Category — Current Cruise News

Courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises.

Now celebrating 20 years as a luxury innovator, Regent Seven Seas Cruises introduces a new Voyage Collection features cruises to the world’s most exotic destinations, including Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe and the Americas on the all-suite Seven Seas Voyager, Seven Seas Mariner and Seven Seas Navigator.
 
The 234-page Voyage Collection provides information on each cruise, highlighting the number of free unlimited shore excursions offered on each sailing, a hallmark of Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ luxury offerings. In a dedicated section, guests can read descriptions of a selection of complimentary tours, ranging from cycling through the Konvale Valley in Croatia and wine tasting in the south of France to a jeep ride through the Tijuca Forest in Brazil and riding an elephant in Phuket. [Read more →]

Courtesy of Oceania Cruises.

 

A 10-member cast of singers and dancers will perform music from many of Webber’s best-known shows, including CATS, The Phantom of the Opera and its sequel Love Never Dies, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Jesus Christ Superstar.

Courtesy of Royal Caribbean International.

Royal Caribbean International announced the cruise line’s top travel agent partners of 2011 in the United States and Canada. Royal Caribbean’s 2011 Mid-Atlantic Region Travel Partner of the Year is The Cruise Web:

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Courtesy of Uniworld Boutique River Cruises.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises had an excellent year in 2011, earning among other accolades, the number one spot in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards for the World’s Best River Cruise Line. This is the first time Condé Nast Traveler has had a separate river cruise category, and Uniworld is honored to be their readers’ top choice with a score of 90.3. Uniworld was also included in Condé Nast Traveler‘s 2011 Gold List as one of the “World’s Top Cruise Lines.”

Earlier in the year, seven of Uniworld’s luxury boutique river cruise ships were listed in Condé Nast Traveler‘s Readers’ Choice Survey for Best River Cruise Ships, with River Beatrice and River Duchess landing first and second place. Using a scale of 100, River Beatrice scored particularly high marks in the areas of Crew/Service (96.7), Itineraries (96.7), Food and Dining (96.7), and Shore Excursions (96.7). The Uniworld ships named in the top 20 were River Beatrice (1), River Duchess (2) River Countess (5), River Queen (6), River Baroness (8), River Royale (12), and River Princess (19). [Read more →]

Courtesy of Princess Cruises.

Mention “paradise” and most people will conjure up images of pristine beaches and lush, tropical islands. Princess Cruises passengers can make paradise a reality with 10 itinerary choices to the breathtaking islands of Hawaii, Tahiti and the South Pacific between fall 2012 and spring 2013.

New next season, Princess will offer more Hawaii cruises than ever before, with four ships sailing roundtrip to the islands from both Los Angeles and San Francisco. In addition, the renovated Grand Princess will make her debut voyages to Hawaii as part of her first West Coast season.

In total, eight Princess ships will sail on 56 voyages throughout the Pacific, including favorite itineraries such as the 10-day Tahiti & Polynesia route that sails roundtrip from Papeete, Tahiti to some of the most gorgeous islands of French Polynesia. An 11-day Hawaii & Tahiti itinerary offers the best of both the Hawaiian Islands, as well as the highlights of French Polynesia. And the cruise line’s 28-day Hawaii, Tahiti and Samoa itinerary that debuted last season returns with two sailings roundtrip from Los Angeles to American Samoa, taking in Hawaii and Tahiti along the way. [Read more →]

By The Cruise Web, Inc.

The Cruise Web would like to recognize three more Cruise Consultants who were awarded Senior Status at the end of 2011 in recognition of their hard work and dedication to the company. Cruise Consultants Ken Cho, Michael Sober and Kris Spealman each earned their Senior Cruise Consultant status for their continued performance with The Cruise Web.

Ken, Michael and Kris join an ever-growing team of Senior Cruise Consultants at The Cruise Web, whose continued excellence and expert consultation epitomize the core strength of The Cruise Web and the dedication it has to its customers and the cruise industry.

The Cruise Web congratulates its newest Senior Cruise Consultants and looks forward to their continued success.

The Cruise Web, Inc.
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By The Cruise Web, Inc.

The start of a new year is always an exciting time as we’re each given a clean slate and the opportunity to make the most of our new year. Hopes are high and resolutions are made. Continue reading below to see what The Cruise Web’s employees are resolving to do (or not do) in 2012. Hopefully no one’s broken their resolution yet…

Kevin S.
“To complete the home improvement projects I have been putting off for the past two years.”

Merry K.
“My resolution for 2012 is to hit the gym 5x a week. I’ve signed up for my running club’s Championship Series for 2012, so now I have some extra motivation to go every day!”

Lortou B.
“To play music again.” [Read more →]

By The Cruise Web, Inc.

Last month we held The Cruise Web’s annual holiday party in our new office!  We couldn’t have asked for a better environment to enjoy our co-workers as friends and to celebrate a successful year.  Most importantly, it gave all of us the opportunity to show our awesome new office to our loved ones! (There’s nothing wrong with a little bragging.)

With holiday music playing in the air and hot snacks on the table, holiday cheer wasn’t hard to find.  It was a fantastic time for all and you could tell by the laughs and warm conversation that filled the room.

Our President, Frans Hansen, gave a wonderful toast, congratulating our team for accomplishing our goal of providing top-notch service to our clients, while growing our company to what it has become today.  Everyone agrees and is proud to be a part of The Cruise Web. [Read more →]

Courtesy of Norwegian Cruise Line. 

To better meet the needs of the growing family vacation market, Norwegian Cruise Line announced that it is revitalizing its current youth program and will implement a new best in class program fleet wide. The re-branded program will be introduced on Norwegian Gem in mid-February and will be rolled out to all of the line’s Freestyle Cruising® ships subsequently.

“More and more families are choosing a cruise for their vacation since it represents such a good value and offers so much for the entire family. In fact, close to 150,000 children sailed on our ships in 2010 and that number continues to rise,” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line’s chief executive officer. “We’ve already taken family programming to the next level by offering Nickelodeon experiences on some ships. Now, we want to make sure that we are continuing to offer the best possible experience for families. To do this, we are investing millions of dollars in revamping our youth and family programming.” [Read more →]

Courtesy of Oceania Cruises.

Oceania Cruises is introducing more than 1,000 new tours and excursion packages that allow guests to custom design their destination experience and enjoy significant savings. This product enhancement is in addition to previously announced new beverage packages. Both constitute the third phase of the line’s ongoing Pillars of Distinction initiative.

“These new packages provide guests the opportunity to take full advantage of our onboard programs at a price point that is more compelling than ever before,” said Kunal S. Kamlani, the line’s president. “We continually strive to raise the bar, offering more with absolutely no compromise in quality.” [Read more →]