I recently had the pleasure of meeting Terri Haas, the Chief Commercial Officer for a wonderful French cruise line, Compagnie du Ponant. After learning more about this outstanding company, we are so pleased to add their information to AllThingsCruise; we know that our readers will love them as much as we do. Compagnie du Ponant’s motto is “Cruises inspired by your most beautiful dreams.”, and with a little background, you’ll see why this is true Compagnie du …
World Cruise 2011 Silver Spirit’s magnificent, 119-day Inaugural World Cruise 2011 visits the South Pacific, New Zealand and Australia, then sails the seas of Southeast Asia, Arabia and the Mediterranean. And for guests who book the full voyage by June 30, 2010, Silversea just doubled the onboard credit offer to $4,000 per suite! Relais & Châteaux L’École des Chefs Silversea’s new interactive cooking school (on select sailings) celebrates the voyage’s cultural flavor with cooking demonstrations, wine pairings, …
This week, the International Maritime Organization banned the use of heavy fuel oil ships sailing in Antarctica. This means beginning August 1, 2011, most large cruise ships will be banned from sailing in Antarctica. Current projections say that the number of cruise passengers traveling to Antarctic waters will drop from 15,531 in this past season to 6,400 once the ban is in place. Worried that this might affect your dreams of exploring this unique and fragile landscape? …
Azamara Club Cruises have made some changes to their policies. This translates to good news for the passenger, as Azamara is adding a number of things into their all inclusive fare! Effective 4/1/10, guests will see the following changes: Drinks are included: sodas, bottled water, coffees and wine are now included in the fare. No need to tip: gratuities are now included. Suite guests will now receive complimentary dining in Azamara’s specialty restaurants, and English butler service in …
NCL has owned a private island since 1977 when it became the first cruise line to offer an uninhabited tropical island experience exclusively for its guests. Great Stirrup Cay offers magnificent white sand beaches, majestic palms and calm, pristine waters where an abundance of colorful marine life inhabits the surrounding coral reefs. Norwegian Gem, Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Sky and Norwegian Pearl regularly call on Great Stirrup Cay throughout the year. Now, Norwegian Cruise Line Plans to Significantly …
NCL Cuisine – News from the Cruise Shipping Meeting in Miami about the Norwegian Epic’s Freestyle Dining. A cruise vacation will not only fill your hearts with family time, nourish your soul with relaxation and beauty, your family will be beyond well fed…… Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) The Norwegian Epic features numerous complimentary Freestyle dining options- 11 out of 21 venues, to be precise. Here’s what NCL reports are the Freestyle dining options included in the cruise …
A summer or so ago , my husband and I cruised the Baltic on Regent Seven Seas. The most impressive thing to our college sons was the shore excursion that my husband ultimately missed – shooting with the KGB. I am not sure if this tops that experience or not. Classified: Crystal’s Cosmonaut Training Crystal Cruises has a new high-end excursion program for the courageous cruiser: Cosmonaut training! In an industry first, Crystal has arranged shore excursions …
I suppose you’ve noticed that my last entry, about this year’s new cruise ships, focused on the sea-faring vessels, but the large ocean liners are not the only ships new to the water this year- the river cruise lines are adding new ships, as well. I’ve noticed a real trend in interest and popularity of these wonderful cruises. So here’s the scoop on some new river boats launching in 2010: AMAWaterway’s AMAbella will be joining the AMA …
Every year, the world’s oceans play host to a variety of new cruise ships. Seasoned cruisers and newbies alike look forward to seeing what bold new innovations, itineraries and amenities will be offered as the new cruise standard. I myself can’t wait to see what’s new each year! I’ve done hours of exhaustive research on the subject, and am happy to provide some information on what these shiny new ships will be showcasing. And now…I’m ready for …
This year, late summer, we are planning a River Cruise on AMA Waterways…………..and they just announced a new ship – AMAWATERWAYS’ La Marguerite (92 guest ship) will sail through Vietnam and Cambodia again this year, and according to AMAWATERWAYS this ship is almost completely sold out. Thus, AMA WATERWAYS has unveiled plans to build an additional ship to sail through Vietnam and Cambodia, to launch the summer of 2011. The new 124-guest ship, (not named yet), will …
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