Cruise Guide: Caribbean voyages in vogue
By Michael Coleman The cruise industry is just a few weeks away from ushering in the 2010 Caribbean season. If picture-perfect tropical islands, sun-drenched beaches and boundless shopping opportunities float your boat, a Caribbean cruise on one of the following mass-market lines may be for you. Carnival – The largest Carnival ship...
Cruise Guide: Cupid eyes high seas romance
By Michael Coleman Some of the top mass market, premium and luxury cruise lines are playing cupid. Here’s a sampling of the top cruise lines and how they’re taking romance to new heights on the high seas....
In Port Today: Two in Turkey
Costa Serena, left and Norwegian Jade docked Sept. 18, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. Image courtesy Michael Coleman....
Photos: Norwegian Epic gets her funnels
Norwegian Cruise Line’s largest ship, Norwegian Epic, reached another milestone yesterday with the fitting of its two huge funnels at STX Europe in Saint-Nazaire, France....
NCL shows off Epic’s hull artwork
Norwegian Cruise Line has unveiled the contemporary hull design which will adorn Norwegian Epic, scheduled for delivery in May 2010. Epic’s hull artwork, designed by the company’s internal marketing team, is painted on both sides with free form rolling waves of varying sizes that run through a modern color spectrum of lime, aqua,...
Cruise Guide: Princess, NCL move ships
By Michael Coleman Princess Cruises will offer Caribbean voyages from Fort Lauderdale and New York in the summer of 2010 while Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced that it will re-deploy two of its vessels next summer. Look for Emerald Princess to sail on seven-day roundtrip cruises from Fort Lauderdale to the Western and Eastern...
NCL Epic’s bow lowered into place at shipyard
Norwegian Epic’s construction, underway at STX Europe in St. Nazaire, France, celebrated a milestone in the early morning hours last Wednesday, April 9, when the ship’s bow was lowered into place. The bow, known as block 642, weighed 445 tons and measured 85 feet long, 108 feet wide and almost 30 feet high. The process …...
Going on an NCL cruise? Countdown the days on Facebook
Looking to connect with other cruisers? Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has an application for that. Guests booked on a NCL vacation at sea can now network with other guests on the sailing with the NCL Cruise Countdown Clock Facebook application....
More details on NCL’s Epic via webcast Friday morning
Norwegian Cruise Line will unveil more information about their next ship, Epic, during a press conference at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Friday, April 3, 2009)....