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Cruises

 

Cruises have become a very popular way of spending a few days relaxing... or for the latest trend: being very active on board.

Whichever of the two options are your favourite, or if you join a cruise for still any of these other reasons: Seeing a new country, joining a group of people with common interest, or hobbies, getting to know people or simply for the fun of being on the sea... Cuises are a great way to spend a few days away from home!

Cruise Guide Books 

Frommer's Alaska Cruises & Ports of Call 2008 (Frommer's Cruises)

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PassPorter's Disney Cruise Line and Its Ports of Call 2008

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Alaska by Cruise Ship: The Complete Guide to Cruising Alaska with Giant Pull-out Map (6th Edition)

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Mediterranean by Cruise Ship: The Complete Guide to Mediterranean Cruising with Giant pull-out color map.

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Travels with Baby: The Ultimate Guide for Planning Trips with Babies, Toddlers, and Preschool-Age Children

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Cruise Ships 

A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience. Cruising has become a major part of the tourism industry, with millions of passengers each year. The industry's rapid growth has seen nine or more newly built ships catering to a North American clientele added every year since 2001, as well as others servicing European clientele. Smaller markets such as the Asia-Pacific region are generally serviced by older tonnage displaced by new ships introduced into the high growth areas.

Cruise ships operate mostly on routes that return passengers to their originating port. In contrast, ocean liners do "line voyages" and typically transport passengers from one point to another, rather than on round trips. Some liners also engage in longer trips which may not lead back to the same port for many months.The ocean-going stretch limo - New Zealand Herald, Friday 16 February 2007

A river cruise ship has similar amenities, however is shorter, narrower, and has a shallower draft, allowing it to travel inland waterways.

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Carnival Cruises 

Carnival Cruise Lines is a cruise line operating a large number of cruise ships. It originally was an independent company founded in 1972 by Ted Arison. It is now a branded division within Carnival Corporation & plc, a publicly traded company with Micky Arison as the Chairman. Carnival Corporation & plc owns a number of different cruise lines and has become the largest corporation in the cruise industry. Carnival and its subsidiaries Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises and the Yachts of Seabourn; are branded by the company as the World's Leading Cruise Lines[http://www.WorldsLeadingCruiseLines.com].

Carnival was a pioneer in the concept of cheaper and shorter cruises. Its ships are known for their Las Vegas-style decor and entertainment. The line calls its ships The Fun Ships and there is a wide range of activities offered on board. Its trademark is the smoke stack, or funnel, which is red, white and blue and shaped like a whale's tail. The mascot for Carnival is "Fun Ship Freddy", a character in the shape of Carnival's distinctive funnel.

In 1996 the Carnival Destiny of 101,000 gross tons became the largest passenger ship in the world at the time. As of 2007, the latest and largest ship in the Carnival Fleet is the Carnival Freedom, a Conquest Class ship and Carnival's second ship to be based in Europe. The company announced three new ships in early 2007: the Carnival Splendor, to debut July 2 2008, the Carnival Dream, set to debut in October 2009, and the Carnival Magic, set to debut in June 2011.

Cruise Photos 

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Norwegian Cruise Lines 

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is a company operating cruise ships, headquartered in Miami, Florida. It began operations in 1966 under the name Norwegian Caribbean Line. The company is best known for its Freestyle Cruising concept, which means that there are no set times or seating arrangements for meals, nor is formal attire required. Norwegian Cruise Line has a daughter company, NCL America. NCL itself is jointly owned by Star Cruises (who in turn are owned by the Genting Group based in Malaysia) and Apollo Management, with both companies owning 50% of NCL.

Cruise News 

Holland America Line Offers Early Advantage Fares on 2009 Cruises ...
SEATTLE, July 25, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ----Gearing up for its 2009 cruise season, Holland America Line will offer Early Advantage savings on a wide ...
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There is only one cruise line about which I have never received a single complaint. No complaints about itineraries. No complaints about food, amenities, ...
Royal Caribbean to step up UK sales and marketing
The move is designed to give the cruiseline more focus on individual international markets, which previously did not have full financial and guest ...
A Caribbean cruise line seeks to expand to Asia and Europe
By Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop SINGAPORE: As Adam Goldstein celebrates his 20 years in the cruise ship industry, he can barely recognize the business he first ...

Disney Cruise Lines 

Disney Cruise Line is an American cruise ship company owned by The Walt Disney Company and headquartered in Celebration, Florida. The business is run by President Tom McAlpin as part of the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts division.

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It operates two ships, the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder, along with Castaway Cay, a private island in the Bahamas designed as an exclusive port of call for Disney's ships.

The Disney Magic began operation July 30, 1998. The Disney Wonder began operation August 15, 1999. The ships each contain 875 staterooms Disney Cruise Line FAQ and are virtually identical in their design, with a few variations in restaurants and entertainment venues. Both contain areas designed exclusively for various age groups, including toddlers, young children, teens, and adults.

They are the first in the industry to be designed and built from the keel up as family cruise liners, with the goal of accommodating parents and children. Unlike most ships of their type, they do not include casinos.

Unlike most ship's horns, which have a single or two-tone sound, the horns on both Disney ships play a seven-note melody from When You Wish Upon a Star.

Disney Cruise Line was created in 1995 when the company commissioned its two ships at Fincantieri in Italy, ending an arrangement with Premier Cruises for the maritime segment of its vacation packages.

Cruise Videos Hawaii 

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Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines 

Royal Caribbean International ( ) is a American cruise line company based in Miami, Florida. It is a brand of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., with 21 ships in service and two under construction. All the ships have names ending in "of the Seas." Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. also operates Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur Cruises, Azamara Cruises and has a stake in Island Cruises.

Cruise Ship Lines Offer Cruises at Discounts 

Discounted Caribbean Cruises

Cruise Ship Lines must fill up their ships and they often do discounting in order to fill every single cabin room on large cruises. It makes sense for both travel agents and cruise lines to afford inexpensive ways to advertise and sell their discount and luxury cruises in shape to insure that all their cruises at a all times achieve 100 occupancy for the cruise; easier claimed as then realized, though....

However, cruise lines also know that taking a crusie can be addictive: if they get a couple on a cruise and they truly enjoy themselves then they are very likely and it's probable that they will sign up for a bigger cruise some time in the future. Therefore the cruising companies and travel agents know they must get them on that very first and initial cruise and that simply means that they have to advertise and make highly attractive offers. Discount Cruises pay off!

One of the best ways for cruise ship lines to market is to co-sponsor and co-pay with their certified travel agents. They are paying for massive direct mail marketing that uses different direct mail marketing coupon packages. These direct-mail marketing products are usually sent to all households within a 15-mile radius from the travel agents location.

This is a win-win-win promotional mehtod that brings more guests for the cruise line, and often fills the remaining empty cabins. The travel agent and cruise specialist gets exposire in his local comunity and pay hardly anything for the promotional activities, and finally the tourists, that get an opportunity to test a cruise trip for a very small price.
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