Guests traveling on select cruises aboard The Yachts of Seabourn in 2007 will share their voyages with luminaries from the closely entwined worlds of international politics and investigative journalism. Seabourn has invited a trio of prominent personalities, each possessed of special knowledge on these topics, to sail on board and provide its guests with privileged insights into the inner workings of public policy and the news media, as a part of the Dress Circle onboard enrichment program.
David S. Broder is a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for the Washington Post; a syndicated columnist whose insights are carried in over 300 newspapers nationwide, the author of half a dozen books on U.S. politics and a regular commentator on NBC’s Meet the Press; PBS’s Washington Week in Review and CNN’s Inside Politics. He will sail aboard Seabourn Pride’s 13-day cruise of “Rio & the Amazon” departing Rio de Janeiro on February 18, 2007.
Robert C. McFarlane is intimately familiar with the corridors of power, having served as national security advisor to President Reagan and in key White House posts in the Ford and Nixon administrations. As founder of Global Energy Systems and a director of the Washington Institute for Near East Studies, he is uniquely suited to join Seabourn Spirit’s 16-day voyage to “Arabia, India & Orchid Isles” departing Dubai on November 20, 2007.
Bob Schieffer was the popular anchor of the CBS Evening News in 2005 and 2006, but his exemplary career as a broadcast journalist includes 20 years as anchor of the Saturday CBS Evening News, 15 years as moderator of the network’s Sunday staple Face the Nation, and much more. As CBS chief Washington correspondent, he has covered presidential campaigns since 1972. He will be on board Seabourn Spirit’s 14-day cruise of “Asian Capitals & Vietnam” departing Singapore on December 6, 2007.
On Seabourn’s yacht-like, 208-guest ships, guests will enjoy a privileged proximity to these celebrated experts, whose insights and anecdotes will surely add luster to the fascinating journey that they all will share.
They will also enjoy Seabourn’s Signature Delights including complimentary service of spirits and wines including French champagne throughout every cruise, gourmet cuisine created by celebrity chef Charlie Palmer, indulgent Pure Pampering therapeutic bathing selections from Molton Brown and an Exclusively Seabourn complimentary shoreside experience on every cruise.
With Early Booking Savings of up to 40%, fares for these cruises start from $6,333 per person, based on double occupancy of a 277-square foot ocean-view suite. Past guests of Seabourn or any member line of the World’s Leading cruise Lines (Carnival, Costa, Cunard, Holland America, Princess or Windstar) qualify for VIP Savings of 50% and fares from $5,198 per person, double on some departures. For details, consult your travel agent, call Seabourn at 1-800-929-9391 or visit www.seabourn.com. 
Fashion hits the high seas as legendary Hollywood designer Bob Mackie creates 55 original costumes for a series of Broadway-style productions on Holland America Line. Titled "The Hits of Broadway, the Designs of Bob Mackie" and "Love Songs from Broadway, Designs from Bob Mackie," the two shows highlight the most popular hits of the Broadway musical songbook and are currently being performed on six ships: ms Amsterdam, ms Rotterdam, ms Ryndam, ms Statendam, ms Veendam, and ms Zaandam.
Mackie has designed for some of the most beautiful and charismatic women in the world including Carol Burnett, Diahann Carroll, Cher, Mitzi Gaynor, Eva Longoria, Madonna, Ann-Margret, Bernadette Peters, Diana Ross, Barbra Streisand, and America's number one sweetheart, the Barbie(R) Doll.
In a long association with the premium cruise line, these are the sixth and seventh shows showcasing stunning Mackie originals onboard Holland America. All of the costumes that Mackie has designed for the line have an approximate total value of $700,000 and are the perfect complement to the talented performance staff. Each of the 50-minute concerts is performed by a cast of 16 singers, dancers and musicians. The Mackie-inspired shows top a roster of more than 40 other production spectaculars currently being performed throughout the 13 ship fleet.
Guests also can enjoy a wide variety of shipboard entertainment including comedians, musicians and magicians; the fascinating and informative presentations of the Explorations Speakers Series; Culinary Arts Center demonstrations and a "Sports of Call" program.
For more information about Holland America Line itineraries around the word visit Cruise Planners or call us at 888-286-9827. At an official ceremony at the Port of Miami on Saturday, popular talk show host and Emmy(R) Award-winner Rosie O'Donnell served as Godmother and christened Norwegian Cruise Line's (NCL) newest ship, Norwegian Pearl. The new 93,530-ton Freestyle Cruising vessel boasts an industry first -- a four-lane ten-pin bowling alley; and two NCL firsts -- a rock-climbing wall and two top-of-the-ship Deluxe Owner's Suites.
The 5 p.m. christening ceremony took place alongside the striking Norwegian Pearl and included remarks from Star Cruises Chairman Tan Sri KT Lim, NCL Corporation President and CEO Colin Veitch and O'Donnell. Approximately 2,400 guests were in attendance for the ceremony that also commemorated the company's 40th birthday and kicked off a year-long birthday celebration.
We have a detailed recap of the event when you click on "more" below. When you're ready to book you sailing onboard Norwegian Pearl call us at 888-286-9827.
"We are pleased to have such a talented performer as Rosie O'Donnell serve as the ship's Godmother and help us welcome our newest Freestyle cruising vessel, Norwegian Pearl, to the rapidly expanding NCL fleet," said Star Cruises Chairman Tan Sri KT Lim. "With all of her striking features, Norwegian Pearl illustrates how far NCL has come over the last 40 years as
the industry's most innovative cruise line."
"The first on-board bowling alley, coupled with the rest of the ship's irresistible amenities, make Norwegian Pearl one of the most exciting ships at sea," NCL Corporation's President and CEO Colin Veitch said. "Since initiating the first Caribbean cruise 40 years ago, NCL has blazed a trail of innovation in the cruise industry. Today, we continue that tradition by
introducing our latest treasure, Norwegian Pearl."
"I am proud to christen Norwegian Pearl and help NCL celebrate 40 successful years," O'Donnell said. "With their family-friendly accommodations and endless on-board activities and amenities, NCL has been an excellent partner for our R Family Vacations chartered cruises. I look forward to introducing my own family to Norwegian Pearl!"
Norwegian Pearl accommodates 2,394 guests and includes a world of innovative features and amenities, including 10 restaurants, 13 bars and lounges, two swimming pools and a casino, among others. The ship is the seventh vessel purpose-built for NCL's signature Freestyle Cruising -- an approach to cruising unlike any other offered in the industry. Freestyle Cruising leaves regimented schedules behind, and is characterized by having no fixed dining times, no formal dress codes, relaxed disembarkation, up to 10 different restaurants and even more lounges, bars, theatres and other entertainment and activity options.
NCL's industry first -- a four-lane, ten-pin bowling alley at sea -- is part of an all-new, all-day entertainment, sports bar and nightclub complex called Bliss Ultra Lounge and Night Club. During the day, Bliss is a sports bar with a bowling alley, multiple flat-screen televisions and arcade games. In the evening, Bliss transforms into a hip, high-energy ultra-lounge, with plasma screens playing video tracks to the non-stop music spun by Norwegian Pearl's own DJ. A spacious dance floor, full bar and mood-lit bowling all add to the atmosphere of a completely unique seagoing experience.
Norwegian Pearl also features a rock climbing wall, another first for NCL. Constructed at the back of the ship's funnel on deck 14, the wall stands at an impressive 30 feet in height and 19 feet in width and has been designed with five different climbing routes, each with varying degrees of difficulty.
Beginning in January, Norwegian Pearl will sail a five- and nine-day Western and Southern Caribbean schedule. Ports of call on the five-day Western Caribbean itinerary include stops in Cozumel, Mexico and Belize City, Belize. The nine-day Southern Caribbean route includes calls in Roseau, Dominica; Bridgetown, Barbados; Castries, St. Lucia; St. John's, Antigua; and Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
The ship will then spend summer 2007 in Seattle, where she will sail a seven-day Alaska Inside Passage itinerary with calls in Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan, Alaska; Glacier Bay; and Victoria, British Columbia. In fall 2007 through spring 2008, Norwegian Pearl returns to Miami and resumes her alternating five- and nine-day Western and Southern Caribbean sailings with a change in itineraries: on the five-day, Georgetown, Grand Cayman replaces Belize City, Belize; and on the nine-day, Samana, Dominican Republic replaces Roseau, Dominica. 
Cruise Community (sorry registration required :( ) is reporting that Silversea Cruises will be bringing Sealy Posturepedic Plush Eurotop mattresses throughout their entire fleet. In addition the Royal, Grand, Owners, and Rossellini suites will get Sterns and Foster Plush beds which provide 10% more sleep surface than a conventional mattress.
The new beds will be onboard Silver Shadow in time for her January 15th departure from Fort Lauderdale on her world cruise. the beds should be deployed to the rest of the fleet in the next few months.
The line already provides passengers with goose down duvets, 100% Egyptian cotton 320 thread count sheets, and a choice of pillows. Silverseas' normally provides passengers with soft goose own and feather blend pillows, however guest may prefer a firmer goose down and feather pillow, a hypoallergenic pillow, or even a therapeutic foam contour pillow.
For more information on any of Silversea Cruises' itineraries around the world, call us at 888-286-9827.
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