E-TRAVEL TIPS AND NEWSLETTER
November 2017
Dear Travel Friend,
RIVER CRUISING v. OCEAN CRUISING
Cruise where the big cruise ships cannot go, on elegant, luxurious and comfortable ships.
Be one of the few not one of the crowd, in an intimate river cruise setting.
Enjoy luxurious and spacious staterooms, most with magnificent and continuous river views from picture windows, sliding doors and/or balconies.
Dock in the heart of the world's great cities as well as enchanting, beautiful and interesting off-the-charts small villages and towns.
Leave the ship when ever you want while docked and explore local places of interest, within walking distance of your ship.
Experience cultural enrichment and interesting shore excursions with local and knowledgeable guides. Many shore excursions are included in the price of your cruise and feature bus tours, places of interest, museums and walking tours with abundant information on local history and culture.
See the wonder of the locks your ship will pass through, some hundreds of years old and still raising and lowering ships between different water levels on the river.
Enjoy upscale, relaxing, interesting and cultural evening entertainment.
Savor international gourmet cuisine, dining and service in beautifully appointed dining areas.
Consistently excellent on board service and attention is guaranteed.
Expert planning and execution by professional and attentive ship's personnel, will ensure an unforgettable and fantastic river cruise vacation.
Want more information, complete Travel Travel's Cruise Planner and we'll get back to you within one business day - guaranteed.
DID YOU KNOW - HURRICANES?
A tropical storm is categorized by winds of 39 to 73 mph.
Tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the eastern North Pacific Ocean are known as a hurricanes.
Hurricane wind speeds are categorized as:
Category 1. 74-95 mph
Category 2. 96-110 mph
Category 3. 111-130 mph
Category 4. 131-155 mph
Category 5. 156+ mph
Hurricanes develop over tropical and subtropical waters in seven tropical cyclone basins worldwide. In other basins tropical storms are called Typhoons and Cyclones. We are affected by hurricanes in the Atlantic, the Northeast Pacific and Northwest Pacific basins.
The National Hurricane Center is responsible for naming hurricanes in the Atlantic basin, to better communicate forecasts, watches and warnings to the public.
Hurricane season for the Atlantic basin is June 1 through November 30.
The 2017 season to-date (204 hurricanes) has been the ninth most active since 1933 (259 Hurricanes) with four major hurricanes, Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria making landfall in the US causing an estimated $200 B in mainland damage, surpassed only by the 2005 season with $211.2 B in damage.
Read more on Hurricanes from the National Hurricane Center.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is the time to be thankful and grateful for who and what you have, a time for family and friends to meet, socialize and enjoy each other's company and for many, to make a four day weekend.
Wishing you and yours the happiness of good friends, the joy of a happy family, and the wonder of the beginning of the holiday season and a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!
Visit our Photo Gallery. Have any travel questions or need travel information, contact us or complete our Travel Planner.
YOUR NOVEMBER TRAVEL QUOTE
"But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don't want to know what people are talking about. I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses" - Bill Bryson. A best-selling Anglo-American author of books on travel, the English language, science, and other non-fiction topics, who lived in England for many years and currently lives in Iowa. His book "Neither Here Nor There" is an account of his first trip to Europe. Read more.
Travel Travel, your travel connection ...
5140 N. Union Blvd., Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
719 593-1591 www.travelx2.com tvltvl@travelx2.com
For travel assistance call us or contact us. Our professional consultants are at your service
and ready to help you with your travel needs.
November 2017
Dear Travel Friend,
RIVER CRUISING v. OCEAN CRUISING
Cruise where the big cruise ships cannot go, on elegant, luxurious and comfortable ships.
Be one of the few not one of the crowd, in an intimate river cruise setting.
Enjoy luxurious and spacious staterooms, most with magnificent and continuous river views from picture windows, sliding doors and/or balconies.
Dock in the heart of the world's great cities as well as enchanting, beautiful and interesting off-the-charts small villages and towns.
Leave the ship when ever you want while docked and explore local places of interest, within walking distance of your ship.
Experience cultural enrichment and interesting shore excursions with local and knowledgeable guides. Many shore excursions are included in the price of your cruise and feature bus tours, places of interest, museums and walking tours with abundant information on local history and culture.
See the wonder of the locks your ship will pass through, some hundreds of years old and still raising and lowering ships between different water levels on the river.
Enjoy upscale, relaxing, interesting and cultural evening entertainment.
Savor international gourmet cuisine, dining and service in beautifully appointed dining areas.
Consistently excellent on board service and attention is guaranteed.
Expert planning and execution by professional and attentive ship's personnel, will ensure an unforgettable and fantastic river cruise vacation.
Want more information, complete Travel Travel's Cruise Planner and we'll get back to you within one business day - guaranteed.
DID YOU KNOW - HURRICANES?
A tropical storm is categorized by winds of 39 to 73 mph.
Tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the eastern North Pacific Ocean are known as a hurricanes.
Hurricane wind speeds are categorized as:
Category 1. 74-95 mph
Category 2. 96-110 mph
Category 3. 111-130 mph
Category 4. 131-155 mph
Category 5. 156+ mph
Hurricanes develop over tropical and subtropical waters in seven tropical cyclone basins worldwide. In other basins tropical storms are called Typhoons and Cyclones. We are affected by hurricanes in the Atlantic, the Northeast Pacific and Northwest Pacific basins.
The National Hurricane Center is responsible for naming hurricanes in the Atlantic basin, to better communicate forecasts, watches and warnings to the public.
Hurricane season for the Atlantic basin is June 1 through November 30.
The 2017 season to-date (204 hurricanes) has been the ninth most active since 1933 (259 Hurricanes) with four major hurricanes, Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria making landfall in the US causing an estimated $200 B in mainland damage, surpassed only by the 2005 season with $211.2 B in damage.
Read more on Hurricanes from the National Hurricane Center.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is the time to be thankful and grateful for who and what you have, a time for family and friends to meet, socialize and enjoy each other's company and for many, to make a four day weekend.
Wishing you and yours the happiness of good friends, the joy of a happy family, and the wonder of the beginning of the holiday season and a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!
Visit our Photo Gallery. Have any travel questions or need travel information, contact us or complete our Travel Planner.
YOUR NOVEMBER TRAVEL QUOTE
"But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don't want to know what people are talking about. I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses" - Bill Bryson. A best-selling Anglo-American author of books on travel, the English language, science, and other non-fiction topics, who lived in England for many years and currently lives in Iowa. His book "Neither Here Nor There" is an account of his first trip to Europe. Read more.
Travel Travel, your travel connection ...
5140 N. Union Blvd., Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
719 593-1591 www.travelx2.com tvltvl@travelx2.com
For travel assistance call us or contact us. Our professional consultants are at your service
and ready to help you with your travel needs.