With gas about $4.00 a gallon and airlines changing the rules every time we turn around cruising is turning out to be one of the best vacation values around. According to the Cruise Line International Association (CLIA):

According to Wikipedia: A compass rose is a figure displaying the orientation of the cardinal directions, north, south, east and west on a map or nautical chart. It is also the term for the graduated markings found on the traditional magnetic compass.

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