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OPUS Vancouver is preparing for a strong Alaska cruise season by offering a Vancouver Cruise Package to passengers.
Cristian Zablah's comment,
January 30, 2013 8:31 PM
Wow, i think it is amazing what they are doing. I would definitively take this cruise opportunity, it is super cheap and it includes a lot. think it is good that cruise lines are starting to use ipads more and more every day.
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Watch the video about cCarnival's Loyalty Program. It is called VIFP:)
The site is called Funville.
Chrissy Gonzalez's comment,
January 23, 2013 7:42 PM
This is an amazing program!! I know a lot of people that go on cruise's about 4 to 5 times a year; my grandmother is one of them. People in that position would truely appreciate and love this! I agree with Ezell, this is definitely going to attract more people! This is so cool, instead of getting collecting flyer miles, now people can collect cruise miles lol! Awesome!!!
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I went on my second Carnival cruise this summer and I remember seeing the VIFP logo on my keycard. My family is a level red! This system makes me want to go on more Carnival cruises! I want to be a Diamond VIFP!
Renata Bitar's comment,
January 24, 2013 3:04 PM
This is awesome!!!, I can't believe I am already a member and I did not know it. I cruised with Carnival 2 years ago and I loved it. I will be cruising with them again hopefully after my Graduation this May 1st. Can not wait for this day to come. I love this Idea and I think it will make it better for the customer experience.
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Chinese ship cruises on Indian software
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Henna, the cruise liner, is using ‘Cruise Partner,’ a software from IBS Software, a leading software with travel industries.
Has anyone used this software or know anything about it?
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In response to the dramatic increase of online pre-reservation of shore excursions prior to the cruise, we are pleased to announce that our Crystal Adventures shore excursion booklets will now be available online as a ...
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Read about some Crystal Cruises' shore excursions and specials!
Rachel Guerra García's comment,
January 22, 2013 9:59 PM
This is a great article offering tons of special offers and information for those who love traveling and would like to take advantage of such adventures for the year 2013. Some of these offers are Europe Getaways which sound very fun and I myself would love to be part of one. Great information to pass along. :)
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RT @CruiseCriticUK: Luxury Cruise Ship Rescues Stranded Yachtsman: http://t.co/0cPPfzGM.
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Another rescue at sea! This time from Orion Expedition Cruises.
Rita Maisak's comment,
January 23, 2013 4:16 PM
I cannot believe that several articles are written about people rescued by the cruise ships.. I'm just wondering what is this particular person was thinking about and how was he planning to travel around the world.What if the cruise ship wasn't around.. This sounds scary to me. Other than that, it's great that modern ships have these great technologies that can define where the accident happened and find the person so fast. Also, great communication skills of the crew should be rewarded.
Lily Torres's comment,
January 23, 2013 4:19 PM
I question why the french man was even traveling around the world in his yacht by himself. It seems really silly to me. He was fortunate and lucky that the Orion was generous enough to rescue him considering they had a specific schedule. I like hearing stories like these because I can completely relate in the sense of being rescued by another ship. :) I'm also glad to read that the cruiseline offered passengers a partial refund since they missed a few ports.
Stephanie Gomes's comment,
January 28, 2013 4:30 PM
During my maritime law class with Professor John Thomas, we addressed the issue of cruise ship rescues. I'm not 100% positive, but I believe that the ships have a legal obligation to rescue others in apparent danger. I know there's been several lawsuits filed against cruise lines for "purposely" neglecting stranded boaters. While falling behind schedule, and missing or unscheduled port stops can have grave consequences, one of the biggest considerations is fuel costs. It usually takes up to a few miles for a moving ship to stop. There aren't brakes that stop the boat though. The ship must be put into disengage (reverse) in order for the propellers to reverse direction to pull instead of push- eventually causing the ship to stop. Also, the length of time stopped during the rescue is using up a great deal of fuel. It really puts quite a strain on the ship, as well as the company. However, it's still quite a heroic rescue
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Article - 2013 Outlook on Travel, Hospitality and Leisure - Deloitte: Despite Economic Uncertainty, Travel, Hospitality and Leisure Companies May Have Reason to Be Optimistic for Growth in 2013 (2013 Outlook on Travel, Hospitality and Leisure :: Cruise...
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Trish Sadar's insight:
What a great story for Disney crew! This isn't the first time that Disney has been part of a rescue story:)))
Carlos R. Casablanca's comment,
January 21, 2013 8:41 PM
It is very pleasant to know that the Disney Dream crew did an outstanding job by rescuing two U.S. citizens lives at the sea. These type of actions have to be rewarded.
Elizabeth Gonzales's comment,
April 9, 2014 5:31 PM
This are great news and says lot about the cruise crew of Disney.
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An Antarctic expedition cruise ship is expected to reach a solo round-the-world yachtsman later today after he was forced to abandon his yacht in remo ...
shannon bezic's comment,
January 19, 2013 7:54 PM
He's so lucky to be found! It sucks he had to wait in such harsh waters, but still should be extremely grateful to get rescued.
Cristian Zablah's comment,
January 23, 2013 4:14 PM
Wow, that is why people shouldn't think they could never get hurt or lost and go by themselves sailing. Just going to the beach by ourselves is dangerous imagine going sailing to the sea by ourselves. Hope he learned his lesson but im glad he's ok.
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Four-scrubber retrofit for cruise ship: Norway-based exhaust gas abatement company Green Tech Marine has announc... http://t.co/bj8V6wBk
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Interesting article .... NCL to be the first to have the retrofits for the cruise line!
Tonja Renee's comment,
February 17, 2013 1:30 PM
Before reading this article i was clueless as to what a scrubber was or how it operated. context clues obviously pointed to some sort of filter to reduce pollution; I wasn't too far off. "Scrubber' systems are a diverse group of air pollution control devices that can be used to remove some particulates and/or gases from industrial exhaust streams" Although NCL isn't the first to implement Scrubber systems, they sure are doing their part in trying to help lower their impact on the environment.
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The Kerala-headquartered IBS Group's IT solutions will power Henna, China's first luxury cruise ship, the company said Today.
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Read about new technology that will be on China's first luxury cruise ship. What do you think?
Santiago Cardona's comment,
January 17, 2013 8:57 AM
I think its great how China is using such an efficient company in order to manage Henna's costumer's experience. With a country that contains more than 1.4 billion people, the technology IBS provides will be extremely helpful in making things run smoothly.
Trish Sadar's comment,
January 20, 2013 12:31 PM
Yes! It is a good lesson to learn that we as the company should leverage partners that are the best in their field to improve our services, efficiencies, and revenues!
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An unofficial and unbiased blog for fans of Royal Caribbean International cruises. A blog written by fans, for fans of Royal Caribbean.
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Royal Caribbean's blog
Michelle Loor's comment,
January 16, 2013 4:06 PM
At first it could be a huge investment for the cruise line but in the long run it reduces costs in labor. To reduce inspection not only by an hour but by 3, that is very significant!
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Rogue waves in the oceans may not be a very regular phenomenon, still these are dreaded and known as God's fist. Lets learn the science behind these giant waves.
Trish Sadar's insight:
Rogue waves are very rare; however, they do exist.
Interesting article regarding the science of how they are formed.
Eli Llodra's comment,
January 15, 2013 1:51 PM
I have always been fascinated by rogue waves. I learned about them first in my marine biology class in high school. Theyre so interesting and how they just appear out of no where. When wyou really start to think of it though its terrifying. If i were to be out on a cruise and a rogue wave would appear everyone on the ship could die. I hope these researchers can find some way to predict or prepare for these waves and hopefully save lives.
Trish Sadar's comment,
January 16, 2013 3:16 PM
Cruise ships do have technology that the Captain and team use to detect weather and activity.
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In the past year, cruise lines started to try out some new approaches to food, excursions, fees, and safety that are only now gaining steam. Here are my favorite four.
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What do you think?
Luis Calderon's comment,
January 25, 2013 10:15 AM
There are four things that they want to change.Fees, Improving excursions, Getting healthier food and focusing on safety. Out of those four I like the idea of charging less fees since I am a young person and never been on a cruise. This would attract a lot of people that have never been on a cruise.
Gustavo A. Rogelis's comment,
January 28, 2013 7:49 PM
Kayaking is a great way to cater to those passengers that like this activity most of all. it is adventure tours too. good for marketing purposes.
Michelle Loor's comment,
February 1, 2013 9:45 PM
All those four changes, I think are excellent. Having cruise lines actually charge less fees will attract more people. I just hope that after the changes have done their job, the cruise lines dont go back and remove the less fees change.
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Check out the Cunard video collection to get a feel for their ships.
Santiago Cardona's comment,
January 25, 2013 9:29 AM
Watching videos such as these really makes a person understand the whole prestige behind the Cunard line. No wonder its been around as long as it has
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Why Royal Caribbean Treats iPads Like Bed Sheets
Iveta Perez's comment,
January 23, 2013 10:14 AM
This seems like lengthy and time consuming process. And I also can see security issues here as these Ipads are handeled by many hands. On my recent cruise on Norwegian cruise line, I have utilized inetractive television (http://www.allin.com/) It have all the fetures mentioned in the article. It allows you to book restaurant, view spa menu, make reservation, order movie, pay onboard bills and on top of all play in virual casino. Tall the option are in several languages and are easy to navigate.
JASON_KLEIN's comment,
January 23, 2013 1:55 PM
What the article conveyed to me is that RCCL poorly implemented the introduction of new technology to the cruise ship to accommodate the needs of passengers. RCCl made an substantial investment in hardware, about 3,000 iPads, without having the proper infrastructure in place to support such hardware. In addition, the hardware, iPad, should never have been acquired but a mobile application could have more than satisfied the dynamic of the business plan intended with the introduction of the iPad to the cruise environment. This project is an example of poor management and a corporate impulse purchase without looking at the long term effects associated with adopting new technology and hardware. RCCL should focus more on their pending relationship with 3BNetworks and their high speed satellite data services before purchasing hardware with no access to the internet. Customers currently have their own devices what they need are data access and applications to support access to the data.
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Cruise Lines. Cruise Line Classes. Each cruise line offers a unique product in terms of atmosphere, service, amenities and overall hardware (ship and cabins).
Trish Sadar's insight:
Read about how Windstar has recently renovated three of their ships.
Eli Llodra's comment,
January 25, 2013 8:23 AM
the new cruises seem like they are going to be fantastic. The renovations and additions will most likely attract a lot of people to go on their ships. With the addition of the new restaurants and the renovated staterooms I wanna book my ticket to go on the Wind Surf!
Fanny Vargas's comment,
January 27, 2013 6:29 PM
all the new renovations a re going to attract new passenger. i cannot imagine how it was before but now with the upgrades is much bettel looking.
Andrea Kristine Malavé's comment,
May 5, 2013 12:42 AM
The renovations for Wind Star, Wind Surf, and Wind Spirit look amazing and will attract many new upcoming customers. Renovations are being done on the pool deck, dining area, and the staterooms. They have upgraded the staterooms with new furnishing and upholstery. Renovations excite customers because they have something new to experience and look forward of being a part of it.
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When Princess Cruises new Royal Princess enters service later this year, the ship will be outfitted with some new features including an over-the-ocean Sky Walk, an on-deck dancing water and light show and more.
Trish Sadar's insight:
Take a look at some of the features for Royal Princess! What do you think?
Mengxin Lou's comment,
January 22, 2013 6:36 PM
Nowadays, the mature cruise market need to bring new and friendly idea for different customer group. The Royal princess is the one to come up with more ideas to lure kids and teenager customers. Disney cruise is the biggest competitor in this area, but Royal princess have the new activities, such as art projects, game tables, pizza parties, definitely will share the market with Disney cruise in kids and teenagers group.
Jessica Carolina Montoya's comment,
January 23, 2013 6:51 AM
I completely agree with Mengxin Lou, Yes disney is the biggest competitor but then again disney targets kids not teens in my opinion. Therefore, i think its an amazing idea to create a section in a ship just for teens not so much of kids .
Katherine Dollface Hepburn's comment,
January 23, 2013 2:37 PM
I agree with Jessica Carolina Montoya about the teen activities. I think older teens, 15 to 17 years old, there should be a, late-night parties in the disco every night, and afternoon Ping-Pong tournaments and sport challenges. Younger teens, 12 to 14 years old, have their own parties earlier in the evening, with later-evening activities such as pizza hangouts, and game nights. There should also be teen spa services and a discounted teen shore excursion program where the kids vote on which tour to take. So that you would have a idea what teens are interested in.
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American Cruise Lines revamps loyalty program
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Read about American Cruise Line's revisions to their loyalty program!
Grecia Seminario's comment,
January 19, 2013 5:54 PM
American Cruise Lines, being a small ship operator is thinking BIG. Costumers love being part of loyalty programs and receiving free stuff, so by giving out some reward program like the ones offered by hotels like Marriott or airlines like American Airlines will make this cruise line more popular and increase their revenue. It is a great marketing strategy!!
Trish Sadar's comment,
January 20, 2013 12:28 PM
Loyalty Programs are very important for Cruise Lines. Just as with Airlines, we as consumers are always comparing how we are being rewarded....the right program makes us as customers feel special, important, and valued. It makes us feel like we belong and we want to keep coming back!
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In doing so Tauck also becomes a member of the CLIA Specialty Cruise Collection, a group of 14 companies representing the rapidly growing river cruise, small ship, adventure and other niche cruising segment.
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Read about Tauck River Cruising joing CLIA!
Mao Ishizaki's comment,
January 19, 2013 9:42 PM
River cruising seem more familiar with me as there is similar service in Japan called Yakatabune. Although there is no enormous ocean view in river cruising, passenger can enjoy variety views on river side. It would be good opportunity to enjoy more regional view from different view points. If the seasonal difference appear significantly on the river side view, it would be a unique attractive in River Cruising
Trish Sadar's comment,
January 20, 2013 12:30 PM
Thank you Mao for sharing your knowledge with us! I did not know that in Japan it is called Yakatabune. River cruising is growing popularity, more so we will see in 2013!
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A Year Later Disney Dream Still Cruising With Magic Atlanta Journal Constitution HANDOUT PHOTO - NOT FOR RESALE — The Disney Dream docks at Castaway Cay, Disney's private island in the tropical waters of the Bahamas, reserved exclusively for Disney...
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Disney Dream, I can't believe it has been one year already. Please read about her...she is beautiful!
Sabrina Mesel's comment,
January 23, 2013 1:36 AM
I am a very big fan of the Disney company. I really like how they stay true to the Disney magic in everything they do. I really enjoyed reading about the Ratatouille restaurant!! I thought its a very cleaver way to incorporate a character into a more up scale dining location. I also really liked how the dinner server follows the guests to the different restaurants, it makes their experience that much more personable. It allows for the guests to make connections with the crew members, which just like in the parks, they are the ones who make the magic come to life (for guests of all ages).
Sally Exantus's comment,
January 23, 2013 10:37 AM
Disney is always full of surprises. I havnt been on a disney cruise ever but i have visited Disney World Orlando, and I always found their skits and shows marvelous. I have no doubt that this new addition skit, "Pirates of the Carribean" will be breath taking. Not to mention that putting a show on a ship with limited space, is very creative. Also their theme is a real theme that happens all the time at sea. That alone is a lesson for the guest to get an inside look on what really takes place when pirates attack.
Elizabeth Gonzales's comment,
April 9, 2014 5:46 PM
Disney have always amazed people with their cruise lines and to be on trend they have to constantly come up with new things.
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PHOTO: Welcome Captain! Jamaica Observer Captain of the Independence of the Seas Arnole Remoe (left) is all smiles as he receives a plaque from Mayor of Falmouth Garth Wilkinson on board the vessel during its inaugural call at the Falmouth Cruise...
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QE2 to be transformed into floating hotel and moved to Asia (Big news for Cunard fans as the QE2 looks forward to a new home http://t.co/QZNsdQ04)
Trish Sadar's insight:
Okay, this seems official.....I am so relieved :))
Fanny Vargas's comment,
January 18, 2013 3:13 PM
pretty interesting article... i hope they will finish it soon. this type of cruise will get the attention of many people and will create more job opportunities as well.
Trish Sadar's comment,
January 20, 2013 12:33 PM
I am such a QE2 fan....I am so thrilled that she will still be alive and providing value to many. Even though she won't be cruising doing Translatlantics or World Cruising...she is still so special, and has such a place in so many of our hearts!
wendymarcelin's comment,
January 23, 2013 12:47 PM
Wow! This is an interesting article. I like how they are giving this cruise a new purpose. Green thinking! Also it’s a great way to preserve a beautiful piece of history.
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An Australian based forum where anyone interested in Cruising can discuss their experiences and get useful tips, hints, and bargains as well as meeting new friends (Re: Queen Elizabeth 2 Cruise Ship May Become Floating Hotel: 3 1/2 year later, QE2...
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More information about QE2.
Tiffany Gomez's comment,
January 20, 2013 4:17 AM
This sounds interesting although cruises are already pretty much floating hotels. However, I suppose the fact that it will be an actual 5 star hotel will give passengers a more luxurious experience; especially those who go on cruises more to relax or events than those who go to visit other ports or do wild activities onboard. Who knows, maybe it will cause a chain reaction like chrissy mentioned. I think the QE2 themed museum is pretty cool. It'll be a delight for history travelers.
Trish Sadar's comment,
January 20, 2013 12:34 PM
The great thing is that she has been saved, and those who love her can still go and experience her uniqueness.
Re-Ann Fraser's comment,
January 23, 2013 1:25 AM
I absolute loveeeeeee the sound of this and agree with both Krissy, Chrissy and Tiffany. I have ever thought of this oncept where there would be a five-star service on sea, but why not? There are many high class travelers that would take joy in having this service from a different aspect rather than just vacationing in a five star hotel. Not only will they have the privilege of that, but they now ave a chance to appreciate the history of QE2. Like Chrissy and Tiffany mentioned, I truly believe this will cause a chain reaction here others would want to pursue a similar experience for their guests because this is truly one to remember!
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Children from the ages of 3 and up have access to a wide variety of activities and facilities supervised by permanent, full-time staff, and are designed to be kid friendly and age appropriate. Youth staff hold degrees in education ...
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Please read about what Holland America Line is doing for infants at Club HAL!
Mao Ishizaki's comment,
January 16, 2013 5:16 PM
I like the kid's friendly faculty because they treat kids as one guest equal to adult. Like on a place, kids are quite sensitive to different environment and also easy to get bored. In addition to that, as it took much more time to stay on ship more care for kids would be needed in order to avoid large kids cry everywhere. Small kids do not need to be cause of travel limitation so I hope more cruising industry to introduce kids friendly faculty, event and service.
Jennifer Gonzalez-Cotto 's comment,
January 18, 2013 7:32 PM
I like the fact they are think about kids of all ages even infants, if parents wanted to have time for them else they can drop them off and not worry because now they have fun activities for kids. I know parents are going to love this!
Rosalys Carricarte's comment,
January 20, 2013 5:43 PM
I really like the fact that for children of every age there is a program that allows them to spend time on various activities without their parents having to worry about them during the day. It is really remarkable that there are programs for kids from the age of 3-17 years. As well as allowing the parents of babies 6 months and older to pre order the necessities of their baby.
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