Posted in Cunard, News on 25 November, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pictured above: Welders secure the steel letters that spell out the legendary name of Cunard’s newest ocean liner at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard in Trieste, Italy
For more than 70 years, Cunard ships graced with the name Queen Elizabeth have been a significant part of maritime history, and British heritage. Now, with less than a year to [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Costa, Deilmann, Fred. Olsen, News, Royal Caribbean on 25 November, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While Americans have not been able to cruise to Havana for forty-seven years, other nationalities are able to travel there freely, and ships from some of these countries have been making cruise calls in Cuba over that period. For example, four lines that are offering calls at Havana this winter include Compagnie du Ponant, Fred. [...]
Posted in Antarctica, Holland America, News on 18 November, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The naming this weekend of the new 3,434-ton 110-berth expedition vessel Plancius at Vlissingen adds to the variety of Dutch-flag vessels available on the high seas, and her operator, Oceanwide Expeditions of Vlissingen, made more news when it was also named the World’s Leading Polar Expedition Company 2009 at London’s World Travel Market last week. [...]
Posted in Caribbean, News, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Oceania, Regent Seven Seas, Windstar on 15 November, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now that ships have become destinations in their own right, the 225,282-ton Oasis of the Seas has had to set up some of her own ports of call as she’s too big to go to most other places. A new dock has been built at Labadee and a new port [...]
Posted in P&O, Princess, Seabourn, World on 9 November, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cruise West recently announced a new cruising concept that will see its Spirit of Oceanus follow in the wake of Stella Polaris, that for so many years cruised the world in luxury carrying no more than 199 guests. Now, the similar-sized Spirit of Oceanus will start a 335-day circumnavigation in March 2010 carrying just 114 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on 8 November, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There was a major fire to-day in the building housing The Cruise People. No one was hurt but the building is in bad shape. Power and telephone lines are cut. All files and bookings are backed up. While we get communication lines reorganized we ask that you kindly communicate by e-mail. A reminder, our email [...]
Posted in Disney, Mediterranean, Mexico, News, Princess on 2 November, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With 884 articles on Oasis of the Seas now listed in Google News, we have decided that we should not write the 885th. With plenty of coverage for the new 225,282-ton Royal Caribbean behemoth, including a brief stop in the UK to disembark workers as she heads for Florida, we have decided to cover some [...]
