As a result of the continued rapid escalation of fuel prices, the North American brands of Carnival Corporation & plc have announced they will implement a fuel supplement of $5 per person per day.
The Yachts of Seabourn is pleased to announce that the world’s most luxurious cruise vessel, Seabourn Odyssey, will launch her inaugural year itinerary in Venice on June 24, 2009 and, beginning today, October 17, 2007, guests previously on a waiting list may select their choices of departures and luxury suites.
Costa Cruises said the Costa Mediterranea will be redeployed to Brazil for the winter 2008-2009 season, joining the Costa Magica in the region.
Azamara Cruises is on a quest to conquer the deluxe cruise market. The new cruise brand officially added the 694-guest Azamara Quest to its fleet, as the ship sets sail on the first of its two special two-night cruises from Miami, followed by a series of exotic Caribbean and Panama Canal itineraries.
Aker Yards laid the keel for MSC Cruises’ latest new build, the MSC Splendida, at its shipyard in St Nazaire, France, last week.
Cunard’s Queen Victoria was England’s first “modern” monarch -the first queen to have a telephone, ride a train, be photographed and host a World’s Fair. In celebration of the monarch, Cunard turned to a collection of contemporary British artists to create works for its newest ocean liner, Queen Victoria.