The Long View: Shore Excursions
FTF's cruise expert examines the whole business of shore excursions, and if your days in port by escort are worth their cost.Just as there are people who cruise and people who don't, a subset...
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Reunions Afloat
Extended Families find fun at sea with a Carnival Cruise Lines sailing up the New England coast to Canada.Everyone talks about how wonderful cruises are for families, but we recently put the concept...
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Hana, Maui Is My Favorite Hawai’i Place
In 1998, FTF asked a dozen top travel writers to share their favorite family resort with the community and this family chose Hana.With my son scheduled to leave home for college at the end of the...
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Top 10 Getaway for Luxury Travelers Grand Wailea Resort Hotel and Spa, Hawai’i
In 2006, FTF's annual Top 109 survey of award-winners honored the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel and Spa, Mau'i, Hawai'i as a Top Luxury Spa. Whether a high-end vacation is a matter...
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Top 10 Getaway for Luxury Travelers – Four Seasons Resort Lana’i at Manele Bay, Hawai’i
In 2006, FTF's annual Top 10 survey of award-winners honored the Four Seasons Resort Lana'i at Manele Bay, Lana'i, Hawai'i as a Top Luxury Beach Resort.In 2006, FTF's annual Top 10 survey of award-winners...
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A Galapagos Eco-Adventure
Seven days in Ecuador's prehistoric landscape, cruising and watching unusual wildlife together with family, may be the ultimate bonding experience. After decades of travel, no other destination...
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Anguilla’s Cerulean Villa Is Amazing
I wanted to tell you about somewhere -- We just visited--- Anguilla is an exquisite island to begin with. BUT when you combine Anguilla with the MOST amazing villa called Cerulean-- you get...
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Are Luxury Cruises Worth the Big Bucks?
FTF's cruise expert explains why luxury cruises cost so much and why they are sometimes worth every penny.If you've always wanted to wallow in the elegance of a super luxurious cruise, but...
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