When RMS Queen Mary 2 recently sailed from Southampton, she left behind some who had tried to book her but could not get space. Despite the fact that she has about 1,000 more berths to fill than the old Queen Elizabeth 2 and despite a world recession, QM2 often sails full these days. [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Ocean Liner Days: The Real Thing
Posted in Canada, Carnival, Celebrity, Costa, Cunard, Deilmann, Fred. Olsen, Holland America, MSC, News, Oceania, Orient, P&O, Postioning Voyages, Princess, Royal Caribbean, South America, South Pacific, TransAtlantic, World on 30 August, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Cut and Splice: Stretching Cruise Ships
Posted in Costa, Fred. Olsen, Holland America, Louis, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean, Uncategorized on 24 August, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With the retirement of its smallest and oldest ship this October one cruise line will now have a fleet made up entirely of lengthened vessels. Another stretched ship will start a career of year-round Mediterranean cruising in December and yet another is to become the largest ship in the fleet of the UK’s largest tour [...]
Princess Promotions as of 23 Aug 09
Posted in Alaska, Caribbean, Hawaii, Mediterranean, Mexico, Northern Europe, Orient, Panama Canal, Princess, South America, South Pacific, Special Offers on 24 August, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These promotions are for the Toronto area.
Contact The Cruise People on 1-800-268-6523 for specials in your area
SOUTH AMERICA
Star Princess – January 5 – S. Amer. Horn 12 Day – “Balcony Bonanza!”From: $1,380 Inside StandardOther dates*: February 18RDB
Star Princess – March 16 – GIG/FLL 18 Day – “Balcony Bonanza!”From: $1,840 Inside StandardRDB
Star Princess – March 2 [...]
The Birth of Two New Cruise Lines
Posted in Uncategorized on 17 August, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the crucible of the present recession, one expects cruise lines to get into trouble, and a few have. Hebridean has gone into receivership and joined stable mates Swan Hellenic and Voyages of Discovery in the portfolio of All Leisure.The river operations of Majestic America and Peter Deilmann have either gone or are being wound [...]
Things That Can Hurt Cruising
Posted in News on 11 August, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We all know that bad press can hurt cruising, things like crime on board, norovirus and the odd soul lost overboard. The press has a way of reporting that is sometimes sensationalist, sometimes more honest, but with the odd public relations exception, it is something that the cruise lines have learned to live with. There [...]
