SOLD! Crystal Cruises – Cruise News – Mar. 6, 2015
SOLD! Crystal Cruises Cruise News – Mar. 6, 2015 In the second major consolidation involving a luxury line in recent months, Crystal Cruises has entered into an agreement to be acquired for $550 million cash by Genting Hong Kong. The seller is Japanese company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NY
Carnival to debut longer, more exotic itineraries – Cruise News – Mar. 6, 2015
Carnival to debut longer, more exotic itineraries Cruise News – Mar. 6, 2015 Carnival Cruise Line is dipping a big toe into the long-cruise market, with plans for 40 nine- to 15-day Carnival Journeys cruises over the next few years. Some of the line’s newest ships will be involved in the
Queen Elizabeth to name Britannia – Cruise News – Mar. 6, 2015
Queen Elizabeth to name Britannia Cruise News – Mar. 6, 2015 P&O Cruises officials kept the name of the godmother of its newest and largest ship, the 3,611-passenger Britannia, a secret as long as they could. But word is out and it’s big: Queen Elizabeth II will do the christening ho
Splendour of the Seas to Leave Royal Caribbean Fleet in 2016 – Cruise News – Mar. 6, 2015
Splendour of the Seas to Leave Royal Caribbean Fleet in 2016 Cruise News – Mar. 6, 2015 North American fans of Splendour of the Seas might want to get aboard now. The 1,830-passenger, Vision-class ship has been sold by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to German subsidiary TUI Cruises, and will be
Cruise Deal of the Week – Mar. 6, 2015
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Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 6, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 6, 2015 The new 604-passenger Seabourn Encore, to be delivered in December 2016, sold out its debut voyage in two days. The ultra-luxury ship will be named at a gala ceremony in Singapore on January 7, 2017; debut on voyages exploring Arabia, India, and Southeast
Viking River Cruises Heads to the Mississippi – Cruise News – Feb. 27, 2015
Viking River Cruises Heads to the Mississippi Cruise News – Feb. 27, 2015 Viking River Cruises Chairman Torsten Hagen has been hinting for some time at plans to cruise the Mississippi River. Now comes word via Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal that the world’s largest river cruise operator wil
Meet the New World’s Largest Cruise Ship – Cruise News – Feb. 27, 2015
Meet the New World’s Largest Cruise Ship Cruise News – Feb. 27, 2015 The largest cruise ship in the world will debut in April 2016 as Harmony of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International officials announced. The 5,479-passenger, 227,000-ton ship, like its slightly smaller sister ships Oasis of the
Can You Cruise Cuba? – Cruise News – Feb. 27, 2015
Can You Cruise Cuba? Cruise News – Feb. 27, 2015 Cruisers may be chomping at the bit to go to Cuba, but here’s the reality: even though the island is only 90 miles from Miami, U.S. residents can’t cruise there yet on any U.S.-based mainstream cruise line. Congress has not yet lifted th
Cruise Deal of the Week – Feb. 27, 2015
Cruise Deal of the Week – Feb. 20, 2015 DEAL: Sitka-based Alaskan Dream Cruises is offering 10 percent off its 4- to 11-day cruises in May, when booked by March 20. The Alaska Native-owned cruise line operates three small ships, the largest carrying only 58 passengers. A 4-day Glacier Bay cruise i
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 27, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 20, 2015 Cunard will celebrate the fifth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth with a special black-tie Big Band Ball on October 3. The evening will begin with a commemorative menu at a black-tie gala dinner. Then there will be tributes to swing and jazz, performed by a
Carnival goes big in Texas – Cruise News — Feb. 20, 2015
Carnival goes big in Texas Cruise News — Feb. 20, 2015 Martina McBride helped Carnival Cruise Line launch Carnival Freedom from its new homeport of Galveston, Texas. The country music superstar performed in a Carnival LIVE! concert, part of a celebration that also honored (with a free overnight) U
Royal Caribbean announces entertainment lineup for Anthem of the Seas – Cruise News — Feb. 20, 2015
Royal Caribbean announces entertainment lineup for Anthem of the Seas Cruise News — Feb. 20, 2015 Passengers on Royal Caribbean International’s second Quantum-class ship, Anthem of the Seas, will find rock music, illusion, and electronically enhanced cabaret in the ship’s entertainment lineup.
Cruise Deal of the Week – Feb. 20, 2015
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Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 20, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 20, 2015 Princess Cruises debuted a new cocktail created by Ted Lange, who played red-jacketed bartender Isaac on The Love Boat. Guests can now order up “The Isaac,” which is made with white rum and red pomegranate syrup, two pineapple leaves (a tribu
Holland America Line introduces new eats – Cruise News — Feb. 13, 2015
Holland America Line introduces new eats Cruise News — Feb. 13, 2015 When ms Koningsdam joins the Holland America Line fleet in February 2016, the ship will debut a new specialty restaurant, a beefed-up Culinary Arts Center program, and other upgrades geared toward foodie passengers. The new resta
Cruise industry growing greater in 2015, says CLIA – Cruise News — Feb. 13, 2015
Cruise industry growing greater in 2015, says CLIA Cruise News — Feb. 13, 2015 A record 23 million cruise passengers are expected to sail this year, according to the annual State of the Industry Report by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). That’s a 4 percent increase over 201
Viking Star Completes Sea Trials – Cruise News — Feb. 13, 2015
Viking Star completes sea trials Cruise News — Feb. 13, 2015 Viking Star, the first ship of Viking Ocean Cruises, completed sea trials in the Aegean Sea, the line said. There’s a video to prove it. The week of intense diagnostics for the 930-passenger ship had maritime experts executing more
Cruise Deals of the Week – Feb. 13, 2015
Cruise Deals of the Week – Feb. 13, 2015 DEAL: Blount Small Ship Adventures is celebrating Presidents’ Day with “patriotic” discounts on historical itineraries. Save up to 40 percent when booking cruises from New York to Washington or Washington to Boston in May or June. Or sav