Carnival Magic’s Godmother Gets in the Swing of Things on Cruise Industry’s First Ropes Course

The ropes course on the new Carnival Magic has been a huge hit with guests of all ages, including the ship’s godmother Lindsey Wilkerson who is shown here testing out one of the SkyCourse tracks during the inaugural voyage from Venice, Italy, earlier this month.
Wilkerson – a former patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® [...]

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Carnival Presented with Six Porthole Cruise Readers Choice Awards

At a ceremony at the company’s Miami headquarters, Carnival Cruise Lines was presented with its six Porthole Cruise Magazine Readers Choice Awards from Editor-in-Chief Bill Panoff. Carnival’s awards included Best Value for the Money, Best Entertainment, Best Mexican Riviera Itineraries, Best Casinos, Best Web Site, and Best Theme Cruises.
Since the Porthole Cruise Readers Choice [...]

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Mostel + Merman + Michele Means “Anything Goes” “Without Really Trying” on Crystal this August

LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2011 – Broadway greats both current and classic will be featured in more than two dozen performances and presentations on Crystal Cruises’ “Film and Theatre”-themed voyage from San Francisco and Tinseltown to the Big Apple departing August 25, 2011 on Crystal Symphony.
Present musical revival, Tony-nominated hits “How to Succeed in [...]

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Regent Seven Seas Cruises Debuts “Grand Voyages”

Fort Lauderdale – May 18, 2011 – Regent Seven Seas Cruises is pleased to unveil its 2012 “Grand Voyages.” In response to past guest requests and heighted demand for extended sailings in Europe and South America, these new, longer itineraries are ideal for intrepid explorers.
“A great number of our loyal guests are perennial travelers and [...]

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Nickelodeon Stars to Join NCL All Access Cruise

Nickelodeon and Norwegian Cruise Line today announced the addition of Daniella Monet and Leon Thomas III, stars of Nick’s hit live-action series Victorious, to the talent roster for this summer’s “Nickelodeon All Access Cruise.” Monet (Trina) and Thomas (Andre) will set sail aboard Norwegian Epic on July 24, 2011, joining iCarly’s Jennette McCurdy (Sam), [...]

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OCEANIA CRUISES PUTS FALL/WINTER 2011, SELECT 2012 grand VOYAGES ON SALE

Miami, May 12, 2011 – Oceania Cruises has announced unprecedented savings on select 2011 and 2012 departures. Travelers can save up to 75 percent on 18 cruises, all of which include free airfare from 22 North American cities.
The high-value promotion includes eight Mediterranean cruises from September through November as well as longer fall voyages that [...]

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Dame Shirley Bassey names Britain’s latest cruise ship

As Dame Shirley said the immortal words “I name this ship Adonia, may God bless her and all who sail in her” a magnum of Hush Heath Balfour rose British sparkling wine hit the hull of the ship in an explosion of pink bubbles.
Aided by master of ceremonies, actor and star of Downtown Abbey, Hugh [...]

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Windstar Cruises Ranked #1 by Celebrated Living for Fifth Year as Top Small/Mid-Size Cruise Line

Seattle, May 23, 2011 — Windstar Cruises, which operates a three-ship fleet of luxury yachts that explore hidden harbors and secluded coves of the world’s most treasured destinations, was selected for the fifth consecutive year as the best small/mid-size cruise line by the discerning readers of Celebrated Living, American Airlines’ publication for first class passengers. [...]

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Oh No, Another Icelandic Volcano Could Interrupt Travel, Again!

Last year, on of the biggest items in travel news was the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano. The clouds of volcanic ash and dust cause huge chunk of European air space to be close for weeks. Some cruise ships even picked up British travelers who were stranded in mainland Europe by the resulting [...]

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Royal Wedding Survey Results Are In

Cruise Talk ran a quick poll to see if our readers would be interested in watching the Royal Wedding of William and Kate while on a cruise. This poll ran in conjunction with our article about P&O’s plans to hold Royal Wedding celebrations on board all of their ships. P&O ran live broadcasts [...]

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