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Cruising Tips for Perfect Travel Delights
There are many factors that help you to attain the right kind of cruise and it is important to know that you learn to deal with them in the right way. There are many cruising tips which could make your tours easier and feasible. Book your flights well in advance and make sure that you have the right kind of air transport so that you are not stressed about how to travel. When you are flying in, make sure you have a flight that makes you reach a place at noon. The day time is the best time to land at a new place. There are many times when there is a flight delay and there are other skirmishes with transportation etc so a day flight would help you stay calm under such sudden circumstances. Book flights such that they reach by noon. This is also helpful when it comes to your customs getting cleared [...]
Latest in Cruise News
Cruising pleasures are greatly interesting and much looked forward to by all who embark on cruises across the world. The latest in cruise news is that Celebrity has revealed a lot of spa details for the new cruise ship. Celebrity Reflection would soon boast of an expanded spa which would offer a Persian Garden circuit of six variable kinds of experiences and these are actually not found on any other kind of Celebrity ship. The Aqua Spa by Elemis would cover all the bases with rooms filled with a lot of traditional features and a salon for hair styling and manicure ,pedicure, with lot of acupuncture sessions and also enhancement treatment facilities. There would also be an expansion to the Persian Grande spa suite. The Persian Garden has new features which are inclusive of the Hammam which is [...]
Exciting Super Luxury Cruises
Below we have discussed about 3 of the most popular luxury cruises: Silver Spirit: The Silver Spirit is a member of the famous Silversea Cruise Line; it debuted in the year 2010. The Silver Spirit has the capacity of accommodating 540 passengers and is particularly famed for housing the Star Supper Club. The other notable features of the cruise ship are its 4 restaurants and the spa having an area of 8,300 sq. ft. Every passenger boarding this cruise ship will get the opportunity of staying in suits, majority of which have attached balconies. Some of the most exciting luxury services offered by the Silver Spirit are: fresh flowers, butler service, welcome champagne, personalized stationeries, pillows of different varieties etc. You will have a personal butler, who will keep your requests like [...]
New York Port sets Condition Zulu
Hurricane Irene is close, and in preparation, Captain of the Port (COTP) of New York has laid down port condition Zulu in effect from Sat for all commercial water ways. Within twelve hrs, Gale forced winds will approach the port. According to the safety rules, all bunker and cargo handling operations will come to a halt during this period. Unless specifically ordered to by the COTP, vessel movement and any other activity has been prohibited within the safety zone that has been established. All the barge operators and other commercial vessels that have been permitted to remain in the port by the Captain of the Port should be present at the mooring site, according to the plan. It is also advised of mariners that when wind speeds are thirty four knots or more, or once the evacuation processes [...]
Tasports Announces Cruise Terminal in Hobart
Tasports or the Tasmanian Ports Corp has given confirmation to the news of their plans for a brand new cruise passenger terminal at Tasmania, a first for the island. Plans are afoot for the redevelopment of the Macquarie Wharf Shed # 2, as a facility dedicated for cruise ships and Antarctic expeditions. The shed is currently acting as a cruise transit facility. Tasports will commence construction of the terminal after the cruise season of 2011-12. The upward trend experienced by the cruise tourism industry in Australia is one of the main reasons for the new facility being announced. Tasmania is a strategic location for a port of this kind, as it is positioned between New Zealand and Australia. In addition, it is convenient for round the world and any domestic cruises as well. Hobart is considered [...]
Azamara offers Early Booking Discounts for 2012
Azamara Club Cruises have more than sixty voyages to exotic destinations all over the world. The cruise company is now tempting passengers with a great range of early bird discounts. Planning ahead can give you the chance to take advantage of upto fifty per cent in savings on brochure rates and credits up to $ 2000 for each guest on air fare booked via the CHoiceAir Program for almost all the voyages booked for 2011, as long as these are booked on or before Dec 31st 2011. In addition, Azamara also has on offer per cent savings on the Land Discoveries 2011, shore excursions. Guests are able to take advantage of night touring in certain destinations where nightlife is more enticing than the day. Guests can also explore and book an Asia 2012 voyage on or before the year end and get a chance of [...]
Concrete Work Begins on the Panama Canal Expansion Project
One of the most significant phases of the Panama Canal Expansion Project has recently begun. The concrete layering for the new series of lock sites at the Atlantic and the Pacific sides has started, crossing a major milestone in the construction. The Grupo Unidos Por el Canal S. A. or the (GUPCSA) is the contractor managing the project. The contractor begun pouring concrete at both the lock sites last March, so that the surface is leveled to prepare for the permanent concrete laying. On the Atlantic side, at Gatun, the upper chamber floor was shaped by the GUPSCA by pouring structural marine concrete. The dedicated industrial frame work into which the concrete was poured, contained a substantial amount of rebar, or steel rods or bars used in reinforcing concrete. This gave an ultimate shape [...]
Royal Caribbean – Serenade Winter 2012-13 Dubai Season
Royal Caribbean (RCI) has declared that the Serenade of the Seas will be deployed for the 2012 – 13 winter season to Dubai. The cruise ship will be offering travelers seventeen sailings that will depart on 7 N itineraries every Monday to Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The Brilliance of the Seas will be replaced by Serenade of the seas. The ship will offer the cruise tourists in the regional wholly different experience, and passengers can be offered a detailed exploration of the 2 nations in the Middle East. It is also possible to opt for a RCI cruise tour to explore as well as experience some more attractions inland. The Serenade of the Seas has bookings open already for the Dubai cruises as well as cruise tours for winter season 2012 – 13. For fans of cruise tours, they can opt [...]
Princess Introduces Roll Call on Facebook
Princess s has come up with a new section on the Facebook fan page of the cruise line known as the Roll Call. This is a special feature that will Cruiseenable each passenger on all sailings to connect with other passengers on the same cruise before and after the duration of the cruise. The platform allows cruisers on Facebook an opportunity to get to know fellow passengers, share tips and advice, organize meet ups and generally share the excitement leading upto the cruise as well as the memories collected in the aftermath. Jan Swartz, executive vice president of Princess Cruises, said that the Roll Call section was a feature that was requested widely by users, and that it works in tune with the social experience that cruising has always been. The Princess Cruises Roll Call is categorized according [...]
Seabourn Quest Makes Inaugural Call at Marmaris, Turkey
Seabourn Quest, following the christening ceremonies, made its first port visit at Marmaris in Turkey. The ship started its maiden voyage from Barcelona a few days ago. Seabourn Quest had four hundred and ten passengers as well as three hundred and forty four crew members on board, when it arrived at the Marmaris Cruise Port in the wee hours of the morning on Thurs, 30th June. A welcoming ceremony was organized for the occasion of the maiden voyage as well as the inaugural call at Marmaris by Seabourn Quest. The new luxury ship was welcomed according to Turkish traditions of hospitality with red roses and folk dancers. The passengers enjoyed the song, dance and other festivities and kept on taking photos. There were evil eye beads and gifts with views of Marmaris such as bookmarks, magnets, [...]