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Launched in October 1995, by The Independent Traveler, Inc., Cruise Critic was the first consumer cruise site on the Internet. It is both an interactive online magazine providing editorially driven cruise-related features and an active community, where travelers can share opinions and experiences. Cruise Critic is ranked the number one cruise information Web site by Hitwise. In the last five years, traffic on CruiseCritic.com has grown 350 percent and it currently attracts more than five million visitors per year. In response to this burgeoning demand and worldwide growth, Cruise Critic launched its U.K.- based sister site CruiseCritic.co.uk, in January 2008. Cruise Critic and The Independent Traveler were acquired by TripAdvisor(R), LLC, the world's largest travel community and an operating company of Expedia, Inc. in May 2007.
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Cruise Critic contributor Doug Newman attended the event along with journalists, dignitaries and friends Warwick has made during his tenure. Indeed he's a familiar face to many Cunard fans: He joined the company in 1970 as a third officer, and climbed the ranks to make captain of Cunard Princess (now MSC's Rhapsody) in 1986. In 1990, he made history -- he was promoted Master of the Queen Elizabeth 2, following in the footsteps of his father, who had been the first Master of that ship; eventually, Warwick was named Commodore of the entire fleet.
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Cruise Critic travel experts have put together a list of the top 10 ports that should not be missed in 2008. For any traveler booking a cruise in 2008, making sure at least one of these ports is on your itinerary will help ensure an outstanding high seas adventure.
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Other areas include a monthly poll, bi-monthly newsletter, and cruise reviews written by CruiseMates members. CruiseMates' editor, Anne Campbell, authored the 1994 and 1995 editions of Fielding's Guide To Worldwide Cruises prior to co-founding Cruise Critic on America Online and serving, until recently, as that site's editor-in-chief. CruiseMates' publisher, Paul Motter, is affiliated with the successful online investment site Motley Fool.
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