January 27, 2010. Destination specialist Voyages of Discovery announces exceptional savings on its Summer 2010 cruisetour program – book an inside cabin and sail in an oceanview cabin For a limited time, guests who book an inside category (N or M) will be upgraded to an oceanview category (K or J respectively).  Along with $199 [...]

January 26, 2010. Celebrate the sun, sand, and surf with MSC for its 2010-11 Caribbean cruises onboard MSC Poesia to experience a line-up of popular Baseball Greats and Big Band themes departing from Fort Lauderdale. Baseball Greats The Baseball Greats theme cruise includes free interactive guest/player activities. Participate in a player-hosted trivia game where guests [...]

January 26, 2010. An elaborately themed interactive sports deck, whimsical water play area, and relaxing poolside oasis for adults join the first-ever shipboard water coaster – AquaDuck – to provide fun in the sun for guests sailing on the newest Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Dream.  These additions, announced today, one year from the [...]

January 26, 2010. Norwegian Cruise Line’s largest and most innovative Freestyle Cruising ship to date will summer in the Mediterranean Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that its largest and most innovative Freestyle Cruising ship to date, Norwegian Epic, debuting this July, will summer in the Mediterranean as part of her 2011/2012 deployment.  The ship will [...]

January 26, 2010. Exclusive Benefit of Rewards Program for Past Guests Holland America Line debuts a new look and format for its loyalty magazine directed at members of its Mariner Society, guests who have sailed one or more times with the premium cruise line. Titled Mariner, the newly redesigned 64-page magazine presents a sophisticated, eye-catching [...]

January 21,2010. Ships Assist National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with Global Weather Readings While passengers are relaxing and exploring the world aboard Princess Cruises’ ships, little do they know that throughout their vacation the vessels are also helping the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) track global weather patterns. In 2009, Princess ships made 20,139 [...]

January 21, 2010. Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) announced today that its Board of Directors voted to resume its quarterly dividend, which was suspended effective March 2009. The board declared a dividend of $0.10 per share and approved a record date of February 19, 2010, and a payment date of March 12, [...]

January 19, 2010. MSC Cruises’ Newest Ship To Hold Flag-changing Ceremony on February 25.   Christening on March 6. MSC Magnifica – the fourth Panamax cruise ship in the MSC Cruises Musica class – successfully completed sea trials on January 17, returning to the Forme Joubert, Saint-Nazaire, France dock after 72 hours on the open seas. [...]

January 19, 2010. Carnival Cruise Lines will return to Europe in 2011 with the then brand new Carnival Magic.  The ship will conduct a schedule of seven, nine, and twelve day Mediterranean cruises operating out of Barcelona from May to October 2011. This will be Carnival’s first full season of Mediterranean cruises in three years, [...]

January 15, 2010. Royal Caribbean Cruises, one of Haiti’s largest foreign investors for almost 30 years, today announced its plans to provide at least $1 million in humanitarian relief to Haiti in response to the catastrophic earthquake in Port-Au-Prince. Royal Caribbean will be partnering with charitable organizations – such as Food for the Poor, Pan [...]