Western Mexico: Baja And The Mexican Riviera (Cruise Tour Guide) Travel to Western Mexico with this unique guide/map packed with detailed information on the history, customs, and culture of Mexico and its people. Colorfully illustrated with drawings, photos and early engravings. The super-large six-foot by 11-3/4″ fold-out five color shaded relief map offers cartographic information on roads, mountains, ferry routes and other topographical details of Western Mexico so vital to the curious traveler. Sections on Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo, Acapulco, and the Los Cabos region of Baja include both informative text and city maps indicating features and points-of-interest.

The Complete Cruise Handbook Customer Review: Cruise the Best and forget the Rest!
Anne Vipond has captured the essence and fundamentals of the cruise business and answered the 6 Honest Men questions that Rudyard Kipling posed long ago–Who? What? Why? Where? How? and lastly When to go? You’ll want to go now after perusing The Comlete Cruise Handbook! Take my word for it–you won’t be sorry. Venice M. Rogers
Customer Review: Cruise the Best and forget the Rest!
Anne Vipond has captured the essence and fundamentals of the cruise business and answered the 6 Honest Men questions that Rudyard Kipling posed long ago–Who? What? Why? Where? How? and lastly When to go? You’ll want to go now after perusing The Complete Cruise Handbook! Amazon has got the best price I’ve seen. Take my word for it–you won’t be sorry. Dr Earl Grossen

Death Cruise (St. Martin’s True Crime Library) For pretty Ohioan Joan Rogers and her two teenaged daughters, a Florida sunset cruise was a dream come true. And even though all three were desperately afaid of the water, they were so taken with friendly boat owner Oba Chandler that they gladly accepted a ride with him on beautiful Tampa Bay.Little did naive mom and two daughters know that behind Chandler’s mask of a gracious host lurked a daring and ruthless ex-con, a thief and a liar, a seductive Don Juan who used and discarded wives and children. As they sun serenely sank below the Gulf of Mexico, Chandler suddenly shut down the engines, dropped anchor….and turned into a sadistic torturer.Hog-tying and brutally raping all three, Chandler tossed them overboard — alive — with 40-pound cement blocks tied to their necks. With cruel laughter, he spoke his last words to them: “Swim for it.” But the dark green waters of Tampa Bay refused to hold his monstrous secret, and after only three days, the bodies of his victims surfaced.If it hadn’t been for a dedicated team of detectives and the clues provided by Chandler’s neighbors, a depraved killer might have gotten away with his ghastly crime. Instead, he now paces the floors of a Florida prision awaiting his rendezvous with the electric chair.
Customer Review: Very Indepth True Crime Story
Putting aside the numerous grammatical errors and misspellings, this book was very well written and provide an indept look into the crimes committed against the Rogers’ finally as they vacationed in Florida in an effort to escape horrible transgressions against them by an uncle and brother-in-law in Ohio.

After reading this book, even the most liberal minded readers will remember just exactly why the death penalty is a form of punishment used in American justice. Oba Chandler is one of the most deserving criminal I have read about that deserves the death sentenced issued to him within 30 minutes by a Jury.

A sad story of a horrific crime, but one that you just can’t put down!

Customer Review: GOOD BOOK , HORRIBLE CRIME
This book takes you through Oba Chandler’s life of a hard childhood, and his evil adulthood. His daddy had lived and died hard, and Oba was a rotten kid who used and discarded females later in life. HOW on earth did he find so many stupid women who didn’t see past his lines and BS?? Don’t talk to strangers is a good rule of thumb, ladies. Maybe the air wasn’t fresh enough where they came from. Men like Oba Chandler are simply vultures parading around in human flesh, waiting for their prey. He played the role of Nice Guy, inviting unsuspecting vacationing women onto his boat, and the prey was winging towards his net! What he did to those poor Rogers women makes me absolutely SICK. This book makes you want to see all rapists stripped, slammed in the genitals and up the keyster with more pain and fear than they can bear. Death would be too good for Oba Chandler. The book is well written and I suggest it to anyone who can read it.

Alaska: The Cruise Lover’s Guide If you’re thinking of taking a cruise ship to Alaska, “Alaska: The Cruise-Lover’s Guide” is just what you need!

This fully revised and updated third edition of the best-selling Alaska cruise guide has something for everyone, from a nautical mile-by-mile description of the Inside Passage, to the best places to observe glaciers, wildlife, and plant life, to an introduction to the culture, art, and crafts of Native communities along the way.

Wondering where the best sportfishing, river rafting, and flight-seeing are? Interested in bringing home great souvenirs and even better photos from your once-in-a-lifetime Alaska cruise? How about historical highlights from the 49th state? The Cruise-Lover’s Guide has it all.

With details about each major port of call, up-to-the-minute maps, and a cruise diary in which to record your memorable moments, The Cruise-Lover’s Guide is sure to help you make the most of your trip.
Customer Review: Enjoying the best that an Alaskan cruise has to offer
Now in a newly revised, updated, and expanded third edition, Alaska: The Cruise-Lover’s Guide by Paul and Audrey Grescoe continues to be a simply terrific and “user friendly” supplementary resource to enjoying the best that an Alaskan cruise has to offer, from sightseeing wildlife to observing or participating in exciting sports and events. Gorgeous color photographs enhance this exceptionally practical and nicely organized travel guide written for both the casual as well as the enthusiastically active tourist or vacationer.

Selecting a Cruise Line:  What to Consider and Where to Look

In the United States and all around the world, cruises are a popular vacation choice.  Instead of visiting a beach, an amusement park, or going camping, more individuals are making the decision to book a cruise.  If you are interested in vacationing aboard a cruise ship, there are a number of decisions that you will have to make.  One of those decisions includes finding a cruise line to vacation on. 

Selecting a cruise line to vacation on may seem like a fairly easy decision, but for many it is not.  There are a large number of cruise lines currently operating vacation cruises.  These cruise lines often operate all around the world.  To find the perfect cruise line to vacation with, you are encouraged to research and fully examine all of your choices.  This includes examining well-known and lesser known cruise lines. 

If you have internet access and a television it is likely that you have heard of Carnival Cruise Lines before. Carnival Cruise Lines are one of the most well-known cruise lines in the world.  Carnival Cruise Lines operate cruises in the Untied States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe.  They are most well-known for their “family fun ships.”  With over twenty cruise ships available, you are sure to find the cruise ship of your dreams.

In addition to Carnival Cruise Lines, it is likely that you have heard of Royal Caribbean International before.  Royal Caribbean International services the Untied States, the Caribbean, Europe, Mexico, and the Bahamas. Royal Caribbean is most known for their onboard cruise ship activities.  Many of the activities offered onboard some of their cruise ships, such as simulated surfing, are not available on any other cruise lines. 

As previously mentioned, you are encouraged to examine cruise lines that may not be as well known as the two mentioned above.  If you are interested in booking a romantic cruise ship vacation, you may want to examine Windstar Cruises.  Windstar Cruises is a cruise line that offers cruises aboard three ships.  While the cruise line may not be well-known, the services and onboard activities they offer will forever remain in your heart. Additional cruise lines that are often considered well-kept secrets include, Costa Cruises, the Seaborn Cruise Line, and Silversea cruises.

When examining each cruise ship line, you are encouraged to view the company’s online websites.  These online websites are a source of valuable information. In addition to learning about onboard cruise ship activities, you can often take a virtual tour of each ship.  A virtual tour will give you an idea as to what you should expect from a particular cruise ship.  If you do not have internet access, similar information can be obtained by speaking to a cruise line representative. 

Selecting a cruise line to vacation with is almost important as the cruise ship itself.  You are encouraged to review feedback from previous customers.  This feedback can easily be obtained online. You should also examine the cost of vacationing with a particular cruise line.  You will see that a number of cruise lines charger higher prices for their cruises.  Your ability to afford a these fees should be close examined.

Taking the time to research each cruise line is the best way to make an informed decision.  You are encouraged to take what you learned and apply it to want you want and need out of a vacation.  Doing so will ensure that you book a cruise with the cruise line that can provide you with want you want.

CruiseMinder Journal…Vacation Planner & Diary The CruiseMinder Journal is ideal for anyone planning to take a cruise. First, it offers pre-departure suggestions such as what to take, tips for packing, a packing checklist, an agenda for planning daily activities, pages for emergency information, addresses for writing home, and much more. Once underway, the roomy daily diary pages are just the right size to chronicle up to 31 days’ adventures at sea or ashore. There are also pages for noting details about the ship, the crew, and new friends, too! In the back of the book is a nautical glossary and reference maps of the world. Of course, there are pages to attach photos and also a vinyl pocket for additional photos, cards, receipts, etc. Once home, the CruiseMinder will be a lasting and priceless souvenir of any ocean-going experience! This delightful journal sports a deep purple & gold cover with a spiral binding for ease of writing. Nautical graphics on most pages make it extra fun to use…and a great gift, too!

The Complete Guide to Caribbean Cruises, 2nd Edition: A cruise lover’s guide to selecting the right trip, with all the best ports of call (Special-Interest Titles)

What’s really included in your cruise fare? What cabins are the best—and the worst? What cruise line has the largest standard cabins, even at the lowest price levels? Which cruise line’s ships have rock-climbing walls?—Fodor’s The Complete Guide to Caribbean Cruises, 2nd Edition answers all these questions and many more! Linda Coffman, our resident Cruise Diva, has been dishing out cruise-travel advice for more than a decade and has the answers to all your cruise questions. An avid cruiser, she spends most of her time cruising in the Caribbean and knows all the inside info on all the ships and even the best things to do while ashore!

The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best —”Fodor’s guides are saturated with information.”

- We make every effort to bring you the most accurate and thorough book possible. Plus we provide timely updates about cruising and the Caribbean at Fodors.com.
- You know you’re getting the real scoop on Caribbean cruising because unlike other guidebooks, Fodor’s relies heavily on a cruising expert who knows the industry inside and out
- We give you the planning tools you need to tailor your trip. We give options for all budgets. You make the choices.

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With Fodor’s you get much more than a guidebook–we make it easy for you to customize your dream vacation.

Visit www.fodors.com to find up-to-date travel bargains, mini-guides to worldwide destinations, information on local festivals, dazzling drives, maps, vacation planning tips and much more!

And, for more insider secrets, visit “Travel Talk” and “Rants and Raves” online at www.fodors.com/forums to get advice from other travelers like you.

Cruise: Identity, Design and Culture Cruise delightfully recalls a time of gracious travel, as well as the modern-day evolution of cruising at sea. It explores the design and culture of cruise ships from the golden age of the interwar period, up to the present when cruise ships have come to embrace “entertainment architecture.” Packed full of illustrations of all aspects of cruise ship design—interiors, entertainment, travel posters, and other ephemera—this timely book also documents the current renaissance in cruise vacations.Traveling by cruise ship, especially between the wars and into the ’50s, was the most luxurious and stylish form of transport available. Many of the greatest liners were built during that time, including France’s Normandie, whose Art Deco interior was one of the most lavish—and beautiful—ever created. This up-to-date visual history of ocean travel, complete with full illustrations and a lively survey of every aspect of sailing on the high seas, will appeal to and delight a broad audience including cruise ship enthusiasts, designers, and nostalgia buffs.
Customer Review: It’s the Journey, not the Destination
This is an affectionate look at the cruise business, concept and history. I have seen the old stories such as ‘An Affair to Remember,’ but I had no idea that the idea of cruising went back as far as the 1890’s. Nor did I have any idea about the size of the business today. These huge ships remind me of nothing so much as Las Vegas casinos or some of the modern resort hotels. The cruise, like life itself, becomes a journey, not a destination.

This book is profusely illustrated with pictures of cruising that cover the whole range of time since the beginning. They start with a reproduction of a poster advertising a pleasure cruise to the West Indies. It was a sixty day cruise. The latest picture which is on the back cover is a 2003 view of the ‘Diamond Princess’ a ship of 116,000 tons that can carry 2670 passengers.

This is a book that I would recommend to anyone thinking of taking a cruise.

What Time Is the Midnight Buffet?: Tales from the Cruise Adventure of a Lifetime Why do people take cruises? What do people do on a big boat in the middle of nowhere? Is cruising just a slow ride to shopping malls in exotic places? Is there romance and adventure on the high seas? Most importantly, what time is the midnight buffet?

Kris and ‘Chester”, an unassuming couple from New Hampshire, find the answers to these questions and more on their 25th anniversary cruise. The story of their first-ever voyage became a runaway hit on CruiseCritic.com. Why? Let the ‘cruisecritics” tell you.

‘.This one has it all: travel tips, sentimental moments, action, gripping suspense, hilarity (hysteria?), sad goodbyes, unlikely plot turns, foreshadowing.even a pronunciation guide.”-Kraley

‘.To those who read and admire Bill Bryson as a travelogue writer, a new star is born. Chesterh is THE business!! Wit, humor, information.every sentence riveting.”-Venezia98

‘I laughed, I cried, I called my travel agent.”-Bill

‘.What a wealth of information for first-time cruisers and wonderful reading for those of us already addicted.”-Bar10der421

‘.I laughed out loud so often a neighbour looked over the wall to see what was happening (sat in the garden with my G&T).”-Susancy (UK)

Bon Voyage!

Customer Review: A great guide for anyone wanting to take a cruise
Reviewed by Deb Shunamon for Reader Views (1/08)

If you are planning a cruise vacation, this is exactly the type of book you would be wise to read. Duct tape-using, Jimmy Buffet-loving, Richard Holleran has written a fun account of his first cruise trip with his wife, and filled it with an incredible amount of practical information.

Although Holleran states that they were usually quite careful with their money, no expense was spared this time with a Sky Suite, and its unexpected perks, booked for their trip. The top-notch service and physical space associated with this type of reservation was surprising to learn about, as I had assumed that all cruise packages were automatically like theirs, and readers will be able to learn a lot from what was not included in the Holleran’s vacation package and be able to plan their own trips more effectively. In addition, I was surprised at the amount of money that was required to be spent each and every day onboard; cruises are not inexpensive holidays to take. From the hazards of clean windows, to how to dress and tip; from the clock-work functioning of the ship and its crew to the abundant places and times to eat, drink, and entertain yourself onboard; to exploring on and off the ship by yourself or in groups, and how to avoid the lineups; there are very few questions a vacationer might have that Holleran does not answer.

Even though the author and wife traveled alone, this book is suitable for all travelers planning a cruise vacation, including families, as a very thorough account seems to be given. Richard Holleran’s descriptions of daily activities, the other travelers you might meet online or onboard, and how quickly the delightful pampering seems to come to an end (so get as much in as you can) were a lot of fun to read. At a short 108 pages, “What Time Is the Midnight Buffet?” is a great starting place for anyone hoping to take a cruise, or an armchair, vacation.

Customer Review: A cruisers true adventures
This is literally one of those books that you won’t be able to put down until you finish it. And thanks to the author’s website, you will be able to see photos and videos of the places he writes about in this book. I hope that more travel writers will adopt this philosophy. I have lent this book to several friends who have enjoyed it as much as I did.

Caribbean Ports of Call: Western Region, 8th: A Guide for Today’s Cruise Passengers (Caribbean Ports of Call Series)