Archive | August, 2009

17 August 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Try a Repositioning Cruise

Looking for bargain cruises and long, relaxing days at sea, then a repositioning cruise may be for you.
Most cruise lines reposition their ships for the US winter. Instead of sailing the ship without passengers, cruise companies will offer huge discounts during these repositioning cruises to attract passengers.
Usually longer than a week they provide passengers with [...]

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15 August 2009 ~ 1 Comment

River cruise operator kaput, but most going strong

German river cruise company Peter Deilmann Cruises will shut down its river cruise operation by year-end, due to financial problems. Their ocean cruises will continue to operate.
However, this is not reflective of river cruising as a whole. River cruising holidays are very popular in Europe, as they provide the opportunity to see many sights and [...]

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13 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Cruisers say, what recession?

P&O Cruises worldwide have reported record sales for long voyages over the next two years. Sister line Cunard says that sales for its 2011 world cruise program, are up a recession-defying 150% compared to last year.
This is wonderful news considering experts tell us we are in the grip of a global recession. Perhaps, like me, [...]

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11 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

When a river runs through it

I had the pleasure of lunching with John Molinaro, General Manager of Australia for Uniworld, at the launch of the company’s 2010 brochure (in keeping with the nautical nature – I had fish pie).
Uniworld Boutique River cruise collection, previously in partnership With Trafalgar Tours, is now a separate entity and has its own product. The [...]

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09 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Lunch with CEO of Royal Caribbean International

On 9 July, I had the pleasure of lunching with Adam Goldstein, CEO of RCI, and Gavin Smith, General Manage of RCI Australia, at Sydney’s Westin Hotel, together with a small group of Australian cruise media.
We spoke for two hours about cruising, in particular RCI’s presence in Australia. Currently, RCI have one ship in Australian [...]

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07 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Walk the Decks with Cathy Freeman

P&O Cruises have come out with a great idea, called Walk the Decks with Catherine Freeman.
They are offering this great opportunity to Sydneysiders who raise at least $100 for a new fundraising project for indigenous children. 100 donors will be selected and the person raising the most will win a three-night cruise for two aboard [...]

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05 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Two new MSC ships launched

Just launched, the MSC Splendida embarked on a seven-night pre-christening cruise, becoming the 10th passenger vessel to join the company’s fleet. With Fantasia, launched in December, they are the largest ships ever built by a European ship owner.
Splendida has some truly impressive statistics. At 333 metres long, she is longer than the Eiffel Tower laid [...]

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02 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Cruising with Cruisers 3

Yolie Guzman and Larry Dean have cruised twice, firstly aboard Oceania’s Insignia sailing from Istanbul to Venice. Both said this cruise was great, with fantastic food and service. Dancing in the evening was one of their favourite pastimes. Yolie and Larry also went to China on a Viking River cruise along the Yangtze River, which [...]

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