August 2015 archive

An Inside Look at the Making of Royal Caribbean’s Azipods

Disney’s Private Island, Castaway Cay

Grand Cayman Cable Car Proposal

Developer has sky high hopes for cruise port alternative – Cayman 27

  Can cruise berthing be achieved without the potential damaging environmental impacts of dredging? A new concept has emerged that aims to provide a solution to the main issues at the core of the George Town port debate. It’s called the Cayman Sky Bridge, and the man behind the concept has high hopes for his …

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HARMONY OF THE SEAS TO DEBUT NEW AQUATIC ADVENTURE PARK FOR KIDS

The Best of Royal Caribbean Innovations Unite on New Generation Ship MIAMI, August 17, 2015 –Royal Caribbean International will amp up the adventure when the cruise line debuts Harmony of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship and the first to feature Splashaway Bay aninteractive aqua park for kids. The Ultimate Abyss,the tallest slide at …

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Norwegian Escape | NORWEGIAN ESCAPE FLOATS OUT FROM BUILDING DOCK | Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Escape, soon to be the largest ship in the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet, was floated out of MEYER WERFT’s covered building dock II on Saturday, August 15 in Papenburg, Germany, where the 164,600-ton ship has been under construction since September 2014. Beginning at approximately 9:15 am local time, the 4,200 passenger vessel, with her …

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Carnival’s Enhanced Internet Access, Including New Social Media Packages, To Be Rolled Out Fleetwide by Early 2016

MIAMI, Aug. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Carnival Cruise Line’s new social media Internet packages – which offer access to a variety of popular Web sites for just $5 a day – are now available on more than half of the line’s ships with fleetwide implementation scheduled by the first quarter of 2016. Additionally, the line’s new …

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Norwegian Cruise Line Unveils Global Deployment Expansion

Highlights include Norwegian Star sailing to Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand; new three-, four-, six- and seven-day itineraries aboard Norwegian Epic from Port Canaveral; and new South American itineraries featuring Brazil aboard Norwegian Sun Miami   –    Aug 3, 2015   —    Norwegian Cruise Line today announced exciting and exotic new itineraries for the …

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NORWEGIAN ESCAPE’S SIGNATURE HULL ART COMES TO LIFE WITH GUY HARVEY

Famed marine wildlife artist Guy Harvey laid eyes upon his largest canvas to date for the first time this week – the hull artwork on the new Norwegian Escape, debuting this November in Miami. Currently being built in Meyer Werft in Germany, Norwegian Escape is Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, the largest in the company’s …

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Most Overnights, More Excursions, More Caribbean – Only with Celebrity Cruises

  AUGUST 04, 2015Celebrity Cruises is bringing more of the Caribbean to vacationers with“Evenings Around the World” shore excursions, featuring 14 new, unique experiences that begin after the sun goes down. These special excursions perfectly complement the recently announced overnight stays on over 40 Caribbean sailings departing January 2016 and beyond – more than any …

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