MSC Kenya and MSC Tanzania (4 Double cabins, swimming pool, maximum 8 passengers), 63,645 dwt tons.
Route: New York – Savannah – Port Everglades – Freeport, Bahamas – Manzanillo, Panama – Long Beach – Tokyo – Yokohama – Kaohsiung – Hong Kong – Chiwan – Yantian – Shanghai – Ningbo – Pusan – Manzanillo – Freeport [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Passenger Freighter US East Coast / Far East (65 days)
Posted in Asia, Passenger Freighters on 23 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
GOLDEN PRINCESS Enters Victoria BC Drydock for Makeover; Transformation Chronicled Daily With Twitter Updates
Posted in Princess on 23 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As Golden Princess begins the most extensive makeover ever undertaken by the company, Princess Cruises is inviting cruise fans to follow the progress through Twitter updates that will showcase a daily photo journal of the ship’s transformation. A first for Princess, the online posts will chronicle the changes throughout the ship during her nearly [...]
PBS Chef of “Christina Cooks” to Sail in Holland America Line’s ZUIDERDAM 8 August
Posted in Alaska, Holland America, Theme Cruises/Voyages on 12 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Christina Pirello, television personality, author and chef, is scheduled to sail as part of the guest-enrichment programme on the Aug. 8, 2009, Alaska voyage aboard Holland America Line’s ms Zuiderdam.
During her cruise, the epicurean expert will perform cooking demonstrations for passengers in the ship’s state-of-the-art show kitchen, conduct seminars and tastings, and participate in question [...]
MSC Rhapsody ex CUNARD PRINCESS Sold
Posted in MSC, News, Princess on 12 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cruises confirmed the sale of MSC Rhapsody to a new owner, rumoured to be an Israeli company.
The 16,852 gross registered ton MSC Rhapsody — 681 feet long, 89 feet wide with 382 cabins — was built in 1977 for the Cunard Line as Cunard Princess and has been part of the MSC Cruises’ fleet [...]
A Passenger Freighter for All Ages
Posted in Uncategorized on 8 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s sad to find people who don’t discover passenger freighter travel until they are above the age limit. When we find a product which has no age limits, we want to get the word out as quickly as possible. This passenger freighter will also carry very young children!:
Z-0835 – East coast to Europe and Mexico [...]
An Excellent Year to Cruise Alaska
Posted in Alaska, Carnival, Crystal, Holland America, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Princess, Regent Seven Seas, Silversea on 8 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Diana and John Lang of The Cruise People, Ltd. at Juneau, Alaska
Every destination visited by ships has its own special character and personality. The Caribbean is all about tropical beaches and sensuous indulgence. Europe is history, sophistication and cosmopolitan charm. And, then there is Alaska.
America’s Last Frontier – the “Great Land” – is like [...]
Five Baseball Themes Scheduled for MSC Poesia’s 2009-10 Caribbean Season
Posted in Caribbean, MSC, News, Theme Cruises/Voyages on 3 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fans of America’s pasttime can gain unique insights into the world of Major League Baseball on MSC Cruises’ “Baseball Greats” theme cruises.
Some of the greats of the game will be onboard, sharing their skills and their memories, during the powerful lineup of five baseball greats theme cruises scheduled for MSC Poesia as the ship sails [...]
Quieter Heads (Toilets, WCs)
Posted in News on 3 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the comments from passengers in ships is about the noise generated by the flushing of vacuum toilets. Finnish company Evac Oy has come up with a solution to this problem with its recently launched Evac 910 vacuum toilet.
As the result of the incorporation of a new patented quick relief valve, the Evac 910 [...]
New Transatlantic Passenger Freighter
Posted in News, Passenger Freighters, TransAtlantic on 1 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MSC Uganda – Approximately 7 weeks round voyage. Segments depend on space availablity and limitations of cabotage (no availability for sailings between two ports in same country)..
Charleston, Savannah, Freeport, Veracruz, Altamira, Houston, New Orleans, Freeport, Port Everglades, Savannah, Charleston, Antwerp, Felixstowe, Bremerhaven, Le Havre
4 cabins double occupancy, dayroom, bedroom, shower lavatory, TV, CD/DVD-Player, radio, mini-refrigerator
Sports [...]
