Posted by Michael on 06/05/07
NCL Corporation yesterday announced the sale of Marco Polo, from its Orient Lines brand effective March 23, 2008.
Marco Polo is presently owned by Star Cruises along with two other mid-sized vessels also operated on charter by NCL, Norwegian Dream and Norwegian Majesty.
“Marco Polo has an extremely loyal following and the Orient Lines brand is unique in what it offers,” said Colin Veitch, president and CEO of NCL Corporation. “It has been an important part of our business during the transition from the old NCL to the new NCL with the youngest fleet in the industry by the end of this year.
“We have said for the past two years that all of our older ships would progressively leave the fleet as our new, purpose-built Freestyle Cruising ships arrived. The timing of Marco Polo’s departure always revolved around finding a good next owner, and I am pleased to say we have found one. This unique ship will, from the summer of 2008, have a new lease of life serving a new market under an established brand. The new owner will be announcing the acquisition very soon.”
Marco Polo’s famously friendly and family-like Filipino crew will continue to delight Orient Lines guests through to the delivery of the ship to her new owner. After that, they will be welcomed into new opportunities within the rest of the NCL fleet.
NCL will shortly announce details of a comprehensive on-board program for the farewell season of the Marco Polo. Marco Polo’s final cruise will be the March 2, 2008 repositioning cruise from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon, Portugal.
In the coming weeks, the hundreds of thousands of loyal Polo Club members who have sailed on Marco Polo over the years will be invited and enticed to come and enjoy her warm home-away-from-home atmosphere one last time.
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Posted by Michael on 11/10/06
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| Promotional Code: PG40B. Booking window 11/7/06 -12/16/06 (excluding onboard credit offer which is valid for bookings made 11/7/06 - 11/12/06 only). Offer is for new FIT bookings only. Not valid for group block. All rates are in US dollars and subject to availability. Singles paying 200% of the rate are eligible. Available on GDS booking sources. Government taxes and fees are additional. Onboard service charges are additional and will be automatically added to your onboard account. Offer not combinable with: reduced rates, NET rates, Interline fares, SLMNY1, BAFLD, PGGVP, TGOVCG/TGOVCN, TGCMHG, TGFB, CMI, commit deals and additional onboard credit program. Onboard credit amount varies and does not apply to sailings of 1 to 3 days. Onboard credit has no cash value, may not be used in the casino or toward service charges. Onboard credit offer is applicable to all NCL and NCL America sailings from January 1, 2007 - February 9, 2007. Offer is capacity controlled, subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time and without notice. Two-category upgrades are available Inside to Inside, Oceanview to Oceanview, Balcony to Balcony only; upgrades do not apply to Suite or Mini-Suite categories. Upgrade offer is available on all NCL and NCL America sailings in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Norwegian Wind, Norwegian Dream and Pride of Aloha are not eligible for Balcony upgrade. Suite discount is based on double occupancy and is applicable to Mini-suites, Suites and Villas. Discount applies to cruise fare. Suite discount is not combinable with any other percentage discounts. Discount amount is based on select sail dates. Orient Lines Offer is valid only on sailings April 10, 2007 to October 31, 2007. Savings will be reflected at the time of booking. All Rates are round-trip per person and subject to change; Departure taxes are not included. Certain restrictions apply. Rebookings do not qualify; bookings will be repriced to original fare Every effort has been made to produce this information accurately; we reserve the right to correct errors. Ships’ Registry: Bahamas & United States of America. ©2006 NCL Corporation, Ltd |
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Posted by Michael on 10/17/06
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| Promotional Code: PGFNCM. Booking window 10/9/06–11/3/06 (excluding onboard credit offer which is valid for bookings made 10/16/06 - 10/20/06 only). Offer is for new FIT bookings only and group delegate deposited bookings. Not valid for group block. Upgrade and onboard credit are combinable when sailings qualify. Rates are subject to category availability.
Singles paying 200% of the rate are eligible. Available on GDS booking sources and will show as a 2 category pricing downgrade for upgrade–for onboard credit, will automatically be appended to applicable reservations.Government taxes and fees are additional. Onboard service charges are additional and will be automatically added to your onboard account. Offer not combinable with: reduced rates, NET rates, interline fares, SLMNY1, BAFLD, PGGVP, TGOVCG/TGOVCN, TGCMHG, TGFB, CMI, commit deals and additional onboard credit program. Onboard credit amount varies and does not apply to sailings of 1 to 3 days. Onboard credit has no cash value, may not be used in the casino or toward service charges.
Onboard credit offer is applicable to all NCL and NCL America sailings from 10/20/06 - 4/30/06. Onboard credit is per stateroom. Offer is capacity controlled, subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time and without notice. Rebookings do not qualify; bookings will be repriced to original fare. Two category upgrades are available within each meta category applicable to Inside, Oceanview and Balcony categories only. Upgrade offer is available on all NCL and NCL America sailings through 4/30/07. Norwegian Wind, Norwegian Dream and Pride of Aloha are not eligible for Balcony upgrade.
Every effort has been made to produce this information accurately; we reserve the right to correct errors.
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Posted by Michael on 07/15/06
If you’ve already been receiving mailings from us then you should be receiving your own copy of the latest edition of the Cruise Planners Magazine. In this edition Carnival Cruise Line is our featured line and Carnival’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Vicki Freed writes about Carnival and the Caribbean.
You’ll also find some great specials from all of the cruise lines and tour companies that we represent and even coupons for some great items and reduced deposits on many sailings.
Not on our mailing list? Give us a call at 888-286-9827 and we’ll send you your copy.
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General News,
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MSC Cruises,
NCL America,
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Oceania Cruises,
Orient Lines,
Peter Deilmann Cruises,
Princess Cruises,
Regent Seven Seas Cruises,
Royal Caribbean International,
Silversea Cruises,
Star Clippers Tall Ships,
Swen Hellenic Cruises,
The Yachts of Seabourn,
Viking River Cruises,
Windstar Cruises
Posted by Michael on 07/03/06
Regardless of what you may think about your fellow passengers talking on their cell phone to their friends about that cute guy by the pool who was so checking them out… Cell phone service on cruise ships is coming to a cruise line near you.
NCL has announced that cellular service is now available onboard every ship in the NCL, NCL America, and Orient Lines fleet. While the new service supports all the major US cellular carriers, the features that will be available to you (like text messaging or web browsing) will depend on your carrier. Also keep in mind that your phone will be roaming, and you’ll need to check with your carrier to determine what the roaming charges will be.
For more information, check out this flyer on NCL’s system, and this one on Orient’s system. You’ll need Adobe Reader or some other program capable or opening PDF documents to open these files.
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