Last week Royal Caribbean told us about new features we can expect aboard the cruise line’s 220,000-ton Oasis of the Seas, first in the new Genesis class ships.   The ship will carry 6,300 passengers (maximum capacity) and boast the first ampitheater at sea, zip-lines, themed “neighborhoods (Central Park & Boardwalk, more to be announced), two [...]

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If you love Carnival Cruise Lines, plan to have a lot more fun starting Sept. 12, 2009 when the 130,000-ton Carnival Dream enters service. The largest “Fun Ship” in Carnival’s fleet will carry 3,646 passengers and boast new features such as an indoor/outdoor Piazza, a cafe with live music; expanded children’s facilities including a Water’Works aqua park; whirlpools extending over [...]

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When it comes to designing cruise ships, Royal Caribbean always steals the show in terms of adding features we never thought possible aboard sea-going vessels.  Today in New York, cruise line executives were on hand to release more details about the 220,000-ton Genesis-class ships and it was exciting.  Among the show-stopping features are an outdoor ampitheater, [...]

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd announced that it will increase the fuel supplement to $10 per person, per day, for Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises, effective June 30, 2008.  Azamara Cruises fuel supplement will increase to $15 per person, per day on the same date. 
In addition, Crystal Cruises announced last week that it was raising fuel surcharges [...]

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You show up at the reading of the will distributing the assets of your late second cousin twice removed.  Expecting little more than a few spoons from the family silver service, you practically faint when the lawyer says you’ve inherited a cruise line!  
This is both good news and bad news.  The good news is that you’ve [...]

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Anne Kalosh got a first peek at Celebrity Cruises’ next ship, Celebrity Solstice, as she nears completion in Germany’s Meyer Werft shipyard.  Reporting in Seatrade Insider News, Kalosh reports that one feature sure to please passengers is significantly larger staterooms and bathrooms.  “The bathrooms are 50% larger than those in Millennium-class accommodations and standard veranda [...]

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Bermuda, once one of the most popular cruise destination for cruisers from the Northeast, has seen a decrease in cruise ship visitors and will now attempt to lure them back by allowing gambling while vessels are in port.  And this year travel agents report that this year the demand for Bermud has significantly decreased. 
According to [...]

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While the company hasn’t announced it yet, we’ve learned that Regent Seven Seas Cruises will increase its fuel supplement to $15 per person, per day for bookings made June 16, 2008 and beyond.  It will be the highest in the industry to date. 
Last week Norwegian Cruise Line raised its fuel surcharge to $11 per person, [...]

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Oceania Cruises will eliminate the port of Myanmar, which was severely damaged by a cyclone, from the Nov. 18, 2008 repositioning cruise of the 680-passenger Nautica.  The ship, which was originally scheduled to spend three days in Yangon, Myanmar, will instead visit the Indian ports of Goa and Mangalore plus Penang and Port Klang in Malaysia.  In [...]

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Holland America Line will be offering passengers free digital photo workshops powered by Microsoft Windows starting on the Amsterdam and Oosterdam, followed by the Westerdam this June, the Eurodam in July and expanding fleet wide within 18 months.  
The first session, “Just Shoot Me”, is a 50-minute seminar that provides tips and tricks on how to take [...]

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