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Choose the best Caribbean resort available within your budget with this indispensable guide that includes contact information, detailed descriptions of accommodations and amenities, rates, and distance from nearby towns and airports.
From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World "A Tourist's Best Friend!" —Chicago Sun-Times "Indispensable" —The New York Times Five Great Features and Benefits offered ONLY by The Unofficial Guide: More than 100 cruise lines and 500 ships reviewed and ranked for value and quality Complete details on cruise lines, ships, and itineraries around the world Industry secrets for getting the lowest possible fare, plus extras like free vacation days Everything you need to know to make planning your cruise vacation fun and easy Helpful hints for getting the best cabin—without breaking your bank account
Subtropical temperatures, gentle trade winds, vibrant colors, luscious foliage, exotic menus, smiling faces -- award-winning writer Kay Showker shares her considerable experience to show how to plan a carefree vacation at sea. Includes attractions, restaurants, sports, shopping, and walking tours, complete with maps of the main towns. This guide to the Western region of the Caribbean shows you how to plan a carefree vacation at sea, based on the author's personal experience.
A one-of-a-kind guide packed with detailed information on things to see and do in 29 ports of call from Santo Domingo to Cozumel. Expanded sections on the British Virgin Islands, St. Barts and Puerto Rico. Addresses, phone numbers, schedules, pricings, and departure ports of individual cruises. 23 maps. 33 photos.
'Cruise Operations Management' provides a contextualised overview of hospitality services for the cruise industry. The book looks into management issues providing a practical guide for both students and professionals alike.
In Life at Sea, anthropologist Monique Layton draws on her experiences on modern cruise ships to examine the evolution of sailing from the Age of Exploration to the Age of Tourism. Using historical records and the reports of people who once went to sea through necessity, curiosity, or adventure, she shows the common events that have shaped their voyages and the ingenuity, courage, and determination that characterize mankind's connection with the all-surrounding sea. The book's topics range from the dependence on the wind and manpower through the invention of devices to determine location at sea to modern maritime technology, from the devastation of scurvy and starvation on early ships of exp...
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Media of the Masses investigates the social life of an everyday technology—the cassette tape—to offer a multisensory history of modern Egypt. Over the 1970s and 1980s, cassettes became a ubiquitous presence in Egyptian homes and stores. Audiocassette technology gave an opening to ordinary individuals, from singers to smugglers, to challenge state-controlled Egyptian media. Enabling an unprecedented number of people to participate in the creation of culture and circulation of content, cassette players and tapes soon informed broader cultural, political, and economic developments and defined "modern" Egyptian households. Drawing on a wide array of audio, visual, and textual sources that ex...