At Your Service: Celebrity Century
The nicest thing about sailing on Celebrity Century is the service: Someone to carry your luggage to your cabin... someone else to make your bed every morning... other somebodies to cook and serve you breakfast, lunch, and dinner (and wash the dishes).With a 2-to-1 staff-to-guest ratio, you're going to feel supremely pampered on a honeymoon or romantic voyage spent aboard Celebrity Century.
Considering that this cruise ship calls at some of the most beautiful capitals of Europe in summer (Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm), that's another reason to start saving up now to sail next year — and feel like special somebodies at sea.
Photo: Waiter in the ship's Murano restaurant prepares a dish tableside. © Susan Breslow Sardone.
Hotels We Love: A Blog Carnival
What hotel makes you swoon? About.com's Hotels Guide asked our Travel Channel colleagues. Their answers range from a country house in the Scottish highlands to a luxury lair overlooking the pyramids, a rustic USA ranch to a Parisian chateau.
See the complete list of "Hotels We Love."
Photo of the Vera Wang Suite inside my pick, Halekulani Hotel, Oahu, Hawaii.
Disney Weddings & Honeymoons
Thinking about a wedding at Walt Disney World in Florida? You can combine that wedding with a Disney park or honeymoon cruise. Or explore post-wedding alternatives that provide a relaxing adult experience: Great Florida Hotels for a Honeymoon.Also see:
Fall Romantic Destination: Historic New Hampshire
Why not choose a historic New Hampshire mountains-and-sea getaway this fall? Couples find her century-old hotels — their history, classic architecture, lush landscaping — romantic places for a honeymoon or romantic vacation.
Best of all, most kids are in school, and you practically can have these grande dames to yourselves. Find out more:
- Southern New Hampshire Historic Hotel: Wentworth by the Sea
- Northern New Hampshire Historic Hotel: Mount Washington Resort
- A Must-See: Portsmouth's Strawbery Banke Historic Restoration Area
Monopoly: From Atlantic City to the World
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22 Cities in the New Monopoly World Edition. About.com's Guide to Spain, Damian Corrigan, has organized a list with deep links to the cities Monopoly fans voted to be represented on the first-ever World edition game board. Among the popular and romantic cities appearing on the new game:
Launched in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1935, the original Monopoly game took names of the city's streets and applied them to the game board's squares.Atlantic City Boardwalk photo © Susan Breslow Sardone, licensed to About.com, Inc.
In Love In New York
A honeymoon in New York City is great fun, but it can seem overwhelming to honeymoon couples who don't know their way around.
First-timers may want to look into PhotoTrek Tours, a unique city company run by professional photographer Marc Samuels. Not only does he serve as a tour guide for honeymoon couples who want to see NYC's top sites, he also photographs them beside New York's great landmarks.
Shooting Yourself? Get the Right Camera Case:
Get more use out of your camera when you travel by making it more accessible. Whether you travel light or laden with lenses, you can find the right case among these Top Camera Bags for Travelers.
Birthday Trips for Astrological Signs
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Phoenix... Too Hot to Handle?
Now, yes. But when summer's swelter recedes, you'll want to experience some of America's finest resorts that happen to be located where the Sonoran desert meets Camelback Mountain. Thanks to great expanses of space, these western abodes allow you to stretch out, breathe in, and fully relax.
The Romantic's Guide to Phoenix
Phoenix-Area Hotel/Resort/Spa Guide for Couples
Let's Elope!
Aaargh! Weddings can be so complicated. His family. His friends. Her family. Her friends. The expense! The stress! If you've thought about eloping, read my interview with the woman who wrote The Book on Eloping, which also features the 5 Top Reasons to Elope. If it sounds pretty good to you, find out where you can have a fabulous Fiji wedding and unforgettable island honeymoon.
Image courtesy of Lisa Tabb.
The Very Best Time for Couples to Travel
Certain months seem to be custom-made for a honeymoon or romantic vacation. In September or October the heat of summer has started to recede, crowds have thinned, and school-age children are back where they belong. Find out where to go during crisp fall days and the best places to avoid crowds and bad weather.
Vacation Central: September & October
Cool travel for honeymoon couples and other romantics.
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