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Carnival Cruise Lines To Operate First Year-Round Cruise
Program from Charleston in 2010
Carnival Cruise Lines, the world’s largest cruise operator, will
introduce the first year-round cruise schedule from Charleston, S.C.,
with the deployment of the 2,056-passenger Carnival Fantasy in May 2010.
Carnival Fantasy will operate five-, six- and seven-day voyages to
The Bahamas and Key West, Fla., from the Passenger Terminal in
historic downtown Charleston beginning May 18, 2010. |
On Carnival Fantasy’s new Charleston-based cruises, Carnival is
expected to carry more than 140,000 passengers annually from the
port. Including Charleston, Carnival Cruise Lines will operate
from 20 North American homeports in 2010, with 12 year-round
departure points – the most in cruising. CLICK
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Alaska cracks down on stores that target cruise ship passengers
with bogus sales
Alaska is cracking down on stores in the state's port towns that
target cruisers with misleading advertising.
The Juneau Empire today reports the state has filed lawsuits against
two separate jewelry store owners for displaying advertisements that
tout sharp discounts and "blowout sales" when regular
prices for the items did not exist. The state's assistant attorney
general tells the news outlet such advertising is deceptive and
violates Alaska's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act.
Message in a bottle thrown from cruise ship found ...
after five years at sea
The Baltimore Sun today has the fascinating tale of a "message
in a bottle" from a cruise ship that apparently survived more
than five years at sea as it traveled thousands of miles across the globe.
The news outlet says the barnacle-encrusted but still sealed wine
bottle, thrown off a Royal Caribbean ship sailing in the Bahamas in
June, 2004, washed up on a beach in England in July. It was
discovered by a retired electrician walking his dog.
The latest weapon in the fight against Somali pirates: laser guns
Cruise ships sailing through the Middle East soon may have a new
weapon in the fight against marauding pirates: Laser guns.
The UK's Daily Express reports defense contractor BAE Systems today
unveiled a laser defense system for cruise ships and oil tankers that
can disable approaching pirates at a distance of 1,000 yards.
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The latest gee-whiz thrill: An 'alpine coaster'
Royal Caribbean added yet another thrill for its Caribbean-bound
passengers this week: An "alpine coaster" that reaches
speeds of up to 30 miles per hour.
The $35-a-ride attraction, dubbed Dragon's Tail Coaster, is located
at the line's private beach in Labadee, Haiti, which is visited
weekly by several ships. |
Royal Caribbean President and CEO Adam Goldstein noted in his blog
this week that the attraction is a first in the cruise industry.
"This is an attraction that exists at some ski resorts but
certainly not at any other cruise line’s private
destination," he wrote. "I tried the one at Park City,
Utah, this past winter so I would know what we were going to offer,
(and) I can’t wait to try it at Labadee."
-- Gene Sloan, USA Today
Disney Cruise Line Sets Sail for Alaska
It's a Disney Cruise Line® first! The Disney Wonder® Cruise
Ship is sailing to Alaska for a four-month season of 7-night cruises
in 2011. Departing out of Vancouver, B.C., the ship will call on
popular ports such as Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway.
San Francisco taps B&A for new cruise terminal
Miami-based Bermello Ajamil & Partners was selected as the lead
cruise specialty consultant for the design and engineering of San
Francisco’s Pier 27 cruise terminal, The Cruiseman Newsletter
has learned.
NCL sets Epic trans-Atlantic voyage
Norwegian Cruise Line, which earlier created a wait list for the
trans-Atlantic debut of Norwegian Epic without giving dates or an
itinerary, announced the ship will sail on June 24 from Southampton,
arriving in New York on July 1.
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