Posts Tagged ‘cruise travel’

Norwegian Cruise Line To Build One F3 Ship For Now

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is taking some necessary steps to make sure they remain stable during the current economic atmosphere. The cruise line and STX France Cruise SA, STX Europe’s French shipyard, announced today that they have reached an agreement and are moving forward with the construction of the F3 cruise ship project. [...]

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Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) Joins Carnival In Suspending Fuel Supplements

For the first time since I can remember, NCL wasn’t first at something in the cruise industry. The good news is they have suspended their fuel supplements on future cruises. In response to the current continued decline of fuel prices, and I’m sure because Carnival started the ball rolling, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) [...]

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America’s Vacation Center Holds First-Ever National Conference and Celebrates Successes of 2008

The cruise travel company that I represent recently held their national conference at sea on the Celebrity Solstice, and I saw this press release this morning about the event. It is truly a plus to be associated with such a highly recognized and respectable network. Read about how a first class company treats [...]

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Celebrity Cruises Solstice Godmother Is Ocean Scientist

Celebrity Cruises has accomplished another first in the cruise industry when it named an ocean scientist as the Godmother of the most widely-heralded cruise ship to enter the market this year, Celebrity Solstice. Amid all the brass and glass of their newest ship, she’s not a star of stage and screen; instead, she ’stars’ in [...]

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Princess Cruises Adding Poolside Theaters To More Ships

Princess Cruises is making a really good cruise benefit much easier to find. If you were a fan of the old drive in movies concept, than you will love Princess Cruises idea of outdoor theaters. Princess’ signature “Movies Under the Stars” poolside screens have become such a popular feature since debuting in 2004, [...]

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Princess Cruises Ruby Princess Sails Into Ft Lauderdale

Princess Cruises stole the show in Fort Lauderdale today with the arrival of the Ruby Princess, the newest ship in the Princess Cruises fleet. The ship arrived in a spray of ruby-colored water from two escorting fireboats, and will begin several days of launch festivities with a distinctly romantic theme, the highlight of which will [...]

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Celebrity Cruises Solstice Arrives In The U.S.

Celebrity Cruises’ employees and other South Florida residents turned out this morning to welcome Celebrity Solstice as the ship begins its U.S. debut. The sleek, 122,000-ton ship includes the industry’s first half-acre Lawn Club with real grass and Hot Glass Show with live glassblowing demonstrations; 10 varied restaurants; truly unique entertainment expressly designed for the [...]

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