Allure Of The Seas Debuts in Europe | Cruise News – May 22, 2015
Allure Of The Seas debuts in Europe Cruise News – May 22, 2015 Having just emerged from an 18-day drydock revitalization, Royal Caribbean International’s Allure of the Seas is calling on European cities like Barcelona, Marseilles, Pisa, and Rome – with new restaurants, suites, staterooms, and
LGBT Cruises: Out and About
Options abound for today’s LGBT Cruises By Randall Shirley “Where’s the craziest place the two of you have ever made whoopee?” It’s a question you may have heard during some version of the classic Newlywed Game on a cruise ship. Ten years ago, my partner and I were the first gay couple to
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – May 8, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs May 8, 2015 Clear Lounge, a new attraction Puerta Maya in Cozumel, is being billed as the world’s first underwater oxygen bar. You put on a SeaTREK helmet, get in a 13,000-gallon freestanding aquarium, and breathe “invigorating oxygen” mixed with
Royal Caribbean Launches Anthem with Song | Cruise News – Apr. 24, 2015
Royal Caribbean Launches Anthem with Song Cruise News – Apr. 24, 2015 In a lively event featuring Welsh boys choir Only Boys Aloud, rock guitars, a DJ, a pop-singing British-travel-agent godmother, and bagpipes too, Royal Caribbean International launched its latest Quantum-class ship, the 4,18
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Apr. 24, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs Apr. 24, 2015 When Disney Dream heads to a 20-day dry dock in the Bahamas in October, the ship will get updates including two new interactive play areas: one, a Star Wars–themed playroom modeled on the Millennium Falcon and another based on the video game Disney Infinit
Porthole Cruise News Briefs | Apr. 17, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs Apr. 17, 2015 Carnival Cruise Line announced The Band Perry, Boston, Lionel Richie, Rascal Flatts, and Heart will be among the next acts in the Carnival LIVE! concert series. The bands will perform for passengers in 900- to 1,300-seat theaters while ships are docked in Co
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Apr. 10, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs Apr. 10, 2015 Princess Cruises will return to Japan again next year with Diamond Princess on 4- to 20-day sailings embarking from Tokyo and Kobe. There will be calls at top-rated ports around Japan and two new port calls in 2016 on the island of Kyushu, as well as
Rock the Ship – Theme cruises keep the good times rolling.
Monday Mantra Theme Cruise… Dream Cruise… Theme Cruise… Dream Cruise… Theme Cruise… Dream Cruise… Rock the Ship Theme cruises keep the good times rolling. “Woooooooooooohoooooooooooooo!” That’s the sort of the sound I’d make when, as a teenager, I’d open the latest edition of T
Royal Caribbean’s Latest Production: A Massive Studio | Cruise News – Mar. 27, 2015
Royal Caribbean’s Latest Production: A Massive Studio Cruise News – Mar. 27, 2015 Cruise lines are serious about entertainment, the latest evidence being a 137,300-square-foot production facility built by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., to prepare hundreds of singers, dancers, and aerialists for s
Porthole Cruise News Briefs | Mar. 27, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs Mar. 27, 2015 Royal Caribbean International says it is sending its third Quantum-class ship, Ovation of the Seas, to China, strengthening its commitment to the Asia market. The ship debuts in China in April 2016. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Star, fresh from a
Five Faves: Gracious Godmothers
Gracious Godmothers Not all ship christeners are royals and big-screen celebs. In the cruise industry, the role of godmother comes with a few responsibilities beyond overseeing the proper demolition of a bubbly bottle. But when push comes to Champagne shove, it’s hard to pin down exactly what make
Cuba, China, and the Super Bowl | Cruise News – Mar. 20, 2015
Cuba, China, and the Super Bowl Cruise News – Mar. 20, 2015 [[Here’s what we learned this week at Cruise Shipping Miami 2015, the cruise industry’s largest annual gathering.]] On a “State of the Global Industry” panel, hosted by CNN’s colorful business correspondent R
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 13, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 13, 2015 Her Majesty, the Queen, wore a peach suit and matching hat for the naming ceremony of P&O Cruises’ newest ship, Britannia, the largest ship ever built for the British market. Queen Elizabeth II was accompanied by Prince Philip at the dockside cerem
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
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
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
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.
Royal Caribbean’s fourth Oasis-class ship under way – Cruise News – Feb. 6, 2015
Royal Caribbean’s fourth Oasis-class ship under way Cruise News – Feb. 6, 2015 A steel cutting marked the official start of building for the fourth of Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis-class ship, which is scheduled for delivery in 2018. The ceremony took place at the STX France shipya
Top cruise cocktail competition heats up – Cruise News – Feb. 6, 2015
Top cruise cocktail competition heats up Cruise News – Feb. 6, 2015 With more than 2,500 entries received, it’s a great achievement in itself to be selected as one of just five finalists for the 2015 Bacardi Cruise Competition Bartender of the Year. For the 10th annual competition, for which Por
