It's over! Hurricane season, that is.The Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season officially ends on November30, which was yesterday. So, as of 12:01am today, it's no longer hurricane season. Today, I'll be removing the tracking maps from the sidebars of Cruising Musings, and feeling grateful that 2009 was NOT a repeat of some of our recent years, in which the tropics seemed to be a constant menace. Read Full Story

It's Cyber Monday!Here's a little added bonus for you. In addition to our FREE SHIPPING to US destinations, orders placed and completed on Cyber Monday will get a little added bonus. A free gift will be added to your order.What will it be? Well, that's a surprise. It won't necessarily be the same for all orders, but every one will get a little something extra in their package.Shop Cruise Ready Store todayand get something free! Read Full Story

Tomorrow's sailing of the Norwegian Dawn has been cancelled. The following notice appears on the NCL website:Miami - Nov 28, 2009 --- Important Travel Update: Please be advised that Norwegian Dawn's 5-Day Western Caribbean sailing from Miami, Florida on Sunday, November 29, 2009 is cancelled. Guests can call Norwegian at 800-327-7030 Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 9pm Eastern Time and Monday to Friday from 8am to midnight Eastern Time and a Norwegian Cruise Line representative will be availa... Read Full Story

 Here are some coupon codes offered by a few on line merchants that may cone in handy for your holiday shopping holiday shopping.THANKSGIVING WEEKEND and/or BLACK FRIDAY COUPON CODES THANKSGIVING WEEKEND COUPON at CruiseReady Store - cruise gear, travel accessories, cruise and ocean liner memorabiliaCOUPON CODE - SAVE10GOOD FOR - 10% OFF purchase of $20.00 or more . . . VALID - Wed, Nov 25 - Sun, Nov 29.HOLIDAY SEASON COUPONS1. The Collectibles Store - a multi dealer site ... Read Full Story

CruiseReadyStore.comThanksgiving Weekend Coupon Special Use COUPON CODE SAVE10 at Checkout get 10% OFF you entire order of $20.00 or more. Read Full Story

Here's another opportunity to win a free cruise...I found this one on Frommer's, where you can enter - or just use the link at the bottom of this post. It's sponsored by Travel Themes and Dreams , and you can enter once each day, through this coming Monday.The PRIZE is a Norwegian Cruise Line seven day cruise for two, in an ocean view cabin to the Caribbean (departing from Miami or New Orleans) or the Mexican Riveria (departing from Los Angeles.) You also get a $750 airfare credit... Read Full Story

How about a beautiful new polka dot sarong style swim suit wrap? We are stocking in new ones at Cruise Ready Store, and the first two - mid length ones in blue with white dots, and green with white dots are available now. There will be more coming soon - additional colors and some in a shorter length, too, but here are pics of those first two. Look for more polka dot sarongs soon at CruiseReadyStore Read Full Story

I have some new White Sarong style swim covers in the store now. These are really nice, but they sure were hard to photograph! They are a very elegant length. Depending on how tall you are, they should fall right around the bottom of your kneecap. (Just a tad longer than the orange print ones, which hit just above the knee.) Now, your local department or discount stores may purge their shelves and racks of summer things when the air starts to turn cool. But Cruise Ready Store is for people ... Read Full Story

Today's the day that the Port Canaveral Dream Sail-A-Bration that will take place! The big ship from Carnival Cruise Lines is making a port call here today, prior to making a berth at the port home, beginning next month.EVENT: Dream Sail-A-BrationDATE: Wednesday, November 18, 2009TIME: 5:30 to 7:30 PMPARKING: (free) at Port Canaveral Cruise Terminal 4REQUESTED DONATION: A non-perishable food item The festivities will include a 'spectacular laser light show, ' live broadcast from a local r... Read Full Story

20 Days and CountingAs of today, we are twenty days away from the day when the Carnival Dream will call Port Canaveral her home port.After a 9 night Caribbean cruise, visiting Antigua, Tortola, S Thomas, San Juan, and Grand Turk, she'll begin sailing 7 night alternating eastern and western Caribbean itineraries.The Dream's Eastern Caribbean itinerary will appeal to those who love to relax on board, with three Sea Days and three ports - St Maarten, St Thomas, and Nassau.Her Western Caribean it... Read Full Story