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  • Celebrity's Newest Ships Blend Innovative Design and Novel Technology

    While celebrating the highly anticipated stateside debut of its stylish Celebrity Silhouette – the fourth and newest member of Celebrity Cruises’ widely heralded Solstice Class fleet – Celebrity Cruises also is intensely focused on the fifth member of the class, Celebrity Reflection, which sets sail in the Fall of 2012. And when she does, she’ll boast all the attributes that have netted Celebrity’s Solstice Class the broadest array of honors in the brand’s 20-year history – including Celebrity’s #1 ranking in the large-ship category of the prestigious annual Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards – and a host of entirely new features, including a significantly expanded array of luxury suites.

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  • Paul Gauguin Reveals Exciting Lineup of Special Guest Host Sailings

    Paul Gauguin Cruises, operator of the highest-rated and longest continually sailing luxury cruise ship in the South Pacific, the m/s Paul Gauguin, proudly presents an array of 2012 itineraries with special hosts appealing to a variety of interests – from cooking and astronomy to marine biology.

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  • Splendour of the Seas’ Revitalization Doubles Dining Options

    Royal Caribbean International’s Splendour of the Seas will reemerge from an extensive revitalization on November 25, 2011, with more than twice the number of dining options previously available to guests. The enhancements, including a variety of new restaurants first introduced aboard Oasis-class ships, stay true to the cruise line’s commitment to deliver the Royal Advantage, providing guests with the industry’s most innovative cruise ships, exciting destinations and superior Gold Anchor service.

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  • President's Message – Into the Future

    When I started this company 17 years ago, introducing the CruiseWeb.com web site just after the launch of the very first Netscape web browser, The Cruise Web was a one person company, setting up our first supplier contacts, and preparing for our very first cruise bookings. Only about 3% of the North American population had ever cruised at that time, and cruise lines, with their classic ship designs, were just starting to more aggressively reach out to the greater U.S. population.

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  • A Fond Farewell to Our Old Office

    On Tuesday, October 25th – just two days prior to the big move – The Cruise Web threw one last workday celebration in its now ex-office in Landover, MD. It was decided that the only appropriate send-off would be a potluck luncheon featuring the tastiest dishes that The Cruise Web employees could whip up. The potluck featured all of the fan favorites – Jen’s pulled pork, Mike’s coleslaw and Dunkin’ Donuts’ donuts – along with a few delicious new surprises like Rosalind’s quinoa salad, Yossi’s Israeli couscous and Ed’s Italian deviled eggs.

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