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Holland America’s Noordam in New York

By Paul Johnson on Feb 23, 2006 in Caribbean, Celebrities, Cruises & Boat Travel, New York, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA

With more than 1,000 spectators on hand here to partake in the festivities, Holland America Line officially inaugurated its newest ship, the Noordam yesterday. The ceremony included Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin, the ship’s godmother, christening the vessel with the traditional breaking of a Champagne bottle on the ship’s bow. The Noordam, an 81,769-ton ship […]

Yangtze River cruises

By Paul Johnson on Feb 23, 2006 in Asia, China, Cruises & Boat Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel

In its third year in China, Viking River Cruises is swapping ships on its Yangtze River cruise tour series, adding a third ship while pulling out its earliest entry. Joining its twin sister ship, the Viking Century Sky, is the 306-passenger Viking Century Sun, which is replacing the 186-passenger Viking Century Star. According to Viking, […]

Brobdingnagian cruise ship

By Paul Johnson on Feb 17, 2006 in Asia, Cruises & Boat Travel, Kyrgyzstan, Regions, Speciality Travel

Mega Crown International Cruise Lines, LLP have surprised the cruise industry with the launch of the first of a new fleet of Extreme-Ultra-Mega cruise ships. Much to the amazement of others, their new ship, called Brobdingnagian, has been built in secret over the past six years at the Yatzmar Shipyards hidden deep within Kyrgyzstan. The […]

Royal Caribbean Cruise Planner

By Paul Johnson on Feb 16, 2006 in Alaska, Cruises & Boat Travel, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA, Websites

Yesterday, I mentioned Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas website, and today I’ve stumbled upon another great site of their’s. The Royal Caribbean Cruise Planner, put together by IQ Interactive, presents you with a wallet-like interface from which you can “pull out” individual items (eg. a postcard from Alaska) or “unzip” a compartment to access […]

Carnival Freedom prepares for the Mediterranean

By Paul Johnson on Feb 15, 2006 in Cruises & Boat Travel, Europe, Greece, Middle East, Regions, Speciality Travel, Turkey, Western Europe

Carnival Cruise Lines’ newest ship, Carnival Freedom, will debut the line’s first-ever itinerary to the Greek Isles and Turkey as well as spectacular Mediterranean voyages. The luxury 110,000-ton vessel will commence its first season in March 2007 with a series of seven 12-day Mediterranean and Greek Isles cruises. Carnival Freedom will also sail a total […]

Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas website

By Paul Johnson on Feb 15, 2006 in Cruises & Boat Travel, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Websites

Royal Caribbean have come up with a truly great website for their 3,600-passenger Freedom of the Seas vessel. It gives you a fascinating insight, with sections devoted to The Centrum, The Rockwall, Presidential Family Suite, The Flowrider, H2O Zone, and much, much more. The ship will be the world’s largest cruise vessel when it makes […]

New 148-foot expedition boat from Timmerman Yachts

By Paul Johnson on Feb 13, 2006 in Antarctic, Arctic, Cruises & Boat Travel, Polar Regions, Regions, Speciality Travel, Worldwide

Timmerman Yachts has unveiled its plans to build a new luxury 148-yacht capable of navigating the seas of the Arctic and Antarctic. This ocean-going vessel is the flag carrier of the Timmerman collection. Its range allows it not only to cross the Atlantic Ocean but also to sail around the world with only five refueling […]

Norwegian Cruise Line leads the way in on-board dining

By Paul Johnson on Feb 13, 2006 in Cruises & Boat Travel, Going Out, Restaurants, Speciality Travel

It used to be the case on cruise ships that strangers were thrown together randomly at dinner times in a huge dining room and were expected to make do with one another’s company. This has now changed – markedly. Not only is there flexibility in dining times, but the variety of quality of dining is […]

World’s biggest cruise ship

By Paul Johnson on Feb 07, 2006 in Cruises & Boat Travel, Speciality Travel

I bet you thought the Queen Mary II – at 151,400 tons – was a big ship. Not satisfied with the 160,000-ton Freedom of the Seas which is due in June, Royal Caribbean, the world’s second largest cruise operator, has just ordered the world’s largest ship. This $1.24bn monster, dubbed Project Genesis, will be 220,000 […]

Noordam leaves Venice for New York

By Paul Johnson on Feb 03, 2006 in Caribbean, Cruises & Boat Travel, Europe, Italy, New York, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Western Europe, Worldwide

Holland America Line‘s Noordam has left its Venice shipyard today, bound for its new home in New York where it will be christened on 22nd February 2006 by actress and godmother Marlee Matlin. The ship will then embark on its maiden voyage in the Caribbean. This is the fourth and last of Holland America’s Vista-class […]

Boost for Dubai Cruise Terminal

By Paul Johnson on Feb 01, 2006 in Cruises & Boat Travel, Middle East, Regions, Speciality Travel, United Arab Emirates

Costa Crociere SpA, the leading cruise operator in Europe, will be offering cruises with departures from Dubai Cruise Terminal starting from December 2006. The move by the Italian group which operates the brands AIDA Cruises and Costa Crociere followed a series of official meetings in Dubai. The new cruises will be offered through the 2006/2007 […]

Queen Mary 2 protest

By Paul Johnson on Jan 23, 2006 in Brazil, Cruises & Boat Travel, Regions, South America, Speciality Travel

Some passengers on the Queen Mary 2 are threatening a sit-in when the cruise ship reaches port in Brazil to protest a last-minute change in itinerary. The world’s largest and most expensive ocean liner left New York on 15th January 2006 and was scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles on 22nd February 2006. Carrying more […]

Kelly Brook and Billy Zane honeymoon

By Paul Johnson on Jan 23, 2006 in Celebrities, Cruises & Boat Travel, Europe, Honeymoons, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe

Kelly Brook and fiance Billy Zane are planning their dream honeymoon. They are due to marry in Greece later this year and expected to sail on a luxury yacht around the Western Isles of Scotland for their honeymoon. It is thought that Kelly fell in love with Scotland after attending Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s wedding […]

Super Spas 2006

By Paul Johnson on Jan 19, 2006 in Accommodation, Arizona, Asia, California, Cruises & Boat Travel, Europe, Ireland, Massachusetts, New York, Regions, Resorts, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, Thailand, United Kingdom, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Western Europe, Worldwide

Interested in a seaweed wrap or a caviar facial? Forbes has run an article on the special spas for 2006. Getting a much-deserved mention are: Monart Luxury Destination Spa, Enniscorthy, Ireland Red Mountain Spa, St. George, UT Chiva Som, Hua Hin, Thailand Canyon Ranch, Tucson, AZ and Lenox, MA Cornelia Day Resort, New York […]

Bora Bora Cruises

By Paul Johnson on Jan 18, 2006 in Cruises & Boat Travel, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Regions, Speciality Travel

For those who prefer island hopping without unpacking, Bora Bora Cruises‘ 226.4-foot yachts (Tu Moana and Ti’a Moana) offer seven-day luxury cruises to Bora Bora, Huahine, Raitea and Taha’a. Guests can also charter the yachts and determine their own itinerary. There are only 30 spacious cabins with soaring ceilings, large windows, glass-enclosed baths, plasma TVs […]

New Norwegian Cruise Line ships

By Paul Johnson on Jan 16, 2006 in Cruises & Boat Travel, Family Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced the names of its two newest ships: Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Gem, due to be delivered in February 2007 and October 2007 respectively. Currently under construction at Meyer Werft in Germany, both the new ships will feature all the attributes of NCL`s unique modern Freestyle Cruising fleet with […]

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