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Carnival
Launches $300 Million Fire and Emergency Power Upgrade
By Theresa Norton Masek
After a series of incidents that
led some to question whether Carnival Cruise Lines was short-changing
its maintenance programs, the line launched a $300 million program to
upgrade emergency power capabilities and fire safety technology on
all 24 ships.
The work will improve the level of
operating redundancies to expand the availability of
hotel services in case a ship loses its main power, as happened on
the Carnival Triumph in February and Carnival Splendor in November
2010. In both instances, the ships lost power and floated for several
days, with food and other supplies airlifted in, until they were
towed to shore.
Royal
Caribbean Unveils New Firsts for Quantum of the Seas
By James Shillinglaw
Royal Caribbean International on
April 16 introduced major features for its new Quantum of the Seas,
the first of a new class of two ships that the line hopes will
revolutionize the cruise experience. With Broadway musical actress
Kristin Chenoweth, Quantum of the Seas godmother, acting as
master of ceremonies, and an innovative video showcasing the major
new features of the new ship, Royal Caribbean held a reception and
press conference for its top travel agents, past guests and members
of the media at the IAC Building on the Manhattans Chelsea.
For more about the Quantum of
the Seas, see the video above.
Carnival
Corp. to Reimburse U.S. for Coast Guard, Navy Assistance
By Theresa Norton Masek
Carnival Corp. said is paying back
the federal government for monies spent assisting in the Carnival
Triumph and Carnival Splendor incidents. It should be clearly
noted that at no point in time has Carnival stated it would refuse to
reimburse federal agencies if they sought remuneration, the
company statement said. Although no agencies have requested
remuneration, the company has made the decision to voluntarily
provide reimbursement to the federal government.
Holland
America Develops First Multilingual Shore Excursions
Holland America Line is reaching
out to international guests by offering multilingual shore excursions
in Europe in Spanish, Dutch and German. These tours are not
just translations of our English-language tours. They were developed
while thinking about the preferences of our international
guests, said Richard Meadows, executive vice president of
marketing, sales and guest programs for Holland America.
Disney Magic
renovation aims for 'something for everybody'
The 15-year-old Disney Magic will
get new water features and more exciting slides in a September
refurbishment that will be the biggest in the ship's history. (Click
here or on the photos for a slideshow of renderings of the new Magic.)
The tone is set by the AquaDunk, a
thrill slide in which riders step into a chamber, a door closes, the
bottom falls out, and a plunge of 40 feet ensues before riders loop
out over the ocean in an enclosed tube.
Also new will be "Twist N'
Spout," which Disney executives describe as a family slide.
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