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Planning your first holiday especially on a cruise liner is always a challenge. You could get together with your family and friends and discuss your travel and vacation plans so as to get a better idea of what needs to be done. The best way is to book with a travel agent who will not only advice you on which cruise liner and destination you should be going to but also plan your entire itinerary including air travel to the port of embarkation. But before you proceed, let’s first answer some questions that are bound to pop up while planning your cruise.

What kind of cruise is suitable for your age group?

Typically, there are different kinds of cruises suitable for different age groups. You will find a cruise designed for all individuals, from the toddler to the teen to the retired. All you need to decide in who is going and then select the cruise best suited for you. There are fun-filled holiday cruises for the family, singles, newly-weds and even for the slightly older and matured.

What kind of budget are you on?

Typically, the minimum cost of per person per day is about 0 on an average cruise liner. Many ships charge extra for certain items and of course air-fare is not included in this. You can decrease the cost somewhat by sharing the cabin with another person, booking way in advance, like almost six months prior, or taking a risk and booking late, less than two months prior to departure.

How many days can you spend on your cruise?

If you have less than a week, then the options would be closer to home and restricted to Mexico, Bahamas or simply a weekend cruise to a port in the ocean and back. A complete week gives you more time and options range from the Caribbean, Europe, Hawaii, Alaska and even the South Pacific, depending on of course your current residential location. Anything longer than that would be suitable for any kind of cruise vacation across the globe.

When would you be most likely to travel?

Obviously, cruise tickets are cheaper in leaner times like spring or fall and most expensive during the summer holidays. Winter is also considered high season when travelling to warmer locations like the Caribbean. Some locations like Alaska, Scandinavia and the Baltic have a shorter cruising season and will be open only between May and September. While Antarctic cruises are on between November and February, Mediterranean cruises can be taken all year round.

Where would you like to go?

With the earth being covered with 75% ocean, cruise ships today can reach any of the continents and traverse all across the globe. From the Americas to Austral-Asia, Africa to Antarctica, Bahamas to Bermuda, Europe to Canada, there are plenty of cruise destinations to choose from. Even land locked locations such as central Europe, Russia, or the Yangtze River in China can be reached on a river cruise. Always a challenge to decide your destination, it is important to keep all other factors like type of cruise, budget, length of vacation among others in mind.

What are your interests?

Although cruises provide all kinds of on board activities, your destination should be based on your interest. While European tours offer a good dose of culture for the history buffs, tropical destinations like the Caribbean and the South Pacific are for the beach lovers. Whether it is glacier watching in Alaska, deep sea diving in Australia or experiencing the fjords in Norway, you have to decide what you like to do best before you choose your cruise destination. Many cruises also offer a list of off-shore activities before you book, so make sure that you are well researched on that as well.

What kind of accommodation would you prefer?

Cabin selection typically depends on what your budget is. Sea view cabins are obviously more expensive than the lower deck ones. Also, if you are travelling to scenic places like Alaska or Scandinavia it would be preferable to have a view. Deck plans are available in hard copy, so make your decision after doing your homework and planning your budget.

What are your dress styles and eating habits?

In a move away from only formal wear, most cruise ships today are more relaxed and have only one or two nights of dress-up nights. The rest of the time, it is usually casual or country club style dressing. Typically there are two seating arrangements for dinner, one starting at 6:30pm and the other starting at 9:00pm. While early seating allows you plenty of time for late shows, it may rush your off shore excursions. Late seating on the other hand gives you time to relax but may hamper your late evening activities. Also, table seating is usually for four to eight persons and very rarely for two. If you do want a dinner for the twosome, you will have to make a prior request.

How do you get to the cruise ship?

Flying there or driving down if its close by are two of the most preferred options. Sometimes the cruise lines offer you a fly-cruise package, which is easier, but may be a trifle expensive than independent booking. These include transfers between the ship and the airport, which can again add up to the cost.

What are the documents needed?

Cruise vouchers and travel itineraries should typically reach you 2-3 weeks prior to your departure. Travel insurance is not mandatory but strongly advised as a carry along document in case of any mishaps. Passports are needed for all international destinations.

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Great First song list for your DJ to play at your wedding reception!

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by Mike Shadle

Great First song list for your DJ to play at your wedding reception!

If your wedding is coming up you know that making everything just right is a daunting task. There are countless things to look at, and with so many options out there, it can truly be overwhelming. Hall location, center pieces, floral arrangements, which DJ and catering company to select, entry selections & appetizers; the list goes on and on.

Some nervous grooms and brides alike get sweaty palms at the mere mention of having to step up to the spotlight and face “The Dreaded First Dance.” But if you choose a song that is meaningful to you, and makes you happy, that first dance will set the tone and break the ice for everyone.

If you have no clue what to pick for the first dance, here is a great list to look at at some popular hip songs, as well as some great classics that many couples have used in the Upstate New York area for their first dance.

A Moment Like This – Kelly Clarkson
After All – Peter Cetera & Cher
All My Life – Linda Ronstadt
All Of Me – Harry Connick Jr
All The Way – Frank Sinatra / Celine Dion
Almost Paradise – Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
Always – Atlantic Starr
Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson
Amazed – Lonestar
At Last – Etta James
Because Of You – Tony Bennett / Connie Francis
Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
Breathe – Faith Hill
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John
Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
Colour My World – Chicago
Could I Have This Dance – Anne Murray
Cruisin – Huey Lewis & Gwyneth Paltrow / Smokey Robinson
Drift Away – Uncle Cracker
Earth Angel – Penguins
Ebb Tide – Frank Sinatra / Righteous Brothers / Platters
Eternal Flame – The Bangles
Everything I Do (I Do It For You) – Brian Adams
Everything You Do – Marc Anthony
Faithfully – Journey
Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra
Fooled Around & Fell In Love – Elvin Bishop
Forever & For Always – Shania Twain
From This Moment – Shania Twain
Greatest Love Of All, The – Whitney Houston
Grow Old With Me – John Lennon / Mary Chapin Carpenter
Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison / Rod Stewart
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman – Brian Adams
Hello Again – Neil Diamond (From Jazz Singer)
Hero – Mariah Carey
Hero – Enrique Iglesias
How Do I Live – Leanne Rimes
How Sweet It Is – James Taylor
I Could Not Ask For More – Sarah Evans
I Do It For You (Everything I Do) – Bryan Adams
I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
I Loved Her First – Heartland
I Melt – Rascal Flats
I’ll Be There – Michael Jackson
In My Life – Bette Midler
It Had To Be You – Artie Shaw / Harry Connick Jr
Just You And I – Eddie Rabbitt
Keeper Of The Stars – Tracy Byrd
Lady – Kenny Rogers
Lady In Red – Chris DeBurgh
Lean On Me – Bill Withers
Let It Be – Beatles
Let It Be Me – Everly Brothers
Let Me Call You Sweetheart / Bing Crosby / Bette Midler
Looking Through the Eyes of Love – Melissa Manchester
Lost In The Fifties Tonight – Ronnie Milsap
L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole
Love Is In The Air – John Paul Young
Making Memories of Us – Keith Urban
Me and You – Kenny Chesney
Must Be Doin Somethin Right – Billy Currington
My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
My Special Angel – Bobby Helms
Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship
One – U2
Power Of Love, The – Celine Dion
Rose, The – Bette Midler
Saving All My Love For You – Whitney Houston
Sea of Love – Honey Drippers
Someone Like You – Van Morrison
Something About The Way You Look Tonight – Elton John
Somewhere Out There – Linda Ronstadt
Spanish Eyes – Engelbert Humperdink
Stand By Me – Ben E King
Taking You Home – Don Henley
There You’ll Be – Faith Hill (From Pearl Harbor)
There’s a Kind of Hush (All Over The World) – Herman’s Hermits
Through The Years – Kenny Rogers
Top Of The World – The Carpenters
True Love Ways – Buddy Holly
Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden
Twilight Time – The Platters
Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker
Valentine – Martina McBride & Jim Brickman
Way You Do The Things You Do – The Temptations
Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
We’ve Got Tonight – Kenny Rogers
We’ve Only Just Begun – Carpenters
What a Wonderful World – Louie Armstrong
When A Man Loves A Woman – Percy Sledge
When I Said I Do – Clint Black
When You Say Nothing At All – Allison Krauss
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
You Send Me – Sam Cooke
You’re Still The One – Shania Twain
You’ve Got A Friend – James Taylor
Your Smiling Face – James Taylor

Kenny Casanova is a DJ for “The DJ Service” out of Upstate, NY in Albany. After ring announcing with WWE wrestling, he transitioned into becoming one of the best Wedding DJs in his area. He has been DJ’ing for 12 years.

Visit Albany, NY DJ Kenny Casanova for more information about how to keep everyone happy at a wedding reception.
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Sep

World First in Exotic Destinations ? South Pacific Island Resort Offered in Raffled

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by osseous

World First in Exotic Destinations ? South Pacific Island Resort Offered in Raffled

Right now people are looking for exotic and different destinations, on shoe string budgets.

Everything in the known world is crashing around their ears, with the stock market in the biggest bear market, for a very long time, with the ‘r’ word floating around. No-one can afford to be rash in their investments or spending. Every cent spent must count, as extra cash is in short supply.

There is however, one exotic destination that has something very special and still in everyone’s reach. It has some of the last untouched wilderness areas in the world. People still live in custom villages, the way their ancestors did hundreds of years ago. A place where you can breathe the fresh air and see the brightest stars in the tropical night sky. That place is Vanuatu, in the South Pacific.

The charity, YouMe Support Foundation in partnership with winaresort.com is raffling a boutique resort in the capital of the island nation, Port Vila, only three hours by plane from Sydney, Australia.

Funds from the raffle provide non-repayable education grants for geographically and financially underprivileged children. A return airfare and one week’s accommodation is included in the 1st prize.

Later this year someone will become the proud new owner of Seachange Lodge. With it goes a tax-free income. Retirement waiting on a South Pacific island.

The raffle will assist children who cannot help themselves. “Unless we get outside help, our students will never have a chance to go to high school,” Mr Harris Apos, the Banks Area Secretary in Vanuatu said. “They will never have the opportunity to live their dreams of being a school teacher, doctor, mechanic, carpenter, or nurse. They simply have to stay in the village on the remote island.”

The Prime Minister Mr Lini, admitted, “The government does little to assist these people,” when he visited the area recently. “Sometimes all that is needed is only $US500 to bring a classroom into use.”

One exercise book is shared between several pupils and pencils broken into three pieces to give them something to write with. Qualified teachers are in the minority and often it is the recently graduated primary students who assist the younger ones. Many parents cannot read or write.

In 2006, the nation of Vanuatu, made famous by A Michener’s ‘Tales of the South Pacific’, (and the film ‘South Pacific’) was voted the Happiest Country on Earth, by the British New Economics Foundation’s (NEF), Happy Planet Index.

“The Index was based on life expectancy and environmental footprint, to rank the countries”, according to Adrienne Wilson, writing for Gadling.com on July 15th 2006.

Yet the local schools are without resources of any kind. Most of the children will never leave their villages.

“We really appreciate our guests, who since 2004 have helped us to send desperately needed school supplies to these isolated areas,” said Richard Tendys, the current owner of Seachange Lodge. “For those of us who use the benefits of the 21st century without a thought, it is good to invest in some children who hardly know the technology, that can help them, even exists.”

Vanuatu has never become commercialized like some of its South Pacific neighbours and so has maintained it own unique blend as an exotic travel destination.

YouMe Support Foundation (http://youmesupport.org), in partnership with http://winaresort.com raises funds to provide non-repayable education grants for geographically and financially underprivileged children. Their current project is to raffle the boutique resort Seachange Lodge, (http://seachangelodge.com ) in Vanuatu.

You can contact the author Dr Wendy Stenberg-Tendys on [email protected] , or Phone (678) 26551, Pacific Standard Time.

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