Breaking Travel News | Carnival ships earn perfect health scores Breaking Travel News The unannounced inspections, which are conducted twice a year and required for any cruise ship with an international itinerary calling at a US port, evaluate vessels in a wide variety of areas, including adherence to proper food handling, ... Carnival Breeze: Photos & Details On The New Family Fun Cruise Ship The Magic of Carnival |
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Carnival ships earn perfect health scores - Breaking Travel News
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Fincantieri, Fireworks…FAVOLOSA! - Maritime Matters
Breaking Travel News | Fincantieri, Fireworks…FAVOLOSA! Maritime Matters The ship will also be able to plug into shoreside electrical power, enabling generators to be shut down during stopovers in port. “The COSTA FAVOLOSA, the largest ship built to date for Costa Cruises, is living proof of how far we have come together ... The Costa Favolosa, The Largest Italian Cruise Ship, Entered Service in Venice |
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The Costa Favolosa, The Largest Italian Cruise Ship, Entered Service in Venice - The Maritime Executive (press release)
The Maritime Executive (press release) | The Costa Favolosa, The Largest Italian Cruise Ship, Entered Service in Venice The Maritime Executive (press release) 1 cruise company, the newest flagship, the Costa Favolosa (114500 gross tonnage and a capacity of 3800 total Guests): the largest cruise ship flying the Italian flag. The Costa Favolosa (www.costafavolosa.com), the 15th vessel comprising Costa's fleet, ... |
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NS: Tourism season well underway in Halifax - Daily Business Buzz - Nova Scotia
Daily Business Buzz - Nova Scotia | NS: Tourism season well underway in Halifax Daily Business Buzz - Nova Scotia A cruise ship arrived in Halifax on Thursday - one of many to inject tourists into Halifax's downtown this summer. [HALIFAX, NS] - With the Canadian dollar above parity and the United States still dangling off the back of the economic downturn, ... |
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Celebrity Cruises Opens Interactive Restaurant - Travel Agent
Travel Agent | Celebrity Cruises Opens Interactive Restaurant Travel Agent Celebrity Cruises' newest ship, the Celebrity Silhouette, will feature the industry's first interactive open-air grilling restaurant, “The Lawn Club Grill.” The 58-seat Grill will allow guests to choose a member of their group as a “Grill Master,” who ... Tight Squeeze for 26-Mile Maneuver of Celebrity Cruises' Newest Ship |
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Don't Ever Book A Cruise Yourself! Use A Cruise Professional - Forbes (blog)
Don't Ever Book A Cruise Yourself! Use A Cruise Professional Forbes (blog) “Then ask the person on the phone outright: have you ever been on the ship?” She spends about a third of the year afloat on the top cruise lines, as do many of her staffers, and her team knows every class of cabin on all the lines she represents. ... |
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Behind the scenes on a cruise ship - Independent Online
Independent Online | Behind the scenes on a cruise ship Independent Online Lacking only an address, cruise ships are floating luxury hotels. Thanks to sinking prices they are becoming ever more popular. On a giant liner like the Voyager of the Seas, thousands of people are on hand to make sure that everything ... A small town with a captain: behind the scenes on a giant cruise ship |
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Galveston gears up for surge in cruise ship passengers - USA Today
Galveston gears up for surge in cruise ship passengers USA Today Galveston is gearing up for a surge in cruisers in the coming months, and that means -- yes -- adding more chairs to its cruise ship terminal. The governing board of the Port of Galveston on Monday approved spending $190000 to ... |
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Saaremaa Tour Operators Struggle to Accommodate Cruise Ships - ERR News
Saaremaa Tour Operators Struggle to Accommodate Cruise Ships ERR News At least two fewer cruise ships will call at Saaremaa ports this year after passengers from past cruises voiced dissatisfaction with the local guide service. The Port of Tallinn's cruise ship division director Sirle Arro told the island's daily ... |
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World Cruises Values for 2012 - CruiseMates Cruise Guide
CruiseMates Cruise Guide | World Cruises Values for 2012 CruiseMates Cruise Guide But today a cruiser anywhere in the world is just an email away from home, and at these prices you just might decide to book one of these cruises today. World cruises were also once only offered by luxury cruise lines and typically cost $60000 to ... |
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A small town with a captain: behind the scenes on a giant cruise ship - Monsters and Critics.com
A small town with a captain: behind the scenes on a giant cruise ship Monsters and Critics.com Nassau, Bahamas - Lacking only an address, cruise ships are floating luxury hotels. Thanks to sinking prices they are becoming ever more popular. On a giant liner like the Voyager of the Seas, thousands of people ... |
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Tour Brokers Int'l, Silverbird Cinemas take ship cruise to greater height - BusinessDay
BusinessDay | Tour Brokers Int'l, Silverbird Cinemas take ship cruise to greater height BusinessDay Jonathan Murray Bruce, executive director, Silverbird Group, who commented on the development, said: “We had to participate in this joint Ship Cruise Promo as a way of saying 'thank you' to our numerous customers, and at the same time, ... |
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Reinstate calls to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico tourism officials ask cruise line - MiamiHerald.com
Reinstate calls to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico tourism officials ask cruise line MiamiHerald.com “This is a topic of great concern for us and our position is to work as close as possible with the cruise ship companies in making sure that they don't get alarmed for something there is not a reason to be alarmed of,” he said. ... |
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Fun fact: Special treatment will cost you extra on cruise ships - Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fun fact: Special treatment will cost you extra on cruise ships Fort Worth Star Telegram The most expensive cruise ship restaurant ever? Remy, a French restaurant on the new Disney Dream. Dinner at Remy costs $75 per person. That's about $50 more than the typical on-board specialty restaurant, say the folks at CruiseCritic.com, ... |
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Your Week In Lady News: Female Firefighter Firing, Lesbian Cruise Line ... - The San Francisco Appeal
Your Week In Lady News: Female Firefighter Firing, Lesbian Cruise Line ... The San Francisco Appeal (Examiner.com) An SF Chronicle reporter finds that an Olivia lesbian-only cruise is "a glimpse of what life would be like if women ruled the world - or at least a 936-foot, 11-story Holland America ship - a floating sanctuary where no one cares if gals ... |
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Near Dock, Tastes of Home for Filipino Cruise Ship Workers - New York Times
New York Times | Near Dock, Tastes of Home for Filipino Cruise Ship Workers New York Times Cruise ship workers from the Philippines looking for a taste of home while docked in Red Hook, Brooklyn, find it at Philly-Pinoy. The owner, Benjamin David, a former cruise ship waiter, barbecued chicken last week. By SAM DOLNICK When the towering ... |
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The $40 Million Facelift: Big Changes Coming to Celebrity Cruise Ship - CruiseCritic.co.uk
The $40 Million Facelift: Big Changes Coming to Celebrity Cruise Ship CruiseCritic.co.uk If you want to get a sense of how Infinity's upgrades will change the look of the ship, check out our slideshow on sister ship Constellation's refurbishment. See which other vessels are due for an upgrade on our cruise ship refurbishment chart. |
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Cruise Ships Offer 'Picturesque' Fourth of July Experience - Kansas City infoZine
Cruise Ships Offer 'Picturesque' Fourth of July Experience Kansas City infoZine Washington, DC - infoZine - Scripps Howard Foundation Wire - Instead, Wojtanowski will be piloting a dinner cruise ship and making sure his passengers see the fireworks safely. “The piloting can be a little difficult,” said Wojtanowski, ... |
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In first, two Carnival ships ace health inspection on same day - USA Today
USA Today | In first, two Carnival ships ace health inspection on same day USA Today Only a small fraction of the dozens of cruise ships inspected each quarter receive a perfect score, and Monday marked the first time in Carnival's 39-year history that it earned two perfect 100 scores on the same day. As part of its Vessel Sanitation ... Speaking up for Carnival: Area business leaders rally at Waterfront Park in ... |
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The Astor cruise ship docks in River Mersey for Liverpool visit - Liverpool Echo
The Astor cruise ship docks in River Mersey for Liverpool visit Liverpool Echo THIS is the Astor, the smallest ship to sail into Liverpool's cruise liner terminal this year. The German-built leisure vessel arrived in the city this morning with 590 guests on board. The Astor is a fraction of the size of some of ... |
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San Diego reduces numbers as the cruise ship business dwindles - Maritime Professional (blog)
San Diego reduces numbers as the cruise ship business dwindles Maritime Professional (blog) San Diego is much more of a cruise ship, project cargo and vehicle port, which should be taken into consideration. Comparing budget size, it forecasts operating revenue of $128 million vs. $345 million for LA – making a difference of 2.7 times for the ... |
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Private guards for tackling pirates - DAWN.com
Private guards for tackling pirates DAWN.com Cargo vessels and oil tankers are generally targeted by pirates due to their slow speed, less number of crew to deal with as compared to cruise liners and the valuable load they carry for demanding huge ransom. Pakistan Navy and navies of six other ... |
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
How To Get a Job on a Cruise Ship
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If working on a cruise ship sounds like a paid vacation to you, check out the jobs available on the high seas. Author: HBOMBandAJAM
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New Godmother for Costa Favolosa - Breaking Travel News
eTurboNews | New Godmother for Costa Favolosa Breaking Travel News On board, guests will find the best of all the latest innovations proposed by Costa ships: the Samsara Spa, one of the largest wellness areas ever built on a cruise ship; a central swimming pool area extending over two decks, with a retractable glass ... The Costa Favolosa, The Largest Italian Cruise Ship, Entered Service in Venice Fincantieri, Fireworks…FAVOLOSA! |
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Desert Vista grad chosen as dancer on Disney cruise ship - Arizona Republic
Desert Vista grad chosen as dancer on Disney cruise ship Arizona Republic Now, the 2009 Desert Vista High School grad will be living her dream, having been chosen to dance on the Disney Wonder cruise ship, one of 200 dancers selected from May auditions in New York City, Los Angeles, Orlando and Ahwatukee's Dance Studio 111. ... |
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Float Out of Luxury Cruise Ship Queen Elizabeth- Cunard Line
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Witness the preparation in celebrating the float out of Cunard Line's Queen Elizabeth luxury cruise ship. www.cunard.com
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Music Cruise Season 2011-2012 - CruiseMates Cruise Guide
Music Cruise Season 2011-2012 CruiseMates Cruise Guide With the relaxed environment of a cruise ship, along with the sheer number of artists onboard, these cruises become more like musical summit meetings where extraordinary things happen. They are events, not just concerts on cruise ships. ... |
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Business leaders: Cruise ships aren't ruining Charleston - USA Today
USA Today | Business leaders: Cruise ships aren't ruining Charleston USA Today Business leaders in Charleston, SC, held a press conference on Monday to express support for cruise industry giant Carnival, which has come under fire for its growing presence in the historic town. ... Speaking up for Carnival: Area business leaders rally at Waterfront Park in ... |
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Cruise ship drug smuggler jailed for two-and-a-half years - Royal Gazette
USA Today | Cruise ship drug smuggler jailed for two-and-a-half years Royal Gazette The court heard that the two travelled to Bermuda on a cruise ship from Boston, arriving at Heritage Wharf, Dockyard, on June 12. Jones was paid in cash upon delivering an unknown quantity of drugs to a man in the Botanical Gardens in Paget. ... Report: Bermuda jails cruiser for smuggling in drugs |
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Not everybody wants a cruise ship in their back yard - Gadling
USA Today | Not everybody wants a cruise ship in their back yard Gadling When cruise ships come to town it means big business for local merchants. Just ask Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, both on the blacklist of one cruise line or another. Either city would love to ... Business leaders: Cruise ships aren't ruining Charleston Speaking up for Carnival: Area business leaders rally at Waterfront Park in ... |
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Pensioner seeks compensation after food poisoning on dream cruise - Stoke & Staffordshire
Pensioner seeks compensation after food poisoning on dream cruise Stoke & Staffordshire Below, The Thomson-run Island Escape cruise ship. Picture: Wesley Webster She says she suffered sickness and diarrhoea within hours of eating the food and was confined to her cabin with her husband. Now Mrs Dimond is still suffering from the effects of ... |
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Royal Caribbean sets sail for Dubai with new ship - Emirates 24/7
Royal Caribbean sets sail for Dubai with new ship Emirates 24/7 It seems the regional turmoil of this year is now a thing of the past for tourist traffic, as major cruise liner Royal Caribbean announced plans to set sail towards the Persian Gulf with a new ship for the 2012-13 season. The 2114-passenger Serenade of ... |
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Private guards on-board ships - Pakistan Observer
Private guards on-board ships Pakistan Observer Cargo vessels and oil tankers are generally targeted for hijacking by pirates because of their slow speed, less number of crew to deal with as compared to cruise liner and valuable rry for demanding huge ransom. Although, Pakistan Navy and navies of ... |
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Monday, June 27, 2011
Women ruling the water - MSN NZ News
MSN NZ News | Women ruling the water MSN NZ News It would be a fair bet the old superstition about women being back luck on boats won't be mentioned on the bridge of the Pacific Pearl cruise ship. When the P&O vessel left Auckland yesterday, Captain Sarah Breton, the first female cruise ship captain ... Women take charge of the ship Women take charge of Pacific Pearl Australasia's first female cruise ship capt: Pacific Pearl |
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