Cruise
On The Edge With Celebrity
In an affair worthy of Hollywood, Celebrity Cruises held its much anticipated “reveal” yesterday of the new Celebrity Edge in Miami (as well as an evening event in Toronto), the first in its new “revolutionary” Edge Class of ships. PressToday's Greg Coates was on hand in Miami as plans for Edge, touted to be the first ship designed entirely in 3-D, were unveiled at parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s Innovation Lab. Edge is Celebrity's first new ship in six years and the first in 10 years to be designed by Celebrity, who teamed up with design icon Nate Berkus...
Celestyal Goes Classic In The Aegean
Celestyal Cruises has set sail on its 2017 season in the Aegean. The cruise company's classic Iconic Aegean itinerary began operation earlier this month, which its new Euphoric Aegean sailings begin April 14 to June 30; and Sept. 8 to Oct. 27; and its Idyllic Aegean itinerary runs from June 30 to Sept. 1. Celestyal Cruises' Euphoric Aegean itineraries are three-, four- and seven-day cruises to the region's classic, ancient cities and legendary harbours. The voyages are master classes in the Aegean, with calls at Cesme, Chania, Izmir, Lavrion, Mykonos, Nafplion, Rhodes and...
Jamaica Cruising For More Business
Jamaica is cruising and poised to be the “most significant cruise destination in the Caribbean” with 518 cruise ship port calls last year and more than two million cruisers expected in 2017. Recently, Jamaica welcomed six of the world’s largest cruise vessels and “mega liners” on the same day in the ports of Falmouth, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Kingston. With the six vessels in port, Jamaica played host to more than 15,000 cruise passengers. Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, and Director of Tourism Paul Pennicook will lead discussions on the island’s...
It’s Better in The Bahamas
They say it's better in The Bahamas and Royal Caribbean International seems to agree. The cruise line has committed to a multi-year agreement with the island nation of The Bahamas that will help grow tourism to the destination, rapidly increase the cruise line’s employment of Bahamian nationals and invest in hospitality training to develop talent in the country. At a signing ceremony attended by Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, and Michael Bayley, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean International, the cruise line confirmed plans for a significant investment in major...
Norwegian Joy Floated Out
Norwegian Joy, Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL) first cruise ship custom designed for China, was floated out of Meyer Werft’s covered building dock II on Saturday (March 4) in Papenburg, Germany, where the 168,800-ton ship has been under construction since September 2015. The 3,850 passenger vessel, with its distinctive hull artwork designed by Chinese artist Tan Ping, is the second ship in NCL’s Breakaway Plus Class. Arriving this summer with home ports in Shanghai and Beijing (Tianjin), Norwegian Joy will be Norwegian's first purpose-built ship for the Chinese...
Royal Caribbean Wraps Up Wave Season in a Big Way
As Wave Season hits the home stretch, Royal Caribbean is making its biggest waves yet. Travellers booking by March 31 will receive 30% off every guest on every ship. Plus, those booking by March 7 (today) will enjoy a bonus of up to $150 in instant savings. In addition, guests booking on New York’s home ship, Anthem of the Seas, will receive up to an additional $100 off per stateroom on top of the 30% off. The offers are for travel taking place on or after April 1 and excludes all China...
Crystal Savings
Crystal Cruises has introduced special savings and incentives on select 2017 voyages aboard Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity. With its “You’ve Sailed the Rest, Now Enjoy the Best” campaign, new-to-Crystal guests are invited to enjoy best available fares starting as low at US$1,995 per person on sailings in the Caribbean, New England, South America, Northern Europe, the Indian Ocean and Africa. In addition to reduced all-inclusive cruise fares – offered for the ships’ Deluxe Stateroom and Deluxe Stateroom with Verandah categories – first-time guests will be treated to...
Eurodam Remains Perfect
Holland America Line’s (HAL) Eurodam continues to raise the bar for cruise ships visiting the US by earning its 11th consecutive perfect score of 100 on a routine United States Public Health (USPH) inspection conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The run of perfect scores is a record in both the cruise industry and company history. Eurodam’s unannounced USPH inspection was held Jan. 14 during a turnaround at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale at the start of a seven-day Caribbean cruise. The perfect score follows on the heels of sister ship...