As 2008 draws to a close it is worth remarking on the end of an era that started two hundred years ago – that of the steamship!
Think of famous ships, Great Britain, Great Eastern, Oceanic, Rex, Normandie, Queen Mary and even United States and the great lines like Cunard, White Star, French Line, Holland America, [...]
Archive for December, 2008
The End of the Steam-ship Era?
Posted in News on 23 December, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Are People Too Spooked about Pirates?
Posted in Middle East, News on 16 December, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
del.icio.us Tags: piracy,Atena,Astor,Nautica,Santa Maria,Achille Lauro,Seaboun Spirit,Le Ponant,Columbus,Legend of the Seas
Just in the past few weeks we have had reports of piracy attempts on Nautica and Astor and a false alarm on Athena while Columbus last week flew all her passengers from Hodeida to Dubai to avoid the Gulf of Aden. Piracy is nothing new, but [...]
New Trans Atlantic Passenger Freighter
Posted in News, Passenger Freighters, TransAtlantic on 10 December, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Cruise People, Ltd. is delighted to add another ship to its trans-Atlantic programmes. This ship has just started on this itinerary and will sail every 7 weeks. Segments will be available subject to availability. No segments USA to USA ports without a major foreign port due to the Jones Act.
MSC Uganda (ex Punjab Senator) [...]
Seabourn One-Week Sale
Posted in Mediterranean, Seabourn, Special Offers on 9 December, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Savings to 60% on an Array of Summer 2009 Cruises
The Yachts of Seabourn has announced a one-week sale of selected voyages in Europe. The promotion offers savings of 60 percent off the brochure fares for seven voyages of seven to 14 days aboard the intimate Seabourn Pride, Spirit and Legend between April and August of [...]
New Adventure Canada 2009 Brochure Available
Posted in Canada, East Coast/Maritimes, New Brochure on 8 December, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Features the Canadian Arctic, Greenland,Labrador and Newfoundland.
Give us a call and we’ll drop one in the post.
LiveJournal Tags: Adventure Canada,Arctic cruise
Carnival Corporation Suspends Fuel Surcharge for N. American Brands Effective 17 December 08
Posted in Carnival, Costa, Cunard, Holland America, News, Princess, Seabourn on 4 December, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As fuel prices continue to decline, Carnival Corporation has announced that it will suspend fuel supplements for its six North American brands effective for all voyages departing on or after December 17, 2008.
The fuel supplement suspension applies to: Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and The Yachts of Seabourn.
A [...]
