Euro slide may hit cruise firms’ earnings The euro’s slide against the US dollar may bruise 2010 earnings for major cruise ship operators, just as these companies are adding cruises in key European markets. Read more on Gulf Times Official 2010 Bar Harbor Cruise Ship Spotters’ Guide With nearly 120 cruise ship visits scheduled for [...]
Tourists evacuated after cruise ship catches fire Rescuers evacuated around 600 tourists and crew from a German cruise ship docked in a Norwegian fjord Sunday after its engine room caught fire. Read more on Brisbane Times German cruise ship catches fire off Norway Rescuers evacuated around 600 tourists and crew from a German cruise ship [...]
Cruise ship visits help local businesses tide over the summer A new wave of cash will make its way to Anchorage Monday morning, when the MS Amsterdam makes the first of nine visits this summer to the Port of Anchorage — during what business owners expect to be a slow season. Read more on KTUU Anchorage [...]
Economic optimism fuels Valley holiday travel plans Nearly 8% more Californians will be hitting the roads this Memorial Day weekend, buoyed by optimism about the economy and making up for past travel plans put on hold during darker times, according to AAA of Northern California. Read more on The Fresno Bee Victoria Day deals — [...]
Green Report Card on Cruise Ships Sets Off Storm of Controversy San Francisco, CA — Despite efforts to improve operations, cruise ships that ply North American waters must go a lot further to become environmentally responsible, says Friends of the Earth , whose latest report card on the industry gives 11 major cruise lines green [...]
The best cruises from UK ports Jane Archer picks the best summer cruises from British ports. Read more on Daily Telegraph Celebrity Cruises’ Eclipse: ship review Eclipse, the latest ship from Celebrity Cruises, has been built to appeal to British cruisers. Jane Archer gives her verdict. Read more on Daily Telegraph
MSC Announces Baseball Greats, Big Band Themes for 2010-2011 Caribbean Cruises FORT LAUDERDALE, FL–(Marketwire – May 17, 2010) – MSC Poesia returns to the Caribbean for her second season with a line-up of five baseball and Big Band theme cruises during the 2010-11 Caribbean season ; rates begin at 9 pp. (plus GFT’s). Read more [...]
