No, we didn’t give up on the show. We really did plan on doing more than just one show for the entire month of May. Unfortunately a crisis disrupted our production schedule, but we’re getting back on track and have a brand spanking new show for you this week.
First was just a few stories from while we were gone that we wanted to touch on.
Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Azamara have revised their infant and pregnancy policies.
We’ve got to stop calling it Project Genesis, Royal Caribbean’s newest will now be Oasis of The Seas and Allure of The Seas, both of the Oasis Class.
Norwegian Spirit caused minor damage to a pier while docking in New York and the hull for Seabourn Odyssey has been delivered to the shipyard as construction continues.
We quickly recapped Seasocks ‘08, it was an eventful sailing to say the least. Be sure to check out among others the CraftLit podcast, and their friends over at NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me (we’re so not worthy of some of the folks we got to hang out with 
). For the knitting inclined you should also check out our friends at CastOn and of course Knitty too. A very big thanks also to the kind folks at Churchmouse Yarns & Teas and of course Beehive Wool Shop and all of the other yarn stores that graciously hosted the group over the week.
Now that we’ve wrapped up Seasocks ‘08 we can announce the details for Seasocks ‘09. You’ll find them all here.
Watch this Podcast over the next few months too… We’re going to be on one of the final sailings of Queen Elizabeth 2 as she bids her farewells to Britain and the Cunard fleet. More details will be coming over the next several months.
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Filed under: Azamara Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Podcast, Royal Caribbean International, The Yachts of Seabourn Posted by Michael on 05/30/08
Sleek and streamlined, the new steel hull destined to become the ultra-luxury cruising yacht Seabourn Odyssey arrived at T.Mariotti’s quay in Genoa, Italy, on May 27. The hull, built in San Giorgio di Nogaro in the Gulf of Venice, was towed southward through the Adriatic, around the heel and up the coast of Italy to the T.Mariotti shipyard, where blocks of the yacht’s superstructure have been under construction while the hull was being completed. Final construction and fitting out of the vessel will be performed over the next year in time for the vessel’s launch in June 2009.
The arrival of the hull marks a major milestone toward delivery of three intimate cruise vessels from T.Mariotti S.p.A. for Seabourn, the ultra-luxury brand of Miami-based Carnival Corporation & PLC. The €200 million Seabourn Odyssey will be the cruise industry’s first ultra-luxury addition in six years. A maximum of 450 guests will travel on board, in luxurious all-suite accommodations measuring from 290 to over 1,600 square feet, over 90 percent with private verandas. The cruising yacht will offer guests five dining alternatives, five lounges and bars, an expansive pool and sunbathing area, and a spectacular two-deck, indoor/outdoor spa facility with more than 11,400 square feet to go around. Seabourn Odyssey’s maiden season will include voyages from the grand cities and romantic isles of the Mediterranean to the waters of the Caribbean, before embarking on Seabourn’s first-ever World Cruise in January 2010.
(0) Comments (Leave a Comment)Filed under: The Yachts of Seabourn Posted by Michael on 04/08/08
We’ve received notification that Carnival Corp will be raising the fuel supplement charge on bookings made on or after April 21 on all of it’s lines including Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Holland America Line, The Yacht of Seabourn, and Costa Cruises.
The fuel supplement will rise from $5 to $7 a day and thirds and fourths in a cabin will get a $2 a day fuel supplement. The fuel supplement will be capped at $98 per person per voyage for the first and second passenger and $28 per person per voyage for the second and third passenger.
(0) Comments (Leave a Comment)Filed under: Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Cruises, Cunard Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, The Yachts of Seabourn Posted by Michael on 03/31/08
We’ve just received the following announcement from Carnival Corp the parent company of Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Cunard Cruise Line, The Yachts and Seabourn and Costa Cruises:
We wanted to advise you that Carnival Corporation & plc has announced a voluntary refund of the company’s fuel supplement for applicable U.S. bookings that were made prior to November 7, 2007 under an agreement with the Florida Attorney General’s Office. The fuel supplement, announced November 7, 2007, was applied to all U.S. bookings for voyages departing on or after February 1, 2008 for cruises on Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and The Yachts of Seabourn. The company will now refund the fuel supplement for those guests who were already booked at the time the supplement was announced. Refunds for affected guests will be implemented based on cruise departure date according to the following schedule: For cruises departing on or prior to April 4, 2008, guests will receive a refund in the same form they used to purchase their cruise; For cruises departing from April 5, 2008 through June 23, 2008, guests will receive an on-board credit; For cruises departing on or after June 24, 2008, guests’ bookings will be adjusted to eliminate the fuel supplement. The fuel supplement remains in effect for all bookings made on or after November 7, 2007. The $5 per person per day fuel supplement applies only to the first and second guests in a stateroom and will not exceed $70 per person per voyage. Also, at the time the fuel supplement was announced, travel agents whose clients had existing reservations were offered $10 per booking in administrative compensation for notifying those clients of the supplement and that compensation will continue to be provided. We also want to thank you for your continued support for all our brands. We appreciate your business and look forward to providing your clients with great cruise vacations. Sincerely, Jack Anderson Vice President – Corporate Marketing Bill Harber Director of Corporate Marketing(0) Comments (Leave a Comment)
Filed under: Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Cruises, Cunard Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, The Yachts of Seabourn Posted by Michael on 02/11/08
Since it was such an incredibly slow news week we just couldn’t get inspired to come up with a good topic this week. As a result we were expecting that this would be a really short show.
Instead we got to talking about the new restaurants coming to Celebrity Solstice and the transfer of Pride of Hawai’i among other things and the next thing we knew we had a 50 some odd minute show… Go figure!
A simple show this week is fine - because next week we have something cool planned. You’ll just have to come back to find out about it!
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