http://www.championcruises.com/http://www.championcruises.com/blogPosts/view/family-cruisinghttp://www.championcruises.com/blogPosts/view/family-cruisingIf you’ve vacationed with your children you know the look - a couple of bleary-eyed, bedraggled parents returning back to the hotel at 6 p.m..  In tow, are 2 hyper-active offspring wearing mouse hats or whale t-shirts sporting cotton candy hair extensions.  Next it’s the big choice:  wash them up and suffer through another dinner or collapse in the hotel room with another room service or take-o...Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:52:59 -0400http://www.championcruises.com/blogPosts/view/new-disney-shipshttp://www.championcruises.com/blogPosts/view/new-disney-shipsMickey and Minnie to Get New Ship Cousins While the Disney Cruise Line ships are not known as Mickey and Minnie, we think maybe they should.  But in any case the ships will be joined in 2011 and 2012 by two cousins.  The first steel was cut this week on the two yet-to-be named DCL ships during a ceremony at the Meyer Werft yards in Germany.  The first piece of steel cut was part of the Art Deco...Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:50:35 -0400http://www.championcruises.com/blogPosts/view/tea-timehttp://www.championcruises.com/blogPosts/view/tea-timeII for Tea and Tea for 2! There is only one passenger ship that can rightly claim to be “iconic”.  Named after a reigning monarch, the Queen Elizabeth 2 recently retired after 41 years of service with Cunard to start a new life as a floating hotel and conference center in Dubai.  Since launch, she has traveled over 6 million nautical miles while sailing to fascinating ports around the world and...Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:44:56 -0400http://www.championcruises.com/blogPosts/view/new-shipshttp://www.championcruises.com/blogPosts/view/new-shipsThis year will be exciting with the introduction of 9 new cruise ships. The biggest and most discussed new vessel is Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas. Slated for her first voyage this spring, this floating city will rank as the largest cruise ship in history. Weighing in at 220,000-tons, the 5,400-passenger ship has created a buzz ever since Royal Caribbean announced the project. The Oasis w...Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:42:42 -0400