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Carnival
Glory updates western Caribbean itinerary
The Carnival
Glory recently began a new four-port, seven-day itinerary, part of
the ship’s alternating week-long eastern and western Caribbean
cruise schedule from Port Canaveral, Fla.
The
Glory’s western Caribbean cruises features extended day-long
visits to four tropical destinations -- Cozumel and Costa Maya,
Mexico; Nassau, Bahamas; and Belize City, Belize. The ship’s
western route previously called in Key West, Fla., Belize and Costa Maya.
“Glory’s
new seven-day Caribbean itinerary combines two of cruising’s
most popular destinations -- Cozumel and Nassau -- with two of the
newest -- Belize and Costa Maya,” said Bob Dickinson, Carnival
president and CEO. “Ports included on this one-of-a-kind program
not only feature excellent shopping, dining and water sports but
archeological ruins and eco-tourism opportunities, not to mention
some of the world’s best beaches,” he continued.
Carnival
Glory’s new western Caribbean itinerary from Port Canaveral
began May 20 and will and alternate each week with the ship’s
seven-day eastern Caribbean cruises to Nassau, St. Thomas and St. Maarten.
Oceania
to revisit Libya with 'cautious optimism' in 2007
Like Muammar
al-Qaddafi himself, Oceania Cruises has had a change of heart,
revealing that it will once again feature sailings with calls in
Libya beginning in April 2007.
As part of its
“Roman Revelations” cruise from Barcelona, Spain, a voyage
that visits historical and cultural destinations in the
Mediterranean, the sailing will feature two calls in Libya, at
Tripoli and Benghazi.
Oceania stated
in February that it canceled its three remaining voyages to Libya
this year and that it would not consider going back, citing “
too many uncertainties and headaches,” according to Tim Rubacky,
director of corporate communications for Oceania, in February.
The line
clearly rethought its position, coinciding with the recent
announcement by the U.S. State Dept. that it would resume diplomatic
relations with Libya.
Passenger
appears to have jumped from Carnival Legend
Carnival
Cruise Lines has confirmed that a 35 year-old male passenger is
reported to have jumped overboard from the Carnival Legend as it
sailed from Tortola to New York early Sunday morning and that the
ship’s command initiated search and rescue activities.
Petty Officer
Christopher Evanson of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Atlantic Area
Public Affairs office said the man had reportedly argued with his
wife and two young children before leaping off the sixth floor
balcony in their stateroom, in front of his family.
Evanson said
the Coast Guard received notification from Carnival shortly after the
incident and launched a C-130 search airplane from Clearwater, Fla.,
and conducted a search until 6:00 pm Sunday. At that time the search
was suspended and the Coast Guard ordered the Carnival Legend to
continue on to New York.
Carnival said
the vessel arrived in New York on May 28, at approximately 7:45 p.m.,
12 hours behind schedule. Efforts were made to contact all guests
scheduled to sail on the next voyage to advise them of the ship’s
departure delay, the line said.
A
spectacular day in Kiel
June 6th:
Germany's Port of Kiel welcomed the maiden calls of both MSC Lirica
and Costa Classica yesterday. Apart from the two newcomers, Hapag
Lloyd's C. Columbus as well as the ferries Kronprins Harald and Stena
Scandinavica were in port.
As a result
for the first time in its history the Port of Kiel handled more than
10,000 passengers on one day, of which some 6,000 were cruise
visitors. About 1,300 guests embarking MSC Lirica were German travel
agents departing on a cruise to Copenhagen.
Costa
Concordia installs Grand Prix racer
A Grand Prix
car driving simulator was installed today on board Costa Concordia,
which is in the final stages of fitting-out at Fincantieri’s
Sestri Ponente shipyard.
The simulator
recreates the feel of driving a Grand Prix car at speeds of almost
350 km/h. Passengers behind the wheel will be able to record their
performance and compete in a virtual Grand Prix as they race against
the clock.
The simulator
is located on one of the 112,000gt ship’s highest decks, 50
meters above the sea. The attraction results from real-time vehicle
modeling, the same technology used by Grand Prix champion drivers in training.
Emerald
Princess launched
June 1st:
Emerald Princess, delivering in spring 2007, was launched this
morning at Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard. The 113,000gt Princess
Cruises ship will be floated out of the dock by midday tomorrow,
reports the builder.
Room
with a view
Occupants of
the cabin (6305) directly above the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
parlor on Freedom of the Seas get a special treat – free ice
cream for the cruise.
The perk aims
to compensate for the fact that the cabin’s view of the Royal
Promenade is partially blocked by the rumps of two giant Holstein
cows. The cows are the symbol of Ben & Jerry’s.
‘It’s
the only stateroom in the fleet that has special privileges,’
said Adam Goldstein, president of Royal Caribbean International.
Century
completes $55m refit
Celebrity
Cruises’ Century re-entered service today in Barcelona after a
$55m makeover at Fincantieri’s Palermo shipyard. Celebrity
president Dan Hanrahan called the project ‘miraculous,
technically and otherwise -- particularly the veranda program.’
A total of 314
verandas were added during the five-week drydock, the most extensive
refurbishment ever undertaken by Celebrity. Also, it was the largest
cruise ship modification completed by the Italian yard.
In addition to
the verandas, the work included adding 14 suites and 10 staterooms,
ranging from inside to veranda categories. The number of
ConciergeClass category accommodations was expanded.
The 1995-built
Century gained a specialty restaurant, Murano, decorated with
chandeliers of Murano glass. The menu was designed by culinary
consultant Michel Roux, and service and cuisine will follow the style
of Celebrity’s Millennium-class specialty dining venues. Among a
host of of other food and beverage changes, Century’s two-level
Grand Restaurant was fully refurbished, and a casual, 76-seat Sushi
Bar was added to the list of dining spots.
Century
debuts Celebrity’s new bedding
Celebrity
Cruises becomes the latest brand to move to more deluxe bedding, with
premium mattresses, 100-percent Egyptian cotton linens, duvets, bed
throws and pillow shams. The bedding debuted today on the newly
revitalized Century, and will be introduced on board Galaxy and
Millennium later this year, and across the balance of the fleet in 2007. |
