Ever wonder who those famous people that things are named after are? Well, Cunard Line made that a reality for some lucky travel agents, media and local dignitaries, including British Consul-General Phil Budden, as part of her Autumn Colours voyage, which featured maiden calls through the New England and Canada coasts. Cunard’s Queen Victoria [...]
Cruise West is as strong as ever in Alaska for 2010, and has recently added extra Gold Rush Inside Passage voyages in 2010 to accommodate growing demand and additional guests. Cruise space demands have increased so much that these extra voyages became a necessity in order to give everyone ample choices of sail dates. [...]
Disney Magic
09/05/09
Western Caribbean
For those who have the impression that a Disney cruise is for kids only, I’m here to tell you, that is far from the truth. I recently sailed the Disney Magic to the Western Caribbean, visiting the ports of Key West, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. At first I was skeptical that [...]
Just when you thought you had seen all the ways to spend extra money on a cruise, Royal Caribbean International’s newest ship, Oasis of the Seas launches the largest variety of retail venues, 13 stores, including open-air shopping that cover more than 10,000 square feet. You won’t even have to go ashore in the ports [...]
Princess Cruises is doing its part to keep green alive, and save on the use of standard electricl power while in port. This is a new experiment by Princess and Canada alike. Today Island Princess helped inaugurate the Port of Vancouver’s new shore power facility by turning off its engines and instead “plugging [...]
Princess Cruises has a work of art by a world renowned artist on the Ruby Princess. As the Ruby Princess approached Venice recently, passengers aboard the Princess Cruises ship witnessed famed marine life artist Wyland painting an unusual canvas, the bottom of the ship’s Neptune Pool. The mural was part of the events [...]
Celebrity Cruises tapped Nina Barough CBE, founder of the UK-based charity, “Walk the Walk,” to be Godmother of Celebrity Equinox, the second in Celebrity Cruises’ lauded Solstice Class fleet. Barough was on hand in Southampton, England, during the formal naming ceremony, culminating in a large bottle of champagne custom-made by The Corning Museum of [...]
