Seabourn Breaks Single-Day Call Volume Record
April 24, 2009 by Mr Papa
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MIAMI, April 22, 2009—Ultra luxury, small ship cruise line The Yachts of Seabourn reported that it set a new one-day call volume record on Monday. The company’s in-house Cruise Sales Consultants fielded 830 calls between 9am and 8pm E.D.T.
For the past month, the top-shelf vacation company has seen call volumes and booking offers climb by [...]
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From Argostoli To Zadar, Seabourn Unveils New European Ports Of Call For 2010-2011
April 24, 2009 by Mr Papa
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April 21, 2009 (Miami) – Step off the dock and into the relaxed, rewarding yachting lifestyle with affordable, hassle-free luxury cruising from The Yachts of Seabourn. The award-winning small luxury cruise line recently unveiled its European schedule for 2010-2011, with plenty of opportunities for friends and family to create lasting memories in every corner of [...]
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Windstar Cruises Offers Guests an Exclusive Opportunity to Dine in the Gardens at the Ancient Ephesus Museum in 2009
April 24, 2009 by Mr Papa
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Seattle, April 23, 2009 — Windstar Cruises, which operates a three-ship fleet of luxury yachts that explore hidden harbors and secluded coves of the world’s most sought-after destinations, offers guests a new excursion on all Istanbul to Athens sailings in 2009.
Windstar guests will have the exclusive opportunity to dine in the Garden at the [...]
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Windstar Cruises Offers Free Airfare from New York on Select 2009 Europe Sailings
April 24, 2009 by Mr Papa
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Seattle, April 21, 2009 — Windstar Cruises, which operates a three-ship fleet of luxury yachts that explore hidden harbors and secluded coves of the world’s most sought-after destinations, offers guests free airfare from New York on select Europe sailings for bookings made by May 30, 2009.
Guests can take advantage of this special offer on [...]
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Small Ships Offer an Alternative to the “Mega Ship” Trend.
April 23, 2009 by Cruise Arizona
Filed under Features, Planning
Cruise ships seem to be getting bigger and bigger. There’s no mistaking it, the mega ship trend with passengers capacities of over 3000 passengers is here to stay. These large feature rich cruise ships provide the cruise lines with economies of scale that they need in order to offer passengers one of [...]
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New Seven-Day Caribbean Cruises From Mobile Aboard Carnival Fantasy Now Open for Reservations
April 20, 2009 by Mr Papa
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MIAMI (April 20, 2009) – Earlier today, Carnival Cruise Lines began accepting reservations for a new series of seven-day western Caribbean voyages from Mobile, Ala., taking place next year.
The new weeklong cruises will depart the Alabama Cruise Terminal May 8 and 15, July 3 and 10, and Oct. 23 and 30, 2010, and feature three [...]
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Cruise West Introduces Coco Islands, Revised Panama & Costa Rica Voyages
April 20, 2009 by Mr Papa
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Seattle, WA, April 20: Dive into an adventure with a rare visit to the Cocos Islands with Cruise West, one of the world’s leading providers of small-ship exploration cruises to the most fascinating destinations on earth. Cruise West is introducing two, 6-night Cocos Island voyages and a revised 9-night Between Two Seas Panama & Costa [...]
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Princess Announces 2010 Alaska Cruise and Cruisetour Program
April 20, 2009 by Mr Papa
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SANTA CLARITA, CA, April 20: Princess Cruises’ 2010 Alaska program will offer the most diverse array of opportunities to experience the “Great Land,†with a simplified lineup of cruisetour options, more sailings that include the “must see†destination – Glacier Bay National Park – and a new “Seattle Air Advantage†package that turns every cruisetour [...]
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New Ship Smell?
April 20, 2009 by Cruise Arizona
Filed under Features
I just saw the “New Ship Smell” commercial on TV with the track suit guy exploring the new Carnival ships. The humorous spot features a nerdy looking guy exploring a Carnival ship and smelling things like railings and decorations. It got me wondering what features these new Carnival ships might [...]
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Royal Caribbean’s 2010-11 Year-Round Caribbean Season to Feature Five Ships from Four Homeports
April 17, 2009 by Mr Papa
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MIAMI, April 16: Royal Caribbean Intl today unveiled its 2010-11 year-round Caribbean season, comprising of 243 sailings aboard five of the world’s most innovative cruise ships. Twenty-four distinct itineraries, ranging from 5- to 9-nights, will include visits to 25 captivating ports of call and offer virtually unlimited choices–onboard and on-shore–for family and adventurous vacationers. Serenade [...]
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