NCL to give details on 2 New Ships!

Welcome everyone! You might not have known this but NCL ordered 2, 143,500-ton, 4,000+ passenger ships in October. Ordered to be made in Germany's Meyer Werft ship yard, the ships are supposed to be delivered by 2013, and 2014. (Photo by: Lawrence from Furious Photographers) There haven't been any major announcements yet and no one really knows anything about this project except for the gross tonnage, passenger capacity, where it's being built, expected delivery dates, it's $1.7 billion USD deal, and it's name "Project Breakaway." That will all change in a couple of days. On Tuesday, June 21, 2011, NCL will reveal some new details on the project and we can only hope (cross your fingers)  to get some graphics of what...

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Voyager of the Seas to be based in China!

Welcome everyone! Remember my post a while back that mentioned China and how I think that it will start to become a popular cruise destination similar to Europe? Well with today's announcement, we might be one step closer with game-changer Voyager of the Seas to be based in China in the summer of 2012. The once largest ship in the world when introduced in 1999 will be based in Shanghai, China as Royal Caribbean try's to expand in the country. The 138,000 ton, 3,114 passenger ship currently sails in Europe and was scheduled to in 2012 but the change comes as RCI's CEO Adam Goldstein says, "There are clear opportunities in the China market." There are planned 4 and 10 night sailings that will go to stops in Japan, Korea, and...

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Enjoy Faster Mobile Browsing!

Welcome everyone! Whether your on the go or prefer to view websites mobile, our website will now load tremendously faster. We have recently upgraded our mobile browsing so that our normal home page that you would normally see with all of the pictures and the sidebar will be disabled. This allows for over a 50% faster load time for most mobile devices. Pictured in this post is what you will see while viewing our website on mobile. You will get simple posts with the pictures that are in the post. Sorry but if you would like to see the full website, you will have to log on your computer! The new look on mobile should work with all mobile devices including, Android devices (Droid, etc..) iOS (iPhone, iPod) Windows Phone Blackberry devices Even...

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Blog Note

Welcome Readers!  Please note that I have added our posting times on the side of the blog under the "Video of the Week." I put these up in case you come to our blog during the day and do not see an update!  Thanks again. --------- M...

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U.S. Customs Nightmare for Cruise Passengers

Welcome everyone! For P&O passengers aboard the P&O Arcadia, it was "Like arriving at Guantanamo Bay," according to the Daily Mail. News giant " The Telegraph ", reports that passengers arriving in Los Angeles during a two-and-a-half month cruise from the UK to Alaska were put through extensive, passenger-by-passenger security check points that included fingerprinting, retinal scans and verbal questioning. It was uncomfortable and reached up to a seven-hour event that delayed the departure of the ship. People had to stand for long periods of time and did not have access to bathroom facilities, food and or water. You might question why I have mentioned news about a popular British cruise line when this is supposed...

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Sunday Cruise of the Week #4

Welcome everyone! (SORRY THIS IS A DAY LATE! HAVE BEEN BUSY!) Welcome to the fourth edition of Cruise of the Week! To view the third one, click here. Navigator of the Seas The Navigator of the Seas is Royal Caribbean's fourth ship out of five in the Voyager Class (Get it fourth cruise of the week and fourth in it's class?!). Anyways, the ship has it's differences from the other 3 in that it has glass balcony's and other changes such as the rear configuration of the Windjammer Cafe. The ship was once the largest in the Royal Caribbean fleet and it still ranks one of the biggest passenger ships in the world (surprising seeming how RCI has two classes of ships larger!). The 3,114 passenger ship boasts 1,021 ft (longer than Carnival's...

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'Kids Sail Free' on Disney Wonder

Welcome everyone! Have you been thinking about taking a cruise to Mexico on the Disney Wonder with a child 17 or under? Now is the chance to book it!  Disney launched a promotion on its Mexican Riviera sailings from October 30th, to December 18, 2011 on the 1,754-passenger Wonder ship. The age group for the promotion is for ages 17 and under. You will get the deal if you reserve a balcony room (categories 4A - 6A) for two full-fare passengers then the kid that will stay in the same room. The itinerary includes leaving from the port of Los Angeles, then to Puerto Vallarta, and then a two day stay in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Remember to mention booking code KFO when reserving. You may reserve on Disney's website by clicking...

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Saturday Interesting Itineraries #2

Welcome everyone! To see last weeks Interesting Itineraries click here. 16 Day Southeast Asia & China Cruise Experience the best of Asia with a cruise from Bangkok, Thailand, to Beijing, China. Explore storied battlefields in Singapore, the lively Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, or indulge in serenity at Busan's Buddhist temples all on one of Princess Cruises newer ships, the Diamond Princess. The itinerary is as follows with a departure from Bangkok, Thailand. I think that this would be the ultimate itinerary for discovering what all of Asia has to offer! Some of these stops are paradise while others offer high tech city stops! Take a look at Nha Trang, Vietnam, Then after visiting...

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Movie's Featuring Cruise Ships!

Welcome everyone! There is no big industry news to report to you today so I thought it might be fun to share some of my favorite movies with you that including cruise ships! Poseidon One of my personal favorites is the newest Poseidon movie released in 2006. Throughout most of the movie, you will have white knuckles from squeezing your seat. The movie is entertaining and often suspenseful. If your a true cruise lover like me and don't mind to see a cruise ship capsize and sink (highly unlikely to happen in real life) then this movie is a huge hit! The ship used in this movie is fully animated. I think the ship looks beautiful and would make an awesome cruise if it were actually real. In fact the movie was nominated for the Academy Award...

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Detained MSC Opera issue was major

Welcome everyone! For past readers, remember the post half a month ago about the MSC Opera broken down in the Baltic? Well now some new information has been released. (Photo by: Claudio Bresciani AFP/Getty Images) According to USA Today, the United Kingdom's Coast Guard detained the ship while it was in Southampton, England undergoing repairs. The UK Coast Guard wouldn't give specific details about all the issues with the ship but concluded that the multiple issues led to a major non-conformity. There was also a statement that there were violations of the International Safety Maritime Code which is a standard for safe management and operation of a ship that included an issue with the emergency preparedness. There was also...

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Explosion next to RCI Ship; 12 Injured

Welcome everyone! During a 14-night cruise in the Mediterranean, Royal Caribbean's 3,634 passenger Independence of the Seas was alongside a pier in the port of Gibraltar when a fuel tank exploded. A statement from Royal Caribbean says, "immediately after the explosion, the ship retracted from the gangway and moved a safe distance from the dock." After the accident occurred, 12 passengers received medical treatment on board. The line also says that all injuries were minor. The explosion happened just before the ship was readying for departure and only 2 guests were still ashore. Neither of the guests got injured. What do you think about the accident? I think it would be really scarey to be in the Royal Promenade...

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