In an effort to boost European cruise sales, and counter the weakening U.S. dollar abroad, Carnival Cruise Lines is offering special cruise/air packages for its 12-day “Grand Mediterranean†and “Mediterranean, Greece & Turkey†cruises aboard the 2,974-passenger Carnival Freedom, with rates starting at $2,399 per person. Sales in Europe have been a little sluggish [...]
Princess Cruises will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Alaska’s statehood in 2009 with a full season of cruisetour and cruise itineraries showcasing the best of the state, including the incomparable Denali National Park and Glacier Bay National Park. The schedule features complete land and sea vacations featuring the line’s own wilderness lodges and Direct to [...]
MSC Cruises is becoming the world’s fastest growing cruise line by being innovative, and as part of that branding, they are giving away a free cruise on the new MSC Orchestra. The contest is celebrating the arrival of the MSC Orchestra in the Caribbean market, and is open to veryone who visits the website [...]
MSC Cruises plans to give its cruise passengers the royal treatenton every cruise, so what better way to launch the ship on April 5, 2008 than to invite royalty to the christening. MSC has invited Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Michael of Kent to join a number of stars and celebrities at the [...]
Celebrity Cruises has expanded its European presence for 2009 to include five ships, two of which are new to the region, for the first time in the line’s history. The five Celebrity ships will cruise to 76 ports in 29 countries, including five of which are first timers for the cruise line. Celebrity’s 2009 Europe [...]
Royal Caribbean International announced that a record eight ships will sail in Europe for the 2009 summer and fall seasons. Royal Caribbean wants to offer cruisers more variation in experiencing multiple destinations throughout Europe. Next year, cruisers can select from sailings of 4 to 14 nights aboard some of the world’s most [...]
SeaDream Yacht Club, popular among the elite cruisers in the world and operator of the twin, ultra-luxury, mega yacht cruisers SeaDream I and II, announced today that its upcoming transatlantic westbound voyages will offer their distinguished cruisers a high- profile speakers’ program. This should be a fabulous program given the captive audience available [...]
