Costa Carefree: Costa North America Offers New Job Loss Protection Program

MIAMI, July 30: Costa, Europe’s Number One Cruise Line, is offering guests an added protection for job loss under its “Costa Carefree” Job Loss Protection Plan. The program provides coverage for cruise guests who involuntarily lose their job and covers cruise and air fares. The plan is part of “Costa Carefree,” a recently renamed program [...]

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Celebrity Equinox Named in Southampton

MIAMI, July 30 – In formal ceremonies today in the historic port of Southampton, England, before an audience of press, travel agents, and other special guests, Celebrity Cruises’ newest ship – Celebrity Equinox – was officially named. After buglers and a bagpipe and drum corps opened the ceremony, followed by a piano rendition of the [...]

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Holland America Line Extends 114-Day 2010 Grand World Voyage to 128 Days With Roundtrip From Los Angeles

Seattle, WA, July 29: Holland America Line’s flagship ms Amsterdam will usher in 2010 with a 128-day round-trip Los Angeles, Grand Holiday-and-World Voyage featuring 13 overnight calls — the most ever offered by the line. Forty-five ports of call showcase some of the world’s most remote and exotic regions including South America, Africa, India the [...]

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Renowned Maritime Author John Maxtone-Graham Celebrates 80th Birthday aboard Queen Mary 2

31 July 2009 – Renowned maritime author and historian John Maxtone-Graham celebrated his 80th birthday aboard Cunard Line’s flagship Queen Mary 2 in New York yesterday. Surrounded by family and close friends, Maxtone-Graham was toasted by fellow maritime aficionado Bill Miller and received congratulatory sentiments from Cunard’s new President Peter Shanks in a letter [...]

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Global Culinary Ambassador and Executive Chef Jean-Marie Zimmermann Showcases Culinary Expertise

30 July 2009 – Cunard Line’s Executive Chef Jean-Marie Zimmermann hosted the esteemed James Beard Foundation aboard the line’s flagship Queen Mary 2 when it docked today in Brooklyn, New York. The exclusive “foodie” event included a cocktail reception in the ship’s nautically themed Chart Room and a four-course lunch in the grand, two-storey Britannia [...]

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Crystal Fall Savings Roundup

LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2009 – From up to $3,000 off per couple and up to $2,000 per couple in shipboard credits to group and family incentives, Crystal Cruises is providing exceptional value and variety, as well as luxury, for discriminating travelers.
“A Crystal vacation, along with consistently being voted ‘World’s Best’ by savvy travelers, is [...]

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Save on Balcony Staterooms with 2009-2010 Winter Mediterranean Itineraries on MSC Cruises’ Newest Ship

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (July 30, 2009) – Now is the ideal time to book a 2009-10 winter European cruise vacation with MSC Cruises while taking advantage of more than 60 percent in savings on balcony staterooms cruising two of the world’s newest ships, MSC Fantasia and MSC Splendida, when booked through August 31.
These special balcony [...]

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Time for Polka in the Caribbean Onboard MSC Poesia

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (July 28, 2009) – Polka music fans will have plenty to enjoy on MSC Poesia’s January 9, 2010 Polka Cruise, as two of the country’s best known polka bands take to the seas on a 7-night Caribbean cruise.
Guests will be dancing and swaying to the sounds of two popular polka bands:

John Stevens [...]

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Prestige Cruise Holdings Appoints Kunal S. Kamlani Chief Financial Officer

Miami, July 31, 2009 – Prestige Cruise Holdings (PCH), the parent corporation of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, announced the appointment of Kunal S. Kamlani as Chief Financial Officer. Kamlani joins PCH from Smith Barney where he recently served as Chief Operating Officer, responsible for the finance, risk management and technology strategy organizations. [...]

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Celebrity Cruises Artfully Presents “The Essence of Equinox”

MIAMI, July 24: An industry trendsetter in presenting permanent, seagoing collections of museum-quality contemporary art, Celebrity Cruises continues its tradition aboard the new Celebrity Equinox with “The Essence of Equinox,” a collection of nearly 500 original works.
“We are thrilled to continue Celebrity’s tradition of offering our guests the opportunity to experience and appreciate art of [...]

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