December, 2007

This year was another record one for the cruise business, as more people are taking cruises than ever before. In response, more ships are being built, big and small ones, and new onboard activities are being offered. In 1980 only 1.4 million North Americans had ever been on a cruise. In 2007 more than 12.6 million Americans set sail on ...

How To Get What You Want At The Lowest Price Pricing is definitely one of the biggest issues present and past in cruising. However, Many things have changed over time. In the past some agencies discounted the price to near wholesale. This was stopped by most of the major lines in the past few years. This practice also caused many ...

POINTE BLANCHE--Almost soundlessly the first steel pile for the 445-metre-long 21-metre-wide mega cruise ship pier was driven into Great Bay Thursday afternoon on the signal of Port Affairs Commissioner Theo Heyliger and Carnival Corporation Chairman Mickey Arison. Work on the new pier will be in full swing as of today. The celebratory group aboard the red harbour pilot ...

No one was hurt when a Norwegian cruise ship with 300 people aboard rammed an iceberg in the Antarctic after its motor failed, officials said Saturday. A spokesman for the Hurtigruten cruise line says the ship had engine problems and lost power shortly before the accident on Friday. The crew restarted the engine and the vessel continued on its ...

Airline News Governments have definitely figured out how to make money on air travel. This was the sentiment echoed by European Tour Operator Association executive director Tom Jenkins when asked how he feels about the recent trend in which governments are now imposing all sorts of taxes on air travel. “More than ever, governments are making a lot money off of ...

Hundreds of people who booked breaks over the Christmas period lost their holidays last night after a tour firm went into administration. Travelscope, which specialises in cruises and coach tours, made the announcement after suffering cash-flow problems.It is not known how many holidaymakers will be affected, but the company regularly charters the cruise ship MV Van Gogh, which carries 450 ...

Baja, CA (AHN) - A U.S. Navy crew came to the aid of a teenage girl suffering from a ruptured appendix while at sea aboard a cruise ship over the weekend. The girl was lifted onto a helicopter and transported the nearest hospital facility... a nuclear aircraft carrier. The girl, 14-year old Laura Montero, became ill Friday while aboard the ...

USED to be, you’d be hung from the yardarm for mutiny at sea. Now, it seems, some rebellions may get you a refund.Evidently, that was a lesson learned in January 2006 when passengers on the Queen Mary 2 organized sit-ins and alerted the news media of their grievances by sending e-mail and making cellphone calls from the ship.Hobbled by a ...

Following the official naming of Cunard's Queen Victoria, Jane Archer steps on board to assess the new ship and asks how innovative cruise lines really are. ...

More 3,000-passenger mega-liners are on the way – and one that will accommodate 5,400Cruising continues to be so popular that many major cruise lines are launching new ships for 2008. It's fun to be among the first to experience these new liners and their amenities, and you also get the chance to take part in the special celebrations that are ...