The Alaskan landscape is one that has attracted people from all walks of life for many years and to explore this amazing wilderness is now even easier thanks to 2 brand new cruise lines that have opened up. Being smaller than normal, these cruise liners have the unique ability to sail into areas that others [...]
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Yet another music festival will be hosted at seat, this time on the Carnival Inspiration cruise ship. The music festival themed cruise is called Rombello and is planned to be an annual event. It will start in Tampa, Florida on the 29th September 2011 and continue day and night for the 4 days of the [...]
After her maiden voyage from Barcelona, Marina, Oceania Cruises newest fleet member was christened in the Port of Miami Terminal J on Saturday by none other than Entertainment Tonight’s Mary Hart. Marina is a magnificent 66 thousand ton cruise ship with 15 sprawling decks and a staff of 800 to wait on you hand and [...]
Disney Cruise Line is really going big with its new cruise line the Disney Dream scheduled to launch in 2011. One of the main features of this cruise line is the AquaDuck, which is the only ship based water roller coaster, with a tube ride that goes all the way around the ship and even [...]
During the Cruise Tourism Report launch that took place on the luxurious cruise ship, MSC Sinfonia in Durban Harbor Friday, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, the South African Tourism Minister stressed the emphasis on South Africa being more involved in the cruise industry. “We need to grow this industry which has a huge potential of creating cruise [...]
As the cruise industry takes a positive turn, New Zealand is the ideal place to find your next cruise ship job. Plenty of cruises are pulling into areas like Wellington, Dunedin, Otago, Canterbury and Auckland creating hundreds of new jobs. In Dunedin, it is estimated that the cruise industry will create close to 200 jobs [...]
For the first time since 2008, the Mississippi River will once again enjoy inland cruising. American Cruise Lines is set to debut an all new inland cruising sternwheeler in 2012 which will tour the river starting with a 7 night cruise. This inland cruise vessel is due to start her voyage in New Orleans on [...]
With cruises once again being popular and economic crisis subsiding, Australia is really noticing a change, specifically in Queensland, Brisbane, Cairns, and the Whitsundays. The cruise industry which was once isolated to the Gold Coast is now setting its sights on Queensland in particular. The Queensland ports had seen an increase of about 50 thousand [...]
According to statistics released by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the cruise industry is looking up for the 2010 season since the recession which started subsiding towards the end of 2009. The 2009 year saw over 313,998 cruise ship jobs created which paid salaries and wages to the total of $14.23 billion. Last year’s [...]
The newest edition to the Cunard fleet, the Queen Elizabeth, is on track for its maiden voyage in October. Designed with the distinct art deco feel of the 30’s and 40’s, the Queen Elizabeth is beginning to take shape inside, where the Britannia dining room’s staircase and the Kew Garden’s inspired garden lounge are almost [...]
