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MIAMI (July 10, 2008) – Exclusive video of the recently completed naming ceremony for the 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor is now available for viewing on www.carnival.com/splendor. The video footage showcases the one-of-a-kind event held earlier today in Dover, England, and presided over by Myleene Klass, a chart-topping musician, singer and television personality in the [...]

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In response to the needs of past passengers and prospective travellers P&O Cruises has launched a new and improved website to ease the process of researching and booking cruises.

Now visitors logging-on to www.pocruises.co.uk will be greeted with a new easy to use website offering an improved online experience. Budding photographers will also have the chance [...]

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I had a few of my fellow passengers for my upcoming Celebrity Summit cruise recommend this site. I visited it and can’t say enough good things about it. The site is Port Time.

On the website, if you select a port, such as Cabo San Lucas, you can see how many ships will [...]

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MIAMI, May 23, 2008 - An oasis is commonly defined as a fertile area in an arid region or a place of refuge, relief, or pleasant contrast. Today, Royal Caribbean International adds another use of the term, defining it as the official name for the cruise line’s newest and most awe-inspiring class of cruise ships, [...]

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MIAMI (May 12, 2008) – Reaffirming the ease, convenience and sophistication of its comprehensive Web-based shore excursion reservations system, Carnival Cruise Lines is experiencing a 16 percent year-over-year increase in on-line shore excursion sales and expects that a record one million shore excursion tickets will be purchased via carnival.com in 2008.

And with the debut of [...]

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MIAMI (May 8, 2008) – Carnival.com, the cruise industry’s most visited Web site, has undergone an extensive redesign and emerged with a host of new features, including enhanced navigation and layout, a variety of images and content, and numerous technical advancements, all designed to make users’ on-line experience easier and more informative than ever.

Highlighting the [...]

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MIAMI, May 6 — The Yachts of Seabourn announced that, in keeping with the impending expansion of its fleet, the company has completed a major overhaul of its award-winning website at www.seabourn.com. The expansion created multiple new functionalities allowing guests and travel agents to research destinations, explore options and customize Seabourn vacations on line, [...]

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Furthering its commitment to the guest experience as part of its fleet-wide Freestyle 2.0 initiative, NCL Corporation (NCL) is implementing a new comprehensive guest feedback process. The NCL Guest Experience & Loyalty Scorecard is the new online system to collect, analyze and report guest feedback about the entire cruise experience.

“We are committed to exceeding our [...]

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Miami - Feb 25, 2008 — NCL Corporation (NCL) announced today that it has completed a number of enhancements as part of Partnership 2.0, the company’s major travel partner initiative that was announced in December. Partnership 2.0 involves major changes to the way NCL does business to strengthen its relationships with [...]

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SEATTLE, Feb. 20 — Aiming to bring the Holland America Line vacation experience to computer desktops, the line’s redesigned website offers a detailed virtual sampling of its premium cruise vacations along with sophisticated cruise shopping tools.

“Increasingly we find our guests turn to the Internet to view and plan their Holland America Line cruise,” said Richard [...]

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