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We're back from our fantastic
voyage aboard the Carnival
Conquest. It was our 2nd Annual
Southern Gospel Music Cruise, and we had around 200 people
in our group. We have pictures and videos on our Facebook
page, and the videos are also on our You
Tube channel.
Our cruise aboard the Carnival Conquest went quite well. The
food and service were great, and the new additions - such as Guys
Burger Joint & the Blue Iguana Cantina (Tacos & Burritos) -
seemed to be well received by everybody, especially Guys. As always
the crew was very friendly and cheerful. For some reason they had
difficulty keeping the Lido Buffet area stocked with cups, which was
kind of odd. Our cabin steward was one of the best we have ever had.
Their new "Hasbro the Game Show" is quite unique
among cruise line entertainment. This family show is staged to
represent a TV studio, with participants selected from the audience
to come to the stage to attempt to win prizes by playing huge
versions of familiar Hasbro games. It was a lot of fun to watch.
Our 3rd Annual Southern Gospel Music
cruise will be Jan. 11-18, 2014, aboard the Royal Caribbean
Serenade of the Seas. We will sail from New Orleans to Key West,
Nassau & Cococay. If you like Gospel Music, why not
consider joining us next year? Cruise rates start at just $619pp.
For details CLICK
HERE.
Here's a couple of pictures taken at Primeras Restaurant, in the
Downtown Cozumel area. This restaurant has a great location, right
across the street from the "Downtown Pier" where the water
taxi's leave for the mainland. Lunch was tasty, and not too expensive.
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Featured Video
Fire on
Carnival Triumph
February 10, 2013 7.30p EST
This morning the cruise ship
Carnival Triumph experienced an engine room fire while the vessel was
sailing approximately 150 miles off the coast of the Yucatan
Peninsula. The ships automatic fire extinguishing
systems activated and the fire was contained to the aft engine
room. At this time, the fire is fully extinguished. There were
no casualties or injuries to guests or crew. All appropriate
authorities including U.S. Coast Guard have been notified.
The attractions and tour operations
at CocoCay, a private cruise destination managed by Royal Caribbean
Cruises Ltd., have been awarded the Sustainable Tourism Education
Program (STEP) Gold-Level Eco-Certification for its attractions
and tour operations.
Royal
Caribbean Names Two New Ships
Royal Caribbean International named
the first two Project Sunshine ships Quantum of the Seas
and Anthem of the Seas. They will enter service in fall 2014
and spring 2015, respectively. The names were announced Feb. 5 as the
first piece of steel was cut for the two ships at the Meyer Werft
shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The 158,000-ton, 4,100-passenger
newbuilds will now be known as the Quantum class of ships. The
new ship will be such a leap forward in terms of vessel design and
guest experiences that we thought the name Quantum of the Seas was
perfectly appropriate, said Adam Goldstein, president and CEO
of Royal Caribbean International.
Carnival
Cruise Lines chalks up record booking week
Carnival Cruise Lines said it set a
one-week reservations record, taking gross bookings for 187,283
passengers between Jan. 28-Feb. 3.
Bookings were at unprecedented
levels across the lines 24-ship fleet, which operates three- to
18-day voyages from a range of North American homeports, Europe and Australia.
Carnival president and ceo Gerry
Cahill attributed the record booking activity to factors including
continued recognition among consumers of the exceptional value
provided by a Carnival cruise, particularly given the lines
$500m Fun Ship 2.0 product enhancement initiative, strong support
from travel agents, and recent sales and marketing activities.
Goldsteins
goodbye to Monarch of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International
president and ceo Adam Goldstein took a moment to bid farewell to
Monarch of the Seas during Mondays earnings call.
Referring to the 1991-built ship as
a mainstay of the fleet, he said it had carried about 4m
guests over the years. Goldstein also thanked and acknowledged the crew.
Monarch will be leaving for new
service with sister company Pullmantur, carrying Spanish-speaking
passengers in the Southern Caribbean and giving the Madrid-based
brand about a 25% capacity boost.
The ship, which lately has operated
year-round from Port Canaveral, will end its Royal Caribbean service
on March 29. (The 1997-built Enchantment of the Seas will take over
the three- and four-night Bahamas program from Central Florida on
April 25.)
Royal sees
record Caribbean year, largest swing factor is Europe
Royal Caribbean is delighted with
US booking trends and projects a record year in the Caribbean and
possibly Alaska but is unhappy with the European marketnotably
Spain and the UK.
With less than 50% of Europe
capacity booked so far, that region leaves the biggest question mark,
or swing factor in 2013 projections, as vice chairman and
cfo Brian Rice put it.
Wave season is off to a solid
start, particularly since the lapping of the 2012 Costa Concordia
tragedy in mid January. Since then, overall bookings are up 20% year
over year. That is driven mainly by the strength of the North
American consumer.
CLIA seeks
to open eyes to cruising's $100bn economic impact
The newly global Cruise Lines
International Association unfurled a communications initiative aimed
at raising awareness of cruisings economic/social
contributions. The Cruise Forward campaign touts the
industrys economic impactnearly $100bn and more than
753,000 jobs worldwide in 2011, according to the association.
Cruise Forward also
will highlight community support, environmental programs and
initiatives, and safety/security efforts.
For example, it will tell how
cruise lines provide financial support to local charities, protect
the cultural heritage of port communities and involve employees and
passengers in volunteer opportunities. The campaign will also address
how cruise lines are working to reduce the overall environmental
impact of cruising on oceans, beaches and ports.
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