If your heart is set on a traditional Bermuda cruise from New York, you’ll welcome Holland America’s news that it will increase 2010 Bermuda cruises from 11 to 24 beginning on April 25, 2010.   The 1,350-passenger Veendam will sail on one week Bermuda cruises from Manhattan
Holland America’s Veendam will be the only cruise ship visiting [...]

Bookmark to:

The Chilean Navy has rescued 122 passengers and crew from the leaking ship, Ushuaia, which ran aground last week off Antarctica.  The ship, built in 1970, ran aground last Thursday and suffered damage in its fuel tanks; according to reports, some fuel has leaked onto the water nearby although the ship doesn’t appear to be sinking.  
Last November, [...]

Bookmark to:

Finally some good economic news:  Carnival Corporation has announced that it will suspend fuel supplements for its six brands — Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, the Yachts of Seabourn and Costa Cruises — for all voyages departing on or after December 17, 2008.
Those who have booked cruises aboard one of the six [...]

Bookmark to:

As the whole world knows, on Sunday, Nov. 31 Oceania Cruises‘ 684-passenger Nautica was fired upon by pirates in the Gulf of Aden .  When officers spotted the small boat, Nautica increased speed and easily left the pirates in the dust — er, in the water.   From start to finish, the incident lasted five minutes, [...]

Bookmark to: