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Cunard Cruises Being Updated

Paula — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:59:49 +0000

The independent Cunard Cruises website; cunard-cruise-lines.com is currently being updated with certain internal pages being moved onto this website.

Internal pages that are being moved include the many ship pages for Queen Victoria, Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Elizabeth 2.

The Cunard Cruises website will be left as a news blog to update visitors on the latest news for the cruise line.

Farewell to QE2

Paula — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:32:10 +0000

Having sailed 5.6 million nautical miles and having served over 2.5 million guests the Queen Elizabeth 2 is finally making her final journey. The QE2 is cruising for the final time to Dubai.

She is cruising to Dubai to take up her new job as a hotel and entertainment centre. Before departing to Dubai she will do one final farewell lap around Great Britain visiting ports such as Southampton, Liverpool, Belfast and a few others.

Having served for 35 years at sea the QE2 has enjoyed a prolonged life on the sea and having made 25 world cruises she has been the flag ship of Cunard for all of those 35 years, she will be replaced by Queen Victoria a new superliner that Cunard are currently constructing.

Bahamas Cruises

Paula — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:32:07 +0000

Want to visit the Bahamas? One of the most beautiful parts of the world and offering you many opportunities. This set of islands have so much to explore and the capital city is Nassau. The capital is relaxed and care free and everyone is encouraged to do anything they want, which can be everything or nothing at all.

Many of the top cruise lines cruise into Nassau when visiting the Bahamas and some even commence their cruise from this wonderful city. Another beautiful part of the Bahamas is CocoCay, however this is a cruise destination offered only by Royal Caribbean. Gorgeous white sands and winding nature trails offer you a quiet and relaxing atmosphere.

The Bahamas is a truly beautiful place in the middle of the Caribbean and somewhere you must visit to really experience the atmosphere.

Princess Winners For 5th Year

Paula — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:14:12 +0000

Princess Cruises’ has been awarded Best Cruise Line for Itineraries by travel agent readers of Recommend magazine for the fifth year in a row.

This award is part of the magazine’s 12th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards. More than 1,150 travel agents took part in the survey, making it an honorable award to receive.

Princess Cruises received this award after giving guests a wide range of fascinating destinations to choose from as well as many exciting shore excursions.

In total Princess Cruises sail to all seven continents of the world, offering guests the chance to visit 350 different ports worldwide.

Destinations on the Princess Cruises itineraries include Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, Hawaii, South America and many world cruises.

23 more ports are scheduled to be added to their itineraries for the 2009-2010 cruising season.

For the full press release see The Cruise News.

Pacific Dawn Coffee Appreciation

Paula — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:04:24 +0000

P&O Cruises Australia’s Pacific Dawn is due to celebrate her first birthday on 7th November 2008. To mark this occasion the cruise line is to launch onboard coffee appreciation courses which will be exclusively available from November 2008.

The coffee appreciation courses will see a mixture of coffee demonstrations and interactive lectures on each of the cruises. The demonstrations and lectures are designed to show guests all they need to know about the perfect coffee.

P&O has even provided training to some of their crew members to turn them into coffee ambassadors, ready for the launch of the courses. These new coffee ambassadors will be on hand to provide guests with everything they need to know and answer their coffee questions.

For the full press release see The Cruise News.

New Ships For P&O

Paula — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:45:35 +0000

P&O Cruises Australia has announced plans to extend its fleet with the addition of two more ships over the next two years.

The first of the two ships will be named Pacific Jewel and will sail from Brisbane in December 2009. Pacific Jewel will become the sister ship to Pacific Dawn. The second of the two ships will arrive late in 2010 and will sail from Auckland. Both superliners will carry approximately 2000 passengers.

The two ships will be deployed to P&O Australia from Carnival UK following the phasing out of Ocean Village Cruises.

For the full press release see The Cruise News.

Ocean Village Cruises Closed

David — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:48:29 +0000

Ocean Village Cruises is to be closed as the Carnival Corporation rearrange their UK based operation.

Even though Island Cruises has been sold by Royal Caribbean, this was not enough to save Ocean Village Cruises and they will be run down with both ships switching to P&O Cruises Australia.

According to Carnival Corporation, the UK market will be better served with the current P&O Cruises fleet which is set to expand when Azure joins them in March 2010.

Cunard, one of the other Carnival Corporation owned cruise lines are also set to get a new ship, the Queen Elizabeth in 2010.

Best in Romance for Princess

Paula — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:38:15 +0000

Princess Cruises has been awarded ‘Best for Romance’ in the 2008 Cruise Critic Editors’ Picks Awards.

These awards acknowledge the cruise lines for the work they put in. The cruise lines are each marked in 10 different areas of cruising and awards are given out accordingly.

Princess Cruises also picked up the awards ‘Best for Weddings’ and ‘Best Multi-Generational’.

The cruise line specialise in making their cruises as memorable and romantic as possible providing guests with a variety of options to enjoy their special occasion. Special occasions include honeymoons, anniversaries and even wedding ceremonies.

For the full press release see The Cruise News.

P&Os Newest Addition Azura

Paula — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:36:28 +0000

P&O Cruises have announced that a ceremony will be held to mark the keel-laying of the newest superliner which is to be named Azura. She will be one of the largest ships ever built for P&O Cruises and the British cruising market.

Azura will cater for 3,100 passengers on fifteen passenger decks. The decks will play host to 11 restaurants, 5 boutiques, 4 swimming pools, 2 lounges and more than 900 private balconies.

Her float out is scheduled for summer 2009 with her maiden voyage scheduled for late spring in 2010 after being delivered to the cruise line.

For the full press release see The Cruise News.

Celebrity Cut Fuel Charges

Paula — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:48:51 +0000

Celebrity Cruises fuel supplement charges have been cut following the decision of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd to cut the charges on Royal Caribbean International, Azamara cruises and Celebrity Cruises.

This cut in fuel charges is to coincide with the reductions in global fuel prices and will apply to bookings made after 10th November 2008 and to cruises departing after 1st January 2010.

Royal Caribbean is to follow the changes in global fuel prices and will adjust their prices and cuts accordingly.

For the full press release see The Cruise News.