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Enjoying our first week in India!

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Well, its already been a week since our first group arrived in India and they have been having an amazing time!  Check out some of the pictures below or follow us on Facebook to see a lot more pictures of our adventures!

India here we come!

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Just putting together the finishing touches. Travel with us to India starting tomorrow. Namaste!

Hong Kong Pre-Cruise

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

New Mexico

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Happy Chinese New Year!

Friday, January 13th, 2012


This January 23, put on some red clothes, take your best shot at saying “Xin Nian Kuai Le” (it’s “Happy New Year” in Chinese and is pronounced sin-nien-kway-leh), and sign up for our trip to China, March 17-26!


Chinese New Year, the fifteen-day celebration of the start of the Chinese lunar calendar, may be one of the world’s most celebrated festivals. Enduring thousands of years of history, it may even be one of the world’s most traditional parties. The coming Year of the Water Dragon, a special occurrence in the Chinese Zodiac every sixty years, promises even larger extravaganzas than usual.


Our trip in March will allow you to embark on the journey of a lifetime and discover 5,000 years of history as you share the untamed spirit and rich culture of China.  From the magnificent Terra Cotta Warriors of Xian to the vast Great Wall of China, and the Jewish Community of Shanghai from the 1920’s – 1940’s, experience major attractions, authentic cuisine and culturally-inspired entertainment.  Explore vibrant cities and ancient empires of long ago.

Matchmaking at 30,000 feet?

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Dutch airline KLM is set to offer passengers the choice of not only where they sit, but who they sit next to, the Irish Independent reports. The carrier hopes to introduce the technology next year, although plans remain in their infancy.

To be known as “meet and seat,” the online service will give passengers access to the profiles of their fellow fliers’ Facebook and LinkedIn pages, from where they may choose – using guidelines such as looks, interests and career fields – which passengers they’d most like to sit next to.

The airline has thus-far refused to say if the new “matchmaking” service will involve a fee, but many airlines currently charge passengers to decide seat preferences – via widely available seat maps – in advance.

The Independent reports the new service could have many beneficial aspects, from the ability to avoid the “traveler from hell,” to finding business connections, to stumbling upon a love interest.

Though this service would be a firm step outside the box, airlines are now heavily involved in social networking, with British Airways boasting more than 136,000 Twitter followers and regularly running competitions on Facebook.

A recent poll by a flight comparison website found that of 1,000 flyers surveyed, some 45 percent admitted flirting whilst airborne. One third of those polled said the chance meeting lead to further contact once the plane reached its destination, with eight percent claiming it led to a relationship, the Independent reports.

India 2

Sunday, January 8th, 2012

Happy 2012 from the Caribbean

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

What could be better than celebrating New Years with 70 friends on a Caribbean cruise?  After spending a week on the beautiful Celebrity Solstice enjoying the sun, spending time poolside, making new friends and dancing the night away, we look back on the memories and friendships that are only just beginning.