Holland America Increases Sea of Cortez Sailings

SEATTLE, Dec. 27 — Holland America Line highlights Mexico’s Sea of Cortez in 2008 by increasing to 15 the number of 10-day cruises it offers aboard the ms Ryndam through this spectacular area — four more than in 2007. These cruises combine exceptional wildlife viewing and pristine natural beauty with the opportunity for shore excursions [...]

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Royal Caribbean Introduces New Alaskan Adventures

MIAMI, Dec. 27, 2006 – If sledding with huskies in Juneau, exploring the wild Yukon in Skagway, and searching for bears in Ketchikan sound like perfect thrill-seeking journeys, guests aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Alaska cruises are in for some new adventures, courtesy of the line’s recently introduced shore excursion offerings.
With more than 135 tours available [...]

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PrincessJobs.com Offers Employment Opportunities

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (December 20, 2006) – Imagine having a job where seeing wildlife such as salmon-hunting bear, grazing caribou and soaring bald eagles is an everyday occurrence. Princess Tours, one of the largest tour companies in Alaska is offering just that, with a number of jobs available in Alaska for the 2007 summer season.
Every [...]

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Carnival Liberty to Operate Year Round out of Miami

MIAMI (December 19, 2006) – Carnival Cruise Lines’ 110,000-ton Carnival Liberty will launch a new seven-day Caribbean cruise schedule from Miami featuring a variety of tropical ports of call, including the cruise industry’s newest destination, Grand Turk, and the private Bahamian island of Half Moon Cay beginning in May 2008.
In addition, [...]

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Regent’s Seven Seas Mariner Gets Perfect Score

Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ flagship vessel Seven Seas Mariner has passed the United States Public Health inspection with a perfect score of 100 points. This marks the third time Seven Seas Mariner has achieved this score, making it the only cruise vessel in history to receive a perfect score three times. [...]

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Royal Caribbean Intl Names Third Ship in Freedom Class

MIAMI, Dec. 21 — Royal Caribbean International announced that the line’s third and final Freedom-class ship will be named Independence of the Seas. The ship, currently under construction at Aker Yards in Turku, Finland, is set to make her debut in May 2008. She will follow Liberty of the Seas, which makes her entrance into [...]

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A Royal Rendezvous – Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth 2

VALENCIA, CA – December 19, 2006 – On January 10, 2007, maritime and Cunard ocean liner enthusiasts will have a rare opportunity to see the line’s legendary liners – Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth 2 – set sail on simultaneous, but different, World Cruises. A Royal Rendezvous of the world’s most famous ocean liners, [...]

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Silversea Announces 2008 World Cruise

Energized by the overwhelming success of World Cruise 2007, scheduled to depart Fort Lauderdale next month, Silversea is excited to unveil World Cruise 2008, appropriately themed “The Rhythms of the World.” The curtain rises on January 16, 2008, when Silver Shadow is set to embark on a 110-day voyage, encircling [...]

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Carnival Excercises Option for New Ship

MIAMI, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE: CCL; LSE) (NYSE: CUK) today announced that it has exercised an option for a new 130,000-ton ship for its Carnival Cruise Lines brand.
The new vessel, which will have 3,652 lower passenger berths, will be built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri at its Monfalcone yard at an [...]

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NCL Christens Norweigen Pearl

Miami – December 16, 2006 – At an official ceremony at the Port of Miami today, popular talk show host and Emmy® Award-winner Rosie O’Donnell served as Godmother and christened Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL) newest ship, Norwegian Pearl. The new 93,530-ton Freestyle Cruising vessel boasts an industry first – a four-lane ten-pin bowling alley; [...]

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