Topic: History cruises

How about having a history cruise to Spain and Portugal using the ship as a floating hotel and visiting the places that where made famous during the peninsular war? Any more suggestions?

An archeology cruise with lecturers and guided tours of famous sites around the Eastern Med. As I haven't looked, this type of cruise may already be on offer.

I'd like to do trips in Ireland and Britain, looking at port fortifications from Celts to World War 2. If it could include the Channel Islands and Isle of Wight-and those strange forts coming out of Soton, the better.-Jo.

I'm assuming 'Soton' is the popular abbreviation for Southampton?
Would someone clarify?
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I'm assuming 'Soton' is the popular abbreviation for Southampton?
Would someone clarify?
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Yes saves a lot of space but not used all over UK. Local abbreviations can get very confusing

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Yes saves a lot of space but not used all over UK. Local abbreviations can get very confusing

OK thanks very much ;)

I've only picked it up from this site.....Jo.

Fred Olsen offer a variety of specialist cruises of this type - lecturers, excursions, etc., and have a dedicated website:

http://www.fredolsencruises-civilisations.co.uk/

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I've only picked it up from this site....

"Stick with me baby, and you'll.. "
learn a lot from message board sites like this and CC across the pond.

It's a big collective knowledge-base, isn't it.
All our minds and memories put together, for everyone's benefit.
If you know what key-words to use, Search functions can find anything you need to know.

It's a known fact over there
that Carnival Corp. people have admitted that Cruisecritic members know incredible stuff about the cruise-line
...often beyond their knowledge base -and they work there!

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"Stick with me baby, and you'll.. "
learn a lot from message board sites like this and CC across the pond.

It's a big collective knowledge-base, isn't it.
All our minds and memories put together, for everyone's benefit.
If you know what key-words to use, Search functions can find anything you need to know.

It's a known fact over there
that Carnival Corp. people have admitted that CC members know incredible stuff about the cruise-line
...often beyond their knowledge base -and they work there!

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I'M sure that most companies, if not all, scan all the forums, as you say there is a wealth of information to be found and most, not all, is how things really are, as long as all the information is constructive. I'm sure in most of the cruise companies staff, they only know what the company baisically wants them to know.