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1. Fashion and Style At Sea (1Cruise Line Industry Association) – This cruise will surely be enjoyed by fashion lovers. For 12 nights, this Mediterranean cruise will sail from Venice to Barcelona. Fashion shows and lectures will be held onboard. There are also themes dinners and cocktail parties!
2. Richard Simmons’ Cruise to Lose – Staying fir while travelling has never been more fun! With Richard Simmons’ Cruise to Lose trips, travellers can dance to the groove of music from the 50s to the present. “Margaritaville” with Richard would surely be a unique experience aboard a cruise ship. Visit richardsimmons.com for details.
3. Shakespeare at Sea – Shakespeare fan? This Crystal Serenity cruise sails from Lisbon, Portugal. Academic Shakespeare experts will give lectures on his many works and his life. Interact with fellow Shakespeare lovers and delve in the thoughts of Shakesperean minds.
4. Bare Necessities – They have had over 50 clothing-optional cruise trips for free-spirited and adventurous people. Bare Necessities cruises also give workshops and other educational classes along the way.
5. Dr. Lori’s Antiques Vacation Cruise – Love aged pieces of timeless treasures? This cruise would be the perfect on to get aboard on. Participants of this cruise will get to attend various seminars all about antiques. It is a 7-day trip around the Bermuda area. This vacation cruise will make guests feel a certain level of nostalgia what with all the pieces of antiques aboard!
6. Star Trek Cruise – Fantasy lovers will definitely enjoy the Star Trek Cruise. Being aboard the “star ship” will be a great and unforgettable experience for Star Trek fans. There are also other cruise trips with different fantasy themes. Doing some research online would greatly help one choose which one to get aboard on.
7. Hapag-Lloyd Cruises – Nature lovers will get to appreciate the beauty of Russia’s Sea of Okhotsk. Passengers will get to enjoy views of Tyleny and Iony islands, and have hiking trips in Talan Island’ grassland tundra. Views of tundras and glaciers are certainly breathtaking. Occasional appearances from seals, wild birds, and even brown bears will make the cruise even more interesting.
8. Upscale Oceania Cruises – Dining and travelling is a great combination. To experience both at the same time, try Upscale Oceania Cruises. There are ten dining venues, all with different themes and cuisines to satisfy the passengers’ different tastes.
9. Disney Fantasy Cruise – Families looking for quality bonding time will have fun with the Disney Fantasy Cruise. A big hit for kids, they get to enjoy fun activities and experience the AquaLab water play area.
10. Caribbean Island Marathon Cruise – Health buffs will enjoy a marathon in four different islands! By the end of the cruise, the passengers of the ship will have run around 26.2 miles and will have seen some of the Caribbean islands.

Cruise trips are surely made more fun and memorable with these interesting cruise trips! Maybe it’s time to book your own.

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Blarney boasts a long history and magical charm and offers a number of beautiful sights and places to explore. One of the places that is definitely interesting for tourists, is beautifully preserved square, which today operates as the main point of village life.

The village has been subsequently developed around this square in Tudor times and was always owned and carefully managed by the owner of Blarney Castle.

Places of interest include, for example The Blarney Stone, which is a block of bluestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle. Also thanks to it the castle attracts more than two hundred thousand tourists each year. Visitors are coming here mainly because of the known stone they want to kiss. The legend says that whoever kisses the stone will be blessed with the gift of eloquence. Blarney Castle is surrounded with more than a thousand acres of beautiful woods that are ideal for walking, rest and picnic.

Those who do not know Ireland, should know that the term “village” is not sufficient for Blarney. This place plays an important role in tourism for more than 100 years and is known throughout the world. About a century ago a tourist would probably visit the castle and take a tea in one of two hotels in the village. Along one side of the square would have seen a number of cozy cottages, which still stand here. There is also a church nearby that was built in 1766. Another great attraction was old power plant founded in 1843, which had a room with steam and Turkish baths.

Now the visitors can play golf or do shopping in a cozy little shops on the square, but of course the most important is to kiss The Blarney Stone!

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The water appears almost everywhere in this picturesque medieval town full of water mills. Already in the 12th century a few fishermen came here with their families. However everywhere around there was a swamp. Therefore, the first local settlers were forced to build their houses on piles. The water from the marshes were drained into the channels soon and on the Sorgue river were built water mills. The captured energy was used for the processing of silk, wool, and also for the manufacture of handmade paper. Thanks to this, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue soon became the center and the most important city of Venaissin-Comtat area (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur today). Several of these water wheels, which ensured the prestige of the city are still spinning here.

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L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue boasts many beautiful sights. Especially picturesque buildings you will find on the streets Rue du Dr. Roux, Jean and Rue Jean-Théophile. In the heart of the medieval city there is a tower Tour Boutin, sometimes also called the Tour d’Argent, which is the oldest building in town. It was built at the time when L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue was ruled by the Counts of Toulouse. However the purpose of this tower is not known.

Another important building is near standing Chapel of Notre Dame des Anges, which was built in the 1222. In the 17th century, it was reconstructed and re-built into Italian style, which ranked it among the most beautiful baroque buildings in Provence. The windows on the north side had to be bricked up in 1666, due to cold winds, which are regularly blowing. Also the interior of the church is worth seeing! Over the altar that is made of Carrara marble there is a picture of “Assumption of the Virgin Mary”, painted by Reynaud Levieux in 1630.

In many homes you will find souvenir shops for tourists. At the waterfront of Sorgue river there is an antique market every weekend, which is the 2nd largest of its kind in France after that one in Paris.

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