One of my favorite cruises I’ve ever taken was a roundtrip Princess Cruise from San Francisco to Alaska. We sailed along the Pacific coast from California up to Alaska’s Inside Passage.  The views were just astounding (and we went late in the season).

Princess has just opened up Alaska bookings for 2011. Now is the best time to reserve your room on board the most breathtaking adventure to the Alaska wilderness!

These fantastic Alaska cruises start at $649 per person!

Take a look at Princess’ Alaska cruises for 2011, and book your cruise today!

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With Princess Cruises’ World of Savings event, your cruise vacation possibilities are virtually endless. And with incredible savings of up to $1,000 per couple, you’ll be hard-pressed to find better value for your vacation dollar.

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• Hawaii & South Pacific — 10 days from only $1,099
• Panama Canal — 10 days from only $899

And whether it’s a weeklong cruise or grand journey of two weeks or more, you’ll experience what it’s like to sail with the Consummate Host — from their signature authentic cuisine, warm, welcoming service and relaxing, rejuvenating amenities that make a cruise with Princess so extraordinary. Come explore the world today with the destination leader!

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I’ve received a large batch of press releases from the cruise lines this week, which I would like to share with you in this Cruise Deal roundup.

Azamara Club Cruises is offering 2-for-1 savings and club veranda views for the price of an oceanview stateroom until March 31 on their 2010 European voyages.

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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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As soon as we departed Cozumel on the Crown Princess, we headed northeast towards the northern Cuban coast and sailed through the night.

The sea day began very lazily for me. We woke up, ate a delicious breakfast in the dining room and planned our day.

There were several activities planned for the sea day, but there was no way we could attend them all. We watched “Transformers 2″ on the Lido Deck and then dominated our second TV theme trivia contest.

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The Crown Princess pulled into Cozumel at about 9 a.m. on our fifth day.

It was another gloomy day, but it cleared up fairly quickly. The sun came out near noon, and it never went away again!

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Our journey on the Crown Princess to Roatan, Honduras was extra special because we docked at a place called Mahogany Bay.

Mahogany Bay was built by the Carnival Corporation for the exclusive use of Carnival and Princess Cruise Line passengers. It features a terrific shopping area with all of your usual shops, and it also features a beach resort reachable by bridge or a chair lift.

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Going into our third day on the Crown Princess, we expected to arrive at George Town, Grand Cayman. However, rough seas made that impossible.

Our captain made the decision to port us in Spotts Bay, Grand Cayman. It was literally 10 minutes away from George Town by taxi.

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On the way to our first port on the Crown Princess, George Town, Grand Cayman, we spent an entire day at sea.

These are great days for relaxing and participating in the many events scheduled on the ship.

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