Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Technology is Connecting Me With Fellow Future Cruisers


As I plan for my Mediterranean cruise in December, I am connecting with other cruisers.

CruiseCritic.com--there a large number of cruisers are meeting and even arrangging to take group tours/shoer excursions together. We discuss everything from what to pack, to which excursions to take, to which side of the ship is best............ I even booked two great tours--for much less than the cruise line rates.

Face Book Group--A fellow cruiser formed a group on Facebook. There are almost 30 members--41 days out. Update: 35 days out, there are 60 members. Update: 27 days out-there are 70 members

FB-Email--Some of us have friended one another and are conversing privating on FB and via e-mail.

This will make solo travel much easier

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