Celebrity Cruises Upgrades by “Solsticizing” Ships
When Celebrity Cruises launched the Celebrity Solstice in 2008, once again they “raised the bar” with her ship design. The “Solstice” class brought new amenities onboard, an abundance of dining options, and some never before seen features, including the “Lawn Club” with the cruise industry’s first real green grass. The success of Celebrity’s five Solstice class ships – the Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Equinox, and Celebrity Silhouette which launches in July, followed by the Celebrity Reflection in fall of 2012 – is now impacting some of its other ships in positive ways. Celebrity Cruises is in the process of ...
Extreme Ship Makeover – Princess Cruises’ Style
In the cruise industry we see new ships launching each year, but cruise lines don’t ignore their existing ones. Upgrading fleets, well beyond the traditional dry dock maintenance, is another critical part. And one of the most fun, innovative makeovers currently going on right now is onboard Princess Cruises’ Grand Princess. Grand Princess – Extreme Makeover [caption id="attachment_620" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Crane View of Skywalkers Nightclub Removal (April 21)"][/caption] The Grand Princess makeover is being done in just 24 days, with completion by May 4. 1400 workers are involved working round the clock. They’re adding many of the new trademark ...
Celebrity Cruises Takes The Lawn Club a Step Further
When Celebrity Cruises launched their newest design in 2008 with the Celebrity Solstice, they also included some “never seen before on a ship” features. The Lawn Club literally brought real green grass to the high seas, complete with a country club outdoor ambience. Always seeking ways to continue elevating the Celebrity shipboard experience for guests, some brand new cutting edge features are in the works for the Celebrity Silhouette when she sets sail this year, and the Celebrity Reflection which follows in 2012. A few will be in The Lawn Club area, adding a completely new dimension. New Specialty Dining Options in ...
Destinations
Grand Circle Cruise Line, the leader in small ship and river cruises worldwide, today announced that the cruise line will operate three Mediterranean small...
Royal Caribbean’s Labadee – ultimate private island
In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s cruise lines began looking for ways to create new itinerary alternatives for their guests. The concept of the “private...
Quick Shuttle Service – Option for Guests on Alaska cruises from Vancouver
With the Alaska cruise season just around the corner, one of the challenges has always been the best way to get to Vancouver, still the key departure port...
See More DestinationsCruise Promotions
Grand Circle Cruise Line, the leader in small ship and river cruises worldwide, today announced that the cruise line will operate three Mediterranean small...
Costa Cruises Lets You Replace A Crew Member for a Day
Cruise lines’ past passenger programs have come a long way from that traditional “welcome back” reception. They’ve created different levels of...
18-DAY ASIA EXPLORER † 18-DAY ASIA EXPLORER Ship: ms Volendam Embark Port: Singapore Disembark Port: Kobe, Japan Departure Dates: Apr 14, 2011 Interior...
See More PromotionsLatest Cruise News
Crystal Cruises – “All Inclusive” by Spring 2012The luxury cruise market has traditionally distinguished itself from premium and deluxe cruise lines by offering intimate, smaller ships, more all inclusive features and extra amenities. With the economic challenges that have occurred over the past few years, luxury cruise lines have had to find more ways to differentiate themselves. Where... [Read more of this review]
“Baseball Greats” Cruises Continue on MSC CruisesTheme cruises continue to be a popular option, centering around cuisine, wine and chefs as well as entertainment , artists and musicians. One of the best ongoing success stories are the “Baseball Greats” cruises, now in their eighth year onboard MSC Cruises. Stan Bahnsen, former star pitcher for the New York Yankees, is the host and emcee... [Read more of this review]
Holland America Line Debuts New Signature DishesHolland America Line is well known for their sophisticated cuisine featuring classic favorites as well as ones that provide more regional flavors, thanks to Master Chef Rudi Sodamin. In his role as Master Chef and culinary consultant, Sodamin has directed the evolution of fine dining onboard Holland America Line’s ships over the past few years,... [Read more of this review]
Celebrity Silhouette – New Dimensions in CruisingCelebrity Silhouette The recent christening of Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Silhouette in Hamburg, Germany on July 21 marked some new features onboard their latest Solstice class ship as well as including some of their best loved ones. Just when you thought Celebrity couldn’t improve on an already remarkable product? They do. Taking the Lawn Club... [Read more of this review]
Costa Favolosa Debut – Italian with “fairy tale” TouchCosta Cruises’ newest ship, the Costa Favolosa, recently christened on July 2 and then departing on July 7 for an 11 day inaugural cruise from Venice, brings some new features and qualities, as well as innovations Costa’s ships are well known for. Yes, the Italian touches are there and as far as the name? In Italian, “favola” means... [Read more of this review]
Read More News






