Carnival Cruise Lines is doing something pretty bold. They are telling you that they will be raising their cruise fares for summer voyages. Whereas this would generally be bad news, it’s actually not so bad.

First, they are raising rates because of increased demand for their cruises over the summer. That’s a sign that the travel industry is rebounding a bit. In truth, cruise rates have been terrific for the past year and change, so it’s only natural the cruise industry would eventually raise their rates.

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Royal Caribbean has announced an awesome promotion. On selected cruises, you can book an oceanview cabin at an inside price. That’s right, they are doing free upgrades from inside to oceanview cabins.

On two itineraries, they are offering balconies at the oceanview price.

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It’s a big week for New Orleans. Their New Orleans Saints just won the Super Bowl, and Mardi Gras is just around the corner.

If you’re a cruiser, then you also know that New Orleans is a great place to start your Caribbean cruise.

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That last W-2 has come in! You are finally ready to do those taxes, and — SURPRISE! You have a huge refund coming! Why not turn that refund into a cruise vacation?

When I did my taxes this year, I found out that I gave the government way too much money in 2009. Thankfully, they plan on giving me that money back. It’s going right into my cruise fund.

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Given that TravelWeens is based in Alabama, it seemed only fair to launch our new “Departure Deals” by featuring the port of Mobile.

Carnival Cruise Lines sails exclusively from Mobile, Ala., and features cruises sailing to the Western Caribbean starting at $229 per person!

Book one of our departure port cruise deals from Mobile, and you could sail to exotic ports like Cozumel, Calica, Progreso, Montego Bay, and Grand Cayman.

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Costa Cruises is offering a sweet deal for a 7-night Caribbean cruise. Enjoy a taste of Italy in the tropics with a Costa Caribbean vacation.

Costa is advertising these cabins at $399 (inside), $549 (oceanview), and $799 (veranda)… but TravelWeens is offering these cabins at LOWER PRICE.

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Norwegian Cruise Lines has declared 2010 as the “Year of the Freestyle Vacation,” and they are offering some incredible deals to celebrate!

On every sailing and every destination, Norwegian is offering up to a 6-category upgrade, a Coupon Book worth up to $400, and special bonus offers every two weeks.

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Carnival Cruise Lines announced that their newest ship, the 3,690-passenger Carnival Magic is now on sale.

Past guests will enjoy deep discounts on these first voyages in the Mediterranean, which begin in May 2011. In fact, the first voyage is a 9-day cruise from Venice to Barcelona, which is where the ship will be based for its Mediterranean cruises.

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Saturday morning, the Crown Princess pulled into Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. effectively ending our week-long vacation in the Caribbean.

As you can tell if you read the rest of these entries, we enjoyed ourselves very much on this ship. It was very classy, and among the best ships I’ve ever had the pleasure to sail.

There was never a moment where we had no activities available to us. From the Movies Under the Stars to the miniature golf on Deck 19 (yes, 19 decks!), there was always something to do. In fact, after a week, there were still places we had not had a chance to go on the ship.

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The Crown Princess arrived at Princess Cays at about 8:30 a.m. Princess Cays is on Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas.

We decided to go to the beach, but we were sucked in to a movie on the TV — “Terminator: Salvation.” Once the movie ended, we finally got off the ship.

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