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		<title>Best cruise value I&#8217;ve seen this season: $40/day on Costa</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, a disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a travel agent, and I don&#8217;t claim to have seen every cruise bargain out there. It does seem, however, that the going rate for mainstream cruise ships these days runs between $50 and $100 per passenger, per night. There are some cheaper itineraries, generally on short hops to the Bahamas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homophobic countries, would you cruise or travel there?</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2010/07/homophobic-countries-would-you-cruise-or-travel-there/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m keen to travel and cruise just about anywhere, and like you, I have something of a destination dream list.  Cruise destinations like Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad, and St. Lucia in the Caribbean are certainly of interest. Further afield, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Samoa, and Mauritius are all places I&#8217;d love to cruise.
Malawi was never on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 of &#8220;20 Top Gay Cities&#8221; in U.S. are also great cruise ports</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of the "top 20 gay cities" in America are also cruise ship destinations. Learn more about which ones, and why you might want to choose them for an upcoming gay or lesbian cruise. ]]></description>
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		<title>Wouldn&#8217;t Mandy be a GREAT entertainer on a gay or gay group cruise?</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2010/07/wouldnt-mandy-be-a-great-entertainer-on-a-gay-or-gay-group-cruise/</link>
		<comments>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2010/07/wouldnt-mandy-be-a-great-entertainer-on-a-gay-or-gay-group-cruise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe I&#8217;ve been living under a rock, but I just came across this delicious YouTube video of Mandy Steckelberg, whose website describes her as &#8220;actress, singer, writer, fun in a hot tub too.&#8221; Hilarious. I&#8217;d love to see her perform on a gay or gay group cruise itinerary. (BTW &#8212; watch her promo on her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas sponsors chef contest</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2010/07/royal-caribbean-allure-of-the-seas-sponsors-chef-contest/</link>
		<comments>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2010/07/royal-caribbean-allure-of-the-seas-sponsors-chef-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[God knows we gays love good food and drink. So I think many of us will be interested in helping Royal Caribbean
choose their new Chef de Cuisine for Allure of the Sea&#8217;s &#8220;150 Central Park&#8221; restaurant.
According to RCI, through partnership with  The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), RCI launched the Allure of the Seas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cool video shows Norwegian Epic&#8217;s new &#8220;studio&#8221; cabins</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2010/07/cool-video-shows-norwegian-epics-new-studio-cabins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently our ship expert, Tom Baker, gave a preview of the massive new Norwegian Epic from NCL. Blogger Jason Cochran of WalletPop.com, a site that helps consumers make smart spending choices, was lucky enough to be on board the ship&#8217;s maiden voyage, and posted the video below about this innovative new cabin class. It&#8217;s cool [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luxury Cruises for Gay Travelers: Crystal Cruises Review</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2010/07/luxury-cruises-for-gay-travelers-crystal-cruises-review/</link>
		<comments>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2010/07/luxury-cruises-for-gay-travelers-crystal-cruises-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being "Out" on mainstream]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We gays love quality, style, and pampering—Crystal Cruise Line offers all of this and more.
I am always surprised how many of my friends and clients have not heard of or know very little about the amazing Crystal Cruises.
Crystal Cruises is the highest rated line by Conde Nast Traveler readers for 15 years, the same for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The best &#8220;gay&#8221; travel experience?</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2010/06/the-best-gay-travel-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2010/06/the-best-gay-travel-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Help me out, guys!
I&#8217;m (Randall, your Site Editor) conducting a survey about the best &#8220;gay&#8221; travel experiences. The appropriate results will be shared with you in a future newsletter and column.
When you take the survey, please feel free to elaborate. I hope you &#8216;ll share more about what it means to be a &#8220;gay traveler&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cruise traveler concerns about Gulf oil spill?</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2010/06/cruise-traveler-concerns-about-gulf-oil-spill/</link>
		<comments>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2010/06/cruise-traveler-concerns-about-gulf-oil-spill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no secret that Gulf states are already reeling from the possible,  effective &#8220;cancellation of summer&#8221; on their beaches. While there hasn&#8217;t (yet) been a lot of cruise-specific info about the impacts of the spill, here are a couple of resources.

A new micro-site, arranged by the Florida tourism association, gives consumers real-time photo and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ship Preview:  NCL Norwegian Epic</title>
		<link>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2010/06/ship-preview-ncl-norwegian-epic/</link>
		<comments>http://meetmeonboard.com/blog/2010/06/ship-preview-ncl-norwegian-epic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Overview
NCL is reinventing the Freestyle concept to a whole new level and taking it a notch more upscale too when its newest ship, Norwegian Epic is launched next month. She is going to be one-of-a-kind.  Most new ships are simply sister ships (copies) of existing vessels. While interiors are slightly different, one sees most of the [...]]]></description>
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