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MS Amakatarina, the offspring of the partnership between AMA Waterways and APT, remains on schedule for its debut in May. APT released artists' impressions today which highlight the luxurious suites awaiting its first passengers, one of the benefits of the 14 million dollar reconstruction of the highly anticipated ship.
According to Debra Fox, APT's General Manager, Marketing, "c
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
MSC Cruises Has A Birthday Present For (Some Of) You!
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If you just happen to celebrate your birthday between November 14th and December 19th, and you're in the market for a cruise, MSC Cruises has a present for you.
Only a lucky few can take advantage of this special offer. If you're one of them, your present is valid, space permitting, on the following sailings departing from Ft. Lauderdale:
Eastern Caribbean cruise, calls in St. Thomas, U.S. Virg
If you just happen to celebrate your birthday between November 14th and December 19th, and you're in the market for a cruise, MSC Cruises has a present for you.
Only a lucky few can take advantage of this special offer. If you're one of them, your present is valid, space permitting, on the following sailings departing from Ft. Lauderdale:
Eastern Caribbean cruise, calls in St. Thomas, U.S. Virg
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Small Ship Cruising In Alaska
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The gap in Alaskan small ship cruising created by the demise of Cruise West last month has been filled. Allen Marine Tours, based in Sitka, Alaska, has announced the launch of Alaskan Dream Cruises, operating two of Cruise West's 78 passenger vessels, the Spirit of Columbia and tne Spirit of Alaska. renamed the Admiralty Dream and the Baranof Dream. The new line will also operat
The gap in Alaskan small ship cruising created by the demise of Cruise West last month has been filled. Allen Marine Tours, based in Sitka, Alaska, has announced the launch of Alaskan Dream Cruises, operating two of Cruise West's 78 passenger vessels, the Spirit of Columbia and tne Spirit of Alaska. renamed the Admiralty Dream and the Baranof Dream. The new line will also operat
Monday, October 25, 2010
The Rumors Are True
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Well, the rumors that I wrote about last month have now been confirmed. Norwegian Cruise Line has reached an agreement with Meyer Werft to build two new ships for delivery in Spring 2013 and Spring 2014. Coming in at 143,500 tons, the ships will be the largest built in Germany.
The contract price for the two ships is 1.2 billion euros. NCL has estimated the passenger capacity for the ships w
Well, the rumors that I wrote about last month have now been confirmed. Norwegian Cruise Line has reached an agreement with Meyer Werft to build two new ships for delivery in Spring 2013 and Spring 2014. Coming in at 143,500 tons, the ships will be the largest built in Germany.
The contract price for the two ships is 1.2 billion euros. NCL has estimated the passenger capacity for the ships w
Saturday, October 23, 2010
River Boat Cruising On The Hudson River
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Friday morning was a beautiful day in New York, clear and crisp. I arrived at the MetroNorth platform at the usual time. Today, however, we harried commuters had a bit of a treat. Directly opposite the platform, much closer to the New Jersey coast, was a cruise ship. At first it didn't quite register. My first thought was that it was a very large private vessel, b
Friday morning was a beautiful day in New York, clear and crisp. I arrived at the MetroNorth platform at the usual time. Today, however, we harried commuters had a bit of a treat. Directly opposite the platform, much closer to the New Jersey coast, was a cruise ship. At first it didn't quite register. My first thought was that it was a very large private vessel, b
Friday, October 22, 2010
Regent Ups The Ante
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Once you've thrown in airfare, drinks, excursions, gratuities and taxes, what's a cruise line to do? How do you entice hesitant cruisers to make a buying decision? Price cutting is an option high end travel companies are loathe to employ and do so only when all else fails. Once prices are reduced, suppliers encounter a great deal of resistance from consumers when they attempt to restore pr
Once you've thrown in airfare, drinks, excursions, gratuities and taxes, what's a cruise line to do? How do you entice hesitant cruisers to make a buying decision? Price cutting is an option high end travel companies are loathe to employ and do so only when all else fails. Once prices are reduced, suppliers encounter a great deal of resistance from consumers when they attempt to restore pr
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Why?
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Their saga has been widely reported. 44 Chinese nationals jumped ship on Korea's Jeju Island on Sunday. More prosaically, and more accurately, they disembarked Costa Classica for a day's outing on the resort island with many of their fellow passengers and failed to return. Had you been present at the time, you would have been able to identify them - they were the people carrying their
Their saga has been widely reported. 44 Chinese nationals jumped ship on Korea's Jeju Island on Sunday. More prosaically, and more accurately, they disembarked Costa Classica for a day's outing on the resort island with many of their fellow passengers and failed to return. Had you been present at the time, you would have been able to identify them - they were the people carrying their
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
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A number of news stories are circulating about the outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness inflicting a small number of passengers on board the Caribbean Princess. I think it is safe to conjecture that the culprit is the Norovirus, a not so rare guest on cruise ships in recent years.
What struck me as amusing was the reaction, as reported in some of these articles, of the residents of Saint John, New
A number of news stories are circulating about the outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness inflicting a small number of passengers on board the Caribbean Princess. I think it is safe to conjecture that the culprit is the Norovirus, a not so rare guest on cruise ships in recent years.
What struck me as amusing was the reaction, as reported in some of these articles, of the residents of Saint John, New
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Sometimes When It Rains, It Pours
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I imagine this is a week that can't end soon enough for the captain and crew of the Costa Classica. On Sunday, 44 Chinese passengers essentally jumped ship while docked at Korea's Jeju Island. Actually, they simply disembarked with everyone else, seemingly intent on enjoying a day on the resort island. Unlike the other passengers, however, they never returned to the ship. It was subsequentl
I imagine this is a week that can't end soon enough for the captain and crew of the Costa Classica. On Sunday, 44 Chinese passengers essentally jumped ship while docked at Korea's Jeju Island. Actually, they simply disembarked with everyone else, seemingly intent on enjoying a day on the resort island. Unlike the other passengers, however, they never returned to the ship. It was subsequentl
Monday, October 18, 2010
Bitchin' and Moanin'
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I saw a news item yesterday that left me scratching my head.
In May, in the midst of a Nassau - St. Thomas - St. Martin sailing, Royal Caribbean's Oasis Of The Seas was forced to return to Nassau to search for a missing crew member. The focus soon shifted to the fear that the crew member had attempted suicide by jumping off the ship. The Oasis and her crew then spent an additional 12 hours w
I saw a news item yesterday that left me scratching my head.
In May, in the midst of a Nassau - St. Thomas - St. Martin sailing, Royal Caribbean's Oasis Of The Seas was forced to return to Nassau to search for a missing crew member. The focus soon shifted to the fear that the crew member had attempted suicide by jumping off the ship. The Oasis and her crew then spent an additional 12 hours w
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