Azamara Club Cruises is offering two-for-one fares, included gratuities and up to $2,000 ChoiceAir credit per couple for new bookings on Europe 2011 sailings made by Dec. 31. The company also offers 50 percent savings on advance reservations for most shore excursions.
Disney Cruise Line is planning to raise the bar on family entertainment when the Disney Dream enters service in January. The 1,340-seat Walt Disney Theatre features a lineup of musicals including “Disney’s Believe,” an original stage spectacular that tells the story of a workaholic father who, through the power of Disney magic, reconnects with his daughter and learns a valuable lesson about what is important in life. More than 20 Disney characters will take the stage, including Cinderella, Peter Pan, Mary Poppins and Belle from “Beauty and The Beast.”
Azamara Club Cruises has re-launched its social media and YouTube presence. The line has re-launched its Facebook page and established a Twitter alerts and YouTube channel. Through these channels, the line is delivering news, deals and information and establishing a forum for guests and like-minded world travelers to share and discuss their experiences.
MSC Cruises’ MSC Poesia will host Tito Puente Jr. and his six-piece band on a two-night Caribbean cruise departing Jan. 2. Fares start at $129 plus $57 in government fees and taxes. He is the son of the late Latin music percussionist, composer and arranger, Tito Puente, whose career as “El Rey” (the King) spanned half a century, seven Grammy Awards, 158 albums and thousands of performances.
London-based Tropicana Cruises will begin cruises from Havana in November, Cruise Industry News first reported. The Belize-registered line will use the 300-passenger Adriana, built in 1972, for the cruises, beginning Nov. 6.
AdventureSmith Explorations’ Peruvian Amazon voyage on the 12-suite Aqua will feature a VIP visitor in November -- “Jungle” Jack Hanna, naturalist, TV celebrity and Emmy award winner. Hanna is filming the upcoming season of his syndicated series “Into the Wild.”