Praise Fest Ministries, a volunteer-run evangelistic mission based in Northport, Alabama, has chartered Royal Caribbean´s Sovereign of the Seas on May 29, 2006 for a 4-night cruise to the Bahamas.
Cruise with a Cause has been designed to combine a family vacation experience with a faith-based opportunity allowing guests to participate in a mission effort on Grand Bahama Island.
Carnival Cruise Lines has confirmed that it will be sending one of its large ´Spirit´ Class ships, the Carnival Legend, to St Kitts starting in January of 2007.
This was announced Thursday by St Kitts and Nevis´ Minister of State for Tourism, Sports & Culture, Ricky Skerritt, on his return from a meeting with Carnival Cruise Line´s Vice President for Marketing & Planning, Terry Thornton.
Construction on the $37-million Erato Street Cruise Terminal should be completed by September 15, according to Port of New Orleans president and CEO Gary LaGrange.
Hurricane Katrina disrupted the cruise industry in New Orleans but it´s regaining its bearings.
EasyCruise will launch a second vessel this summer, when the EasyCruiseTwo begins weekly river and canal itineraries in Holland and Belgium July 14.
The 240-foot-long ship will carry 100 passengers and will be operated by a franchisee. Formerly the Frontera, the riverboat is owned and operated by Boonstra River Line and will be renovated and restructured to EasyCruise standards.
Carnival Cruise Lines´ Carnival Liberty will be deployed year-round from Port Everglades on six-day and eight-day Caribbean cruises beginning in November this year.
Carnival Liberty, which currently operates seasonal six-day and eight-day voyages from Fort Lauderdale and 12-day European cruises from Rome, launches year-round service from Fort Lauderdale on November 19, following a 16-day transatlantic voyage.
Lectures and demonstrations by well-known industry trendsetters in the worlds of art, design, dining and literature will be a highlight of Queen Mary 2´s fall transatlantic voyages.
A Cunard hallmark, the engaging, thought-provoking enrichment programs are presented in partnership with Condé Nast Traveler, The New Yorker, Gourmet, Architectural Digest and Departures.