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Regent Seven Seas Cruises® Will Enhance Guest Experience and Environmental Commitment By Serving Vero Still And Sparkling Water Starting Spring 2019

February 13, 2019 by Editor

Transition to Vero Water® purification system will eliminate approximately 2 million plastic water bottles annually across the Regent fleet MIAMI (Feb. 11, 2019) – Regent Seven Seas Cruises®, the leading luxury ocean cruise line, today announced it will serve guests prestigious Vero Still and Sparkling water fleetwide starting this spring. Vero is the gold-standard on-premise water purification system in luxury hotels, resorts and Michelin starred restaurants worldwide, using a proprietary five-stage Nano-Filtration process to reduce impurities, chemicals …

MSC Cruises’ 2021 world cruise: An all-new itinerary of discovery focusing on the Far East and more

December 17, 2018 by Editor

MSC Cruises — the Swiss-based world’s largest privately-owned cruise line and market leader in Europe, South America, South Africa and the Gulf — announced that sales for its much-awaited 2021 World Cruise open today. This once-in-a-lifetime experience — the third world cruise after the nearly sold-out 2019 and 2020 MSC World Cruises — will journey on board MSC Poesia on a 119-day journey around the globe departing on January 5, 2021. With an all-new itinerary featuring a …

American Harmony, 2nd Modern Riverboat Launched 4 Weeks Ahead of Schedule

November 28, 2018 by Editor

Guilford, CT—November 20, 2018—American Cruise Lines announced today that it successfully launched its 2nd new modern riverboat American Harmony at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, MD, on Saturday, November 17th. American Harmony is the 2nd modern riverboat in the U.S. and the 2nd of 5 planned ships in American’s revolutionary new series. The 1st ship in the series, American Song, began cruising a sold out inaugural season on the Mississippi this October 2018 and was the first modern …

Carnival Corporation Recognized as CES 2019 Innovation Awards Honoree for OceanMedallion

November 13, 2018November 15, 2018 by Editor

Carnival Corporation & plc announced that it has been named a CES® 2019 Innovation Awards Honoree for the OceanMedallion™, the revolutionary wearable device that powers the breakthrough guest experience platform behind MedallionClass vacations. The prestigious CES Innovation Awards honor outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products and are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the trade media based on design, functionality, consumer appeal, engineering and how the products compare with competition. Originally unveiled by Arnold Donald, CEO …

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. introduces first school built with proceeds from Hope Starts Here hurricane relief campaign

October 15, 2018 by Editor

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. announced the opening of Ivan Dawson Primary School, the first school to be constructed as a result of the company’s Hope Starts Here hurricane relief campaign. Together with All Hearts and Hands – Smart Response, the company raised over $2.5 million dollars to deliver early relief response and rebuild safe, resilient schools in the Caribbean communities impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. A portion of the proceeds was used to build the …

1st modern riverboat in U.S. history, American Song, has departed on inagural cruise from New Orleans

October 10, 2018 by Editor

American Song, the 1st modern riverboat in U.S. history, departed from the Port of New Orleans this past Saturday, October 6, 2018. Underway at 100% capacity, this historic new riverboat is off to a great start and is cruising the Mississippi River on its 8-day inaugural sailing between New Orleans and Memphis. American Song’s 184 guests are enjoying an unforgettable cruise with stops at Oak Alley, Baton Rouge, St. Francisville, Natchez, and Vicksburg, arriving in Memphis Friday, …

Silversea Cruises orders three new ships

October 8, 2018 by Editor

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) and Silversea Cruises today announced agreements to build three new ships for Silversea Cruises, the ultra-luxury and expedition cruise brand that recently joined the RCL family. Silversea signed a memorandum of understanding with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft to build two new vessels in a new “Evolution Class.” The first Evolution-class ship is expected to deliver in 2022. Silversea also signed a contract with Dutch shipbuilder Shipyard De Hoop to construct a …

Norwegian Cruise Line hosts Jon Bon Jovi’s ‘Runaway to Paradise’ cruises in spring and summer 2019

October 8, 2018 by Editor

Norwegian Cruise Line, the innovator in cruise travel, today announced it will host Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and Grammy® Award-winner Jon Bon Jovi’s Runaway To Paradise cruise vacations in partnership with Runaway Tours, creators of world-class intimate artists experiences, and Sixthman, the industry leader in music festival vacation experiences. Norwegian Jade will be hosting Runaway To Paradise’s Caribbean cruise, which will be sailing from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas on April 12-16, while Norwegian Pearl …

Crystal Unveils Low Solo Fares For 2018 & 2019 Ocean And River Sailings

September 28, 2018 by Editor

Solo travelers can take advantage of significant value on more than three dozen luxury voyages this year and next, as Crystal Cruises and Crystal River Cruises introduce a wide selection of sailings offering new low single supplements. With solo fares starting at just 110% of regular cruise fares, guests seeking to indulge in the global luxury travel experience independently can do so at a fraction of the regular all-inclusive cruise fares, which feature all shipboard and shoreside …

Port of Québec Welcomes First Disney Ship, Disney Magic

September 27, 2018 by Editor

City Celebrates Mickey’s Arrival with Fireworks and Special Events The first Disney cruise ship to sail the St. Lawrence, Disney Magic, arrived in Québec City yesterday and was welcomed over 5,000 residents and officials. Captain Mickey waved to the fans enthusiastically as the ship pulled into port. Evening fireworks celebrated the event as passengers and residents were treated to a magical display fitting for a Disney celebration. The 2,713-passenger Disney Magic is in port from September 26-28, …