Carnival Cruise Lines:
- Carnival Liberty 9/6 departure from Miami: The ship will replace the scheduled Eastern Caribbean itinerary with visits to Grand Cayman (Mon.), Cozumel (Tue.), Belize (Wed.) and Isla Roatan (Thur.)
- Carnival Miracle 9/6 departure from New York: The ship will replace the scheduled call in Grand Turk with a visit to Tortola (Thur.)
- Carnival Fascination 9/8 departure from Miami: The ship will visit Nassau (Wed.) and Freeport (Thur.)
- Carnival Imagination 9/8 departure from Miami: The ship will replace the scheduled call in Grand Turk with a visit to Freeport (Wed.)
- Carnival Inspiration 9/8 departure from Tampa: The ship will visit Progreso (Wed.) and Cozumel (Thur.)
- Holiday 9/8 departure from Mobile: The ship will visit Progreso (Wed.) and Cozumel (Thur.)
Royal Caribbean:
- Liberty of the Seas, which departed the Port of Miami Saturday, September 6, will sail a revised itinerary, changing the order of its normal ports of call. The ship will visit Cozumel, Mexico, Monday; George Town, Cayman Islands, Tuesday; Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Wednesday; and Labadee, Haiti, Thursday.
- Freedom of the Seas, which departed the Port of Miami Sunday, September 7, will sail a revised itinerary. The ship will not visit San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday. Instead, the ship will be at sea Tuesday; visit Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Wednesday; Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Thursday; and be at sea Friday and Saturday.
- Enchantment of the Seas, which departed Port Everglades Saturday, September 6, will sail a revised itinerary. The ship will not visit George Town, Cayman Islands, Tuesday. Instead, the ship will visit Cozumel, Mexico, Monday, and be at sea Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Mariner of the Seas, which departed Port Canaveral Sunday, September 6, will sail a revised itinerary. The ship will not visit Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Wednesday. Instead, the ship will visit Labadee, Haiti, Tuesday; Montego Bay, Jamaica, Wednesday; George Town, Grand Cayman, Thursday; Cozumel, Mexico, Friday; and at be at sea Saturday.
- Sovereign of the Seas, which departs Port Canaveral Monday, September 8, will sail a revised itinerary, changing the order of its normal ports of call. The ship will be at sea Tuesday; visit Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday; and CocoCay, Bahamas, Thursday.
- Grandeur of the Seas, which departed the Port of Norfolk Thursday, September 4, will sail a revised itinerary, changing the order of its normal ports of call. The ship will visit Halifax, Nova Scotia, Sunday; St. John (Bay of Fundy), Monday; at sea Tuesday, and visit Boston, Massachusetts, Wednesday. The ship will return to Norfolk Friday, September 12, as scheduled.
Filed under: Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean International Posted by Michael on 09/01/08
With the tropics as active as they are it doesn’t make sense to post our updates by storm - so by cruise line:
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Ecstasy Thur., 8/28 departure from Galveston: The ship will visit Progreso, Yucatan (Sat). This ship will return to Galveston on Wednesday, September 3 as the Port of Galveston is closed due to Hurricane Gustav
Carnival Fantasy Thur., 8/28 departure from Mobile: The ship will visit Progreso, Yucatan (Sat). This ship will return to Mobile on Wednesday, September 3 as the Port of Mobile is closed due to Hurricane Gustav
Carnival Miracle Fri., 8/29 departure from New York: The ship will change her itinerary to visit the ports of call: Port Canaveral (Mon), Nassau (Tue) and Freeport (Wed). Due to strong winds in the southern Bahamas, the ship will cancel her call to Nassau (Tue) and call on Freeport instead. We are investigating a 3rd port of call and will advise tomorrow.
Carnival Inspiration Sat., 8/30 departure from Tampa: The ship will visit Cozumel (Tue)
Carnival Glory Sat., 8/30 departure from Pt. Canaveral: The ship will cancel her call to Nassau (Sun) and visit the scheduled ports of call: St. Thomas (Tue), St. Maarten (Wed)
Carnival Liberty Sat., 8/30 departure from Miami: The ship will visit the ports of call in reverse order Ocho Rios (Mon), Grand Cayman (Tue), Cozumel (Thur)
Carnival Conquest Sun. 8/31 departure from Galveston: The ship will cancel her call to Montego Bay (Wed) and visit Progreso, Yucatan (Tue), Cozumel (Wed), and Grand Cayman (Thur)
Carnival Triumph Sun. 8/31 departure from Miami: The ship will cancel her call to Half Moon Cay (Mon) and visit the scheduled ports of call of St. Thomas (Wed), San Juan (Thur) and Grand Turk (Fri)
Carnival Legend Sun. 8/31 departure from Tampa: The ship will cancel her call to Grand Cayman (Tue) and visit Key West (Mon) and then call on the scheduled ports of call of Cozumel (Wed), Belize (Thur) and Isla Roatan (Fri)
FUTURE CRUISES FOR WEEK STARTING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2008:
Carnival Fantasy: Mon. 9/1 departure from Mobile: We will be forced to change the five-day Carnival Fantasy cruise scheduled to depart on Monday, September 1, 2008 to a four-day cruise departing on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 returning on Sunday, September 7, 2008. The four-day cruise will depart from Mobile at 4:00 PM on Wednesday and visit Cozumel on Friday (arrive 8:00 AM; depart 5:00 PM).
Guests that sail on the new four-day cruise will receive a 25% refund of the cruise fare paid. In addition, guests will receive a 25% discount of a future three- to five-day Carnival Cruise departing prior to December 15, 2009. This discount applies to the cruise fare only. Please understand this offer is non-transferable.
If guests elect to cancel the cruise, we ask that guests contact us right away to cancel the booking. Guests will receive a full refund and refunds will be processed in less than two weeks.
Carnival Ecstasy: Mon. 9/1 departure from Galveston: We will be forced to change the five-day Carnival Ecstasy cruise scheduled to depart on Monday, September 1, 2008 to a three-day Cruise-To-Nowhere departing on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 returning on Saturday, September 6, 2008. The new three-day cruise will depart from Galveston at 4:00 PM on Wednesday.
Guests that sail on the new three-day cruise will receive a 50% refund of the cruise fare paid. In addition, guests will receive a 50% discount of a future three- to five-day Carnival Cruise departing prior to December 15, 2009. This discount applies to the cruise fare only. Please understand this offer is non-transferable.
If guests elect to cancel the cruise, we ask that guests contact us right away to cancel the booking. Guests will receive a full refund and refunds will be processed in less than two weeks.
Royal Caribbean:
Sovereign of the Seas, which departs Port Canaveral Monday, September 1, will sail a revised itinerary. The ship will visit Nassau, Bahamas, Tuesday; and Key West, Florida, Wednesday, spending the night and departing Thursday morning.
Mariner of the Seas, which departs Port Canaveral Sunday, August 31, will sail a modified itinerary. The ship will not visit Coco Cay, Bahamas, Monday, but will makes its scheduled port calls in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Wednesday; and Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Thursday.
Majesty of the Seas, which departs the Port of Miami Monday, September 1, will sail a revised itinerary. The ship will visit Nassau, Bahamas, Tuesday; be at sea Wednesday and visit Key West, Florida, Thursday.
Liberty of the Seas, which departs the Port of Miami Saturday, August 30, will sail a revised itinerary, with its ports of call simply reordered. The ship will visit Labadee, Haiti, Monday; San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday; and Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Wednesday.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Because of the current expected path of Tropical Storm Hanna, forecasted to pass near the islands of the Bahamas, NCL has altered the itinerary of Norwegian Spirit’s six-day Bahamas & Florida sailing, departing New York on August 31, 2008. Norwegian Spirit will now call on the island of Bermuda for this sailing.
NCL has also altered the itinerary for Norwegian Sky’s four-day Bahamas sailing, departing Miami on September 1, 2008. The ship will sail a Western Caribbean itinerary, with stops in Cozumel, Mexico and Key West, Fla.
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It may be Labor Day Weekend but we’ve still got a show for you this week. It’s a good thing too because there was a lot of cruise news this week.
Crystal announced that they’ve enhanced their onboard music classes in June. However Princess has enhanced their onboard fitness programs and Captains Circle benefits now.
Disney Wonder hosted a Disney Channel television premier and Royal Caribean announced the two newest neighborhoods on Oasis of The Seas.
The weather dominated the rest of the show, and based on the current forecasts it looks like that’s going to be the focus of the entire week. After quickly running down the changes this past week we talk about some of the things you want to keep in mind if you want to cruise during hurricane season.
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Filed under: Crystal Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Podcast, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean International Posted by Michael on 08/29/08
NCL has altered the itinerary of Norwegian Spirit’s six-day Bahamas & Florida sailing, departing New York on August 31, 2008. Norwegian Spirit will now call on the island of Bermuda for this sailing. At this time, NCL is also closely monitoring the weather conditions for Norwegian Sky’s four-day Bahamas sailing, departing Miami on September 1, 2008.
Carnival has announced the following itinerary changes:
- Carnival Conquest Sun., 8/24 departure from Galveston: The ship will visit Grand Cayman (Wed), Cozumel (Thur), Progreso (Fri)
- Carnival Triumph Sun., 8/24 departure from Miami: The ship will visit Cozumel (Tue), Half Moon Cay (Fri), Nassau (Sat)
- Carnival Ecstasy Thur., 8/28 departure from Galveston: The ship will visit Progreso, Yucatan (Sat)
- Carnival Fantasy Thur., 8/28 departure from Mobile: The ship will visit Progreso, Yucatan (Sat)
- Carnival Liberty Sat., 8/30 departure from Miami: The ship will visit the ports of call in reverse order Ocho Rios (Mon), Grand Cayman (Tue), Cozumel (Thur)
Royal Caribbean has announed the following itinerary changes:
Mariner of the Seas, which departed Port Canaveral, Sunday, August 24, has sailed a revised itinerary, visiting St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Wednesday; and Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Thursday. The ship will return to Port Canaveral, Sunday, August 31, as scheduled.
Grandeur of the Seas, which departed Norfolk, Virginia, Thursday, August 21, did not visit Labadee, Haiti, Wednesday. Instead, the ship spent Wednesday at sea and visited Coco Cay, Bahamas, Thursday. The ship will return to Norfolk, Saturday, August 30, as scheduled.
Enchantment of the Seas, which departed Port Everglades, Thursday, August 28, will not visit Cozumel, Mexico, Saturday. Instead, the ship will visit Nassau, Bahamas, Saturday. The ship will return to Port Everglades, Monday, September 1, as scheduled.
(0) Comments (Leave a Comment)Filed under: Carnival Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International Posted by Michael on 08/27/08
Royal Caribbean International unveiled two more neighborhoods for Oasis of the Seas. The Pool and Sports Zone and the Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Center were announced at an Internet event, revealing additional examples of innovation and amenities for which Royal Caribbean has been renowned throughout the cruise line’s history. This latest announcement precedes the opening of Oasis of the Seas’ general bookings on September 3, 2008.
The Pool and Sports Zone and the Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Center – coupled with the previously announced neighborhoods of Central Park, Boardwalk and Royal Promenade – will provide guests with the widest array of experiences from which to satisfy their personal styles, preferences or moods on a cruise. Stretching the length of the ship, the Pool and Sports Zone is an ample playground for guests of all ages, featuring private cabanas, four unique types of pools, and two FlowRider surf simulators – each larger than the single FlowRider found on the line’s Freedom-class ships. Building on the Royal Caribbean’s popular Vitality wellness program, guests will be able to soothe mind, body and soul in the Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Center. New to the spa services menu and fitness line-up are unique spa treatments and Kinesis group classes, a full-body, no-impact workout utilizing fluid, natural movement to engage several muscle groups simultaneously.
The Pool and Sports Zone will showcase new additions to traditional amenities, including an intimate adults-only Solarium and sports deck that will awe even the most seasoned cruiser. The first Beach Pool at sea will have a sloped entry where guests will be able to wade into the water or relax in colorful beach chairs under an umbrella as the water rolls gently beneath. Two whirlpools will flank either side of the “beach” for guests who prefer warmer waters. Located on the opposite side of the ship from the Beach Pool and separated by Central Park six decks below, is the Main Pool with two side-by-side whirlpools, ideal for rest and relaxation in the sun. Overlooking both pools will be private cabanas, complete with a dedicated attendant. Families looking for fun in the sun will easily spot Royal Caribbean’s signature H2O Zone, marked by a giant octopus with its slides and water-spraying tentacles and surrounded by fellow water-spouting ocean creatures. Separate wading and current pools, as well as a dedicated infant and toddler pool, will be set in the interactive aquatic playground and surrounded by adult and child-sized lounge chairs. The more competitive set will find haven in the Sports Pool, where afternoon water team sports will include basketball, badminton and water polo, while morning hours will be dedicated to lap swimming.
Adults looking for a retreat from the bustle of every day life will find solace in the grandest Solarium yet. Boasting a redefined layout, guests will have the sensation of floating on air from the two-deck high, glass-paneled enclave designed with seating on various “islands” surrounded by water. The open-air Solarium will offer a tranquil swimming pool, two serene whirlpools, and four cantilevered whirlpools suspended 136 feet above the ocean. The mezzanine level of the adult-dedicated area will overlook the pool deck below, offering additional chaise lounges and seating. The new Solarium Bistro will offer casual fare from the Vitality spa menu during the day, and in the evenings, transform into a romantic and intimate setting for specialty dining and dancing under the stars. It is also the perfect venue for a unique late night dance club experience – Club 20 – made popular on the line’s Freedom-class ships.
The Sports Deck in the Pool and Sports Zone also will boast new innovations, including the first zipline at sea, and two of the popular FlowRider surf simulators, flanking either side of the elevated back deck. Royal Caribbean favorites such as the nine-hole miniature golf course, Oasis Dunes, will challenge golfers of different abilities, and the Sports Court, will allow for friendly games of basketball and volleyball. Spectators will be able to cheer flowboarding guests from the Wipe Out Bar or enjoying casual dining at the Wipe Out Café.
Created as the crown jewel of the cruise line’s Vitality program, the Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Center will encompass various amenities that cater to complete body wellness. As a precursor to any treatment, guests are encouraged to begin the spa experience by unwinding in the calming relaxation rooms. The new Vitality at Sea Spa will include a Thermal Suite, featuring heated tile loungers, saunas and steam rooms; three couples massage suites and seven individual treatment rooms - the largest collection at sea. Kids and teen guests also will find their own dedicated Spa in which to enjoy specially catered services. The Fitness Center will offer vacationers a plentiful and varied selection of the latest cardio and resistance equipment for working out alone or for joining one of the several classes, including spinning, kickboxing, Pilates and yoga. Whether after a satisfying workout or a soothing spa session, the Vitality Café will be a convenient stop for healthy snacks, light meals and refreshing juices.
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