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Oceania Cruises

Oceania Cruises started the shipboard bed wars in 2003, and it was the first to sell its bedding online. Oceania’s “Tranquility Bed” is custom-made in France and features a plush Euro-top mattress with a layer of memory foam topped with 350-count Egyptian cotton linens, a plush down comforter, silk-cut duvet cover and fluffy down pillows.

The cruise line is currently upgrading its bedding again. “We keep raising the bar,” says Tim Rubacky, Oceania’s public relations manager. He says the new mattresses will be thicker and have more memory foam, and linens will be upgraded to 700-count Egyptian cotton.

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Unfortunately, you can’t buy the mattress. Because the beds are manufactured in France, the cost is prohibitive, Rubacky says. But anyone can purchase the line’s linens at the Oceania Cruises Online Boutique. Currently, the 350-count linens and duvets are available in king and queen size. The prices are a relative bargain: a king-size white goose down duvet runs $119 and flat and fitted sheets cost just $21 to $23 apiece.

I cruise a lot, and I can testify that cruise-line bedding has improved dramatically in the last five years. In some cases, it is truly dreamy. Go ahead and buy some. Then your only problem will be staying awake.

Anita Dunham-Potter is a Pittsburgh-based travel journalist specializing in cruise travel. Anita's columns have appeared in major newspapers and many Internet outlets, and she is a contributor to Fodor's "Complete Guide to Caribbean Cruises 2006."E-mail Anita or visit her Web site anitavacation.com.

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Tripso wants to take you on a cruise for a cause! See how far New Orleans and Cozumel have come since Katrina and Wilma. Join us October 26, 2006, for four nights on Carnival’s Fantasy, one of the vessels that Carnival offered for hurricane relief. Chat with your favorite Tripso columnist and contribute to a worthy Gulf Coast relief organization. Space is very limited. For more information, e-mail us or check out our cruise page.

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