-28T19:32:21Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 102 4xWCrvIBAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCrvIBAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4962461&skin=rss Avidcruiser-OnOceaniaMarinaHandsOnCruiseExecutives889-242.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-OnOceaniaMarinaHandsOnCruiseExecutives889-242-183.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
On Oceania Cruises' new Marina an unusual scene plays out. Bob Binder, the company's president, and Frank del Rio, the founder of Oceania Cruises, are performing a job normally reserved for the ship's carpenters. Dressed in custom-tailored suits, del Rio and Binder heft heavy pieces of framed art, arranging and rearranging, moving one frame of art from a wall in the hallway into a space they've chosen in the main restaurant. Read more . ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4944560 Travel Travel & Events oceania cruises marina Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:32:21 +0000 oceania cruises, marina http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-OnOceaniaMarinaHandsOnCruiseExecutives889-242.jpg oceania cruises, marina ]]> On Oceania Marina: Hands-On Cruise Executives http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 E6D4995E-5722-11E0-B80D-94BFB7D90F2A http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/disko-bay-greenland-4951388 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4951388 4933476 file TV-G 0.0 2011-03-25T21:00:23Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 105 4xWCrptAAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCrptAAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4951388&skin=rss Avidcruiser-DiskoBayGreenland522-21.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-DiskoBayGreenland522-21-831.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
The Arctic town is the staging ground for one of the world’s most beautiful natural attractions, the iceberg-choked Disko Bay . ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4933476 Travel Travel & Events disko bay greenland Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:00:23 +0000 disko bay, greenland http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-DiskoBayGreenland522-21.jpg disko bay, greenland ]]> Disko Bay, Greenland http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 2CBF4D02-555B-11E0-9BA1-B92146DF323D http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/igaliku-greenland-4940562 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4940562 4922642 file TV-G 0.0 2011-03-23T14:38:10Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 78 4xWCrcZ2Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWCrcZ2Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4940562&skin=rss Avidcruiser-IgalikuGreenland447-323.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-IgalikuGreenland447-323-426.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
The Avid Cruiser visits ;Igaliku, Greenland. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4922642 Travel Travel & Events igaliku greenland Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:38:10 +0000 igaliku, greenland http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-IgalikuGreenland447-323.jpg igaliku, greenland ]]> Igaliku, Greenland http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 EB61F7F6-5555-11E0-B3F8-F6F3F2BA5DF0 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/qaqortoq-greenland-4940410 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4940410 4922490 file TV-G 0.0 2011-03-23T14:00:33Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 99 4xWCrcVeAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCrcVeAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4940410&skin=rss Avidcruiser-QaqortoqGreenland937-431.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-QaqortoqGreenland937-431-575.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
The Avid Cruiser 's visit to Qaqortoq, the fourth-largest town in Greenland, with a population of just over 3,000. ; ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4922490 Travel Travel & Events qaqortoq greenland Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:00:33 +0000 qaqortoq, greenland http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-QaqortoqGreenland937-431.jpg qaqortoq, greenland ]]> Qaqortoq, Greenland http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 044492A2-5537-11E0-8BD4-E62777ED8B7A http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/ipiutaq-guest-farm-in-south-greenland-4939765 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4939765 4921844 file TV-G 0.0 2011-03-23T10:19:20Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 134 4xWCrcBZAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCrcBZAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4939765&skin=rss Avidcruiser-IpiutaqGuestFarmInSouthGreenland852-599.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-IpiutaqGuestFarmInSouthGreenland852-599-362.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
Video of Ipiutaq Guest Farm in South Greenland. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4921844 Travel Travel & Events ipiutaq guest farm south greenland Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:19:20 +0000 ipiutaq guest farm, south greenland http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-IpiutaqGuestFarmInSouthGreenland852-599.jpg ipiutaq guest farm, south greenland ]]> Ipiutaq Guest Farm In South Greenland http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 D25E2B26-54C9-11E0-B6D1-90477C681053 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/exploring-narsaq-greenland-4937490 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4937490 4919569 file TV-G 0.0 2011-03-22T21:17:41Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 172 4xWCra52Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWCra52Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4937490&skin=rss Avidcruiser-ExploringNarsaqGreenland598-621.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-ExploringNarsaqGreenland598-621-350.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
I enjoyed my day in Narsaq, a Greenlandic town poised at the edge of Greenland's ice cap. Narsaq is situated in the heart of an ice-choked fjord, with icebergs and mountains setting the backdrop from this town of 1,700. For more information: http://www.nto.gl/ ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4919569 Travel Travel & Events narsaq greenland Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:17:41 +0000 narsaq, greenland http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-ExploringNarsaqGreenland598-621.jpg narsaq, greenland ]]> Exploring Narsaq,Greenland http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 C736DF04-4871-11E0-984B-CE879B375EE6 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/a-cruise-passenger-s-guide-to-exploring-venice-4869444 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4869444 4851394 file TV-G 0.0 2011-03-07T04:17:13Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 495 4xWCqZsoAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCqZsoAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4869444&skin=rss Avidcruiser-ACruisePassengersGuideToExploringVenice784-582.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-ACruisePassengersGuideToExploringVenice784-582-864.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
Hi, I'm Ralph Grizzle, and I'm in Venice, Italy. In this video, we're going to look at some of the arts and crafts that have kept this city alive and that give Venice its life. I hope that on your next cruise to or from Venice, you'll take time to visit some of these hidden gems. If you really experience Venice, you could not do better than meeting the people who make up this great city's cultural heritage. They are the merchants of Venice, the artists and craftsmen. Their shops are all within easy reach of the Venice Passenger Cruise Terminal, and you'll enjoy getting to their workplaces as much as you enjoy meeting the people who create Venice's greatest treasures. You can visit textile shops that boast the world's finest fabrics; glass artists who carry on one of Venice's finest traditions; lace makers who artfully needlework intricate designs to create world-renown Venetian lace; ;the master craftsmen who build gondolas and the accessories that steer the gondolas; you'll meet mask makers and costume makers; and artists who work with paper as well as silver and glass. These are just a few of the people who make Venice so special. And by visiting their shops and purchasing their goods, you support local artisans and craftsman, so you can feel good about how you spend your time and money in Venice. If you're staying in Venice before or after your cruise, I recommend the newly opened Molino Stucky Hilton. A long-neglected 19-century flour mill, the much-loved landmark was transformed into a luxury hotel. The Molino Stucky is a good base to begin your adventures in Venice, and it's right next door to the first of our featured artists. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4851394 Travel Travel & Events venice italy Mon, 07 Mar 2011 04:17:13 +0000 venice, italy http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-ACruisePassengersGuideToExploringVenice784-582.jpg venice, italy ]]> A Cruise Passenger's Guide To Exploring Venice http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 B8FE22F4-47A8-11E0-A783-E5C55D61F614 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/fact-or-fiction-crystal-cruises-world-s-best-4866055 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4866055 4848003 file TV-G 0.0 2011-03-06T04:18:00Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 37 4xWCqYBrAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCqYBrAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4866055&skin=rss Avidcruiser-FactOrFictionCrystalCruisesWorldsBest799-222.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-FactOrFictionCrystalCruisesWorldsBest799-222-6.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
It's our last day here on Crystal Symphony. Over the last 11 days we put Crystal to the test to see if it lived up to its world's best status? We've experienced a variety of choices, including enrichment programs and Broadway-style shows, that only a large luxury ship can deliver. And the quality and level of service is what we would have expected of a world's best resort. No other large ship can match Crystal Cruises. So Kudos to Crystal. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4848003 Travel Travel & Events crystal cruises crystal symphony Sun, 06 Mar 2011 04:18:00 +0000 crystal cruises, crystal symphony http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-FactOrFictionCrystalCruisesWorldsBest799-222.jpg crystal cruises, crystal symphony ]]> Fact Or Fiction? Crystal Cruises, World's Best? http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 96AFA1C4-4793-11E0-9111-BDC447DFAB7E http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/passengers-discuss-the-value-of-cruising-crystal-up-to-1000-per-person-credits-4865729 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4865729 4847675 file TV-G 0.0 2011-03-06T01:46:43Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 130 4xWCqP4lAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCqP4lAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4865729&skin=rss Avidcruiser-PassengersDiscussTheValueOfCruisingCrystalUpTo1000Per297-137.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-PassengersDiscussTheValueOfCruisingCrystalUpTo1000Per297-137-55.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
Interviews with passengers aboard our Crystal Symphony sailing about the value of cruising Crystal Cruises. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4847675 Travel Travel & Events crystal cruises crystal symphony Sun, 06 Mar 2011 01:46:43 +0000 crystal cruises, crystal symphony http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-PassengersDiscussTheValueOfCruisingCrystalUpTo1000Per297-137.jpg crystal cruises, crystal symphony ]]> Passengers Discuss The Value Of Cruising Crystal: Up To $1000 Per Person Credits http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 8B2ACCC0-4743-11E0-99B0-D2C1D1D96A7C http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/time-lapse-panama-canal-a-full-day-transit-in-less-than-two-minutes-4864394 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4864394 4846335 file TV-G 0.0 2011-03-05T16:13:44Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 115 4xWCqPNuAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCqPNuAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4864394&skin=rss Avidcruiser-TimeLapsePanamaCanalAFullDayTransitInLessThanTwoMinut269-719.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-TimeLapsePanamaCanalAFullDayTransitInLessThanTwoMinut269-719-30.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
The Panama Canal is an engineering marvel, with three series of locks lifting ships 85 feet above sea level, to cross the Continental Divide and one of the world's largest manmade lakes. ; In1880, the French attempted to to cut a sea-level canal across the Isthmus of Panama, but their efforts were continually flooded out. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4846335 Travel Travel & Events crystal cruises panama canal Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:13:44 +0000 crystal cruises, panama canal http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-TimeLapsePanamaCanalAFullDayTransitInLessThanTwoMinut269-719.jpg crystal cruises, panama canal ]]> Time Lapse Panama Canal: A Full-Day Transit In Less Than Two Minutes http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 F198EC96-4610-11E0-BB51-F36F11613759 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/interview-with-guests-about-crystal-symphony-s-deluxe-staterooms-4858823 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4858823 4840760 file TV-G 0.0 2011-03-04T03:39:00Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 116 4xWCqMgrAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCqMgrAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4858823&skin=rss Avidcruiser-InterviewWithGuestsAboutCrystalSymphonysDeluxeStaterooms165-116.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
Crystal Symphony's Deluxe Staterooms measure just 202 square feet with a large picture window or 246 square feet with verandah. Too cozy for comfort? Rather than answer myself, I put the question to passengers staying in those staterooms (as well as a few staying in Penthouses) on my sailing. ; ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4840760 Travel Travel & Events crystal cruises crystal symphony staterooms Fri, 04 Mar 2011 03:39:00 +0000 crystal cruises, crystal symphony, staterooms http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-InterviewWithGuestsAboutCrystalSymphonysDeluxeStaterooms165-116.jpg crystal cruises, crystal symphony, staterooms ]]> Interview With Guests About Crystal Symphony's Deluxe Staterooms http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 33BFCA7C-450D-11E0-82D2-CF1FA0F89C0D http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/entertainment-aplenty-on-crystal-symphony-and-the-options-are-4852885 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4852885 4834813 file TV-G 0.0 2011-03-02T20:39:42Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 73 4xWCqJl5Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWCqJl5Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4852885&skin=rss Avidcruiser-EntertainmentAplentyOnCrystalSymphonyAndTheOptionsAre464-410.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-EntertainmentAplentyOnCrystalSymphonyAndTheOptionsAre464-410-178.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
[Transcript] ;When I'm cruising, I enjoy a little nightlife, and Crystal Symphony delivers. There are no other ships in the luxury category that offer as many entertainment options as Crystal, but as world's best, does Crystal offer anything more? There's dancing at the Starlight Club, gambling at the Crystal Casino, live music at Avenue Saloon, quiet conversation over cognac and cigars at the Connoisseur Club, and late-night dancing at Lux. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4834813 Travel Travel & Events crystal cruises crystal symphony nightlife Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:39:42 +0000 crystal cruises, crystal symphony, nightlife http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-EntertainmentAplentyOnCrystalSymphonyAndTheOptionsAre464-410.jpg crystal cruises, crystal symphony, nightlife ]]> Entertainment Aplenty On Crystal Symphony: And The Options Are . . . 56.0468716 12.6952855 237AF15A-4472-11E0-B68E-D8CF8A9A1A9D http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/dining-on-crystal-symphony-perfect-choice-prego-other-options-4849288 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4849288 4831210 file TV-G 0.0 2011-03-02T02:09:43Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 126 4xWCp_1sAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCp_1sAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4849288&skin=rss Avidcruiser-DiningOnCrystalSymphonyPerfectChoicePregoOtherOptions992-174.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-DiningOnCrystalSymphonyPerfectChoicePregoOtherOptions992-174-864.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
[Transcript] You can't say you have the world's best resort unless your dining has incredible quality, variety and flexibility. Crystal says its Perfect Choice Dining gives you a taste of true freedom. Let's see if they live up to to the claim. "Remi, what are our dining options here in the main dining room?" Remi: "You can enjoy traditional dining, either main seating or late seating. Or take advantage of our open dining by reservation." If you choose the traditional dining, early or late, you enjoy the benefits of having the same waiter every night, who gets to know your preferences and dietary needs. And you have the opportunity to build a friendship with the staff. If you prefer more freedom when you dine, you can choose open dining by reservation and reserve a table in the Crystal dining room at a different time and at a different table every night, giving you the opportunity to dine with new-found friends. Whichever you choose, you'll still get the gracious service from Crystal's European-trained waiters serving you the award-winning cuisine. Of course, variety is the spice of life, and Crystal offers a multitude of dining options outside the main dining room, including Prego, serving the flavors of Italy and featuring the menu of legendary restaurateur Piero Selvaggio. There's also Nobu Matushisa's Japanese cuisine in Silk Road and the sushi bar. Crystal also offers in-room privacy dining as well as casual dining on deck on some nights of the cruise. All are complimentary, except for the intimate and beautiful Vintage Room, which pairs gourmet courses with extraordinary wines. ; So did Crystal live up to its claim of offering quality, variety and flexibility? With seven venues for lunch or dinner including Perfect Choice dining, ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4831210 Travel Travel & Events crystal cruises dining cuisine Wed, 02 Mar 2011 02:09:43 +0000 crystal cruises, dining, cuisine http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-DiningOnCrystalSymphonyPerfectChoicePregoOtherOptions992-174.jpg crystal cruises, dining, cuisine ]]> Dining On Crystal Symphony, Perfect Choice, Prego & Other Options http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 3BC4C00A-4397-11E0-9764-AFF6D4994B5B http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/crystal-symphony-engage-with-us-what-do-you-want-to-know-4843877 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4843877 4825796 file TV-G 0.0 2011-03-01T00:02:44Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 32 4xWCp9NJAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCp9NJAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4843877&skin=rss Avidcruiser-CrystalSymphonyEngageWithUsWhatDoYouWantToKnow643-240.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CrystalSymphonyEngageWithUsWhatDoYouWantToKnow643-240-145.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
If you've been watching our daily videos from Crystal Symphony, thank you. We've gotten a tremendous response, and many of you have been participating in the dialogue, so much so that we've decided to dedicate a segment to answering your questions and queries. Ask your question by leaving a comment on the website where you're viewing this video, whether that's on Facebook, Twitter or avidcruiser.com. ; We're going straight to the source with your questions, interviewing the officers and staff who know Crystal best. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4825796 Travel Travel & Events crystal symphony Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:02:44 +0000 crystal, symphony http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CrystalSymphonyEngageWithUsWhatDoYouWantToKnow643-240.jpg crystal, symphony ]]> Crystal Symphony, Engage With Us: What Do You Want To Know? http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 E9328936-4368-11E0-B815-A3DF517E65FA http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/crystal-symphony-but-is-it-a-real-nobu-experience-4842485 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4842485 4824401 file TV-G 0.0 2011-02-28T18:31:08Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 84 4xWCp8hZAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCp8hZAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4842485&skin=rss Avidcruiser-CrystalSymphonyButIsItARealNobuExperience686-930.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
I'm here at Silk Road and the Sushi Bar featuring the world-renowned cuisine of Nobu Matsuhisa. You can easily spend a few hundred dollars for a night of dining at Nobu restaurants around the world. Crystal charges nothing for dinner, but is this a true Nobu experience? Let's find out. Nobu himself created the menu, and it includes many of his innovative dishes, which we've come to love. I learned the chefs are Japanese and trained by Nobu himself. They're responsible for maintaining Nobu's high standards and for ensuring the quality of the seafood is what Nobu would expect. The presentation of the food and selection of the ingredients reflects Nobu's vision. And the quality and grade of the fish meet his uncompromising standards. Crystal does an impeccable job executing the Nobu experience, and Nobu himself often comes on board to ensure his standards are maintained. Well, that was an extraordinary meal, as great as I would expect at any Nobu restaurant worldwide. Nobu at sea, it's the real deal. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4824401 Travel Travel & Events crystal cruises nobu sushi Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:31:08 +0000 crystal cruises, nobu, sushi http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CrystalSymphonyButIsItARealNobuExperience686-930.jpg crystal cruises, nobu, sushi ]]> Crystal Symphony, But Is It A Real Nobu Experience? http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 B7858112-42C4-11E0-824A-9D0A4C6DB838 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/crystal-spa-a-day-of-pampering-for-men-4839149 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4839149 4821063 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-02-27T22:55:48Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 92 4xWCp65RAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCp65RAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4839149&skin=rss Avidcruiser-CrystalSpaADayOfPamperingForMen407-233.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CrystalSpaADayOfPamperingForMen407-233-838.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
We're at one of the most popular places on Crystal Symphony, the Feng Shui-inspired Crystal Spa. I'm looking forward to splurging on a few treatments. Let's see how Crystal handles the art of pampering for men. ; My shave treatment began in a real barber's chair. Crystal has mastered the art of shaving and my barber Kayoko has perfected it. She began by applying a hot towel wrap, giving me a light facial massage and a cleansing. She practically lulled me to sleep. Kayoko worked her magic to whip up a specially formulated shaving cream. It reminded me of when I was a boy going to the barber shop with my dad. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4821063 Travel Travel & Events Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:55:48 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CrystalSpaADayOfPamperingForMen407-233.jpg ]]> Crystal Spa, A Day Of Pampering - For Men http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 ED6F754C-F339-11DF-885C-BC7E6B13EBBE http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/touring-iceland-on-the-golden-circle-tour-4418513 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4418513 4399915 file TV-G 0.0 2010-11-18T17:33:16Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 263 4xWCjdg1Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWCjdg1Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4418513&skin=rss Avidcruiser-TouringIcelandOnTheGoldenCircleTour160-333.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-TouringIcelandOnTheGoldenCircleTour160-333-755.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 food&leisure
Starting at 8 in the morning, we would spend the next eight hours on what is probably the most popular of Iceland?s shore excursions: The Golden Circle Tour. Cruise lines may call the tour something different, but no matter what it?s called, the tour makes a wide sweep to visit three significant attractions near Reykjavik. Geysir, which gave the world the word ?geyser?; Gullfoss, a thundering double-decker waterfall; and Thingvellir, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet, the only place in the world where you can see this phenomenon above water. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4399915 Travel Travel & Events iceland Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:33:16 +0000 iceland http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-TouringIcelandOnTheGoldenCircleTour160-333.jpg iceland ]]> Touring Iceland On The Golden Circle Tour http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 186265B8-420C-11E0-90F1-A7D1124A0736 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/crystal-cruises-meet-the-tech-concierge-cu-sea-4836208 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4836208 4818121 file TV-G 0.0 2011-02-27T00:54:13Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 116 4xWCp5dUAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCp5dUAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4836208&skin=rss Avidcruiser-CrystalCruisesMeetTheTechConciergeCUSea931-73.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CrystalCruisesMeetTheTechConciergeCUSea931-73-29.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
A lot of cruise lines have a concierge, but Crystal Cruises has taken it one step further, with a technology concierge, where you can get one-on-one personalized instruction to help you the master the latest gadgetry. ;Learn more about the tech concierge and Crystal University At Sea in this video. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4818121 Travel Travel & Events crystal cruises ipad imac iphone Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:54:13 +0000 crystal cruises, ipad, imac, iphone http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CrystalCruisesMeetTheTechConciergeCUSea931-73.jpg crystal cruises, ipad, imac, iphone ]]> Crystal Cruises, Meet The Tech Concierge & CU@Sea http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 4CC174D8-414F-11E0-A4FF-F3B6A4B30FAC http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/crystal-cruises-staterooms-suites-4833270 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4833270 4815178 file TV-G 0.0 2011-02-26T02:22:46Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 417 4xWCp4BaAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCp4BaAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4833270&skin=rss Avidcruiser-CrystalCruisesStateroomsSuites407-118.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CrystalCruisesStateroomsSuites407-118-151.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
I'm on the veranda of a deluxe category stateroom on Crystal Symphony. As you can see, this category stateroom offers gives you an open window on the sea. What a gorgeous day. The deluxe veranda stateroom is certainly comfortable, but if you want to take full advantage of staying at the world's best resort, you'll need to take it up a deck. This is the Penthouse Suite, it's hard to imagine more luxurious living at sea. ;Just take a look at this gorgeous room. But if you really want the ultimate indulgence, take a look at the Crystal Penthouse. It's like having your own apartment on the ocean. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4815178 Travel Travel & Events crystal cruises crystal symphony nobu Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:22:46 +0000 crystal cruises, crystal symphony, nobu http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CrystalCruisesStateroomsSuites407-118.jpg crystal cruises, crystal symphony, nobu ]]> Crystal Cruises, Staterooms & Suites http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 537DE2BE-3FC6-11E0-BAA2-EA10D4370868 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/crystal-cruises-world-s-best-fact-or-fiction-4824577 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4824577 4806482 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-02-24T03:29:45Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 345 4xWCprxlAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCprxlAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4824577&skin=rss Avidcruiser-CrystalCruisesWorldsBestFactOrFiction489-287.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CrystalCruisesWorldsBestFactOrFiction489-287-491.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
For more than 15 years, Crystal Cruises has been voted world's best resort - on land or at sea. During the next 11 days, on a cruise from Miami to Costa Rica, I'll put Crystal to the test: World's Best? Fact or Fiction? ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4806482 Travel Travel & Events crystal cruises Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:29:45 +0000 crystal, cruises http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CrystalCruisesWorldsBestFactOrFiction489-287.jpg crystal, cruises ]]> Crystal Cruises, World's Best? Fact Or Fiction http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 9E9CDE9C-40A4-11E0-B51B-FFD8DE839554 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/crystal-cruises-activities-that-are-traditional-tried-true-or-something-new-fresh-4829373 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4829373 4811281 file TV-G 0.0 2011-02-25T06:01:00Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 425 4xWCpuIhAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCpuIhAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4829373&skin=rss Avidcruiser-CrystalCruisesActivitiesThatAreTraditionalTriedTrueOrS710-927.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CrystalCruisesActivitiesThatAreTraditionalTriedTrueOrS710-927-289.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
It's a beautiful morning at sea here on Crystal Symphony. Today, I am putting Crystal to a test. Are Crystal's activities and enrichment programs the same old, same old or does Crystal have something truly fresh to offer? My day started with a watercolor class. It was fun to express my creativity and to get in touch with my inner artist. Next, I ventured outside, where I got some good tips from a PGA golf instructor. Then I spent some time playing paddle tennis, and afterward went for an acupuncture treatment, to give some relief to my paddle tennis elbow. While these were interesting activities, none were truly breakthrough, and if you're going to be the world's best cruise line, you need to have something that goes beyond the tried and true. Then I stumbled upon a Berlitz language glass. I've never had the opportunity to take a French class on a ship. Now I can say with confidence, Oui, Je parle Francais . And I wasn't expecting to learn about the latest social media trends on a cruise ship, but I discovered an afternoon lecture that was both informative and insightful. I'm not a musician, but I quickly learned to play a few notes by ear in Crystal's Yamaha music classes. ; All of these activities left me feeling more educated and enriched. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4811281 Travel Travel & Events crystal cruises crystal symphony Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:01:00 +0000 crystal cruises, crystal symphony http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CrystalCruisesActivitiesThatAreTraditionalTriedTrueOrS710-927.jpg crystal cruises, crystal symphony ]]> Crystal Cruises, Activities That Are Traditional, Tried & True Or Something New & Fresh? http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 D71E46B6-3F69-11E0-9AEC-E91B31D02E09 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/cruising-greenland-4822117 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4822117 4804018 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-02-23T16:27:43Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 373 4xWCpqlJAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCpqlJAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4822117&skin=rss Avidcruiser-CruisingGreenland220-382.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CruisingGreenland220-382-345.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Cruising stunningly beautiful Greenland with Avid Cruiser host Ralph Grizzle. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4804018 Travel Sports greenland cruise nuuk Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:27:43 +0000 greenland, cruise, nuuk http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CruisingGreenland220-382.jpg greenland, cruise, nuuk ]]> Cruising Greenland 56.0468716 12.6952855 3C1236DE-3F30-11E0-A6CB-CB10CDF1E08E http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/the-spa-at-silversea-4820613 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4820613 4802510 file TV-G 0.0 2011-02-23T09:35:21Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 115 4xWCpp1pAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCpp1pAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4820613&skin=rss Avidcruiser-TheSpaAtSilversea211-340.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-TheSpaAtSilversea211-340-920.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
As if you weren't already pampered enough on Silver Spirit, welcome to The Spa at Silversea. The largest spa in Silversea's fleet, the spa on Silver Spirit is an extremely attractive addition to Silversea's newest vessel. ; The Spa at Silversea is a sanctuary of relaxation and rejuvenation. You'll find a wide range of relaxing spa treatments, including the Elemis Aroma Stone Therapy and the popular Bamboo Massage. Afterward, you may want to relax in the ceramic-tiled Thermal Suite, an exclusive spa area furnished with heated lounge chairs. You'll also find a sauna and steamroom and an attractive outdoor relaxation area that offers bar service, so go ahead and order up that complimentary bottle of champagne before or after taking a soak in the expansive whirlpool. For those who want to keep up their fitness routines while at sea, the spa also features an exercise facility with state-of-the-art training equipment. Your spa experience doesn't have to end at the spa, by the way. Silver Spirit serves up a spa menu, not only delicious but healthy, and a great way to start the day with breakfast at the Pool Grill. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4802510 Travel silversea cruises spa Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:35:21 +0000 silversea cruises, spa http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-TheSpaAtSilversea211-340.jpg silversea cruises, spa ]]> The Spa At Silversea http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 ABD1C710-3DD1-11E0-8C9C-BE0F82A1F9FB http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/voyages-of-discovery-4812220 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4812220 4794107 file TV-G 0.0 2011-02-21T15:45:56Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 209 4xWCpdwgAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCpdwgAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4812220&skin=rss Avidcruiser-VoyagesOfDiscovery126-934.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-VoyagesOfDiscovery126-934-938.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
Ralph Grizzle aboard Discovery. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4794107 Travel Travel & Events voyages of discovery cruise Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:45:56 +0000 voyages of discovery, cruise http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-VoyagesOfDiscovery126-934.jpg voyages of discovery, cruise ]]> Voyages of Discovery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 EC59A6B2-35AD-11E0-8168-B32014802C23 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/cruising-to-la-rochelle-4768945 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4768945 4750773 file TV-G 0.0 2011-02-11T07:09:53Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 151 4xWCo4oVAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCo4oVAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4768945&skin=rss Avidcruiser-CruisingToLaRochelle709-173.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CruisingToLaRochelle709-173-990.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
Cruise passengers calling on ;La Rochelle ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4750773 Travel la rochelle france Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:09:53 +0000 la rochelle, france http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CruisingToLaRochelle709-173.jpg la rochelle, france ]]> Cruising To La Rochelle http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 AAD891BA-33B6-11E0-B49E-EEE7306E6C63 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/five-questions-for-frank-del-rio-oceania-cruises-chief-4757526 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4757526 4739339 file TV-G 0.0 2011-02-08T19:07:26Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 201 4xWCorB6Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWCorB6Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4757526&skin=rss Avidcruiser-FiveQuestionsForFrankDelRioOceaniaCruisesChief959-269.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
An interview with one of the cruise industry’s most passionate cruise executives, Frank del Rio, chairman and ceo of Prestige Cruise Holdings, parent to Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The interview took place at the end of a three-day inaugural cruise on ;Oceania Marina .An American success story, made in Cuba, realized in the USA: Frank del Rio ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4739339 Travel oceania cruises frank del rio Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:07:26 +0000 oceania cruises, frank del rio http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-FiveQuestionsForFrankDelRioOceaniaCruisesChief959-269.jpg oceania cruises, frank del rio ]]> Five Questions For Frank (del Rio), Oceania Cruises’ Chief http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 650E3D06-33B1-11E0-A661-FE6E26386E32 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/oceania-marina-s-running-track-4757337 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4757337 4739150 file TV-G 0.0 2011-02-08T18:29:41Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 17 4xWCoq89Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWCoq89Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4757337&skin=rss Avidcruiser-OceaniaMarinasRunningTrack521-647.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-OceaniaMarinasRunningTrack521-647-217.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
10 times around makes a mile. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4739150 Travel oceania cruises Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:29:41 +0000 oceania, cruises http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-OceaniaMarinasRunningTrack521-647.jpg oceania, cruises ]]> Oceania Marina’s Running Track http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 72E20670-33B0-11E0-95BF-BBADE2F3FE94 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/oceania-marina-owner-s-suite-decked-out-in-ralph-lauren-interview-with-the-designer-4757321 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4757321 4739134 file TV-G 0.0 2011-02-08T18:22:55Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 66 4xWCoq8tAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCoq8tAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4757321&skin=rss Avidcruiser-OceaniaMarinaOwnersSuiteDeckedOutInRalphLaurenInterview558-635.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-OceaniaMarinaOwnersSuiteDeckedOutInRalphLaurenInterview558-635-725.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
Oceania Cruises’ new ;Marina ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4739134 Travel oceania marina Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:22:55 +0000 oceania, marina http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-OceaniaMarinaOwnersSuiteDeckedOutInRalphLaurenInterview558-635.jpg oceania, marina ]]> Oceania Marina Owner’s Suite Decked Out In Ralph Lauren: Interview With The Designer http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 63BB08AA-33AF-11E0-A001-87152CAED813 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/mary-hart-christens-oceania-marina-in-miami-4757291 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4757291 4739104 file TV-G 0.0 2011-02-08T18:15:20Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 49 4xWCoq8PAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCoq8PAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4757291&skin=rss Avidcruiser-MaryHartChristensOceaniaMarinaInMiami916-995.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-MaryHartChristensOceaniaMarinaInMiami916-995-794.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
Oceania Cruises' newest ship, Oceania Marina christened in Miami ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4739104 Travel Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:15:20 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-MaryHartChristensOceaniaMarinaInMiami916-995.jpg ]]> Mary Hart Christens Oceania Marina in Miami http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 7C8BFFC0-33AE-11E0-92F4-EC6023EA95E8 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/my-best-aquaduck-video-disney-dream-4757263 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4757263 4739076 file TV-G 0.0 2011-02-08T18:08:52Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 28 4xWCoq5zAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCoq5zAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4757263&skin=rss Avidcruiser-MyBESTAquaDuckVideoDisneyDream791-938.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-MyBESTAquaDuckVideoDisneyDream791-938-784.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
My BEST AquaDuck Video, Disney Dream ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4739076 Travel Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:08:52 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-MyBESTAquaDuckVideoDisneyDream791-938.jpg ]]> My BEST AquaDuck Video, Disney Dream http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 B83AC756-003F-11E0-BC91-92438070DDA8 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/seabourn-sojourn-yacht-overview-4488047 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4488047 4469523 file TV-G 0.0 2010-12-05T07:17:29Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 152 4xWCkfdTAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCkfdTAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4488047&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SeabournSojournYachtOverview550-317.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SeabournSojournYachtOverview550-317-94.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Avid Cruiser hosts Ralph Grizzle and Monica Bengtsson take you on a tour of the Seabourn Sojourn. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4469523 Travel Travel & Events seabourn sojourn Sun, 05 Dec 2010 07:17:29 +0000 seabourn, sojourn http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SeabournSojournYachtOverview550-317.jpg seabourn, sojourn ]]> Seabourn Sojourn Yacht Overview 56.0468716 12.6952855 329B5454-29FB-11E0-AA47-C4D56EE3CAF0 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/silversea-s-lower-old-town-medieval-monastery-tour-4706664 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4706664 4688423 file TV-G 0.0 2011-01-27T09:52:48Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 85 4xWCn6NMAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCn6NMAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4706664&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SilverseasLowerOldTownMedievalMonasteryTour665-754.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SilverseasLowerOldTownMedievalMonasteryTour665-754-985.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
A Silversea shore excursion that takes visitors to the UNESCO World Heritage Lower Old Town, then to a Medieval Monastery, where they will hear Gregorian chants. ; ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4688423 Travel Travel & Events youtube tallinn estonia monastery silversea Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:52:48 +0000 tallinn, estonia, monastery, silversea http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SilverseasLowerOldTownMedievalMonasteryTour665-754.jpg tallinn, estonia, monastery, silversea ]]> Silversea's Lower Old Town & Medieval Monastery Tour 56.0468716 12.6952855 33FAD5F8-F0F9-11DF-8E29-BCDDE710D323 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/seabourn-s-destination-services-4404371 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4404371 4385745 file TV-G 0.0 2010-11-15T20:44:55Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 169 4xWCjOl3Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWCjOl3Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4404371&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SeabournsDestinationServices262-942.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SeabournsDestinationServices262-942-26.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
A look at Seabourn 'In Motion" excursions and a bike ride in Flam, Norway. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4385745 Travel Travel & Events flam norway seabourn shore excursions Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:44:55 +0000 flam, norway, seabourn, shore excursions http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SeabournsDestinationServices262-942.jpg flam, norway, seabourn, shore excursions ]]> Seabourn's Destination Services 56.0468716 12.6952855 0A652C0C-24AC-11E0-B418-C0E2C06C43B1 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/disney-dream-christening-4675807 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4675807 4657517 file TV-G 0.0 2011-01-20T15:43:34Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 155 4xWCnbJDAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCnbJDAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4675807&skin=rss Avidcruiser-DisneyDreamChristening282-204.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-DisneyDreamChristening282-204-506.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Christening ceremony for Disney Cruise line's newest ship ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4657517 Travel disney cruise Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:43:34 +0000 disney, cruise http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-DisneyDreamChristening282-204.jpg disney, cruise ]]> Disney Dream Christening 56.0468716 12.6952855 0F598F32-2475-11E0-9E40-CF6D3555EF04 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/disney-dream-christening-4674442 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4674442 4656152 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-01-20T09:10:00Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 4xWCnaduAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCnaduAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4674442&skin=rss notfound-episode.png No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
]]> http://blip.tv/file/4656152 Default Category Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:10:00 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/notfound-episode.png ]]> Disney Dream Christening 56.0468716 12.6952855 E22C4F4E-2470-11E0-A358-894F04B685E9 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/disney-dream-christening-4674344 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4674344 4656054 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-01-20T08:40:07Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 155 4xWCnacMAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCnacMAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4674344&skin=rss Avidcruiser-DisneyDreamChristening684-867.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-DisneyDreamChristening684-867-253.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
]]> http://blip.tv/file/4656054 Default Category Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:40:07 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-DisneyDreamChristening684-867.jpg ]]> Disney Dream Christening 56.0468716 12.6952855 60C936CC-2436-11E0-B013-BB9A73734AAD http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/disney-dream-christening-4672761 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4672761 4654471 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-01-20T01:41:19Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 155 4xWCnZpdAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCnZpdAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4672761&skin=rss Avidcruiser-DisneyDreamChristening506-843.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-DisneyDreamChristening506-843-157.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
]]> http://blip.tv/file/4654471 Default Category Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:41:19 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-DisneyDreamChristening506-843.jpg ]]> Disney Dream Christening 56.0468716 12.6952855 374BDFB0-2202-11E0-BD0D-DFF3FFE909B6 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/laura-shulz-4659840 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4659840 4641540 file TV-G 0.0 2011-01-17T06:22:53Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 68 4xWCnLVkAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCnLVkAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4659840&skin=rss Avidcruiser-LauraShulz435-420.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-LauraShulz435-420-92.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 food&leisure
Silversea Guest Interview ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4641540 Travel silversea cruises Mon, 17 Jan 2011 06:22:53 +0000 silversea, cruises http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-LauraShulz435-420.jpg silversea, cruises ]]> Laura Shulz http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 65951B7C-004F-11E0-97DB-AD36C5489564 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/seabourn-brand-essence-4488194 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4488194 4469670 file TV-G 0.0 2010-12-05T09:09:42Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 103 4xWCkfhmAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCkfhmAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4488194&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SeabournBrandEssence493-850.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SeabournBrandEssence493-850-201.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
The brand essence of The Yachts of Seabourn ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4469670 Travel Travel & Events the yachts of seabourn Sun, 05 Dec 2010 09:09:42 +0000 the, yachts, of, seabourn http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SeabournBrandEssence493-850.jpg the, yachts, of, seabourn ]]> Seabourn Brand Essence 56.0468716 12.6952855 DB2C57B6-21FF-11E0-A602-D024683CC8DE http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/don-cox-4659797 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4659797 4641497 file TV-G 0.0 2011-01-17T06:05:59Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 132 4xWCnLU5Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWCnLU5Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4659797&skin=rss Avidcruiser-DonCox943-816.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-DonCox943-816-591.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 food&leisure
Silversea Guest Interview ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4641497 Travel silversea cruises Mon, 17 Jan 2011 06:05:59 +0000 silversea, cruises http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-DonCox943-816.jpg silversea, cruises ]]> Don Cox http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 0E9A9216-21FB-11E0-AFE0-92FA2278AD3A http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/ann-lee-gibson-4659627 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4659627 4641327 file TV-G 0.0 2011-01-17T05:31:38Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 67 4xWCnLQPAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCnLQPAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4659627&skin=rss Avidcruiser-AnnLeeGibson563-86.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-AnnLeeGibson563-86-979.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 food&leisure
Silversea Guest Interview ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4641327 Travel silversea cruises Mon, 17 Jan 2011 05:31:38 +0000 silversea, cruises http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-AnnLeeGibson563-86.jpg silversea, cruises ]]> Ann Lee Gibson http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 88D49B14-2140-11E0-B631-A1FFC64273E1 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/silversea-staff-video-4656772 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4656772 4638470 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-01-16T07:16:27Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 239 4xWCnJ1oAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCnJ1oAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4656772&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SilverseaStaffVideo633-389.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Silversea staff interviews ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4638470 Travel silversea cruises Sun, 16 Jan 2011 07:16:27 +0000 silversea, cruises http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SilverseaStaffVideo633-389.jpg silversea, cruises ]]> Silversea Staff Video 56.0468716 12.6952855 905C3E34-EC46-11DF-9CCB-B8D789A6ACDC http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/video-the-faroe-islands-4379335 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4379335 4360692 file TV-G 0.0 2010-11-09T21:16:05Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 337 4xWCi6YrAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCi6YrAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4379335&skin=rss Avidcruiser-VideoTheFaroeIslands758-509.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-VideoTheFaroeIslands758-509-179.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Decades ago, I was leafing through the pages of ;National Geographic ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4360692 Travel faroe islands avid cruiser ralph grizzle national geographic Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:16:05 +0000 faroe islands, avid cruiser, ralph grizzle, national geographic http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-VideoTheFaroeIslands758-509.jpg faroe islands, avid cruiser, ralph grizzle, national geographic ]]> Video: The Faroe Islands 56.0468716 12.6952855 659E0F0E-F0F8-11DF-A14D-D201B4EE3144 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/seabourn-sojourn-stateroom-review-4404341 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4404341 4385715 file TV-G 0.0 2010-11-15T20:39:09Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 121 4xWCjOlZAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCjOlZAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4404341&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SeabournSojournStateroomReview853-127.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SeabournSojournStateroomReview853-127-417.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
A look at the Seabourn Sojourn's staterooms and amenities. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4385715 Travel Travel & Events seabourn sojourn Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:39:09 +0000 seabourn, sojourn http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SeabournSojournStateroomReview853-127.jpg seabourn, sojourn ]]> Seabourn Sojourn Stateroom Review 56.0468716 12.6952855 44C5CF9A-E475-11DF-94BF-BCC51F562332 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/disney-dream-float-out-4335627 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4335627 4316963 file TV-G 0.0 2010-10-30T22:30:16Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 99 4xWCiNBvAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCiNBvAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4335627&skin=rss Avidcruiser-DisneyDreamFloatOut295-34.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-DisneyDreamFloatOut295-34-414.jpg Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 food&leisure
Today in Papenburg, Germany, Disney Cruise Line floated out its newest vessel, Disney Dream ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4316963 Travel disney cruise line disney dream papenburg germany Sat, 30 Oct 2010 22:30:16 +0000 disney cruise line, disney dream, papenburg, germany http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-DisneyDreamFloatOut295-34.jpg disney cruise line, disney dream, papenburg, germany ]]> Disney Dream Float Out http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 50DE6DC4-E2AD-11DF-985F-D649EB9A6A6D http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/azamara-club-cruises-offering-extraordinary-value-now-going-forward-4326024 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4326024 4307351 file TV-G 0.0 2010-10-28T16:06:25Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 49 4xWCiIVsAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCiIVsAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4326024&skin=rss Avidcruiser-ValuePositionUSAToday1280x720718-261.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-ValuePositionUSAToday1280x720718-261-144.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
"[Azamara] is clearly being redefined as Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s boutique brand," Larry Pimentel, president and CEO tells the Avid Cruiser. "It will absolutely be in the up-market space, but because we have very few people who are dedicated to it, we'll offer extraordinary value. I think we'll be in a very interesting value position going forward, which I believe will make us grow a great deal." ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4307351 Travel azamara club cruises larry pimentel Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:06:25 +0000 azamara club cruises, larry pimentel http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-ValuePositionUSAToday1280x720718-261.jpg azamara club cruises, larry pimentel ]]> Azamara Club Cruises, Offering 'Extraordinary' Value Now & Going Forward 56.0468716 12.6952855 215B30E2-E2A7-11DF-927F-8C06E5293A71 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/seabournizing-azamara-club-cruises-4325796 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4325796 4307123 file TV-G 0.0 2010-10-28T15:22:09Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 120 4xWCiIQIAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCiIQIAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4325796&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SeabournizingUSAToday1280x720325-835.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SeabournizingUSAToday1280x720325-835-701.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Larry Pimentel’s strategy for Azamara Club Cruises benefits from his more than 25 years of travel industry experience catering to high-end consumers. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4307123 Travel azamara club cruises larry pimentel Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:22:09 +0000 azamara club cruises, larry pimentel http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SeabournizingUSAToday1280x720325-835.jpg azamara club cruises, larry pimentel ]]> 'Seabournizing' Azamara Club Cruises 56.0468716 12.6952855 640F7028-E299-11DF-8E4F-AFE8A760E9CF http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/the-evolution-of-azamara-club-cruises-crew-enthused-wine-uncorked-4325391 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4325391 4306718 file TV-G 0.0 2010-10-28T13:43:48Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 130 4xWCiIBzAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCiIBzAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4325391&skin=rss Avidcruiser-ProductEvolutionUSAToday1280x720377-139.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-ProductEvolutionUSAToday1280x720377-139-678.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Larry Pimentel is president and CEO of Azamara Club Cruises. The changes that Larry Pimentel and his team brought to Azamara Club Cruises have infused the on-board staff with enthusiasm. "What's really occurred here is magic with the crew," said Pimentel, interviewed this week on a sailing on Azamara Quest. "And that's the secret ingredient. This crew is fantastic." Pimentel also discusses the inclusion of boutique wines with wine and dinner, complimentary shuttle service into towns and other services now provided free of charge to guests. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4306718 Travel azamara club cruises larry pimentel Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:43:48 +0000 azamara club cruises, larry pimentel http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-ProductEvolutionUSAToday1280x720377-139.jpg azamara club cruises, larry pimentel ]]> The Evolution of Azamara Club Cruises, Crew Enthused, Wine Uncorked 56.0468716 12.6952855 09BA8EB8-E28B-11DF-97B9-CE43DD2902B3 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/azamara-club-cruises-nearly-all-inclusive-4325044 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4325044 4306371 file TV-G 0.0 2010-10-28T12:01:03Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 82 4xWCh_4YAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCh_4YAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4325044&skin=rss Avidcruiser-MosaicCafeAndInclusiveUSAToday1280x720253-579.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-MosaicCafeAndInclusiveUSAToday1280x720253-579-248.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Azamara Club Cruises now includes complimentary speciality coffees, bottled water, soft drinks, wine with lunch & dinner and gratuities. The addition of these included extras creates lively social environment, says Larry Pimentel, president and CEO of Azamara Club Cruises. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4306371 Travel azamara club cruises larry pimentel Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:01:03 +0000 azamara club cruises, larry pimentel http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-MosaicCafeAndInclusiveUSAToday1280x720253-579.jpg azamara club cruises, larry pimentel ]]> Azamara Club Cruises, Nearly All-Inclusive 56.0468716 12.6952855 3ACC125A-E282-11DF-90B4-F00A8955E151 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/longer-stays-in-port-azamara-club-cruises-4324879 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4324879 4306206 file TV-G 0.0 2010-10-28T10:58:00Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 101 4xWCh_xzAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCh_xzAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4324879&skin=rss Avidcruiser-LongerStaysInPortUSAToday1280x720873-321.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-LongerStaysInPortUSAToday1280x720873-321-199.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
At 60 percent of the ports they visit, Azamara’s two vessels now stay late into the evening, and overnight in 38 destinations, more than triple of what was offered in the past. Also, in some destinations two-night stays are becoming more common, giving passengers three days of touring. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4306206 Travel azamara club cruises larry pimentel Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:58:00 +0000 azamara club cruises, larry pimentel http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-LongerStaysInPortUSAToday1280x720873-321.jpg azamara club cruises, larry pimentel ]]> Longer Stays In Port, Azamara Club Cruises 56.0468716 12.6952855 66C9AA62-E277-11DF-9C15-FD72305FB259 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/how-azamara-is-evolving-4324673 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4324673 4306000 file TV-G 0.0 2010-10-28T09:40:29Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 109 4xWCh_slAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCh_slAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4324673&skin=rss Avidcruiser-HowAzamaraIsEvolvingUSAToday1280x720877-613.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-HowAzamaraIsEvolvingUSAToday1280x720877-613-391.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
]]> http://blip.tv/file/4306000 Travel azamara club cruises larry pimentel Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:40:29 +0000 azamara club cruises, larry pimentel http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-HowAzamaraIsEvolvingUSAToday1280x720877-613.jpg azamara club cruises, larry pimentel ]]> How Azamara Is Evolving 56.0468716 12.6952855 AAE763DE-E26C-11DF-B5C9-98A78E9D5F85 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/azamara-cruises-brand-awareness-4324522 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4324522 4305849 file TV-G 0.0 2010-10-28T08:23:39Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 87 4xWCh_oOAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCh_oOAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4324522&skin=rss Avidcruiser-AzamaraCruisesBrandAwareness988-519.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-AzamaraCruisesBrandAwareness988-519-735.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Larry Pimentel discusses Azamara's brand awareness ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4305849 Travel azamara club cruises larry pimentel Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:23:39 +0000 azamara club cruises, larry pimentel http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-AzamaraCruisesBrandAwareness988-519.jpg azamara club cruises, larry pimentel ]]> Azamara Cruises Brand Awareness 56.0468716 12.6952855 BF062028-E206-11DF-8BCC-969610B18179 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/seabourn-dining-4322321 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4322321 4303648 file TV-G 0.0 2010-10-27T20:14:04Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 189 4xWCh+h1Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWCh+h1Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4322321&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SeabournDining420-872.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SeabournDining420-872-90.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
This is a highglight of the different dining venues aboard The Yacht's of Seabourn's newest ship, Seabourn Sojourn ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4303648 The Mainstream Media Travel & Events yachts seabourn sojourn cruise luxury dining experience Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:14:04 +0000 yachts, seabourn, sojourn, cruise, luxury, dining, experience http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SeabournDining420-872.jpg yachts, seabourn, sojourn, cruise, luxury, dining, experience ]]> Seabourn Dining 56.0468716 12.6952855 8E0BDF94-CBC2-11DF-B710-87F58CA97C3A http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/hamburg-cruise-center-4199038 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4199038 4180247 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-09-29T12:10:31Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 240 4xWCgKViAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCgKViAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4199038&skin=rss Avidcruiser-HamburgCruiseCenter586-660.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Video provided by Hamburg Cruise Center ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4180247 Travel travel hamburg germany Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:10:31 +0000 travel, hamburg, germany http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-HamburgCruiseCenter586-660.jpg travel, hamburg, germany ]]> Hamburg Cruise Center 56.0468716 12.6952855 9890CBF6-CBC1-11DF-9CE5-FC76656639D4 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/cork-ireland-4199018 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 4199018 4180227 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-09-29T12:03:39Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 242 4xWCgKVOAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWCgKVOAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post4199018&skin=rss Avidcruiser-CorkIreland233-154.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CorkIreland233-154-266.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Video featuring Cork, Island. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/4180227 Travel cork ireland Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:03:39 +0000 cork, ireland http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-CorkIreland233-154.jpg cork, ireland ]]> Cork, Ireland 56.0468716 12.6952855 9D98EA84-1C7B-11DF-910F-F79D590DBE9C http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/sampling-silver-spirit-s-dining-venues-3253910 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 3253910 3234469 file TV-G 0.0 2010-02-18T10:51:49Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 199 4xWBxs16Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWBxs16Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3253910&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SamplingSilverSpiritsDiningVenues421-474.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SamplingSilverSpiritsDiningVenues421-474-905.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Silversea Cruises' new Silver Spirit features six restaurants, including Seishin, an Asian fusion restaurant, where the signature item will be Kobe beef, served with sushi, sashimi, exotic sakes (the rice wine), and more. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3234469 Travel silversea cruises silver spirit Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:51:49 +0000 silversea cruises, silver spirit http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SamplingSilverSpiritsDiningVenues421-474.jpg silversea cruises, silver spirit ]]> Sampling Silver Spirit's Dining Venues 56.0468716 12.6952855 29CB4BD6-F6D0-11DE-AF98-D75ED95FF749 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/first-look-on-board-silversea-cruises-new-silver-spirit-3055098 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 3055098 3035455 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-01-01T12:21:18Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 234 4xWBurxeAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWBurxeAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3055098&skin=rss Avidcruiser-FirstLookOnBoardSilverseaCruisesNewSilverSpirit598.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-FirstLookOnBoardSilverseaCruisesNewSilverSpirit598-620.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
On Silver Spirit's three-day preview cruise from Monte Carlo to Barcelona, Trudy Redfern, Silversea's Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, UK, gives her initial impressions of Silversea's newest addition to the fleet. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3035455 Travel silversea cruises silver spirit avid cruiser ralph grizzle Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:21:18 +0000 silversea cruises, silver spirit, avid cruiser, ralph grizzle http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-FirstLookOnBoardSilverseaCruisesNewSilverSpirit598.jpg silversea cruises, silver spirit, avid cruiser, ralph grizzle ]]> First Look: On Board Silversea Cruises' New Silver Spirit 56.0468716 12.6952855 7EC0A046-EBFE-11DE-8715-9D6217B7F280 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/reaching-the-port-of-perfection-saint-malo-3010123 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 3010123 2990449 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-12-18T17:55:14Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 295 4xWBt90vAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWBt90vAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3010123&skin=rss Avidcruiser-ReachingThePortOfPerfectionSaintMalo434-906.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-ReachingThePortOfPerfectionSaintMalo434-906-496.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
This past fall, I had the good fortune to visit Saint-Malo, France. Knowing little about the destination before I arrived on Oceania Cruises’ Regatta, I found myself astounded by the region’s rich diversity.One of France’s most attractive coastal towns, Saint-Malo has something to offer all cruise ship passengers: sublime scenery, bustling bars, trendy restaurants and cafes, cultural attractions, outdoor activities and Brittany’s best beaches.In a single day, I walked the ancient city wall above and around the town of Saint-Malo; visited Dinard, with its lovely sea promenade and Victorian-era homes; dined exquisitely (for lunch, no less) on shellfish in Cancale, known throughout France for its mussels; and stood in awe at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mont Saint Michel.Saint-Malo is situated on the English Channel, in Brittany, on France’s west coast. The port is ideally situated between northern and southern Europe.Oceania Cruises' Regatta anchored in Saint-Malo, France.Getting AshoreMeasuring more than 150 meters in length, Regatta was required to tender passengers ashore from its anchorage between Dinard and Saint-Malo. The city can accommodate four ships at once. Vessels measuring less than 150 meters can dock at the terminal (a new terminal will open in the spring of 2010). Ships from 150 meters to 240 meters can anchor only a few minutes away by tender. Both the terminal and the tender landing are within less than a five-minute walk to gates of the walled city.Exploring Saint-MaloI recommend that cruise passengers begin their exploration of Saint-Malo by walking the town wall. Allow at least 30 minutes to walk the entire wall (an hour allows a more leisurely pace), taking in the views of the city and sea on either side.Mont-Saint-Michel Bay, where Saint-Malo is situated, boasts Europe’s most dramatic tides, so you can count on a view that is ever-changing. The tidal range can be as much as 15 meters between high and low water, and the sea can recede as much as 15 kilometers. During low tide, you can walk to nearby islands that you’d have to swim to during high tide. The force of nature here is remarkable.Saint-Malo also boasts something else that few, if any, other destinations in France can claim: Shops that are open on Sundays.Few things are more disappointing to sea-faring passengers than to arrive in port and find the shop doors shut. Saint-Malo is open for business, however, with lots of good shopping, cafes and a must-see “gourmet” street, otherwise known as rue de l’Orme.There’s lots more to see, including the home and tomb of the writer Chateaubriand; and the Privateer’s House known as La Demeure de Corsaire, a ship-owners house built in 1725. But the real pleasure of Saint-Malo is to permit yourself to wander and to enjoy and to sit down and relax in a cozy cafe.Into The CountrysideOnly a few minutes from Saint-Malo, cruise passengers can visit beautiful 18th-century country homes, known as malouinières. Built by wealthy corsairs (French privateers and pirates), the homes are grand estates with a trove of treasures inside. One of the corsairs was Jacques Cartier, who sailed into the Saint Lawrence River and is credited as the discover of Canada.Saint-Malo’s architectural heritage claims more than 800 chateaux manor houses and malouiniéres. Some of the malouinières are open to the public for tours.One option for lunch in Cancale: Fresh oysters overlooking Mont Saint Michel Bay.The World Is Your OysterOften, cruise passengers rush back to the ship for lunch. After all, lunch is free on board.Don’t make that mistake when you’re ship calls in Saint-Malo. The region boasts one of Europe’s highest concentrations of seafood restaurants, and in nearby Cancale you can dine in a village known throughout France for its oysters. You can buy freshly harvested oysters and dine on a bench overlooking Mont Saint Michel Bay, or you can dine at one of the restaurants, taking a table on the terrace to enjoy a seafood platter that you’re not likely to forget anytime soon.You’ll want to spend at least 30 minutes before or after lunch for a stroll through Cancale, making sure to see the oyster beds if you failed to see them earlier and the views of your next destination across Mont Saint Michel Bay.Mont Saint MichelSaint-Malo boasts the shortest — and most scenic — route to Mont Saint Michel, the UNESCO World Heritage Site. This marvel of the Western World is only 30 minutes to 40 minutes from the docks in Saint-Malo. But there’s no rush. The road along the Emerald Coast makes for a beautiful drive to get to Mont Saint Michel. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/2990449 Travel saint-malo france cruise Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:55:14 +0000 saint-malo, france, cruise http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-ReachingThePortOfPerfectionSaintMalo434-906.jpg saint-malo, france, cruise ]]> Reaching The Port Of Perfection: Saint-Malo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 C958E582-E69A-11DE-9D8D-89790EAD1FF1 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/the-avid-cruiser-baltic-cruises-2982258 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 2982258 2962554 file TV-G 0.0 2009-12-11T21:18:54Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 1511 4xWBtoNWAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWBtoNWAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2982258&skin=rss Avidcruiser-TheAvidCruiserBalticCruises829.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-TheAvidCruiserBalticCruises829-280.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
This 25-minute travel show highlights cruising the Baltic on Regent Seven Seas Voyager, from Stockholm to Copenhagen. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/2962554 Travel cruise stockholm copenhagen st. petersburg helsinki tallinn visby regent seven seas cruises Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:18:54 +0000 cruise, stockholm, copenhagen, st. petersburg, helsinki, tallinn, visby, regent seven seas cruises http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-TheAvidCruiserBalticCruises829.jpg cruise, stockholm, copenhagen, st. petersburg, helsinki, tallinn, visby, regent seven seas cruises ]]> The Avid Cruiser: Baltic Cruises 56.0468716 12.6952855 AE744F92-D88D-11DE-AB12-8168BFA772FC http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/fun-flowrider-falls-on-oasis-of-the-seas-2907101 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 2907101 2887314 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-11-24T00:09:49Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 57 4xWBsbhBAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWBsbhBAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2907101&skin=rss Avidcruiser-FunFlowRiderFallsOnOasisOfTheSeas430.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-FunFlowRiderFallsOnOasisOfTheSeas430-484.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Surfing the FlowRider is easier than it looks, but at least you get a helping hand to get you up and going. After that, you're on your own, free to make a big splash in the end. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/2887314 Travel oasis of the seas flowrider surfing Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:09:49 +0000 oasis, of, the, seas, flowrider, surfing http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-FunFlowRiderFallsOnOasisOfTheSeas430.jpg oasis, of, the, seas, flowrider, surfing ]]> Fun FlowRider Falls On Oasis of the Seas 56.0468716 12.6952855 9828F75C-D88C-11DE-B749-90EE9565965A http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/fun-flowrider-falls-on-oasis-of-the-seas-2907071 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 2907071 2887284 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-11-24T00:02:02Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 108 4xWBsbgjAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWBsbgjAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2907071&skin=rss Avidcruiser-FunFlowRiderFallsOnOasisOfTheSeas973.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-FunFlowRiderFallsOnOasisOfTheSeas973-336.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Surfing the FlowRider is easier than it looks, but at least you get a helping hand to get you up and going. After that, you're on your own, free to make a big splash in the end. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/2887284 Travel oasis of the seas flowrider surfing Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:02:02 +0000 oasis, of, the, seas, flowrider, surfing http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-FunFlowRiderFallsOnOasisOfTheSeas973.jpg oasis, of, the, seas, flowrider, surfing ]]> Fun FlowRider Falls On Oasis of the Seas 56.0468716 12.6952855 4054B47C-D886-11DE-98EC-C9F4ABC1B408 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/world-s-largest-ships-world-s-largest-iphone-2906917 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 2906917 2887129 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-11-23T23:16:38Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 108 4xWBsbcJAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWBsbcJAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2906917&skin=rss Avidcruiser-WorldsLargestShipsWorldsLargestIPhone734.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-WorldsLargestShipsWorldsLargestIPhone734-187.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
More innovation: Oasis introduces digital signage, which looks like a giant iPhone (actually it's a Samsung flat-panel monitor turned on its side). The system makes it easy for guests to find their way around the ship or browse what's going on as well as restaurant occupancies. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/2887129 Travel oasis of the seas iphone apple royal caribbean Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:16:38 +0000 oasis, of, the, seas, iphone, apple, royal, caribbean http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-WorldsLargestShipsWorldsLargestIPhone734.jpg oasis, of, the, seas, iphone, apple, royal, caribbean ]]> World's Largest Ships, World's Largest iPhone? 56.0468716 12.6952855 44419C3C-C709-11DE-8F2C-FF3AA9920C8F http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/avidcruiser-com-in-luleå-sweden-the-untamed-rapids-of-storforsen-2814876 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 2814876 2795013 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-11-01T17:09:08Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 91 4xWBq+gAAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWBq+gAAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2814876&skin=rss Avidcruiser-AvidCruisercomInLuleSwedenTheUntamedRapidsOfStorforsen516.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-AvidCruisercomInLuleSwedenTheUntamedRapidsOfStorforsen516-778.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
The Avid Cruiser visits Storforsen, one of Europe's largest rapids and only an hour's drive from Luleå, Sweden. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/2795013 Travel luleå sweden storforsen cruise rapids nature Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:09:08 +0000 luleå, sweden, storforsen, cruise, rapids, nature http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-AvidCruisercomInLuleSwedenTheUntamedRapidsOfStorforsen516.jpg luleå, sweden, storforsen, cruise, rapids, nature ]]> AvidCruiser.com in Luleå, Sweden: The Untamed Rapids of Storforsen 56.0468716 12.6952855 8B8CF132-C708-11DE-B2B7-B284D84682BB http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/avidcruiser-com-from-luleå-sweden-to-swedish-lappland-2814864 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 2814864 2795001 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-11-01T17:03:58Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 193 4xWBq+d0Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWBq+d0Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2814864&skin=rss Avidcruiser-AvidCruisercomFromLuleSwedenToSwedishLappland601.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-AvidCruisercomFromLuleSwedenToSwedishLappland601-423.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
The Avid Cruiser visits Swedish Lappland, where reindeer and elk (called "moose" in North America) are still herded by the local Sami people (also known as Lapps). ]]> http://blip.tv/file/2795001 Travel luleå sweden cruise baltic sea sami swedish lappland Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:03:58 +0000 luleå, sweden, cruise, baltic, sea, sami, swedish, lappland http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-AvidCruisercomFromLuleSwedenToSwedishLappland601.jpg luleå, sweden, cruise, baltic, sea, sami, swedish, lappland ]]> AvidCruiser.com From Luleå, Sweden To Swedish Lappland 56.0468716 12.6952855 3F05DDC0-C707-11DE-8FA1-F3533F0EA82C http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/avidcruiser-com-in-luleå-sweden-gammelstad-church-cottage-2814840 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 2814840 2794977 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-11-01T16:54:40Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 96 4xWBq+dcAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWBq+dcAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2814840&skin=rss Avidcruiser-AvidCruisercomInLuleSwedenGammelstadChurchCottage282.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-AvidCruisercomInLuleSwedenGammelstadChurchCottage282-494.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
The Avid Cruiser visits Gammelstad, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that represents the best-preserved example of a "church village." Villages like Gammelstad were once found throughout northern Scandinavia. The 424 wooden houses that radiate from the early 15th-century stone church, were used only on Sundays and at religious festivals to house worshippers from the surrounding countryside who lived too far away from home to return on the same day. Gammelstad is fewer than 20 minutes by car or bus from where the cruise ships dock in Luleå. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/2794977 Travel gammelstad gulf bothnia luleå sweden cruise Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:54:40 +0000 gammelstad, gulf, bothnia, luleå, sweden, cruise http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-AvidCruisercomInLuleSwedenGammelstadChurchCottage282.jpg gammelstad, gulf, bothnia, luleå, sweden, cruise ]]> AvidCruiser.com In Luleå Sweden: Gammelstad Church Cottage 56.0468716 12.6952855 E4E7E2E6-C6E5-11DE-8A44-A14AD63FF0CE http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/avidcruiser-com-shore-excursions-in-luleå-sweden-2814363 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 2814363 2794500 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-11-01T12:55:55Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 58 4xWBq+N_Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWBq+N_Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2814363&skin=rss Avidcruiser-AvidCruisercomShoreExcursionsInLuleSweden818.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-AvidCruisercomShoreExcursionsInLuleSweden818-808.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
The Avid Cruiser visits Luleå, Sweden, a port of call in the Gulf of Bothnia, situated in the far north of the Baltic Sea. Among the shore excursions featured in the series of videos that follow: Gammelstad, Europe's best preserved example of a church village; Swedish Lappland, and a visit with the native Sami people; Storforsen, one of Europe's largest rapids ]]> http://blip.tv/file/2794500 Travel gulf bothnia luleå sweden cruise Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:55:55 +0000 gulf, bothnia, luleå, sweden, cruise http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-AvidCruisercomShoreExcursionsInLuleSweden818.jpg gulf, bothnia, luleå, sweden, cruise ]]> AvidCruiser.com: Shore Excursions In Luleå, Sweden 56.0468716 12.6952855 7024E370-B798-11DE-BC94-C481B5447CF9 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/silver-spirit-show-lounge-2732922 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 2732922 2713036 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-10-13T01:33:41Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 109 4xWBpudeAg http://blip.tv/play/4xWBpudeAg http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2732922&skin=rss Avidcruiser-SilverSpiritShowLounge344.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SilverSpiritShowLounge344-718.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
The galleys of Silver Spirit will have their own show in Spirit's show lounge. A new culinary programme to be introduced on Silver Spirit and extended fleetwide, "L'Ecole du Chef" will feature cooking classes and interactive workshops. One of the highlights of the programme will be "from the market to the plate," where chefs take guests to the local market to buy ingredients then return to Silver Spirit to prepare the meal together. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/2713036 Travel silver spirit silversea cruises Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:33:41 +0000 silver, spirit, silversea, cruises http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-SilverSpiritShowLounge344.jpg silver, spirit, silversea, cruises ]]> Silver Spirit Show Lounge 56.0468716 12.6952855 22D4463A-B2AF-11DE-B070-BF641CDEB654 http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/travels-with-cathy-2708632 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 2708632 2688742 file TV-G 0.0 2009-10-06T19:33:34Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 43 4xWBpal8Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWBpal8Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2708632&skin=rss notfound-episode.png Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 food&leisure
Regular readers of the comic strip "Cathy" are familiar with the strip's sympathetic take on travel agents. But they may not know that creator Cathy Guisewite began the travel agent strips, which run periodically in the "Cathy" cartoon, because she was the "world's worst customer." "When I was single, I would book 12 tentative itineraries based on meeting my hypothetical boyfriend by the time I left," says the Los Angeles-based cartoonist. "I couldn't commit, would change my mind, would hate to make decisions. "And then after the travel agent had invested all this time into putting together a trip for me, I would call up and ask if I could use up all my frequent flyer miles for the hotels and plane travel. Nobody actually screamed on the other end of the phone, but I always felt it was happening once I got off." So Guisewite began sketching Mabel in the role of a travel agent who faced such daily adversities as fickle clients, unstable pricing, commission cuts and other assaults on the travel agent's livelihood. "I started thinking about what that job entails," Guisewite says. "And I guess I did those first strips because I wanted travel agents to have a little voice through me." And indeed many travel agents do feel they have that tiny voice through Guisewite - or at least some comic relief from their daily frustrations. Guisewite says she receives regular fan mail from travel agents. "They tell me that I am speaking for them," Guisewite says. "Or that it was like I was standing in their office when I created a particular strip." Truth is, however, that Guisewite has not even set foot in a travel agency - at least not for a "very long time." Nor does the creative source for her travel agent strips, syndicated to more than 1,400 papers worldwide, come from an industry insider or shadow travel agent (ironically, she has yet to meet her own travel agent face-to-face - but more on that later.) Rather, what Guisewite knows about the industry comes from her own experience of dealing with agents and from research. She routinely clips newspaper articles about the industry woes. But, of course, the real genius of the strip is Guisewite's own brilliance and her understanding of people. "She just has this innate ability of getting into people's hearts and minds," says her publicist at Universal Press Syndicate. "I inherited all of my indecision skills from my mother," Guisewite says. "So to go away for two days, I need to pack seven pairs of shoes." Hat Tricks A display attached to a hat reads: First class-$240 Business class-$140 Full coach-$90 Saver-$80 Super Saver-$75 Superduper Saver-$70 Red Eye-$60 Rock Bottom-$48 "How much is this hat?" Cathy asks. "That depends," replies Mabel, the sales clerk. "Depends on what?" "We've decided to sell hats the way airlines sell plane tickets. Every hat in the store has been given up to 20 different prices at any given time that change weekly, daily or sometimes minute to minute. How much you pay for your hat depends on how desperate we are to unload it versus how desperate you are to buy it. Hats purchased 21 days in advance of hat season are, of course, cheaper than last-minute hat buys, and all prices are lower if you plan to keep the hat over a Saturday night. "Once you're paid, any exchange of the hat will be a minimum $50 fee," Mabel continues, "even if all we have to do is say, 'Here's another hat.' " "I don't care what it costs!" Cathy bursts out. ""Just sell me the hat!" "Oops," Mabel says. "Sorry the last of our hats were reserved while we were chatting." That strip was based on a real-life episode with Guisewite's travel agent, Sheila Laituri of Pepp Travel, an ASTA member in Encinitas, California. On the phone, Laituri was searching fares for Guisewite when the two veered off subject. "I had the lower fare, but while we were talking, I lost it," Laituri says. "I had to call her back and tell her. She was good about it. She understood, but that's where the cartoon came from. I thought it was clever that she could take something like a classic airline reservation and make something so funny out of it." Guisewite sent Laituri the strip on hats, but the cartoonist has never actually set foot into Pepp Travel's office. Nonetheless, Guisewite understands the travel agent's plight perhaps better than those who spend "too much" time in agency offices. "We do enjoy working with her, because she understands the industry so well," Laituri says. "She understands about fees and would rather pay them than try to find a cheaper fare on the internet. She understands the joys, frustrations and craziness of this ever-changing business." (As a demonstration of her gut intuition, Guisewite warned us that her agent would say nice things about her. "Don't believe them," Guisewite says. "We drive them crazy.") Nagging Mother Born in Dayton, Ohio, on September 5, 1950, Guisewite attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. She walked with a B.A. in English in 1972, then went to work as an advertising writer. Rising the ranks, she became a vice president in the advertising industry. But all along the way, her romantic life was unfulfilling. On nights when she wished she were dating, she sketched cartoon strips and routinely sent them to her parents. Her mother nagged Guisewite to send sample strips to a few cartoon syndicates. Caving to her mother's desires, the devoted daughter sent drawings of her "miserable love life" to Universal Press Syndicate in 1976. "Chances are the world isn't screaming for a new comic strip as loudly as I'm hoping," she wrote to Universal Press Syndicate Press that year. "But I have an idea for new comic strip that the world might like a lot if someone besides my mother ever got a chance to see it. So here it is. It's a strip about being single in a pretty unusual time. About being a woman in a pretty unusual time. Mostly, I guess, it's a strip about just being a person at any time - the most marvelous thing that every happened to anybody." The letter included several sketches about a female character whose circumstances were remarkably similar to Guisewite's (later she begged Universal Press Syndicate to let her call the strip anything but "Cathy.") "If you'd like to see more," the letter continued, "I'd be happy to send some more. If you'd like to talk about my idea, I'd be very happy to talk - any day, any place. If you should think I should concentrate my spare time at vacuuming instead of drawing cartoons, I won't be happy . . . but I guess I'd like to know that too." Within a week, she had signed a contract with United Press Syndicate. The first "Cathy" comic strip made its debut in a few dozen newspapers on November 22, 1976. Striking a chord primarily among single women, the strip was an immediate hit. "Cathy" even spawned 21 books, including The Child Within Has Been Awakened but the Old Lady on the Outside Just Collapsed; Thin Thighs in Thirty Years; Wake Me Up When I'm A Size Five; and A Mouthful of Breath Mints and No One to Kiss. The newest, Shoes: Chocolate for the Feet, was released this fall. Quarter of Century and Still Going Strong Now in her 25th year of "Cathy," Guisewite says she has no plans to slow down. Though she married in 1997, she says she can relate to single women, because she was single for so long. "A lot of what I write about, even if Cathy is dating, is just male-female relationship stuff, and if anything, I have a lot more fuel for that now because I'm actually with a guy, so I'm not just reading about guys in a magazine anymore. I actually know what one is like up close." Also unlike Cathy, Guisewite is a mother of two (a four-year-old son through the recent marriage and an eight-year-old daughter who she adopted in 1992). Motherhood has made the shift to Cathy's mindset more difficult. Guisewite now leaves her home for a nearby office to help make the transition. "I spent the first hour this morning arranging play dates, getting the weekend set up, getting my daughter's school pictures ordered," she says on the day that we called, "so it's quite different." She counts her lucky stars that the strip was successful. The fact that she is able to work on it daily is therapeutic, she says. "It is a great way for me to get out all of my anxieties," she says. "Travel is a great example. With the strips I've done about the travel agencies, I'm trying to be empathetic about what I've put these people through as I make my own plans. "But also there are a lot of frustrations that everybody deals with in travel," she adds, "with delays, with packing, with how big the carry-on can be, with other people who carry on too much stuff, with the food on the airplane, with waiting on shuttle buses and all that stuff that everybody gets mad about. I get to get mad about it and then go home and write about it and make a living at it. So it's a great way to voice all that frustration." Because of such frustrations, however, Guisewite enjoys travel less now than she did in the early days of her career. Nowadays, she travels primarily for vacations. The devoted mother seldom boards a plane for business. And she's the first to concede that she's not the ideal traveler. "I like to get somewhere, but I hate to make the arrangements," she says. "I hate to decide when I'm going and I hate to commit. I hate this system now where you have to commit weeks and weeks ahead to get a good price. It defies everything that I love, which is waiting until the last second." She pauses: "And of course, I can't stand to pack." Too bad. Because Guisewite would be a travel agent's dream client. Certainly, she would not ask her agent to redeem frequent-flier points for the flight and hotel. And if you were her agent? She would know that she is lucky to have you as her agent, rather than the other way around. "Nowadays," Guisewite says without a trace of insincerity, "I'm always groveling for mercy when I call the travel agent because I know all that they have to go through." Sidebar: Cathy on Cathy In the early days of Cathy, cartoon Cathy bore a striking resemblance to her creator. Over time, however, Guisewite has turned around her own life. Cartoon Cathy was (and still is) short and roly-poly, about 50 pounds overweight. Guisewite is 5' 2" but only about 100 pounds. She was 50 pounds heavier in college. Cartoon Cathy eats an entire cheesecake to deal with her problems. Guisewite eats only half the cheesecake. And although Guisewite has married since beginning the strip, she vows that "Cathy" never will. "I feel like that's a voice that needs to be heard in the paper," she says. "I know what it's like being single and everyone around you being married. You feel as if you're stranded alone. I would hate for Cathy to abandon those people, especially older women who still are single and need a friend." ]]> http://blip.tv/file/2688742 Travel cathy guisewite Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:33:34 +0000 cathy, guisewite http://a.images.blip.tv/notfound-episode.png cathy, guisewite ]]> Travels With Cathy http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 56.0468716 12.6952855 CE77D0F4-AC67-11DE-A567-8165E8E1338F http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/oceania-cruises-regatta-2675602 avidcruiser 37343 avidcruiser the-avid-cruiser The Avid Cruiser http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser http://a.images.blip.tv/user_photo_avidcruiser291.jpg 2675602 2655700 file TV-UN 0.0 2009-09-28T19:47:51Z English Learning 0 0 1 8 Learning 1 171 4xWBo6d2Ag http://blip.tv/play/4xWBo6d2Ag http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post2675602&skin=rss Avidcruiser-OceaniaCruisesRegatta371.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-OceaniaCruisesRegatta371-886.jpg No license (All rights reserved) food&leisure
Ralph Grizzle's update on Oceania's Regatta. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/2655700 Travel oceania cruises regatta Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:47:51 +0000 oceania, cruises, regatta http://a.images.blip.tv/Avidcruiser-OceaniaCruisesRegatta371.jpg oceania, cruises, regatta ]]> Oceania Cruises' Regatta 56.0468716 12.6952855 B5DB23A8-A900-11DE-91DC-903434F5E73D http://blip.tv/the-avid-cruiser/stockholm-s-skansen-2660136 avidcruiser