Posted in Mediterranean, Monarch Classic, Special Offers on 29 November, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Encore Cruise Escapes has put together a unique collection of holidays from Toronto
Day 1 Tue Depart Toronto for Athens
Day 2 Wed Arrive Athens
You will be greeted and transferred to your 5-star hotel.
Balance of day at leisure. Overnight Athens.
Day 3 Thu Athens
After breakfast, a full day Delphi tour including lunch.
Evening [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on 26 November, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Celebrity Cruises will present a line-up of nightclubs and lounges on the line’s new Celebrity Solstice, scheduled to launch inDecember, 2008. From an intimate wine cellar to a vibrantclub that transforms with each night’s dance theme, the 2,850-passenger ship will offer guests some of the most stylish and varied publicspaces at sea.
New Hot Spots in [...]
Posted in Antarctica, News, tagged gap.nordnorg, ms explorer on 23 November, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On November 22nd GAP’s expedition ship Explorer, hit floating ice in Antarctica, south of King George Island, resulting in a crack in the hull. and has since sunk.
All passengers onboard received evacuation training the first day they arrived on the ship. This training was put into place as passengers were assembled in [...]
Posted in Mediterranean, Middle East, Monarch Classic, News, tagged cunard countess, daphne, john lang, monarch classic cruises, oceanic countess, the cruise people ltd, world renaissance on 22 November, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Thomas Cook Canada, made up in part by Holiday House Greece & the Mediterranean and Encore CruiseEscapes, is the new General Sales Agent in Canada for Monarch Classic Cruises.
Specializing in affordable, small ship cruising in the Greek Isles and the Mediterranean, Monarch offers travellers an ideal mode of travel when visiting this region’s many idyllic [...]
Posted in Azamara, Celebrity, Crystal, Holland America, News, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Regent Seven Seas, Royal Caribbean, Seabourn, tagged fuel surcharge, The Cruise People on 20 November, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
MANDATORY FUEL SURCHARGE
Due to the continued rise of fuel costs for cruise lines, most have
implemented a fuel supplement on all new and/or existing bookings.
Azamara Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruises, Holland America Line,
Royal Caribbean International & The Yachts of Seabourn
US$5 per person per day supplement applies to the first and second guests in a stateroom only, [...]
Posted in Costa, Middle East on 20 November, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Experience a different winter getaway — really different and really away. Costa Cruises from Dubai start at just US$1,029.*
Cruising Italian style means North Americans enjoying exotic destinations as part of its big international family, with English-speaking hosts, European neighbours, and a world of new experiences.
You will depart from Dubai — site of the biggest, newest, [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Carnival, News, tagged Caribbean, carnival destiny, new itinerary, The Cruise People on 13 November, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Carnival Cruise Lines’ 2,642-passenger Carnival Destiny will launch a unique seven-day cruise programme from San Juan featuring extended calls at six tropical destinations – St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, Dominica, and St. Thomas/St. John. The new schedule begins March 2, 2008.
Featured on the new itinerary is a day-long stop at St. Kitts, offering a [...]
Posted in News, Passenger Freighters, TransAtlantic, tagged cargo, north atlantic, Passenger Freighters, The Cruise People on 8 November, 2007 | 40 Comments »
A new Bremen now sails between Southampton and New York.The Cruise People Ltd is pleased to announce the availability of a new Transatlantic cargo-passenger service aboard the container ship OOCL Bremen, delivered this August to renowned Hamburg shipowner F Laeisz.The 7,520-ton OOCL Bremen now accepts passengers between Rotterdam, Hamburg, [...]
Posted in Carnival, Costa, Cunard, Holland America, News, Princess, Seabourn, tagged fuel surcharge on 8 November, 2007 | 2 Comments »
As a result of the continued rapid escalation of fuel prices, the North American brands of Carnival Corporation & plc have announced they will implement a fuel supplement of US$5 per person per day.
The fuel supplement, which only applies to the first and second passengers in a cabin and will not exceed $70 per person [...]
Posted in Holland America, News, Northern Europe, tagged "cruise People", christening, eurodam, holland america line, naming on 6 November, 2007 | 1 Comment »
From Holland America Line
Holland America Line will hold the Christening for Eurodam, July 1, 2008, in Rotterdam, the city where the 135-year-old Dutch company was founded.
The ceremony will be held near the company’s original headquarters, now the Hotel New York. A number of events and activities are being planned that likely will involve past passengers, [...]
