E-TRAVEL TIPS AND INFORMATION By Bob Rosenthal, May, 2011. Dear Travel Travel Friend Every month, Travel Travel will email you up-to-date travel industry information which should not only be interesting but could affect your future travel arrangements and decisions. Should you have any travel related questions, please contact us. LUXURY AND PAMPERING ARE THE HALLMARKS OF A CRUISE VACATION Whether you have cruised before or not, read on: The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) reports a record 16 million passengers worldwide cruised in 2011, an increase of 6.6% over 2010. The majority of the world's cruise passengers stilll come from North America, but the number of worldwide cruise passengers continues to increase annually, making cruising the fastest growing segment in the travel industry. In 2010 the cruise industry added a total of 12 new ships, at a cost of $5.9 billion. Included were Royal Caribbean's 5400 passenger Allure of the Seas and Norwegian Cruise Line's 4100 passenger Norwegian Epic, two of the largest cruise ships ever built. About 20 more cruise ships are scheduled for delivery world-wide in 2011-2012. Also, according to CLIA, cruise industry trends for 2011 are: Theme cruises: targeting food, wine, music, art and culture. European river cruises. Globalization of itineraries. Shorter group targeted cruises. More dining experience choices: guest chefs, more speciality restaurants and local food menus. TEN REASONS TO CHOOSE A CRUISE FOR YOUR NEXT VACATION Cruise .....and enjoy the convenience of unpacking your bags just once while your floating hotel takes you to fabulous ports of call. Cruise .....and enjoy fine food 24/7, prepared by world class chefs from around the globe, with stateroom service available. Cruise ..... and get wined and dined. Your cruise includes accomodations, meals, entertainment, health and recreational facilities. Cruise ..... and be prepared to be pampered with luxurious amenities, onboard spa and great entertrainment. Leave the 9 to 5 daily routine behind and recharge yourself. Take an exotic cruise ..... and romance your loved one. Stroll hand in hand on sun soaked beaches, enjoy intimate dinners for two in either in your personal suite or chose one of many fine dining onboard restaurants. New or old love, you will be swept away! Cruise ...... and experience exciting shore excursions and shipboard activities, sightseeing, sports, casinos, dancing, theater or just veg at the pool. Cruise at your own speed. Cruise ...... and have the perfect vacation even with fussy toddlers or fussier teens. Entertainment programs and areas are available for kids of all ages. Enjoy as much or little togetherness as you want, knowing your kids are safe and supervised. Let your family experience kid friendly menus, snack bars and ice cream parlours. Cruise ...... and enjoy carefree shipboard life, no scripts to choose from. Your cruise can be as exciting or relaxing as you choose. Just pick your pleasure and let the experts handle the details. Cruising ..... is one of the safest and most comfortable ways to vacation and see the world. Life boat drills, personal safes in suite, onboard doctors and carefully planned excursions assure your comfort, safety and peace of mind. The only stressful part of cruising..... is choosing the right cruise. Get more value for your cruise dollar, click on "We are going on a cruise" and let us help you find the right cruise for you. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS Please copy us and forward Travel Travel E-Tips and Information to family or friends who may be interested. Email us at tvltvl@travelx2.com or contact us should you have any suggestions, travel questions or comments. TRAVEL TRAVEL..........YOUR TRAVEL CONNECTION! Our professional consultants are at your service and ready to help you with your travel needs. Travel Travel Inc. 5140 N. Union Blvd., Suite 200 Colorado Springs, CO 80918 719 593-1591 Website: www.TRAVELX2.COM. Email: tvltvl@travelx2.com  JOIN US ON     AND   Please forward Travel Travel E-Tips and Information to family or friends who may be interested. You have received this newsletter because you are either a past client of Travel Travel or have networked with us. Should you want to stop receiving future Travel Travel E-Travel Tips & Information, email us at tvltvl@travelx2.com, enter subject "Stop Newsletter" and note your name and address.