Charter - FAQ's - New Reviews

Folks:

Here is the Charter and FAQ's and new reviews a few days late.

The Cruise Review Archive has 4 new reviews since the last posting of
the Charter, they include.

Sep 16 2003 Radisson Seven Seas Voyager
Sep 16 2003 Celebrity Zenith
Sep 9 2003 Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas
Sep 5 2003 Carnival Glory
Sep 4 2003 Royal Caribbean Serenade of the Seas


Phil
Seacruise

rec.travel.cruises
(unmoderated)

CHARTER

Rec.travel.cruises is a forum whose purpose is to provide information
and support to cruise ship travellers. Discussion might include (but not

be limited to) the
relative merits of the various cruise ships and lines, ports of
embarkation, ports of call, shore excursions, cruise ship activities,
cuisine, entertainment, cruise ship
personnel, cruise ship management and the future of cruise ship travel.
Discussions related to getting the best deals on cruises will be highly
welcome. Such
discussions might include early vs. late bookings, money back
guarantees, cruise protection insurance, the use of general vs. cruise
specific travel agencies and
strategies for booking your own cruises. Any topic that relates to
cruise ship travel and the cruise industry itself could be subject for
discussion. In addition,
discussion will be allowed on the history of cruise ship and ocean liner

travel.


Rec.travel.cruises will:

1. Help the traveller make an informed decision in how to book a
cruise without the pressure of a travel agent (travel agents are welcome

to the group and are
encouraged to participate in the discussion provided that there shall be

no overt solicitation of business within postings).


2. Provide the new cruiser with the benefit of the experience of
veteran cruises.


3. Provide the new cruiser with information as to what to expect once

he or she actually arrives on the ship ready to sail. Such topics as
cruise ship dress codes,
dining room traditions, shopping, booking shore excursions and tipping
are all topics that the first time cruiser needs to be familiar with.


An FTP site will be maintained for related rec.travel.cruises files.
These files will include a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's).
Members of the newsgroup
who go on cruises will be asked to write reviews of their experiences.
These cruise reviews will be stored at the FTP site and will serve as a
very valuable resource
to anyone looking into sailing on the same ship or itinerary. In
addition, a comprehensive listing of all cruise ships and lines will be
maintained as part of the FAQ's.

In summary, rec.travel.cruises encourages the free and open discussion
on all aspects of cruise ship travel. Justifiable criticism of specific
cruise ships and lines will
be welcome up to the point of becoming personal vendettas against a
specific ship or line. Users are strongly urged to keep messages of a
confrontational or
argumentative nature to a minimum. Finally, it is requested that
articles posted to rec.travel.cruises not be crossposted to rec.travel
or the other travel newsgroups.

End of Charter

Link to the FAQ ---

http://www.seacruisereviews.com/faq.htm

Link to the Cruise Review Archives since the FTP site mentioned in our
charter bit the dust many moons ago ---

http://www.seacruisereviews.com

Link to the Group cruise pages ---

http://www.seacruisereviews.com/rtcgroupcruises.htm

Link to the RTC History --- for your bedtime reading pleasure

http://www.seacruisereviews.com/rtchistory.htm


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