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A Cruise Log
guide to the new ships of 2010
For some cruise
fans, there's nothing like a new ship. And this year there will be
plenty of new ships from which to choose.
Costa Deliziosa
(Costa Cruises) -- Maiden voyage: Feb. 5
MSC Magnifica
(MSC Cruises) -- Maiden voyage: March 7
Celebrity Eclipse
(Celebrity Cruises) -- Maiden voyage: April 26
Seabourn Sojourn
(The Yachts of Seabourn) -- Maiden voyage: June 6
Norwegian Epic
(Norwegian Cruise Line) -- Maiden voyage: June 24
Nieuw Amsterdam
(Holland America) -- Maiden voyage: July 4
Queen Elizabeth
(Cunard) -- Maiden voyage: Oct. 12
Allure of the Seas
(Royal Caribbean) -- Maiden voyage: Dec. 12
Mayor Gavin
Newsom Gives Cunard’s Queen Victoria a Golden Gate Welcome
during Maiden Call to San Francisco
January 27th,
2010 – Wrapping up her Expedition of the Americas segment, a
part of her current world voyage, Cunard Line’s Queen Victoria
made her inaugural visit to San Francisco today. Welcoming her to
this historic maritime port was the honourable Mayor Gavin Newsom,
along with travel agents, media and local dignitaries –
including the British Consul-General of San Francisco, Julian Evans.
In addition, by official order of proclamation, Mayor Newsom declared
today as “Cunard Queen Victoria Day” in San Francisco.
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Carnival
Fascination is latest cruise ship to get a major overhaul
Add the Carnival
Fascination to the list of aging Carnival ships that have gotten an
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Carnival says the
popular vessel, which sails to the Bahamas out of Jacksonville, Fla.,
emerged today from an extended, $34 million dry dock that brought a
new deck-top water park, a new adults-only lounge area and a
redesigned main pool area.
The overhaul of
the 15-year-old ship also brought the addition of balconies to 98
cabins that formerly just had windows -- a major structural change.
The
2,052-passenger Fascination is a workhorse of the Carnival fleet that
sails short four- and five-day trips to Nassau, Freeport and Key
West, Fla. It's a favorite of Southerners who can drive to
Jacksonville to pick it up.
The ship is the
sixth of Carnival's eight Fantasy Class vessels to get such a
makeover as the line spends $350 million to revamp its oldest ships.
The Carnival Inspiration and Carnival Imagination underwent a similar
overhaul in 2007; the Carnival Fantasy was upgraded in 2008; and the
Carnival Ecstasy and Carnival Sensation were redone in 2009.
As on the other
ships getting face lifts, the Fascination's new water park area,
dubbed WaterWorks, features a four-deck-high, 300-foot-long spiral
water slide – among the longest at sea. It also has an
82-foot-long, dual-lane racing slide.
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Upscale line
Azamara puts Europe cruises on super sale
Upscale line
Azamara Club Cruises has rolled out a major sale on upcoming summer
voyages to Europe.
The two-ship
company is offering two-for-one fare savings, an upgrade from an
ocean-view cabin to a balcony cabin and a $500 on-board credit for
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The offer is for
new reservations only on ocean-view or higher category cabins and
must be booked by the end of February (the upgrade piece of the offer
is available through March 31). Both of Azamara's 694-passenger
ships, the Azamara Journey and Azamara Quest, are included in the promotion.
Norwegian
Cruise Line to sail newer, bigger ships to Bermuda in 2011
Fans of Bermuda
cruises got some big news as Norwegian Cruise Line announced it would
sail newer, more elaborate ships to the island nation starting in 2011.
Norwegian says the
two-year-old, 2,400-passenger Norwegian Gem will take the place of
the seven-year-old, 2,224-passenger Norwegian Dawn on its Bermuda run
out of New York starting in May of 2011.
The Norwegian
Dawn, in turn, will replace the smaller, older Norwegian Spirit on
the line's Bermuda run out of Boston.
Norwegian
Cruise Line to sail year-round out of New Orleans
Joke about
jumping gets couple kicked off cruise ship
Princess
Cruises to allow non-cruisers aboard ships on departure day
The latest
gee-whiz excursion from Crystal Cruises: Test driving a Lamborghini
in France
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Last Time's Question:
Two cruise
ships will be sailing out of Charleston, SC this year. Can you
name both of them?
The
Answer is; Carnival
Fantasy & Celebrity Mercury
Here
are our two winners:
Karen
Wilkinson -- West Jefferson, NC
James Alnwick
-- Garden City, NY
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