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FEATURE/Cruise Critic Enhances Website With Redesign -- Greater Functionality for Consumer.


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FEATURE...

PENNINGTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2002

Cruise Critic Cruise Critic is a cruise review community website which also has information for cruisers written by editors, news on cruising and a forum. They offer over 225 reviews written by editors and members of the site, and information on cruise ships and over 135 ports of call.  (www.CruiseCritic.com), the leading online cruise site announces the launch of its redesigned and updated website.

The goal of the redesign re·de·sign  
tr.v. re·de·signed, re·de·sign·ing, re·de·signs
To make a revision in the appearance or function of.



re
 is to enhance the functionality of the site while continuing to provide essential cruise vacation information to visitors.

Cruise Critic has focused these efforts in the "Reviews" area of the site, which has been streamlined and modernized mod·ern·ize  
v. mo·dern·ized, mo·dern·iz·ing, mo·dern·iz·es

v.tr.
To make modern in appearance, style, or character; update.

v.intr.
To accept or adopt modern ways, ideas, or style.
 in its look and feel. An all-new feature, "Critic's Corner," allows for more detailed ratings of Dining, Entertainment and Children's Programs with graphics that allow a reader to determine at-a-glance if that ship meets his or her vacation needs. A handy list of all ships operated by the same cruise line A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships. Cruise lines have a dual character; they are partly in the transportation business, and partly in the leisure entertainment business, a duality that carries down into the ships themselves, which have both a crew headed by the  eases the navigation of the site.

Cruise Critic readers are now just a click away from finding the right ship. The new "Find a Cruise" feature is a useful tool allowing visitors to search for a cruise vacation based on a variety of choices. Readers can search for that perfect cruise vacation by "destination," to visit a favorite port like Antigua or a specific departure city like Tampa or New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
; by "cruise line," for cruises on a favorite cruise line or ship; by "Lifestyle or Interest," for cruises that cater to families or a favorite activity; and by "price," to view only cruises in their price range; or search on several selections in all of the above categories.

Cruise Critic also publishes daily worldwide cruise bargains, cruise industry news briefs, cruise tips and information on how to spend your day in over 100 ports. Additionally, Cruise Critic hosts the most active cruise message boards on the Web.

About Cruise Critic

Cruise Critic, the leading online cruise site and winner of the Lowell Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM).

The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs
 Award in 2001, is the best resource for objective cruise information including cruise line profiles and in-depth, candid can·did  
adj.
1. Free from prejudice; impartial.

2. Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward: In private, I gave them my candid opinion.
 reviews by professional cruise travel writers. Cruise Critic is published by The Independent Traveler, Inc., (www.IndependentTraveler.com) a privately held New Jersey corporation.
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