Princess Cruises Introduces "Bucket List" Blog

Princess "Bucket List" Blog will feature the top 50 travel experiences from their own destination experts.
 

The cruise lines 50 experts are those who have been with Princess Cruise Lines for more than 15 years. In that length of time they have traveled a countless number of miles, and during the next year will offer their experiences of the top 50 places to see around the globe.

The blog also offers a forum for travelers to share their best travel experiences, and add to the "bucket list."

Head over to the blog and read the 1st of 50 travel bucket list experiences

In the Embrace of Rio’s Most Famous Monument

Carnival Enhances ‘Funville’ Web Site

Carnival Cruise Lines has revamped its web site, carnival.com, to include a new community and social media hub called “Funville.”

Funville offers visitors an opportunity to connect with other Carnival enthusiasts via forums, cruise reviews and games. Additionally, the site allows guests to interact with Carnival by reading and commenting on employee-written blog posts, view exclusive photos and videos, download.

Funville's “Action Cruiser” feature that allows visitors to create their own custom-made printable 3-D action figure. Located within the “Rally” section, the Action Cruisers are accompanied by Carnival-themed downloads and e-cards. Visitors to the site can also find an interactive aquarium where they can create their own colorful fish and play games such as Reef Racer, Flippaball and Finvasion.

Other areas contained within Funville include the “Fun Feed” featuring links to the popular blog of Senior Cruise Director John Heald and Carnival’s profiles on Facebook, Flickr and Twitter. The “Share” section houses blog posts from a number of popular shipboard personnel, including Captain Pier Scala, Cruise Directors Butch Begovich and Todd Wittmer, and Dance Captain Claire Heslop, each of whom share insights and experiences of their life aboard ship.

Carnival, the cruise line leader in social networking, has also redesigned its Facebook fan page, www.facebook.com/carnival, where visitors can watch videos, participate in on-line polls, send virtual cruise gifts to friends and create fun status updates.

www.carnival.com/funville