A rare opportunity awaits to visit the seldom-seen Galapagos of the North, the northern islands of Mexico’s Sea of Cortes. Known as the “Aquarium of the World”, the Biosphere Reserve is home to many species of whales, dolphins, sea birds, fish and plant life that is found nowhere else on the planet.
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line launched on January 1 the biggest ever “Turn of Year Marketing” campaign, targeting the UK and Ireland. In a concerted effort to boost awareness, the cruise line is for the first time ever running TV ads for its Celebrity Cruises brand, along with a press campaign.
Touring foreign flagged cruise vessels wishing to visit and disembark tourists in southern Chile fiords and channels will in the future have to request specific authorization for each spot they wish to call at.
Holland America Line will launch a multi-million dollar magazine advertising campaign in 2007, which will first appear in the January issue of Vanity Fair, the cruise line said, doubling the number of publications running its ads and increasing frequency by 33 percent over 2006.
The Port of New Orleans is experiencing its busiest month for cruise ship calls in its history, the port said, two months after its first home-ported cruise ship since Hurricane Katrina, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Sun, began service again on October 15.
Unique Ocean voyages to Antarctica, the Falklands, Easter Island, the Galapagos, Southern Caribbean Isles and the Amazon Stately King penguins, towering icebergs and pink dolphins are among some of the exciting sights awaiting guests aboard Discovery liners next winter.