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The Walt Disney Company plans to expand its successful cruise business by adding two new ocean liners, President and CEO Bob Iger announced today. Scheduled to launch in 2011 and 2012, the ships will more than double the passenger capacity for Disney Cruise Line® to meet the sustained demand for Disney’s family cruise vacations.
The new 122,000-ton cruise liners will be two decks taller than the existing 83,000-ton ships, the Disney Magic® and the Disney Wonder®. Each ship will have 1,250 staterooms. Specific design plans and itineraries for the yet-unnamed ships are still in development and will be unveiled at a later date.
Update- Meyer Werft will build the new ships for Disney.
This week’s e-mail special features some fantastic prices from Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines on sailings to the Caribbean and Bermuda. Not only that, but on select sailings you can also get onboard credits or even free shore excursions.
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Two exclusive 8-day golf clinics with Chuck Cook, considered one of the top instructors in the golfing world, will take place
onboard MSC Cruises’ MSC Sinfonia in 2007.
Director of the well-known Chuck Cook Golf Academy in Texas, Chuck has coached PGA Tour professionals Corey Pavin, Bob Estes and Omar Uresti as well as US Open champions Payne Stewart and Tom Kite.
The clinics are unique events for all golfers, from newcomers to more experienced players. All participants will benefit from meeting Chuck and learning his golfing techniques. Chuck is described as being the most inquisitive of teachers. His conversations with the top players and top teachers in the game have given him a true understanding of cause and effect in the golf swing.
These two special golf cruises, which take place May 7-14 and Oct. 22-29, will depart from Genoa, calling into Monte Carlo, Valencia, Malta, Tunis and Civitavecchia. A full golf program includes lessons, seminars, day and night competitions and individual tuition.
Passionate golfers can choose from three packages: • Basic, for those looking to be instructed at a rudimentary technical and practical level, with professionals on hand to assist all the way; • Advanced, for those who can play and are looking to improve their swing and technical knowledge; and • The Chuck Cook Golf Academy, reserved for players with a handicap and the chance to join lessons with the Grand Maestro. There will be two groups: the first for those with a handicap of 0-18 and the second for those with a handicap of 19-36.
Every group will be coached in rotation with a pool of experts to provide direction for the approaches, putts and getting out of a bunker – fundamental aspects needed to obtain excellent results on the green.
In addition to lessons, Chuck Cook will hold seminars explaining the theory of golf and recounting anecdotes about his experiences instructing the best in the field. At the end, he will participate in a spectacular choreographed show on deck.
MSC Sinfonia is specially equipped for this program. The decks have a number of golf cages, putting greens and a virtual simulator for training and practices. Golf also will be played on land; players have the opportunity to tee off on some of the beautifully manicured golf courses in the various ports. They can test their newly acquired skills against others; the final contest will be held in Rome with many fabulous prizes.
Rates for the May 7 sailing begin at $1,045 per person, double occupancy for an inside stateroom and $1,245 for an oceanview stateroom. Rates for the Oct. 22 sailing begin at $995 for an inside stateroom and $1,195 for an oceanview stateroom; all rates are per person, double occupancy. Government fees and taxes are additional. Contact us at 888-286-9827 for prices of the special golf packages.
Regarded for its contemporary enrichment programming, Crystal Cruises is debuting courses on the new Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 software in its Computer University@Sea curriculum. The luxury cruise specialist is the first cruise line to offer guests instruction on Microsoft’s new operating system released January 30, showcasing as many as six different courses from novice to expert.
Offered complimentary, the new classes begin in early March on Crystal Symphony and early May on Crystal Serenity. The dedicated Computer University@Sea facilities on both ships feature the latest, state-of-the-art Dell equipment running the Vista operating system, as only the newest computers are able to take advantage of all of Vista’s many new features, including Instant Search, the Windows Aero user experience, and Windows Flip 3D.
Offered as a progressive series with as many as 20 classes on a single voyage, new topics of instruction include:
- Introductory Computing using Microsoft Windows Vista;
- Beginners to advanced word processing using Microsoft Office Word 2007;
- Beginners to advanced spreadsheets using Microsoft Office Excel 2007;
- Beginners to advanced presentations using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007;
- Internet using Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0; and,
- Email using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007.
A pioneer in onboard education and still the most extensive computer-learning program at sea, Crystal’s innovative Computer University@Sea continues to expand enrichment opportunities for guests while traveling the world. First introduced in 1996, the complimentary curriculum today features more than 30 courses tailored for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Numerous state-of-the-art Dell® laptops and PCs, high-tech learning, and 24-hour Internet access from every lab and stateroom are just some of the features of this ground-breaking program.
Princess Cruises has released the following update regarding Regal Princess:
Following further assessment of the damage to Regal Princess after it touched bottom on February 18 upon departure from Huatulco, Mexico, we deeply regret that it is now necessary to cancel the March 1 South America voyage departing from San Juan.The time required to make the necessary repairs is, unfortunately, longer than we had originally hoped.
As a result of this cancellation, we will give passengers a full refund, including air fare. We will further provide passengers with a future cruise credit equal to 25% of the cruise fare paid for this voyage.
The ship will proceed tomorrow to a dry dock where repairs will be undertaken. The next sailing, a 12-day South America voyage between Lima, Peru and San Juan, will operate as scheduled on March 13.
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