Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Nov. 18, 2016

Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Nov. 18, 2016

  • Grammy-winning jazz artists Gregory Porter and Dee Dee Bridgewater joined guests aboard Queen Mary 2 for the Blue Note “Jazz at Sea” Transatlantic Crossing from New York to Southampton. Video of the legendary singers performing and discussing the voyage can be seen here.
  • Regent Seven Seas Cruises has unveiled the renewed Seven Seas Voyager after a 25-day refurbishment, part of the line’s $125 million fleet-wide renovation program. The ship now brags new décor, the new restaurant Chartreuse, new menus in the Compass Rose restaurant, and five new production shows in the Constellation Theater.
  • Seabourn welcomes world-famous soprano Sarah Brightman as godmother of Seabourn Encore. She’ll preside over the inaugural honors at the port of Singapore when the new ship is formally named on January 7, 2017.

Photo: Cunard Line


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