Month: December 2009

Disney, Entertainment

Video: Disney Magic to get new ‘Villains Tonight!’ stage show

The malevolent world of the Disney villains takes a comical spin in “Villains Tonight!,” a musical spectacular that Disney Cruise Line is premiering in spring 2010. The revue-style show will debut during the March 27 voyage aboard the Disney Magic and will debut aboard the new Disney Dream cruise ship in early 2011. “Villains...

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Caribbean, Carnival

Onboard: The Great Escape – Carnival Liberty a welcome reprieve

Cruise News Weekly Editor Michael Coleman is aboard Carnival Liberty on a Western Caribbean itinerary this week. Here’s his latest dispatch: AT SEA, En Route to Grand Cayman Island, Dec. 8, 2009 — The cares of the world seem to disappear at sea and nowhere is that more evident than aboard Carnival Liberty in the …...

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Caribbean, Carnival

Follow us onboard Carnival Liberty this week

Officers stood watch on the bridge of Carnival Liberty as she departed Miami, Saturday. The 2,974-passenger ship, trailing fleet-mate Carnival Destiny, has just begun a seven-night Western Caribbean voyage to Cozumel, Mexico; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; and Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Cruise News Weekly Editor Michael Coleman is onboard and...

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Dining, Holland America

Onboard: Eurodam offers palate pleasing culinary fare

Cruise News Weekly Editor Michael Coleman is aboard Holland America’s Eurodam as she sails an Eastern Caribbean itinerary this week. Here’s his latest dispatch: HALF MOON CAY, Bahamas, Dec. 4, 2009 — Here on this sun-drenched oasis where Carib Indians used to smoke meat over open flames centuries ago, cruise ship passengers aboard...

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Caribbean, Holland America

Port Postcard: Trunk Bay in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands

One of the world’s most beautiful quarter-mile, white-sand beaches, Trunk Bay in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, played host today to guests aboard Holland America’s Eurodam. The beach break was one of 22 shore excursions offered by the ship in St. John and neighboring St. Thomas. Guests aboard the vessel have a day at sea …...

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Royal Caribbean

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Video: Seven celebrity godmothers help name Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean International officially named its newest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, yesterday, during an elaborate maritime celebration designed especially for the world’s largest and most revolutionary cruise ship. Putting a new twist on one of maritime’s longest standing traditions, the global cruise line had not one, but...

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Royal Caribbean

Cruise Guide: Oasis of the Seas review, photos and videos

Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, recently made her much anticipated debut at her home port in Ft. Lauderdale. Oasis is unlike other ships in more ways than one. She sets a new standard in cruising … Click Here to read the full review, view videos and more …...

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Entertainment, Holland America

Onboard: Eurodam sparkles under Caribbean sun

Cruise News Weekly Editor Michael Coleman is aboard Holland America’s Eurodam as she sails an Eastern Caribbean itinerary this week. Here’s his latest dispatch: GRAND TURK ISLAND, Turks & Caicos, Nov. 30, 2009 — The question facing passengers during a seven-night Caribbean cruise this week aboard Holland America’s Eurodam...

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