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  • Norwegian Epic To Set Sail With Three "Legends In Concert"

    Get ready for some rock and roll! Norwegian Cruise Line announced that the first three “legends” to perform as part of the Legends in Concert show on Norwegian Epic will be three of the world’s best-known entertainers – Madonna, Elvis and Tina Turner. A staple on the Las Vegas’ center strip for over 25 years, Legends in Concert is known as the pioneer of live tribute shows and has assembled the greatest collection of live tribute artists and celebrity look-alikes in show business.
    “Where else outside Las Vegas could you see three of the world’s top entertainment legends – Madonna, Elvis and Tina Turner- all on stage together?” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line’s chief executive officer. “Norwegian Epic is taking cruise ship entertainment to an entirely new level and these tribute artists appeal to music fans of all ages, making this a must-see show for our guests.”

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  • Seven Seas Voyager Recognized Again for Best Food and Dining Room Service

    The all-suite, all-balcony Seven Seas Voyager of Regent Seven Seas Cruises has been voted the cruise ship with the best food and dining room service by members of the prestigious World Ocean & Cruise Liner Society for the second year in a row.
    According to the society, when choosing a cruise, “the category of food is often at the top of everyone’s list of importance.” When voting, their members considered food taste, quality and presentation.

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  • President's Message – Entertainment at Sea

    My personal itinerary in New York City did include a show, but just as I prefer to do when on a cruise vacation, I enjoyed mixing in a variety of different activities. However, unlike the high cost and sometimes challenging access of many activities in the Big Apple, cruising includes a myriad of activities for little or no extra cost that are right there on your own floating city!

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  • The Cruise Web Announces the Winners of the Gold Medal Event

    The Cruise Web hosted its first ever Gold Medal Event this past February to help celebrate the recent winter Olympics in Vancouver.
    The event took place online as past passengers of The Cruise Web were invited to nominate their favorite Cruise Web employee for a “gold medal” of service. Employees were nominated by their past passengers as a sign of appreciation for the hard work they had done for the nominating past passenger.

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  • The Cruise Web Manager and Family Welcome New Baby

    Just in, there’s been a new delivery at The Cruise Web. Karolina Shenton, The Cruise Web’s Marketing and Operations Manager, and her husband just had their first baby! Little Sophie Shenton arrived on January 16th at 6:33pm, weighing 7lbs 1oz, and measuring in at 19 ¾ inches! We’re pleased to report that the new parents couldn’t be happier!

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  • Entertainment at Sea

    During a recent seminar at sea onboard Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas attended by myself and several fellow agents, I was lucky enough find out just how much time, money, and sheer sweat goes into the large-scale production shows on a cruise. By coincidence, on the first day of our cruise one of the agents from my office ran into an old friend of his, Drake DeLucca. They had gone to performing arts school together, and Drake just happened to be one of the stars of the show on our cruise! Because of Drake and Royal Caribbean’s generosity, we all had a very revealing view of what happens behind-the-scenes to put on a production costing millions of dollars.

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  • Onboard Mind Enrichment

    Everyone knows that there is plenty of food on a cruise. Most people think of food for the body only. But let’s look at food for the brain. There is plenty of that on a cruise, too.
    You always mean to set aside time to learn something new, but it’s hard to do with a full schedule. A cruise is actually a good time to learn something new. Do you have a lot of pictures you’ve downloaded to your computer and don’t know what to do with them? There are classes on how to organize your pictures and how to edit them. Want to learn something new on the computer? There are classes for all levels of use.

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  • "Deadliest Catch" Captain to Sail on Holland America Line

    Captain Keith Colburn of Discovery Channel’s Emmy-nominated “Deadliest Catch” series is scheduled to sail as part of the guest-enrichment program on the June 18, 2010, Alaskan Explorer Voyage aboard Holland America Line’s ms Zaandam.
    The seven-day cruise sails round-trip from Seattle, and calls at Glacier Bay, Juneau, Sitka and Ketchikan, Alaska, and Victoria, B.C., Canada.
    During his cruise, Colburn will share his expertise on how to select, crack and clean fresh crab, while Holland America Line’s executive chef demonstrates different ways to prepare and serve this delectable Alaska seafood favorite. Colburn is one of more than 65 celebrated chefs and wine experts scheduled to sail in 2010 and share their expertise in the line’s Culinary Arts Center, presented by Food & Wine magazine.

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