11-17-08
 Disney Cruise Line Premieres First 3-D Film at Sea
Disney Cruise Line is revolutionizing movie entertainment at sea with the debut of Disney Digital 3-D, a one-of-a-kind cinematic experience premiering exclusively onboard the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder.

Guests will see first-run Disney films take on a whole new dimension with Disney Digital 3-D technology being added to both the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder movie theaters. Disney Digital 3-D will premiere onboard the Disney Wonder during the Nov. 20 sailing and on the Disney Magic during the Dec. 6 sailing.

Disney Cruise Line premier original 3-D movies onboard the ships in early 2009 with the debut of a full length Disney Digital 3-D film with in-theater effects. Tridimensional images will combine with lasers, fog, streamers, and special lighting effects to create an immersive movie-going experience. During these once-a-cruise special engagements, guests will feel a part of the hottest show in town as in-theater effects enhance 3-D films featuring popular Disney popstars in concert.

Disney Cruise Line will celebrate the debut of Disney Digital 3-D by hosting a special screening event for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ newest animated feature, “Bolt,” onboard the Nov. 20 three-night Disney Wonder cruise. As the calendar turns from Nov. 20 to Nov. 21, guests will be invited to a special midnight screening of “Bolt” at the Walt Disney Theatre � complete with meet-and-greet opportunities with lovable walk-around characters from the film.

The film features super-dog Bolt (voice of John Travolta), whose every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue � at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet � a cross-country journey through the real world to get back to his owner and co-star, Penny (voice of Miley Cyrus). Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and the help of two unlikely traveling companions - a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens (voice of Susie Essman) and a TV-obsessed hamster named Rhino (voice of Mark Walton) � Bolt discovers he doesn’t need superpowers to be a hero.

Disney Digital 3-D is the latest enhancement to join the robust menu of premium guest experiences and amenities included with a Disney Cruise Line vacation. Dazzling Broadway-style musical spectaculars, over-the-top deck parties with the only fireworks display at sea, a unique rotational dining concept, first-run movie releases and fantastic kids programming are just some of the advantages of cruising with Disney.

11-17-08
 Deilmann Cruises Announces Immediate Cancellation of Fuel Surcharges
Peter Deilmann Cruises has announced the immediate cancellation of fuel surcharges on its flagship, the MS Deutschland. The company will also be refunding any fuel surcharges paid for Deutschland sailings yet to depart. Deilmann also announced that fuel surcharges will not be charged on its fleet of eight luxury river ships for cruises beginning in 2010. The river surcharge is currently $10 per night per passenger.

The five-star MS Deutschland, with accommodations for 520 passengers, is offering deluxe voyages for 2009-10 consisting of 7 to 23-night cruises to Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, Europe, Russia, North and South America, the Caribbean and Antarctica.

Deilmann’s eight four- and five-star river ships provide relaxing travel through the heart of Europe on a deluxe European floating hotel with exceptional passenger-to-crew ratios of 2.5 to 1. 255 deluxe European river sailings are scheduled between March 22 and November 8, 2009 — sailing the classic rivers of Europe on 7- to 14-night cruises with the vast majority running seven nights.

11-17-08
 MSC Cruises eliminates fuel surcharges for cruises after April, 2009
MSC Cruises has eliminated the fuel surcharge for all its cruises departing on or after April 1, 2009. The surcharge will not be levied on any new bookings for cruises sailing from that date on, and the accounts of guests already booked on these cruises will be adjusted to remove the surcharge from their balances.

The line also has announced that it plans to drop the fuel surcharge for new bookings on sailings departing from January 1 through March 31, 2009, if fuel prices remain stable going into the new year. Guests booked on these cruises will receive a refund of the fuel surcharge in the form of an onboard credit if the price of West Texas Intermediate fuel is at or below $65 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange on December 18, 2008.

Although MSC Cruises can not rule out the possibility that a future substantial increase in fuel costs might require re-implementing the fuel surcharge at a later date, the company reiterated its commitment that all reservations booked with a deposit prior to such a decision would be protected from any additional charge.

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