The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2006-2007 michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) posts 1440 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/podcast/SmallSeal.jpg The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net 144 144 News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry The Mail Buoy The Mail Buoy michael@mycruiseplanner.info no no Marco Polo SOLD! http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:30:57 +0000 Michael http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/05/marco-polo-sold/ 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/feed/ 0 NCLs 40th Birthday Celebration Begins http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:17:48 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/11/10/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/
Take advantage of our 40 days of offers today. Upgrades, discounts, free Shore Excursions and more are all part of our 40th Birthday celebration. Join the party and sail away with any of this week's hot offers.
Save up to 0 on airfare!
Every ship. Every sailing.
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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http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html

It’s week number two of our promotion and the bonus offers keep getting better. Take advantage of onboard credits, upgrades and some other great excuses for getting out of Dodge.
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
Norwegian Pearl
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
WEEK 2BONUS OFFERS:
NCL
• Up to 0Onboard Crediton select ships
ORIENT LINES
• Up to 0Onboard Creditand discounted pricingClick here for offer details.
FLEETWIDE SPECIAL:
Book today for a guaranteed 2 category upgrade
CALL CRUISE PLANNERS TODAY AT 888-286-9827.
THIS OFFER ENDS 10/20/06.
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. Ships' registry: Bahamas & United States of America ©2006 NCL Corporation, Ltd.
]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/feed/ 0 Cruise Planners Magazine Has Shipped http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:57:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/15/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/feed/ 0 Cellular Service Available on All NCL and Orient Lines Ships http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:23:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/03/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/  Orient LinesNCL America 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Announces Marco Polo Itinerary Change http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/#comments Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:34:42 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=330 The following Travel Agent letter is being faxed and emailed to guests regarding Marco Polo’s 22-day Russia, Scandinavia and the Arctic Circle cruise departing from Copenhagen, Denmark on June 29, 2006.

Due to increased security measures surrounding the G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, a forum of the heads of leading industrialized democracies, the St. Petersburg port authority has recently announced they will close the port to all ship traffic, including cruise ships, from July 13, 2006 until midnight on July 17, 2006. We are forced to modify this sailing’s itinerary and unfortunately have been compelled to cancel the call to St. Petersburg. Below is the revised itinerary:

                                                            

Date                 Day       Port                                                                 Arrive               Depart

June 29             Thu       Copenhagen, Denmark                                                   6:00 pm

June 30             Fri       Cruising the Skagerrak & Norwegian Sea

July 1                Sat      Flam, Norway                                        8:00 am            2:00 pm

                                                Gudvangen, Norway                               4:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 2                Sun      Hellesylt, Norway                                   10:00 am           noon

                                                Geiranger, Norway                                 1:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 3                Mon      Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 4                Tue       Tromso, Norway                         8:00 am            8:00 pm

July 5                Wed     Honningsvag, Norway                             8:00 am            2:00 pm

July 6                Thu       Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 7                Fri        Trondheim, Norway                                8:00 am            1:00 pm

July 8                Sat       Bergen, Norway                                     8:30 am            2:00 pm           

July 9                Sun      Oslo, Norway                                         12:30 pm          8:30 pm           

July 10              Mon      Aarhus, Denmark                                   1:00 pm            8:00 pm           

July 11              Tue       Copenhagen, Denmark                           7:00 am            4:00 pm           

July 12              Wed     At Sea

July 13              Thu      Gdansk (Gdynia), Poland                     8:00 am            5:00 pm

July 14              Fri        Klaipeda, Lithuania                             8:00 am            4:00 pm

July 15              Sat       Riga, Latvia                                         8:00 am            3:00 pm           

July 16             Sun      Tallinn, Estonia                                    9:00 am            5:30 pm

July 17              Mon      Stockholm, Sweden                               9:00 am            Overnight

July 18              Tue       Stockholm, Sweden                               Disembark

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Take advantage of our 40 days of offers today. Upgrades, discounts, free Shore Excursions and more are all part of our 40th Birthday celebration. Join the party and sail away with any of this week's hot offers.
Save up to 0 on airfare!
Every ship. Every sailing.
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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http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html

It’s week number two of our promotion and the bonus offers keep getting better. Take advantage of onboard credits, upgrades and some other great excuses for getting out of Dodge.
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
Norwegian Pearl
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
WEEK 2BONUS OFFERS:
NCL
• Up to 0Onboard Crediton select ships
ORIENT LINES
• Up to 0Onboard Creditand discounted pricingClick here for offer details.
FLEETWIDE SPECIAL:
Book today for a guaranteed 2 category upgrade
CALL CRUISE PLANNERS TODAY AT 888-286-9827.
THIS OFFER ENDS 10/20/06.
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. Ships' registry: Bahamas & United States of America ©2006 NCL Corporation, Ltd.
]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/feed/ 0 Cruise Planners Magazine Has Shipped http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:57:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/15/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/feed/ 0 Cellular Service Available on All NCL and Orient Lines Ships http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:23:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/03/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/  Orient LinesNCL America 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Announces Marco Polo Itinerary Change http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/#comments Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:34:42 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=330 The following Travel Agent letter is being faxed and emailed to guests regarding Marco Polo’s 22-day Russia, Scandinavia and the Arctic Circle cruise departing from Copenhagen, Denmark on June 29, 2006.

Due to increased security measures surrounding the G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, a forum of the heads of leading industrialized democracies, the St. Petersburg port authority has recently announced they will close the port to all ship traffic, including cruise ships, from July 13, 2006 until midnight on July 17, 2006. We are forced to modify this sailing’s itinerary and unfortunately have been compelled to cancel the call to St. Petersburg. Below is the revised itinerary:

                                                            

Date                 Day       Port                                                                 Arrive               Depart

June 29             Thu       Copenhagen, Denmark                                                   6:00 pm

June 30             Fri       Cruising the Skagerrak & Norwegian Sea

July 1                Sat      Flam, Norway                                        8:00 am            2:00 pm

                                                Gudvangen, Norway                               4:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 2                Sun      Hellesylt, Norway                                   10:00 am           noon

                                                Geiranger, Norway                                 1:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 3                Mon      Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 4                Tue       Tromso, Norway                         8:00 am            8:00 pm

July 5                Wed     Honningsvag, Norway                             8:00 am            2:00 pm

July 6                Thu       Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 7                Fri        Trondheim, Norway                                8:00 am            1:00 pm

July 8                Sat       Bergen, Norway                                     8:30 am            2:00 pm           

July 9                Sun      Oslo, Norway                                         12:30 pm          8:30 pm           

July 10              Mon      Aarhus, Denmark                                   1:00 pm            8:00 pm           

July 11              Tue       Copenhagen, Denmark                           7:00 am            4:00 pm           

July 12              Wed     At Sea

July 13              Thu      Gdansk (Gdynia), Poland                     8:00 am            5:00 pm

July 14              Fri        Klaipeda, Lithuania                             8:00 am            4:00 pm

July 15              Sat       Riga, Latvia                                         8:00 am            3:00 pm           

July 16             Sun      Tallinn, Estonia                                    9:00 am            5:30 pm

July 17              Mon      Stockholm, Sweden                               9:00 am            Overnight

July 18              Tue       Stockholm, Sweden                               Disembark

]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/feed/ 0 FREE Magazine Offer http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:57:28 +0000 Patricia http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=219 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Weekly Deals http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:37:08 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=111 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net 144 144 News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry The Mail Buoy The Mail Buoy michael@mycruiseplanner.info no no The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2006-2007 michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) posts 1440 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/podcast/SmallSeal.jpg The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net 144 144 News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry The Mail Buoy The Mail Buoy michael@mycruiseplanner.info no no Marco Polo SOLD! http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:30:57 +0000 Michael http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/05/marco-polo-sold/ 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/feed/ 0 NCLs 40th Birthday Celebration Begins http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:17:48 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/11/10/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/
Take advantage of our 40 days of offers today. Upgrades, discounts, free Shore Excursions and more are all part of our 40th Birthday celebration. Join the party and sail away with any of this week's hot offers.
Save up to 0 on airfare!
Every ship. Every sailing.
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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http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html

It’s week number two of our promotion and the bonus offers keep getting better. Take advantage of onboard credits, upgrades and some other great excuses for getting out of Dodge.
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
Norwegian Pearl
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
WEEK 2BONUS OFFERS:
NCL
• Up to 0Onboard Crediton select ships
ORIENT LINES
• Up to 0Onboard Creditand discounted pricingClick here for offer details.
FLEETWIDE SPECIAL:
Book today for a guaranteed 2 category upgrade
CALL CRUISE PLANNERS TODAY AT 888-286-9827.
THIS OFFER ENDS 10/20/06.
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. Ships' registry: Bahamas & United States of America ©2006 NCL Corporation, Ltd.
]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/feed/ 0 Cruise Planners Magazine Has Shipped http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:57:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/15/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/feed/ 0 Cellular Service Available on All NCL and Orient Lines Ships http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:23:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/03/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/  Orient LinesNCL America 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Announces Marco Polo Itinerary Change http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/#comments Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:34:42 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=330 The following Travel Agent letter is being faxed and emailed to guests regarding Marco Polo’s 22-day Russia, Scandinavia and the Arctic Circle cruise departing from Copenhagen, Denmark on June 29, 2006.

Due to increased security measures surrounding the G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, a forum of the heads of leading industrialized democracies, the St. Petersburg port authority has recently announced they will close the port to all ship traffic, including cruise ships, from July 13, 2006 until midnight on July 17, 2006. We are forced to modify this sailing’s itinerary and unfortunately have been compelled to cancel the call to St. Petersburg. Below is the revised itinerary:

                                                            

Date                 Day       Port                                                                 Arrive               Depart

June 29             Thu       Copenhagen, Denmark                                                   6:00 pm

June 30             Fri       Cruising the Skagerrak & Norwegian Sea

July 1                Sat      Flam, Norway                                        8:00 am            2:00 pm

                                                Gudvangen, Norway                               4:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 2                Sun      Hellesylt, Norway                                   10:00 am           noon

                                                Geiranger, Norway                                 1:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 3                Mon      Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 4                Tue       Tromso, Norway                         8:00 am            8:00 pm

July 5                Wed     Honningsvag, Norway                             8:00 am            2:00 pm

July 6                Thu       Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 7                Fri        Trondheim, Norway                                8:00 am            1:00 pm

July 8                Sat       Bergen, Norway                                     8:30 am            2:00 pm           

July 9                Sun      Oslo, Norway                                         12:30 pm          8:30 pm           

July 10              Mon      Aarhus, Denmark                                   1:00 pm            8:00 pm           

July 11              Tue       Copenhagen, Denmark                           7:00 am            4:00 pm           

July 12              Wed     At Sea

July 13              Thu      Gdansk (Gdynia), Poland                     8:00 am            5:00 pm

July 14              Fri        Klaipeda, Lithuania                             8:00 am            4:00 pm

July 15              Sat       Riga, Latvia                                         8:00 am            3:00 pm           

July 16             Sun      Tallinn, Estonia                                    9:00 am            5:30 pm

July 17              Mon      Stockholm, Sweden                               9:00 am            Overnight

July 18              Tue       Stockholm, Sweden                               Disembark

]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/feed/ 0 FREE Magazine Offer http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:57:28 +0000 Patricia http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=219 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Weekly Deals http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:37:08 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=111 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:30:57 +0000 Michael http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/05/marco-polo-sold/ 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/feed/ 0 The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2006-2007 michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) posts 1440 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/podcast/SmallSeal.jpg The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net 144 144 News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry The Mail Buoy The Mail Buoy michael@mycruiseplanner.info no no Marco Polo SOLD! http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:30:57 +0000 Michael http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/05/marco-polo-sold/ 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/feed/ 0 NCLs 40th Birthday Celebration Begins http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:17:48 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/11/10/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/
Take advantage of our 40 days of offers today. Upgrades, discounts, free Shore Excursions and more are all part of our 40th Birthday celebration. Join the party and sail away with any of this week's hot offers.
Save up to 0 on airfare!
Every ship. Every sailing.
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
 

]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/feed/ 0 National Cruise Vacation Month Week 2 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/#comments Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:59:12 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/10/17/615/
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html

It’s week number two of our promotion and the bonus offers keep getting better. Take advantage of onboard credits, upgrades and some other great excuses for getting out of Dodge.
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
Norwegian Pearl
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
WEEK 2BONUS OFFERS:
NCL
• Up to 0Onboard Crediton select ships
ORIENT LINES
• Up to 0Onboard Creditand discounted pricingClick here for offer details.
FLEETWIDE SPECIAL:
Book today for a guaranteed 2 category upgrade
CALL CRUISE PLANNERS TODAY AT 888-286-9827.
THIS OFFER ENDS 10/20/06.
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. Ships' registry: Bahamas & United States of America ©2006 NCL Corporation, Ltd.
]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/feed/ 0 Cruise Planners Magazine Has Shipped http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:57:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/15/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/feed/ 0 Cellular Service Available on All NCL and Orient Lines Ships http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:23:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/03/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/  Orient LinesNCL America 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Announces Marco Polo Itinerary Change http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/#comments Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:34:42 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=330 The following Travel Agent letter is being faxed and emailed to guests regarding Marco Polo’s 22-day Russia, Scandinavia and the Arctic Circle cruise departing from Copenhagen, Denmark on June 29, 2006.

Due to increased security measures surrounding the G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, a forum of the heads of leading industrialized democracies, the St. Petersburg port authority has recently announced they will close the port to all ship traffic, including cruise ships, from July 13, 2006 until midnight on July 17, 2006. We are forced to modify this sailing’s itinerary and unfortunately have been compelled to cancel the call to St. Petersburg. Below is the revised itinerary:

                                                            

Date                 Day       Port                                                                 Arrive               Depart

June 29             Thu       Copenhagen, Denmark                                                   6:00 pm

June 30             Fri       Cruising the Skagerrak & Norwegian Sea

July 1                Sat      Flam, Norway                                        8:00 am            2:00 pm

                                                Gudvangen, Norway                               4:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 2                Sun      Hellesylt, Norway                                   10:00 am           noon

                                                Geiranger, Norway                                 1:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 3                Mon      Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 4                Tue       Tromso, Norway                         8:00 am            8:00 pm

July 5                Wed     Honningsvag, Norway                             8:00 am            2:00 pm

July 6                Thu       Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 7                Fri        Trondheim, Norway                                8:00 am            1:00 pm

July 8                Sat       Bergen, Norway                                     8:30 am            2:00 pm           

July 9                Sun      Oslo, Norway                                         12:30 pm          8:30 pm           

July 10              Mon      Aarhus, Denmark                                   1:00 pm            8:00 pm           

July 11              Tue       Copenhagen, Denmark                           7:00 am            4:00 pm           

July 12              Wed     At Sea

July 13              Thu      Gdansk (Gdynia), Poland                     8:00 am            5:00 pm

July 14              Fri        Klaipeda, Lithuania                             8:00 am            4:00 pm

July 15              Sat       Riga, Latvia                                         8:00 am            3:00 pm           

July 16             Sun      Tallinn, Estonia                                    9:00 am            5:30 pm

July 17              Mon      Stockholm, Sweden                               9:00 am            Overnight

July 18              Tue       Stockholm, Sweden                               Disembark

]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/feed/ 0 FREE Magazine Offer http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:57:28 +0000 Patricia http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=219 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Weekly Deals http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:37:08 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=111 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:17:48 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/11/10/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/
Take advantage of our 40 days of offers today. Upgrades, discounts, free Shore Excursions and more are all part of our 40th Birthday celebration. Join the party and sail away with any of this week's hot offers.
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Every ship. Every sailing.
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
 

]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/feed/ 0 The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2006-2007 michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) posts 1440 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/podcast/SmallSeal.jpg The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net 144 144 News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry The Mail Buoy The Mail Buoy michael@mycruiseplanner.info no no Marco Polo SOLD! http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:30:57 +0000 Michael http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/05/marco-polo-sold/ 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/feed/ 0 NCLs 40th Birthday Celebration Begins http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:17:48 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/11/10/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/
Take advantage of our 40 days of offers today. Upgrades, discounts, free Shore Excursions and more are all part of our 40th Birthday celebration. Join the party and sail away with any of this week's hot offers.
Save up to 0 on airfare!
Every ship. Every sailing.
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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http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html

It’s week number two of our promotion and the bonus offers keep getting better. Take advantage of onboard credits, upgrades and some other great excuses for getting out of Dodge.
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Norwegian Pearl
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WEEK 2BONUS OFFERS:
NCL
• Up to 0Onboard Crediton select ships
ORIENT LINES
• Up to 0Onboard Creditand discounted pricingClick here for offer details.
FLEETWIDE SPECIAL:
Book today for a guaranteed 2 category upgrade
CALL CRUISE PLANNERS TODAY AT 888-286-9827.
THIS OFFER ENDS 10/20/06.
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. Ships' registry: Bahamas & United States of America ©2006 NCL Corporation, Ltd.
]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/feed/ 0 Cruise Planners Magazine Has Shipped http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:57:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/15/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/feed/ 0 Cellular Service Available on All NCL and Orient Lines Ships http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:23:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/03/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/  Orient LinesNCL America 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Announces Marco Polo Itinerary Change http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/#comments Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:34:42 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=330 The following Travel Agent letter is being faxed and emailed to guests regarding Marco Polo’s 22-day Russia, Scandinavia and the Arctic Circle cruise departing from Copenhagen, Denmark on June 29, 2006.

Due to increased security measures surrounding the G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, a forum of the heads of leading industrialized democracies, the St. Petersburg port authority has recently announced they will close the port to all ship traffic, including cruise ships, from July 13, 2006 until midnight on July 17, 2006. We are forced to modify this sailing’s itinerary and unfortunately have been compelled to cancel the call to St. Petersburg. Below is the revised itinerary:

                                                            

Date                 Day       Port                                                                 Arrive               Depart

June 29             Thu       Copenhagen, Denmark                                                   6:00 pm

June 30             Fri       Cruising the Skagerrak & Norwegian Sea

July 1                Sat      Flam, Norway                                        8:00 am            2:00 pm

                                                Gudvangen, Norway                               4:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 2                Sun      Hellesylt, Norway                                   10:00 am           noon

                                                Geiranger, Norway                                 1:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 3                Mon      Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 4                Tue       Tromso, Norway                         8:00 am            8:00 pm

July 5                Wed     Honningsvag, Norway                             8:00 am            2:00 pm

July 6                Thu       Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 7                Fri        Trondheim, Norway                                8:00 am            1:00 pm

July 8                Sat       Bergen, Norway                                     8:30 am            2:00 pm           

July 9                Sun      Oslo, Norway                                         12:30 pm          8:30 pm           

July 10              Mon      Aarhus, Denmark                                   1:00 pm            8:00 pm           

July 11              Tue       Copenhagen, Denmark                           7:00 am            4:00 pm           

July 12              Wed     At Sea

July 13              Thu      Gdansk (Gdynia), Poland                     8:00 am            5:00 pm

July 14              Fri        Klaipeda, Lithuania                             8:00 am            4:00 pm

July 15              Sat       Riga, Latvia                                         8:00 am            3:00 pm           

July 16             Sun      Tallinn, Estonia                                    9:00 am            5:30 pm

July 17              Mon      Stockholm, Sweden                               9:00 am            Overnight

July 18              Tue       Stockholm, Sweden                               Disembark

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http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html

It’s week number two of our promotion and the bonus offers keep getting better. Take advantage of onboard credits, upgrades and some other great excuses for getting out of Dodge.
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
Norwegian Pearl
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
WEEK 2BONUS OFFERS:
NCL
• Up to $150Onboard Crediton select ships
ORIENT LINES
• Up to $300Onboard Creditand discounted pricingClick here for offer details.
FLEETWIDE SPECIAL:
Book today for a guaranteed 2 category upgrade
CALL CRUISE PLANNERS TODAY AT 888-286-9827.
THIS OFFER ENDS 10/20/06.
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. Ships' registry: Bahamas & United States of America ©2006 NCL Corporation, Ltd.
]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/feed/ 0 The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2006-2007 michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) posts 1440 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/podcast/SmallSeal.jpg The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net 144 144 News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry The Mail Buoy The Mail Buoy michael@mycruiseplanner.info no no Marco Polo SOLD! http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:30:57 +0000 Michael http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/05/marco-polo-sold/ 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/feed/ 0 NCLs 40th Birthday Celebration Begins http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:17:48 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/11/10/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/
Take advantage of our 40 days of offers today. Upgrades, discounts, free Shore Excursions and more are all part of our 40th Birthday celebration. Join the party and sail away with any of this week's hot offers.
Save up to 0 on airfare!
Every ship. Every sailing.
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
 

]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/feed/ 0 National Cruise Vacation Month Week 2 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/#comments Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:59:12 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/10/17/615/
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html

It’s week number two of our promotion and the bonus offers keep getting better. Take advantage of onboard credits, upgrades and some other great excuses for getting out of Dodge.
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
Norwegian Pearl
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
WEEK 2BONUS OFFERS:
NCL
• Up to 0Onboard Crediton select ships
ORIENT LINES
• Up to 0Onboard Creditand discounted pricingClick here for offer details.
FLEETWIDE SPECIAL:
Book today for a guaranteed 2 category upgrade
CALL CRUISE PLANNERS TODAY AT 888-286-9827.
THIS OFFER ENDS 10/20/06.
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. Ships' registry: Bahamas & United States of America ©2006 NCL Corporation, Ltd.
]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/feed/ 0 Cruise Planners Magazine Has Shipped http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:57:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/15/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/feed/ 0 Cellular Service Available on All NCL and Orient Lines Ships http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:23:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/03/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/  Orient LinesNCL America 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Announces Marco Polo Itinerary Change http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/#comments Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:34:42 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=330 The following Travel Agent letter is being faxed and emailed to guests regarding Marco Polo’s 22-day Russia, Scandinavia and the Arctic Circle cruise departing from Copenhagen, Denmark on June 29, 2006.

Due to increased security measures surrounding the G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, a forum of the heads of leading industrialized democracies, the St. Petersburg port authority has recently announced they will close the port to all ship traffic, including cruise ships, from July 13, 2006 until midnight on July 17, 2006. We are forced to modify this sailing’s itinerary and unfortunately have been compelled to cancel the call to St. Petersburg. Below is the revised itinerary:

                                                            

Date                 Day       Port                                                                 Arrive               Depart

June 29             Thu       Copenhagen, Denmark                                                   6:00 pm

June 30             Fri       Cruising the Skagerrak & Norwegian Sea

July 1                Sat      Flam, Norway                                        8:00 am            2:00 pm

                                                Gudvangen, Norway                               4:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 2                Sun      Hellesylt, Norway                                   10:00 am           noon

                                                Geiranger, Norway                                 1:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 3                Mon      Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 4                Tue       Tromso, Norway                         8:00 am            8:00 pm

July 5                Wed     Honningsvag, Norway                             8:00 am            2:00 pm

July 6                Thu       Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 7                Fri        Trondheim, Norway                                8:00 am            1:00 pm

July 8                Sat       Bergen, Norway                                     8:30 am            2:00 pm           

July 9                Sun      Oslo, Norway                                         12:30 pm          8:30 pm           

July 10              Mon      Aarhus, Denmark                                   1:00 pm            8:00 pm           

July 11              Tue       Copenhagen, Denmark                           7:00 am            4:00 pm           

July 12              Wed     At Sea

July 13              Thu      Gdansk (Gdynia), Poland                     8:00 am            5:00 pm

July 14              Fri        Klaipeda, Lithuania                             8:00 am            4:00 pm

July 15              Sat       Riga, Latvia                                         8:00 am            3:00 pm           

July 16             Sun      Tallinn, Estonia                                    9:00 am            5:30 pm

July 17              Mon      Stockholm, Sweden                               9:00 am            Overnight

July 18              Tue       Stockholm, Sweden                               Disembark

]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/feed/ 0 FREE Magazine Offer http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:57:28 +0000 Patricia http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=219 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Weekly Deals http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:37:08 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=111 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:57:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/15/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/feed/ 0 The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2006-2007 michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) posts 1440 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/podcast/SmallSeal.jpg The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net 144 144 News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry The Mail Buoy The Mail Buoy michael@mycruiseplanner.info no no Marco Polo SOLD! http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:30:57 +0000 Michael http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/05/marco-polo-sold/ 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/feed/ 0 NCLs 40th Birthday Celebration Begins http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:17:48 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/11/10/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/
Take advantage of our 40 days of offers today. Upgrades, discounts, free Shore Excursions and more are all part of our 40th Birthday celebration. Join the party and sail away with any of this week's hot offers.
Save up to 0 on airfare!
Every ship. Every sailing.
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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http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html

It’s week number two of our promotion and the bonus offers keep getting better. Take advantage of onboard credits, upgrades and some other great excuses for getting out of Dodge.
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
Norwegian Pearl
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
WEEK 2BONUS OFFERS:
NCL
• Up to 0Onboard Crediton select ships
ORIENT LINES
• Up to 0Onboard Creditand discounted pricingClick here for offer details.
FLEETWIDE SPECIAL:
Book today for a guaranteed 2 category upgrade
CALL CRUISE PLANNERS TODAY AT 888-286-9827.
THIS OFFER ENDS 10/20/06.
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. Ships' registry: Bahamas & United States of America ©2006 NCL Corporation, Ltd.
]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/feed/ 0 Cruise Planners Magazine Has Shipped http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:57:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/15/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/feed/ 0 Cellular Service Available on All NCL and Orient Lines Ships http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:23:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/03/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/  Orient LinesNCL America 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Announces Marco Polo Itinerary Change http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/#comments Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:34:42 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=330 The following Travel Agent letter is being faxed and emailed to guests regarding Marco Polo’s 22-day Russia, Scandinavia and the Arctic Circle cruise departing from Copenhagen, Denmark on June 29, 2006.

Due to increased security measures surrounding the G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, a forum of the heads of leading industrialized democracies, the St. Petersburg port authority has recently announced they will close the port to all ship traffic, including cruise ships, from July 13, 2006 until midnight on July 17, 2006. We are forced to modify this sailing’s itinerary and unfortunately have been compelled to cancel the call to St. Petersburg. Below is the revised itinerary:

                                                            

Date                 Day       Port                                                                 Arrive               Depart

June 29             Thu       Copenhagen, Denmark                                                   6:00 pm

June 30             Fri       Cruising the Skagerrak & Norwegian Sea

July 1                Sat      Flam, Norway                                        8:00 am            2:00 pm

                                                Gudvangen, Norway                               4:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 2                Sun      Hellesylt, Norway                                   10:00 am           noon

                                                Geiranger, Norway                                 1:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 3                Mon      Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 4                Tue       Tromso, Norway                         8:00 am            8:00 pm

July 5                Wed     Honningsvag, Norway                             8:00 am            2:00 pm

July 6                Thu       Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 7                Fri        Trondheim, Norway                                8:00 am            1:00 pm

July 8                Sat       Bergen, Norway                                     8:30 am            2:00 pm           

July 9                Sun      Oslo, Norway                                         12:30 pm          8:30 pm           

July 10              Mon      Aarhus, Denmark                                   1:00 pm            8:00 pm           

July 11              Tue       Copenhagen, Denmark                           7:00 am            4:00 pm           

July 12              Wed     At Sea

July 13              Thu      Gdansk (Gdynia), Poland                     8:00 am            5:00 pm

July 14              Fri        Klaipeda, Lithuania                             8:00 am            4:00 pm

July 15              Sat       Riga, Latvia                                         8:00 am            3:00 pm           

July 16             Sun      Tallinn, Estonia                                    9:00 am            5:30 pm

July 17              Mon      Stockholm, Sweden                               9:00 am            Overnight

July 18              Tue       Stockholm, Sweden                               Disembark

]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/feed/ 0 FREE Magazine Offer http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:57:28 +0000 Patricia http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=219 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Weekly Deals http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:37:08 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=111 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:23:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/03/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/  Orient LinesNCL America 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/feed/ 0 The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2006-2007 michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) posts 1440 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/podcast/SmallSeal.jpg The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net 144 144 News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry The Mail Buoy The Mail Buoy michael@mycruiseplanner.info no no Marco Polo SOLD! http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:30:57 +0000 Michael http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/05/marco-polo-sold/ 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/feed/ 0 NCLs 40th Birthday Celebration Begins http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:17:48 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/11/10/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/
Take advantage of our 40 days of offers today. Upgrades, discounts, free Shore Excursions and more are all part of our 40th Birthday celebration. Join the party and sail away with any of this week's hot offers.
Save up to 0 on airfare!
Every ship. Every sailing.
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
 

]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/feed/ 0 National Cruise Vacation Month Week 2 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/#comments Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:59:12 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/10/17/615/
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html

It’s week number two of our promotion and the bonus offers keep getting better. Take advantage of onboard credits, upgrades and some other great excuses for getting out of Dodge.
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
Norwegian Pearl
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
WEEK 2BONUS OFFERS:
NCL
• Up to 0Onboard Crediton select ships
ORIENT LINES
• Up to 0Onboard Creditand discounted pricingClick here for offer details.
FLEETWIDE SPECIAL:
Book today for a guaranteed 2 category upgrade
CALL CRUISE PLANNERS TODAY AT 888-286-9827.
THIS OFFER ENDS 10/20/06.
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. Ships' registry: Bahamas & United States of America ©2006 NCL Corporation, Ltd.
]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/feed/ 0 Cruise Planners Magazine Has Shipped http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:57:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/15/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/feed/ 0 Cellular Service Available on All NCL and Orient Lines Ships http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:23:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/03/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/  Orient LinesNCL America 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Announces Marco Polo Itinerary Change http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/#comments Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:34:42 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=330 The following Travel Agent letter is being faxed and emailed to guests regarding Marco Polo’s 22-day Russia, Scandinavia and the Arctic Circle cruise departing from Copenhagen, Denmark on June 29, 2006.

Due to increased security measures surrounding the G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, a forum of the heads of leading industrialized democracies, the St. Petersburg port authority has recently announced they will close the port to all ship traffic, including cruise ships, from July 13, 2006 until midnight on July 17, 2006. We are forced to modify this sailing’s itinerary and unfortunately have been compelled to cancel the call to St. Petersburg. Below is the revised itinerary:

                                                            

Date                 Day       Port                                                                 Arrive               Depart

June 29             Thu       Copenhagen, Denmark                                                   6:00 pm

June 30             Fri       Cruising the Skagerrak & Norwegian Sea

July 1                Sat      Flam, Norway                                        8:00 am            2:00 pm

                                                Gudvangen, Norway                               4:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 2                Sun      Hellesylt, Norway                                   10:00 am           noon

                                                Geiranger, Norway                                 1:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 3                Mon      Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 4                Tue       Tromso, Norway                         8:00 am            8:00 pm

July 5                Wed     Honningsvag, Norway                             8:00 am            2:00 pm

July 6                Thu       Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 7                Fri        Trondheim, Norway                                8:00 am            1:00 pm

July 8                Sat       Bergen, Norway                                     8:30 am            2:00 pm           

July 9                Sun      Oslo, Norway                                         12:30 pm          8:30 pm           

July 10              Mon      Aarhus, Denmark                                   1:00 pm            8:00 pm           

July 11              Tue       Copenhagen, Denmark                           7:00 am            4:00 pm           

July 12              Wed     At Sea

July 13              Thu      Gdansk (Gdynia), Poland                     8:00 am            5:00 pm

July 14              Fri        Klaipeda, Lithuania                             8:00 am            4:00 pm

July 15              Sat       Riga, Latvia                                         8:00 am            3:00 pm           

July 16             Sun      Tallinn, Estonia                                    9:00 am            5:30 pm

July 17              Mon      Stockholm, Sweden                               9:00 am            Overnight

July 18              Tue       Stockholm, Sweden                               Disembark

]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/feed/ 0 FREE Magazine Offer http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:57:28 +0000 Patricia http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=219 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Weekly Deals http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:37:08 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=111 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/#comments Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:34:42 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=330 The following Travel Agent letter is being faxed and emailed to guests regarding Marco Polo’s 22-day Russia, Scandinavia and the Arctic Circle cruise departing from Copenhagen, Denmark on June 29, 2006.

Due to increased security measures surrounding the G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, a forum of the heads of leading industrialized democracies, the St. Petersburg port authority has recently announced they will close the port to all ship traffic, including cruise ships, from July 13, 2006 until midnight on July 17, 2006. We are forced to modify this sailing’s itinerary and unfortunately have been compelled to cancel the call to St. Petersburg. Below is the revised itinerary:

                                                            

Date                 Day       Port                                                                 Arrive               Depart

June 29             Thu       Copenhagen, Denmark                                                   6:00 pm

June 30             Fri       Cruising the Skagerrak & Norwegian Sea

July 1                Sat      Flam, Norway                                        8:00 am            2:00 pm

                                                Gudvangen, Norway                               4:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 2                Sun      Hellesylt, Norway                                   10:00 am           noon

                                                Geiranger, Norway                                 1:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 3                Mon      Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 4                Tue       Tromso, Norway                         8:00 am            8:00 pm

July 5                Wed     Honningsvag, Norway                             8:00 am            2:00 pm

July 6                Thu       Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 7                Fri        Trondheim, Norway                                8:00 am            1:00 pm

July 8                Sat       Bergen, Norway                                     8:30 am            2:00 pm           

July 9                Sun      Oslo, Norway                                         12:30 pm          8:30 pm           

July 10              Mon      Aarhus, Denmark                                   1:00 pm            8:00 pm           

July 11              Tue       Copenhagen, Denmark                           7:00 am            4:00 pm           

July 12              Wed     At Sea

July 13              Thu      Gdansk (Gdynia), Poland                     8:00 am            5:00 pm

July 14              Fri        Klaipeda, Lithuania                             8:00 am            4:00 pm

July 15              Sat       Riga, Latvia                                         8:00 am            3:00 pm           

July 16             Sun      Tallinn, Estonia                                    9:00 am            5:30 pm

July 17              Mon      Stockholm, Sweden                               9:00 am            Overnight

July 18              Tue       Stockholm, Sweden                               Disembark

]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/feed/ 0 The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2006-2007 michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) posts 1440 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/podcast/SmallSeal.jpg The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net 144 144 News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry The Mail Buoy The Mail Buoy michael@mycruiseplanner.info no no Marco Polo SOLD! http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:30:57 +0000 Michael http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/05/marco-polo-sold/ 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/feed/ 0 NCLs 40th Birthday Celebration Begins http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:17:48 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/11/10/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/
Take advantage of our 40 days of offers today. Upgrades, discounts, free Shore Excursions and more are all part of our 40th Birthday celebration. Join the party and sail away with any of this week's hot offers.
Save up to 0 on airfare!
Every ship. Every sailing.
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
 

]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/feed/ 0 National Cruise Vacation Month Week 2 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/#comments Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:59:12 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/10/17/615/
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html

It’s week number two of our promotion and the bonus offers keep getting better. Take advantage of onboard credits, upgrades and some other great excuses for getting out of Dodge.
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• Up to 0Onboard Crediton select ships
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• Up to 0Onboard Creditand discounted pricingClick here for offer details.
FLEETWIDE SPECIAL:
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CALL CRUISE PLANNERS TODAY AT 888-286-9827.
THIS OFFER ENDS 10/20/06.
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. Ships' registry: Bahamas & United States of America ©2006 NCL Corporation, Ltd.
]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/feed/ 0 Cruise Planners Magazine Has Shipped http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:57:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/15/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/feed/ 0 Cellular Service Available on All NCL and Orient Lines Ships http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:23:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/03/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/  Orient LinesNCL America 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Announces Marco Polo Itinerary Change http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/#comments Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:34:42 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=330 The following Travel Agent letter is being faxed and emailed to guests regarding Marco Polo’s 22-day Russia, Scandinavia and the Arctic Circle cruise departing from Copenhagen, Denmark on June 29, 2006.

Due to increased security measures surrounding the G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, a forum of the heads of leading industrialized democracies, the St. Petersburg port authority has recently announced they will close the port to all ship traffic, including cruise ships, from July 13, 2006 until midnight on July 17, 2006. We are forced to modify this sailing’s itinerary and unfortunately have been compelled to cancel the call to St. Petersburg. Below is the revised itinerary:

                                                            

Date                 Day       Port                                                                 Arrive               Depart

June 29             Thu       Copenhagen, Denmark                                                   6:00 pm

June 30             Fri       Cruising the Skagerrak & Norwegian Sea

July 1                Sat      Flam, Norway                                        8:00 am            2:00 pm

                                                Gudvangen, Norway                               4:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 2                Sun      Hellesylt, Norway                                   10:00 am           noon

                                                Geiranger, Norway                                 1:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 3                Mon      Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 4                Tue       Tromso, Norway                         8:00 am            8:00 pm

July 5                Wed     Honningsvag, Norway                             8:00 am            2:00 pm

July 6                Thu       Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 7                Fri        Trondheim, Norway                                8:00 am            1:00 pm

July 8                Sat       Bergen, Norway                                     8:30 am            2:00 pm           

July 9                Sun      Oslo, Norway                                         12:30 pm          8:30 pm           

July 10              Mon      Aarhus, Denmark                                   1:00 pm            8:00 pm           

July 11              Tue       Copenhagen, Denmark                           7:00 am            4:00 pm           

July 12              Wed     At Sea

July 13              Thu      Gdansk (Gdynia), Poland                     8:00 am            5:00 pm

July 14              Fri        Klaipeda, Lithuania                             8:00 am            4:00 pm

July 15              Sat       Riga, Latvia                                         8:00 am            3:00 pm           

July 16             Sun      Tallinn, Estonia                                    9:00 am            5:30 pm

July 17              Mon      Stockholm, Sweden                               9:00 am            Overnight

July 18              Tue       Stockholm, Sweden                               Disembark

]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/feed/ 0 FREE Magazine Offer http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:57:28 +0000 Patricia http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=219 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Weekly Deals http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:37:08 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=111 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:57:28 +0000 Patricia http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=219 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/feed/ 0 The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2006-2007 michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) posts 1440 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/podcast/SmallSeal.jpg The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net 144 144 News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry The Mail Buoy The Mail Buoy michael@mycruiseplanner.info no no Marco Polo SOLD! http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:30:57 +0000 Michael http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/05/marco-polo-sold/ 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/feed/ 0 NCLs 40th Birthday Celebration Begins http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:17:48 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/11/10/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/
Take advantage of our 40 days of offers today. Upgrades, discounts, free Shore Excursions and more are all part of our 40th Birthday celebration. Join the party and sail away with any of this week's hot offers.
Save up to 0 on airfare!
Every ship. Every sailing.
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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http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html

It’s week number two of our promotion and the bonus offers keep getting better. Take advantage of onboard credits, upgrades and some other great excuses for getting out of Dodge.
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Norwegian Pearl
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WEEK 2BONUS OFFERS:
NCL
• Up to 0Onboard Crediton select ships
ORIENT LINES
• Up to 0Onboard Creditand discounted pricingClick here for offer details.
FLEETWIDE SPECIAL:
Book today for a guaranteed 2 category upgrade
CALL CRUISE PLANNERS TODAY AT 888-286-9827.
THIS OFFER ENDS 10/20/06.
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. Ships' registry: Bahamas & United States of America ©2006 NCL Corporation, Ltd.
]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/10/615/feed/ 0 Cruise Planners Magazine Has Shipped http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:57:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/15/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cruise-planners-magazine-has-shipped/feed/ 0 Cellular Service Available on All NCL and Orient Lines Ships http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:23:49 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/07/03/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/  Orient LinesNCL America 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/07/cellular-service-available-on-all-ncl-and-oceania-ships/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Announces Marco Polo Itinerary Change http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/#comments Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:34:42 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=330 The following Travel Agent letter is being faxed and emailed to guests regarding Marco Polo’s 22-day Russia, Scandinavia and the Arctic Circle cruise departing from Copenhagen, Denmark on June 29, 2006.

Due to increased security measures surrounding the G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, a forum of the heads of leading industrialized democracies, the St. Petersburg port authority has recently announced they will close the port to all ship traffic, including cruise ships, from July 13, 2006 until midnight on July 17, 2006. We are forced to modify this sailing’s itinerary and unfortunately have been compelled to cancel the call to St. Petersburg. Below is the revised itinerary:

                                                            

Date                 Day       Port                                                                 Arrive               Depart

June 29             Thu       Copenhagen, Denmark                                                   6:00 pm

June 30             Fri       Cruising the Skagerrak & Norwegian Sea

July 1                Sat      Flam, Norway                                        8:00 am            2:00 pm

                                                Gudvangen, Norway                               4:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 2                Sun      Hellesylt, Norway                                   10:00 am           noon

                                                Geiranger, Norway                                 1:00 pm            6:00 pm

July 3                Mon      Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 4                Tue       Tromso, Norway                         8:00 am            8:00 pm

July 5                Wed     Honningsvag, Norway                             8:00 am            2:00 pm

July 6                Thu       Crossing the Arctic Circle

July 7                Fri        Trondheim, Norway                                8:00 am            1:00 pm

July 8                Sat       Bergen, Norway                                     8:30 am            2:00 pm           

July 9                Sun      Oslo, Norway                                         12:30 pm          8:30 pm           

July 10              Mon      Aarhus, Denmark                                   1:00 pm            8:00 pm           

July 11              Tue       Copenhagen, Denmark                           7:00 am            4:00 pm           

July 12              Wed     At Sea

July 13              Thu      Gdansk (Gdynia), Poland                     8:00 am            5:00 pm

July 14              Fri        Klaipeda, Lithuania                             8:00 am            4:00 pm

July 15              Sat       Riga, Latvia                                         8:00 am            3:00 pm           

July 16             Sun      Tallinn, Estonia                                    9:00 am            5:30 pm

July 17              Mon      Stockholm, Sweden                               9:00 am            Overnight

July 18              Tue       Stockholm, Sweden                               Disembark

]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/06/orient-lines-announces-marco-polo-itinerary-change/feed/ 0 FREE Magazine Offer http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:57:28 +0000 Patricia http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=219 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/04/free-magazine-offer/feed/ 0 Orient Lines Weekly Deals http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:37:08 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=111 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/03/orient-lines-weekly-deals/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:37:08 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/?p=111 The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2006-2007 michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) michael@mycruiseplanner.info (The Mail Buoy) posts 1440 http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/podcast/SmallSeal.jpg The Mail Buoy » Orient Lines http://www.mycruiseplanner.net 144 144 News and Information From the Cruise Travel Industry The Mail Buoy The Mail Buoy michael@mycruiseplanner.info no no Marco Polo SOLD! http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:30:57 +0000 Michael http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/05/marco-polo-sold/ 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.]]> http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2007/06/marco-polo-sold/feed/ 0 NCLs 40th Birthday Celebration Begins http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/ http://www.mycruiseplanner.net/2006/11/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:17:48 +0000 Michael http://mycruiseplanner.info/CruiseBlog/2006/11/10/ncls-40th-birthday-celebration-begins/
Take advantage of our 40 days of offers today. Upgrades, discounts, free Shore Excursions and more are all part of our 40th Birthday celebration. Join the party and sail away with any of this week's hot offers.
Save up to 0 on airfare!
Every ship. Every sailing.
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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http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html

It’s week number two of our promotion and the bonus offers keep getting better. Take advantage of onboard credits, upgrades and some other great excuses for getting out of Dodge.
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
Norwegian Pearl
http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/home.html
WEEK 2BONUS OFFERS:
NCL
• Up to 0Onboard Crediton select ships
ORIENT LINES
• Up to 0Onboard Creditand discounted pricingClick here for offer details.
FLEETWIDE SPECIAL:
Book today for a guaranteed 2 category upgrade
CALL CRUISE PLANNERS TODAY AT 888-286-9827.
THIS OFFER ENDS 10/20/06.
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. Ships' registry: Bahamas & Unite