Royal Caribbean Wins Award for Onboard TV Programming
Thursday July 31, 2003
Most of us don't go on a cruise to watch television, but if you do, Royal Caribbean has 29 channels for viewing. Some of Royal Caribbean's original programming recently ... Read More
Crystal Cruises Wins Travel Leisure Magazine's "World's Best" Large Ship Cruise Line A
Thursday July 31, 2003
For the eighth consecutive year, luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises has been named the “World’s Best Large-Ship Cruise Line” in Travel + Leisure magazine’s annual readers’ survey.
Silversea Cruises Sets Booking Record
Wednesday July 30, 2003
Silversea Cruises announced this week that it achieved the highest booking day in its history on July 21, 2003. The single-day record follows a twelve-week period where the ultra-luxury line ... Read More
Silversea Silver Shadow - Cruise Ship Profile
Friday July 25, 2003
The ultra-luxury small cruise ship the Silver Shadow is sublime. The staff on our cruise to the Greek Isles and Turkey delivered everything necessary to make our cruise a memorable ... Read More
Silversea Silver Shadow - Suites and Cabins
Friday July 25, 2003
The suites on the Silver Shadow are elegant and spacious. Most have balconies, and all have superb bathrooms with separate tubs and showers.
Silversea Silver Shadow - Cruise Ship Cuisine
Friday July 25, 2003
Too many delicious choices and not enough meals! That's the comment we heard at our dinner table one night while we were sailing on the Silver Shadow. The executive chef ... Read More
Cruise Buys from the Cruise Lines
Friday July 25, 2003
Check out some of the latest cruise specials from the cruise lines. It's never too early or never too late to plan your next cruise.
Radisson Seven Seas Unveils New Website
Thursday July 24, 2003
Radisson Seven Seas Cruises has improved the online experience for visitors to its Website. The Website has new functions and innovative features such as enhanced search capabilities and planning tools.
Princess Cruises' Passengers Vote "Best Excursion in the Caribbean"
Thursday July 24, 2003
The votes are in, and Princess Cruises' passengers have selected their favorite Caribbean excursion. This exciting trip has now won for the 8th consecutive year. If your cruise ... Read More
Silversea Announces New 2004 Global Itineraries
Wednesday July 23, 2003
Silversea Cruises announced its new 2004 worldwide schedule celebrating its 10th anniversary with over 160 exciting itineraries. In a first-ever move for the ultra-luxury line, Silver Shadow will embark on ... Read More
New Carnival Cruises' Children's Dining Program
Wednesday July 23, 2003
Carnival Cruise Lines has introduced a new children's dining program that provides kids with delicious supervised meals with their fellow young cruisers in the ships' casual poolside restaurants while parents ... Read More
Viking River Cruises Announces 2004 Itineraries
Tuesday July 22, 2003
Viking River Cruises announces its 2004 cruise schedule. Some of the most popular itineraries will return in 2004, but the river cruise line has planned some new itineraries that sound ... Read More
RiverBarge Excursion Lines Is Barging Westward Ho!
Tuesday July 22, 2003
RiverBarge Cruises will return to the Missouri River in 2004, offering a variety of cruises on the scenic historic river.
Repairs on S/S Norway Delayed
Tuesday July 22, 2003
NCL originally planned for repairs to the S/S Norway, which was damaged in a fire, to be completed in October 2003. Because of delays in getting a replacement boiler, NCL ... Read More
Princess Cruises the Caribbean in 2004-2005
Tuesday July 22, 2003
Princess Cruises plans its most extensive Caribbean season ever starting in the fall of 2004. Six Princess ships will be sailing the Caribbean from October 2004 through April 2005.
Princess to Cruise from Galveston in 2004
Tuesday July 22, 2003
The Grand Princess cruise ship will be based in Galveston, Texas starting in the fall of 2004. The Grand Princess will be the largest and the newest ship to use ... Read More
Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas Assists in Hurricane Tracking
Tuesday July 22, 2003
Royal Caribbean's ship the Explorer of the Seas recently utilized its onboard science labs to assist the National Hurricane Center in tracking Hurricane Claudette.
Windstar Cruises Debuts "Romance Under Sail"
Tuesday July 22, 2003
Windstar Cruises announces new interactive Web site for planning romantic cruises. "Romance Under Sail" is designed to help future cruisers plan the ultimate romantic cruise vacation.
Oceania Cruises' Regatta Receives Rave Reviews
Friday July 18, 2003
Cruise enthusiasts love to have more cruise lines and more cruise ships from which to choose. Eagerly awaited Oceania Cruises' Regatta sailed on her inaugural voyage earlier this month. ... Read More
One Cruise Cancelled for Celebrity Millennium
Thursday July 17, 2003
Celebrity Cruises is canceling its July 22 cruise on Millennium to replace a thrust-bearing unit in the ship’s port propulsion system. The ship must enter drydock to replace the bearing. ... Read More
Norwegian Cruise Line Extends "Star Seeker" Search Program to Kids
Thursday July 17, 2003
Norwegian Cruise Line's (NCL) hot new talent show is already transforming its most talented adult guests into overnight stars. Now it's the kids' turn: NCL has launched a "Junior Star ... Read More
Cruise Review - Seabourn Spirit - Athens to Istanbul
Wednesday July 16, 2003
Join Dennis as he cruises the eastern Mediterranean from Athens to Istanbul on the luxury ship the Seabourn Spirit. He loved the all-inclusive nature of the ship and the ... Read More
Silversea Cruises Earns Top Award from Readers of Travel + Leisure Magazine
Tuesday July 15, 2003
Silversea Cruises has been named "World's Best Small-Ship Cruise Line" by the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine. The results of the recently announced 2003 readers' survey placed Silversea, with ... Read More
Cunard Celebrates Keel Laying of New Queen Victoria
Tuesday July 15, 2003
Cunard laid the first section of the keel on the new cruise ship the Queen Victoria on July 12. The second largest ship ever built by the line (after the ... Read More
Christening Scheduled for Holland America New Ship the Oosterdam
Tuesday July 15, 2003
Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands will be godmother to Holland America Line's new Vista-class ship, the ms Oosterdam, in a ceremony dedicating the ship in the company's ... Read More
Holland America Accepts Delivery of ms Oosterdam
Tuesday July 15, 2003
Holland America Line welcomed the line's newest addition to the fleet on July 11 when Carnival Corporation and Holland America Line officials formally accepted delivery of the Vista-class ship ms ... Read More
Judith Jackson Spas - Radisson Seven Seas
Tuesday July 15, 2003
Sea spas often rival land-based or resort spas in both the treatments and the facilities. The Seven Seas Voyager, Mariner and Navigator all have Judith Jackson spas onboard. The spas ... Read More
How About Some Hot Rocks?
Sunday July 13, 2003
The Silversea Mandara Spa has two special massages, one of which includes hot lava rocks being rubbed across your body. It is absolutely divine.
Tracking Tropical Storm Claudette
Sunday July 13, 2003
The National Weather Service updates this page frequently for tropical storms in the Caribbean, Atlantic and the Eastern Pacific. If you are planning a cruise this summer, or know someone ... Read More
Tips on Tipping
Sunday July 13, 2003
To tip or not to tip is fairly easy on a cruise shiip. Cruise lines either have a no tipping policy or provide suggestions to passengers on how much gratuity ... Read More
Island Princess Christened In Vancouver
Sunday July 13, 2003
Princess' new cruise ship, the Island Princess, was christened in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on Friday. Jame Salé and David Pelletier, Canadian Pairs Figure Skating Gold Medalists, officially named the ... Read More
Tropical Storm Claudette Affects Cruise Itineraries
Thursday July 10, 2003
Royal Caribbean will change the itineraries of three cruise ships--Voyager of the Seas, Rhapsody of the Seas, and Enchantment of the Seas--due to the presence of Tropical Storm Claudette in ... Read More
Royal Caribbean International Announces New Maiden Voyage For Mariner Of The Seas
Thursday July 10, 2003
Royal Caribbean International announced on July 9 that its 3,114-passenger Mariner of the Seas now will debut in Port Canaveral on November 16, 2003, a week earlier than originally scheduled. ... Read More
Holland America Introduces New North American Homeport with ms Maasdam Caribbean Cruises from Norfolk, VA in 2004
Thursday July 10, 2003
Holland America will utilize Virginia's historic seaport at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay as a home port for 16 cruises in 2004, including a full slate of Caribbean cruises on ... Read More
First Building Block Laid for New 110,000-ton Carnival Valor
Thursday July 10, 2003
Carnival Cruise lines lays first block for new cruise ship the Carnival Valor. The 110,000-ton cruise shp is being constructed at Fincantieri's Monfalcone shipyard. Carnival expects the Carnival Valor to ... Read More
Alaskan Cruise Review - Celebrity Mercury
Wednesday July 9, 2003
George and Eleanor take a cruise to Alaska on the Celebrity Mercury. They provide some great tips on the Mercury for future cruisers.
Seven Seas Voyager Autumn Cruise Specials
Wednesday July 9, 2003
Autumn is the ideal season for European travel: crowds have thinned, the pace has slowed, a crisp breeze cools the coasts - and superb values can be found on five ... Read More
Carnival Confirms Plans to Return Carnival Conquest to New Orleans July 13
Wednesday July 9, 2003
Carnival Cruise Lines has confirmed that, based on current Mississippi River levels, the company will proceed with its previously announced plan to return the Carnival Conquest to New Orleans for ... Read More
Oxford University Presents Experts to Lead Enrichment Lectures on Queen Mary 2
Wednesday July 9, 2003
Under a new partnership with England’s prestigious University of Oxford, authors, historians, artists, scientists and celebrities will address interesting topics aboard Cunard Line’s new Queen Mary 2, scheduled to debut ... Read More
NCL America Looking for Hawaii’s Best
Tuesday July 8, 2003
NCL America will hold a job fair from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9 and Thursday, July 10 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort to search for ... Read More
Dame Julie Andrews Christens Crystal Serenity Amid a Flurry of Color
Tuesday July 8, 2003
It was a Six-Star style day when legendary entertainer Dame Julie Andrews released the cord that sent a custom-made six liter bottle of Louis Roederer Cristal champagne crashing against the ... Read More
Norwegian Dawn to Display Andy Warhol's "Marilyn" Collection
Tuesday July 8, 2003
Norwegian Cruise Line's (NCL) Norwegian Dawn boasts the most expensive art collection at sea featuring original works by the world's greatest Impressionists masters as well as contemporary master, Andy Warhol. ... Read More
Antarctica Expeditions, Significant Savings Highlight Four South American Sailings
Tuesday July 8, 2003
Significant savings and a first-ever land program hosted on Antarctica by luxury operator Crystal Cruises highlight four voyages aboard the award-winning 940-guest Crystal Symphony to South America this fall.
Celebrity Cruises Announces Its First Environmental Ship Of The Year Award
Tuesday July 8, 2003
Celebrity Cruises announced that its ship, Infinity, has been selected for the company’s first Environmental Ship Of The Year Award.
Wellness Alliance Ushered in on High Seas
Tuesday July 8, 2003
From the ground-breaking advances of western science to the ancient philosophies of eastern medicine, Crystal Cruises has added a comprehensive program of wellness and enrichment to its innovative Creative Learning ... Read More
Crystal Cruises Sets 2004 Value Collection
Tuesday July 8, 2003
Luxury cruise specialist Crystal Cruises has announced its 2004 Value Collection sailings allowing savvy travelers the opportunity to plan ahead and realize extraordinary savings of up to 51% off regular ... Read More
QE2 and Caronia to Offer New Europe Cruises for 2004
Tuesday July 8, 2003
Cunard will increase capacity in Europe by 19,701 berths for 2004, Cunard has announced that it will deploy its world-famous Queen Elizabeth 2 on a series of cruises that sail ... Read More
Norwegian Cruise Line Names Its Two Project America Ships
Tuesday July 8, 2003
NCL announced the names of its first two Project America ships that will begin sailing the Hawaiian Islands next year.
New Luxury Liner Queen Mary 2 to Feature Exclusive Champagne Bar by Veuve Clicquot
Monday July 7, 2003
Cunard Line and the world famous Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin have agreed to create an elegant Champagne Bar aboard Cunard’s brand new, $780-million flagship Queen Mary 2, which is currently under ... Read More
Book Your 2004 Summer Cruise Before 31 August 2003 and You Could Save Up to 45% on Brochure Fare
Monday July 7, 2003
There has never been a better time to book your cruise and to whet your appetite for discovery. Swan Hellenic announces their best savings ever for cruises M409 to M501. ... Read More
Seabourn Pride to Host 'Great American Food & Wine Festival' in October
Monday July 7, 2003
The all-suite, 208-guest Seabourn Pride will host a Great American Food & Wine Festival on a 13-day cruise from New York to Nassau, departing October 25, 2003.
During the cruise, guests ... Read More
Princess Coastal Sailings Feature Variety of Opportunities to Sample Personal Choice Cruising
Monday July 7, 2003
Princess is offering the perfect escape for passengers looking for a quick vacation. The line's sampler voyages -- one- to six-night sailings -- are designed specifically for passengers who are ... Read More
Princess Cruises Debuts Panama Canal Schedule for 2004-05
Monday July 7, 2003
In 2004-05, Princess will once again offer vacationers the opportunity for a front-row view as the canal's locks lift and lower their home-away-from-home up to a total of 170 feet, ... Read More
Princess to Return to Whittier as Home Port for 2004 Alaska Season
Monday July 7, 2003
Princess' famed Gulf of Alaska cruises will have a new northern home port in Whittier beginning in May 2004. The cruise line recently reached an agreement with Whittier Dock Enterprises ... Read More
Royal Caribbean International Serenades Whoopi Goldberg
Monday July 7, 2003
This fall, Whoopi Goldberg will reprise her role as a godmother for Royal Caribbean International when she officially names the line’s newest ship, Serenade of the Seas, during ceremonies in ... Read More
Canadian Olympic Gold Medalists to Christen New Island Princess in Historic Vancouver Ceremony
Monday July 7, 2003
Princess announced on June 25 that Olympic gold medal-winning figure skaters Jamie Salé and David Pelletier will christen the line's newest ship, Island Princess, during the first such ceremony ever ... Read More
Royal Caribbean International Ship Saves Two Sailors In Middle Of Atlantic Ocean
Monday July 7, 2003
A Royal Caribbean International ship has made another dramatic rescue of sailors floating alongside their sinking vessels.
One week after Radiance of the Seas saved three Canadian fishermen off the western ... Read More
Royal Caribbean International Covers New Ground
Monday July 7, 2003
The cruise line that changed the face of cruising is now bringing its distinctive onboard experience to an unusual new destination - land. Royal Caribbean has launched the "Get Out ... Read More
Royal Caribbean International Rebuilds Bahamas Coral Reef
Monday July 7, 2003
Crew members of Royal Caribbean International’s Sovereign of the Seas and the cruise line’s Aquatics Department are spearheading an initiative using concrete "reef balls" to rebuild a coral reef in ... Read More
Young Cruisers Sail Into Story Time With New Royal Caribbean Adventure Ocean Program
Monday July 7, 2003
Royal Caribbean International is enlisting monsters and pirates and a very hungry caterpillar to get young cruisers excited about reading. The line’s industry-leading Adventure Ocean Youth Program has added a ... Read More
New Island Princess to Launch in July with Historic Vancouver Naming Ceremony
Monday July 7, 2003
Princess Cruises celebrated another addition to the family on June 18, as it formally took delivery of its newest vessel, Island Princess. The 92,000-ton ship was delivered to the company ... Read More
Princess' Newly Designed Web Site Created to "Educate and Inspire" Consumers -- Particularly First-Time Cruisers
Monday July 7, 2003
Princess is known for offering choice and customization to passengers aboard its ships, and now this commitment has just gotten stronger with the debut of its newly designed web site, ... Read More
Princess Announces Expansion in Hawaii With 2004-05 Schedule
Monday July 7, 2003
The popularity of Princess' current schedule of Hawaii cruises has prompted the company to more than double its capacity for the upcoming 2004-05 season. The larger Island Princess will now ... Read More
Royal Caribbean Announces Design For New "Ultra-Voyager" Ship
Monday July 7, 2003
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced today that, working with Finnish shipbuilder Kvaerner Masa-Yards, it has developed a design for a new and even more spectacular ship, the "Ultra-Voyager," and that ... Read More
Seabourn Publishes 2004-2005 Cruise Brochure
Monday July 7, 2003
Seabourn Cruise Line has published a complete cruise guide for voyages aboard the intimate, all-suite Yachts of Seabourn throughout 2004 and the first quarter of 2005.
Royal Olympia Reconsiders Lands of Antiquity
Monday July 7, 2003
Royal Olympia Cruises discontinues cruises to Egypt and Israel due to political instability in the region.
Seabourn Cruises and Tumi Luggage
Monday July 7, 2003
Seabourn Cruise Line and Tumi, the prestige brand of American luggage and accessories, have announced a new marketing partnership that combines two potent icons of high style in travel. The ... Read More
Seabourn Cruises' 2003 Golf Offerings
Monday July 7, 2003
Ultra luxury Seabourn Cruise Line is rolling out another series of enhancements to its onboard lifestyle. Starting with European cruises this summer, the small ship specialist will offer its cruising ... Read More
Greek Isle Cruises in 2003
Sunday July 6, 2003
The last six months of 2003 feature over 150 different cruises of the Greek Isles. Choose your cruise from luxury ships, mainstream ships, or sailing ships. Cruise from 7 ... Read More
Transatlantic and Baltic Cruise on the Grandeur of the Seas
Sunday July 6, 2003
Vincent and Mary take a 28-day back-to-back cruise on the Grandeur of the Seas, embarking from New Orleans and sailing all the way to the Baltic before disembarking in Harwich, ... Read More
Cruise Reviews - Adventure of the Seas - Caribbean
Sunday July 6, 2003
Philip and Alicia spend their Caribbean honeymoon on the Adventure of the Seas. The ship embarked from San Juan, visiting St. Thomas, St. Martin, Antigua, St. Lucia, and Barbados before ... Read More
New Silversea Cruises Video
Sunday July 6, 2003
Ultra-luxury Silversea Cruises has just released a new video that offers a look at the defining elements of the elite luxury cruise experience. Focusing on the line's spacious and luxurious ... Read More
Song of Flower Europe and Radisson Diamond Mediterranean Cruises
Sunday July 6, 2003
Deciding to take a Europe cruise this July - October just got easier with Radisson Seven Seas'* "What a Fare Deal" on all Song of Flower* Europe and Radisson Diamond ... Read More
Seven Seas Mariner Cruises to South America
Sunday July 6, 2003
Here is a practical solution of epic proportions for today's time-pressed explorers: the all-balcony suite Seven Seas Mariner's 56-night "Grand Circle South America," sailing from San Francisco to Ft. Lauderdale ... Read More
Savings on Paul Gauguin Cruise Ship
Sunday July 6, 2003
Radisson Seven Seas Cruises offers free roundtrip economy airfare plus up to $2,500 per couple bonus savings on four Paul Gauguin cruises in August & September. The seven-night voyages in ... Read More
Oceania Cruises Christens Regatta
Sunday July 6, 2003
Oceania Cruises launched its first ship, and a new cruise line, in Barcelona on June 26.
Oceania Cruises Europe in 2004
Sunday July 6, 2003
Oceania Cruises has announced details surrounding its 2004 European itineraries which feature the inaugural voyages of Insignia and the second season of the line's flagship, Regatta. Spanning all of Europe, ... Read More
The World of ResidenSea Makes Conde Nast HOT List
Sunday July 6, 2003
Conde Nast Traveler celebrates The World of ResidenSea in its 2003 Hot List for top new hotels. The World is the only passenger ship included on the list, and one ... Read More
The World Sails to Antarctica
Sunday July 6, 2003
The World of ResidenSea will set off to explore the amazing icebergs and glacier-covered mountains of Antarctica. This journey, which runs from Dec. 30, 2003 through Jan. 10, 2004, will ... Read More
Carnival Cruise Lines Shore Excursions on New York Cruises
Sunday July 6, 2003
With a record 50 "Fun Ship" departures from New York this year, including voyages to the Caribbean, Bermuda, New England and Canada, Carnival Cruise Lines has expanded its shore excursion ... Read More
Carnival Glory Wedding Packages
Sunday July 6, 2003
Carnival Cruise Lines' new Carnival Glory will offer a variety of all-inclusive romantic wedding packages, which are ideal for couples seeking a "destination wedding," where a wedding and honeymoon are ... Read More
Carnival Jubilee Moves to Australia in 2004
Sunday July 6, 2003
Carnival Cruise Lines' 1,486-passenger Jubilee will be transferred to P&O Cruises Australia in fall 2004, more than doubling the size of the brand's operations in the region. The 47,262-ton Jubilee, ... Read More
Carnival Miracle Will Become "Floating Hotel" at Super Bowl
Sunday July 6, 2003
Carnival Cruise Lines' 2,124-passenger Carnival Miracle has been selected by the Jacksonville Super Bowl Host Committee to serve as a "floating hotel" for guests attending Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville ... Read More
Carnival Takes Delivery of New Ship the Carnival Glory
Sunday July 6, 2003
In ceremonies on June 27 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, Carnival Cruise Lines took delivery of the new 110,000-ton Carnival Glory. It is the 19th vessel in Carnival's ... Read More
Star Cruises Commended for Cooperation with Australia Authorities
Sunday July 6, 2003
Star Cruises is pleased to announce that it has received a certificate of commendation for its excellent co-operation with the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services ("AQIS") with regard its handling ... Read More
Norwegian Star to Cruise from Los Angeles
Sunday July 6, 2003
Norwegian Cruise Line plans to begin weekly cruises to the Mexican Riviera in September 2004.
Star Cruises' Ships Head for Home
Sunday July 6, 2003
Star Cruises temporarily deployed the SuperStar Leo and the SuperStar Virgo to Australia during the height of the SARS situation in Asia. Now those two ships are headed home.
RiverBarge Excursions Fall Cruise Specials
Sunday July 6, 2003
In honor of five years of barging through America's waterways and to pay homage to its Founder E.G. "Eddie" Conrad, Jr., RiverBarge Excursions is inviting travelers to join in the ... Read More
Peter Deilmann Adds New River Vessel
Sunday July 6, 2003
The MV Heidelberg, now under construction in Germany, will debut as the newest addition to the five-star ships in the Peter Deilmann river fleet in March 2004.