Royal Caribbean announces Winter 2014-2015 Brazil cruises-Splendour of the Seas to continue seasonal South America cruises for eighth year

Royal Caribbean International today announced the winter 2014-15 Brazil and South America season of Splendour of the Seas. Sailing roundtrip from Sao Paulo (Santos), Brazil, Splendour of the Seas will sail three- to eight-night Brazil cruises, calling at Buzios, Ilha Grande, and Ilhabela, and seven-night Argentina and Uruguay cruises, calling at Punta Del Este and Montevideo, Uruguay; and Buenos Aires, Argentina. A special eight-night sailing, departing December 27, 2014, will take guests to Porto Belo, Buzios, Ilha …

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Getting to know you…exploring Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO-Today we got a little more up close and personal with Rio de Janeiro. It is a sprawling metropolis of about 11 million people. We fully intended to visit the Carmen Miranda museum along with a few other cultural sites because so many are closed on Monday. After a chat with the concierge – and the fact we board the ship before noon on Tuesday – we hired a guide and driver for the afternoon, …

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MSC Cruises Partners with UNICEF – ‘Get on Board for Children’

MSC Cruises has a wonderful deal for families- children cruise free- but they also offer more for children on a grand scale. MSC, which is family-owned (and oriented) is Brazil’s leading cruise company, and they have made the welfare of children in that country a priority by partnering with UNICEF.  The partners are working together on the “MSC for UNICEF” project to fund quality education for disadvantaged children. Unicef’s 2009 report shows that 680,000 children and adolescents …

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