Carnival Cruise Lines Debuts New Ship: Carnival Dream

The new Carnival Dream will be the largest cruise ship run by Carnival Cruise Lines in the Caribbean. Now in Europe, the Carnival dream is making its U.S. debut on a voyage from New York to the Bahamas. Port Canaveral, near Orlando, will be the new home port of this 3,646-passenger, 130,000-ton beauty. The cruise ship will specialize in week-long sailings around the Eastern and Western Caribbean.

Source: NY Daily News

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Cruising — Top 14 Places to Visit in New York City

If New York City is your embarkation or disembarkation port, or one of your ports of call, here are some highly recommended places to visit:

1. Broadway
2. Times Square
3. Central Park
4. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
5. St. Patrick's Cathedral
6. Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall
7. Empire State Building
8. Statue of Liberty
9. United Nations
10. Battery Park
11. Ground Zero 0f 9/11 and Winter Garden Atrium
12. Herald Square
13. Grand Central Terminal
14. Brooklyn Bridge

For more information, read How to Travel New York City.

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See a Broadway Show in New York

If New York is on your cruise itinerary — especially if you are embarking or disembarking from the Big Apple — consider staying overnight and seeing a Broadway show.

I posted a new how-to guide on eHow.com to help you get discount Broadway tickets: "How to Buy Broadway Tickets"

Check it out!

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