December 29, 2011. Princess Cruises has once again received top honors as the “Best Cruise Line in Alaska” in the annual Travel Weekly Readers’ Choice Awards. This marks the fifth year in a row, and the eighth time, that the company has been recognized with this distinction by the respected magazine’s travel agent readers for [...]

Carnival Cruise Lines today unveiled a new advertising campaign that takes a fun, light-hearted approach to promoting the quality and value of “Fun Ship” cruising versus traditional land-based vacations. Created by the line’s advertising agency, Boston-based Arnold Worldwide, the multi-channel campaign launches December 26, 2011, and blends national and regional executions across TV, out-of-home (billboards) [...]

Norwegian Cruise Line keeps the festivities of the holiday season going with a limited time offer launching on Friday, December 23, 2011. The “Norwegians Keep Celebrating” promotion provides up to $250 to spend on board and reduced deposits on most ships and sail dates. Available through December 29, 2011, those who may not have received [...]

December 19, 2011. The 2,052-passenger Carnival Inspiration will launch year-round short cruises from Long Beach, Calif., this afternoon when it departs on a sold-out four-day voyage to Catalina Island and Ensenada. Carnival Inspiration provides an exciting new choice on this popular itinerary which encompasses three-day cruises departing Fridays to Ensenada and four-day cruises departing Mondays [...]

December 16, 2011. Norwegian Cruise Line and Rascal Flatts, one of the hottest groups in country music, announced today that the band will perform an exclusive, first ever concert at sea on board Norwegian Spirit’s February 26, 2012 sailing from New Orleans to the Western Caribbean. The intimate acoustic performance will take place when the [...]

December 16, 2011. Congratulations to Royal Caribbean International for garnering five awards, the most for any supplier, at a 2011 Travel Weekly Readers’ Choice Awards ceremony last night. The cruise line was named Best in Cruise Lines in the Domestic and Caribbean categories, as well as Best in Cruise Lines, Overall – now for every [...]

December 14, 2011. Windstar Cruises, which operates a fleet of three luxury sailing yachts that explore hidden harbors and secluded coves of the world’s most treasured destinations, announces the completion of the first phase of Wind Surf’s refurbishment encompassing the yacht’s staterooms, suites, bridge suites and corridors. Wind Surf welcomed guests December 10 in Philipsburg, [...]

December 13, 2011. Norwegian Cruise Line today announced its winter deployment for the 2013/2014 season with six ships sailing to the Caribbean and Bahamas & Florida from four homeports: Miami, New Orleans, Tampa and New York. Norwegian Jewel, the first Jewel class ship to homeport in New Orleans, will make her debut there on October [...]

December 13, 2011. I am personally quite excited by this new campaign theme. It is fresh, innovative, and fun. Plus it appeals to a worldwide audience where previous themes have been a bit skewed to North Americans. The details follow: Royal Caribbean International today launched a new brand campaign that embodies the most inspirational element [...]

December 12, 2011. Carnival Cruise Lines’ 2,052-passenger Carnival Paradise arrived this morning in Tampa following a 14-day Panama Canal cruise and will sail on its inaugural cruise from the port later this afternoon. Carnival Paradise is replacing the Carnival Inspiration on four- and five-day western Caribbean cruises from the Port of Tampa, becoming the newest [...]