Chile receives 2 percent of the world’s cruise tourists, according to a report port experts presented this week to Chile’s System of Public Companies (SEP). The researchers recommended Chile take action in order to attract more cruisers to the country’s shores.
In 2009, Carnival Cruise Lines will offer an eight-day eastern Caribbean cruise from New York aboard the 2,124-passenger Carnival Miracle. The cruise will visit Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos; Carnival’s Half Moon Cay private island; and Nassau, Bahamas.
Princess Cruises’ Tahitian Princess, one of the small vessels in the fleet, will be renamed Ocean Princess in 2009 to reflect the ship’s new deployment on worldwide itineraries.
MSC Cruises’ newest addition, MSC Poesia, was christened in Dover on April 5. Among the ship’s highlights are four restaurants-Le Fontane, Il Palladio, La Cafeteria Villa Pompeiana and l’Obelisco, the a-la-carte restaurant.
Royal Caribbean International has opened up bookings for its 2009 Alaska season, which will encompass 10 different itineraries, ranging from seven to 15 nights in length with departure points of San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Seward and Vancouver.
Silversea has expanded its distinctive wine and culinary arts enrichment program for 2008 featuring world-class wineries and award-winning chefs. Chef Maureen Signorella, a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier and the American Institute of Wine and Food, joins a distinguished panel of guest wine and culinary experts slated to share their talents on select cruises throughout the year.