Category: Cruising

New ship leaves shipyard’s covered building dock

Papenburg, 5 January 2012 – The new cruise ship for the U.S. cruise company Disney Cruise Line (Orlando), the Disney Fantasy, will leave MEYER WERFT’s covered building dock on Sunday, 8 January 2012. Around 11 a.m. the new ship will slowly be floated out of the covered hall, followed by a couple of tests and …

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Norwegian Cruise Line To Introduce New Youth Program

            Miami               -               Jan 5, 2012               —             To better meet the needs of the growing family vacation market, Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that it is revitalizing its current youth program and will implement a new best in class program fleet wide. The re-branded program will be introduced on Norwegian Gem …

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Princess Cruises’ 2012-2013 Hawaii, Tahiti and South Pacific Program Offers More Cruises to Hawaii, Plus Favorite Routes to French Polynesia and Samoa

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (January 6, 2012) — Mention “paradise” and most people will conjure up images of pristine beaches and lush, tropical islands. Princess Cruises passengers can make paradise a reality with 10 itinerary choices to the breathtaking islands of Hawaii, Tahiti and the South Pacificbetween fall 2012 and spring 2013. New next season, Princess …

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Norwegian Cruise Line Announces Norwegian Breakaway’s Inaugural Winter/Spring Deployment

                Newest ship to sail from New York to the Bahamas & Florida and the Caribbean in 2013/14                       Norwegian Cruise Line’s new state-of-the-art 4,000 passenger ship, Norwegian Breakaway, will sail from her year-round homeport of New York City to the Bahamas & Florida and the Caribbean during her inaugural winter season. Following a summer inaugural …

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Princess Cruises Launches New Blog Chronicling Inspiring Reasons to Cruise

Passengers to Share a Year of Reasons to Get Away from the Everyday SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (January 4, 2012) — Following on the heels of its award-winning blog (“50 Essential Experiences”), Princess Cruises today launched a new blog called “Inspired to Cruise: A Year of Reasons to Get Away From the Everyday” (www.InspiredToCruise.com). Throughout 2012, …

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Princess Cruises Named “Best Cruise Line in Alaska” by Travel Weekly

Line Voted Best in Alaska for Fifth Straight Year at Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (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 …

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New Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique Offerings Exclusively on the Disney Fantasy « Disney Parks Blog

As the March 31 maiden voyage of the Disney Fantasy draws near, one feature sure to please young cruisers is the new Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and The Pirates League where aspiring young princesses and pirates receive the full fairy tale treatment with pixie-dusted and piratical makeovers. With the debut of this very special boutique at …

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Dumbo Adorns the Stern of the Disney Fantasy « Disney Parks Blog

It’s not every day that you see a flying elephant! But that’s exactly the scene that played out at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany the other week when the beloved Disney character Dumbo was placed on the stern of the Disney Fantasy. Dumbo Adorns the Stern of the Disney Fantasy « Disney Parks Blog.

Celebrity Inside Access presents an inside look into modern luxury at sea

Miami – (December 20, 2011 ) – Consistently striving to provide its guests with unmatchable vacation experiences, Celebrity Cruises is now offering guests an inside look into the fascinating world of cruise ship operations. A new addition to the unique and robust Celebrity Life onboard activities program, “Celebrity Inside Access” takes guests on a once-in-a-lifetime …

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