Royal Caribbean International has named Swedish mariner, Karin Stahre-Janson, captain of Monarch of the Seas, making her the first female captain in the line’s 21-ship fleet and the first woman in the industry to command a major cruise ship.
In conjunction with its recently announced $250 million “Evolutions of Fun” ship refurbishment program, Carnival will rebrand its eight Fantasy-class ships by introducing an updated version of each ship’s name as it appears on the vessel’s hull, as well as in various marketing and collateral materials.
Silversea Cruises’ ships now have full wireless capability throughout all areas of its ships, the luxury line said.
Inuit-owned Cruise North Expeditions is introducing two new Northern itineraries for summer 2007: a seven-night Newfoundland & Labrador expedition from St. John’s to Goose Bay and an eight-night exploration of Labrador’s northern coast, one of Canada’s least-visited and most stunning regions.
Crystal Cruises has released the survey results of its Top 10 rated Crystal Adventures shore excursions in the Caribbean. Based on surveys of guests on the luxury line’s 2006 and early 2007 Caribbean and Panama Canal cruises, more than half of the excursions on the list were rated a perfect 10.
Cruise ships have been banned from anchoring at a secondary dock facility in Grand Cayman because, according to a government official, their anchor chains have damaged coral reefs along the sea floor.