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I don't know about where you are, but here at Deckchair HQ, the weather has taken a marked turn. Blue skies and sunshine have been replaced with grey cloud and enough liquid society hill hotel philadelphia sunshine to fill the Pacific.
But when the seasons change and the weather turns grey, I like to sort through my cruise brochures in search of getaways for the fall, winter and the coming year ahead.  This week, we'll be highlighting five different cruise itineraries society hill hotel philadelphia that will whisk you to interesting places all over the world.
One of the most popular winter itineraries particularly for those of us based on the West Coast of North America is a roundtrip sailing to the warmth and majesty of Hawaii. This fall, Princess Cruises is deploying their popular Golden Princess society hill hotel philadelphia and Sapphire Princess on this relaxing run, departing from the San Pedro cruise terminal in Los Angeles, California.  And with departure society hill hotel philadelphia dates running from now until April 2013 , there's plenty of reason to escape the cold of winter for the warmth of Paradise.
society hill hotel philadelphia What makes this itinerary so great is that it only takes up two weeks, yet allows for four full days of exploration on four different Hawaiian Islands, book-ended by four days of cruising the Pacific Ocean on either end.  There's also a short evening stop in the coastal town of Ensenada, Mexico before arrival back in Los Angeles.
While four days at sea in either direction may seem like a lot, it's actually one of this itinerary's defining features. The four days preceding your arrival in Hawaiian waters allow for the opportunity to relax and truly get into "vacation mode", not to mention providing the chance to enjoy all that the Golden and Sapphire Princess have to offer.
Once in Hawaii, Princess has devised a multitude of excursions to suit every taste and budget. Of course, sometimes the ideal thing to do in paradise is to simply have no plan at all. You are, after all, on Island Time!
Best of all, for those who don't like air travel or simply don't need the stress these voyages are a great way to avoid the long-haul Transpacific flights that normally characterise the start and finish of any trip to Hawaii.  Don't like being crammed in seat 64K with your knees up against society hill hotel philadelphia your ears? Roaming around a 952-foot long ship for 14 days sounds like a better prospect.
An old travel marketing slogan used to proclaim, "Half the fun is getting there," and that sentiment society hill hotel philadelphia is certainly true aboard Golden and Sapphire Princess .  Each ship offers numerous dining options, Movies Under the Stars, and recently-redesigned Atrium spaces that take the best features of the Piazza concept first introduced aboard the 2006 Crown Princess .
You can relax with a glass of wine in Vines, or sample some fresh Gelato over a frothy Cappuccino in the International society hill hotel philadelphia Café. Of course, being in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean might require society hill hotel philadelphia something a little more…tropical.  For that, there's nothing quite like being perched nearly 200 feet above the ocean aboard Golden Princess 's Skywalker's Lounge, enjoying a Mai Tai.
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