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  • Win a FREE Cruise for Two!*

    The Cruise Web has launched its first ever Facebook Sweepstakes where we are giving away a FREE Cruise for Two! The sweepstakes is currently running on our Facebook page and all you have to do for your chance to win is go to our fan page, “like” us and enter to win! The sweepstakes will end at 9:00am on Wednesday, May 11, 2011.

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  • The Cruise Web Managers Learn a Lesson They Will Never Forget

    Saturday April 2nd, The Cruise Web Management team traveled to Summit Point Motorsports Park in West Virginia to test their karting skills on the region’s best racetrack. The idea came to Frans shortly after he won NASA (National Auto Sport Association) National Championship.

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  • April Showers Bring Cruise Now-ers

    April has been a busy month for The Cruise Web employees, both inside and outside the office, as a large amount of staff went off on their own vacations – or, as we at The Cruise Web like to call it, freshening up on our cruise skills. Here is a glimpse into some of the April vacations taken by members of The Cruise Web family:

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  • Regent Seven Seas Cruises Finalizes New Concierge-Level Amenities

    Regent Seven Seas Cruises, the world’s most all-inclusive luxury line, will offer added amenities to guests in higher-level suites. Beginning with the 2012 summer season, guests in concierge-level and above suites will enjoy a range of benefits from priority shore excursion and restaurant reservations to upgrades and complimentary amenities.

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  • Freedom of the Seas’ Enhancements to Deliver the Royal Advantage

    Freedom of the Seas returns into service this week after completing a week-long drydock at the Grand Bahama Shipyard. As part of the Royal Advantage revitalization and enhancement program, Freedom of the Seas received new dining concepts, entertainment options, children’s programming and technology advancements that were introduced to wide industry acclaim aboard Royal Caribbean’s new Oasis-class ships. The Royal Advantage program comprises approximately $70 million of enhancements aboard five of the world’s most innovative cruise ships in 2011 to expand unparalleled onboard experiences across the cruise line’s fleet. Freedom of the Seas alternates an Eastern and a Western Caribbean seven-night, round-trip itinerary from Port Canaveral on Florida’s Space Coast.

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  • Carnival Magic Successfully Completes Sea Trials in Adriatic Sea

    The 130,000-ton Carnival Magic, Carnival Cruise Lines’ newest ship, recently completed its sea trials in the Adriatic Sea in preparation for its May 1 debut from Europe.
    Currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, the 3,690-passenger vessel had a full contingent of officers, technicians and engineers on board who thoroughly tested the Carnival Magic’s sophisticated navigation and mechanical systems.

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  • MSC Divina Set to Top ‘Green’ Cruise Charts

    MSC Cruises’ newest Fantasia-class ship, MSC Divina – currently being built in the STX Europe shipyards in France with her scheduled launch in May 2012 – received accolades for her energy efficiency ratings from a new shipping efficiency website.

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