Royal Caribbean join Costa Cruises in Dubai
Dubai is the place for Costa’s new ships Deliziosa and Luminosa
for 2009 and 2010 and the first time Royal Caribbean will join them with
their Radiance Class ship, Brilliance of the Seas.
Carnival announces round-trip Alaska cruises from Seattle
Look out for a big change in Carnival Cruise Lines' Alaska voyages in
2010. The line has announced that next summer Carnival Spirit will be
home ported at Seattle, Washington, for a season-long series of 7-day
round trips to the USA's 49th State.
Boudicca to operate out of Rosyth in 2010
The port city of Rosyth in Scotland will be a new departure point in
the summer of 2010 for Fred Olsen Cruises. From July of next year, the
cruise ship Boudicca will operate voyages from Rosyth to Spitsbergen,
the Baltic and Norway. Destinations will also include both the Mediterranean,
the Canary Islands, the Adriatic, Norway, the Baltic, the North Cape,
Iceland and cruises around Britain. A number of mini-cruises will also
be offered.
Queen Elizabeth Unveiled
On 17 March 2009 in London Cunard President and Managing Director unveiled Queen Elizabeth to a group of invited media. Queen Elizabeth is scheduled to enter service on 12 October 2010 and will be the second largest Cunard ship ever built, and the third new ocean liner to be introduced by Cunard in six years, giving one of the oldest names in shipping the strength of owning the youngest fleet in the industry. Queen Elizabeth's Maiden Season will go on sale on 2 April 2009 with six voyages visting the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Aegean and Caribbean.
Queen Elizabeth will pay tribute to our previous Cunard 'Elizabeths' and the era of her namesake through the interior grandeur, decor and style, but with a modern twist.
First ever Europe cruise brochure for Celebrity
Celebrity Cruises has launched its first ever dedicated Europe and Mediterranean
brochure for the 2010 season. The brochure includes the new ship Celebrity
Eclipse based from Southampton.
Highlighting that all three Solstice-class ships, Celebrity Solstice,
Celebrity Equinox, Celebrity Eclipse, are sailing from European ports
throughout the summer 2010, the new brochure also has an early booking
offer allowing agents to offer clients up to £400 savings per stateroom
(£200 per person) on new cruises booked before 31 July 2009.
Added luxury for SeaDream mega yachts
When SeaDream I returns from her scheduled dry docking in Lisbon in June
this year she will exhibit a sparkle matched only by a high profile movie
star.
In addition, however, the dashing SeaDream Yacht Club craft will also
boast a new and additional passenger accommodation. The luxurious, twin
mega yachts SeaDream I and II, now feature 56 bedrooms each, including
Yacht Club Staterooms at 195-square feet (some of which can convert to
create double sized Commodore Suites of 390-square feet) and an elegant
Owners Suite of 450-square feet. At maximum, the SeaDream twins will now
accommodate no more than 112 guests each.
New cruise ships to be sailing our way
Just some of the new ships that will be sailing over the horizon soon:
Azura: P&O Cruise’s new 3500 passenger, 116000
ton ship is scheduled for launch spring 2010 with the tag line “One
ship, endless stories” and will be the first in the P&O cruises
fleet to offer an outdoor movie theatre and The Retreat, the first al-fresco
spa.
Oasis of the Seas: Royal Caribbean’s new massive
liner carrying 5400 passengers and weighs in at a huge 222,000 gross register
tonnage! Said to be 40% larger than any other cruise ship on the Ocean,
she is scheduled for launch in December 2009.
Silver Spirit: Silversea’s latest ship is due
to launch in December 2009, with a passenger capacity of only 540, it
carries one tenth of the passengers carried by Oasis of the Seas. What
she lacks in size, she makes up for in luxury! With one of the largest
space ratios at sea, more verandas, more dining choices, more onboard
amenities and more of the excellence you’ve come to expect of Silversea.
Lovers of luxury will not be disappointed.
Queen Elizabeth: A new 2000 passenger, 92,000 ton liner,
to be named ‘Queen Elizabeth’ has been ordered and is scheduled
to enter service in the autumn of 2010. Queen Elizabeth will offer the
very best of Cunard's values and traditions, blended with every conceivable
modern luxury that its guests, expect.
Costa Luminosa and Costa Pacifica:
Costa Pacifica, the new 114,500 ton 3000 passenger ship is a combination
of wonderful music and supreme elegance. The music, played and listened
to in every public area on board, has inspired the ship’s design,
according to Costa, each area is characterised by a different type of
music.
Costa Luminosa, weighing in at 92,600 ton and carrying around 2300 passengers
is a ship dazzling with light. Elegant, sophisticated and fitted out with
the most precious materials. More cabins with private balconies, new sports
facilities such as a roller-skating rink and golf simulator, and innovative
entertainment areas is what this ship brings.
Both ships are due to be launched at a grand celebration on 5th June 2009,
Costa will be the first cruise company to hold a naming ceremony for two
ships at the same time.
Celebrity Eclipse: Celebrities new 122,000 ton ship
will hold around 2900 passengers and is due to enter service in 2010.
It is currently under construction at the world famous Meyer Werft shipyard
in Papenburg, Germany. The keel of the Celebrity Eclipse was laid on 23
January 2009.
Norwegian Epic: Ushering in a new generation of freestyle cruising, this new 150,000 ton ship will carry nearly 4250 guests at full capacity, will offer passengers so much choice. There will be an on-board Ice Bar, literally one of the coolest places in the world. A huge waterpark, squash court, rock climbing wall along with a six-lane bowling alley and a two-story Wii! With 14 on-board restaurants, there is no shortage of places to eat!
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