Silversea unveils 2011 itineraries
Silversea Cruises’ quintet of elegant all-suite ships – Silver Cloud, Silver Wind, Silver Shadow, Silver Whisper and the new Silver Spirit – will offer 170 diverse itineraries, visiting over 335 ports in more than 100 countries and island destinations in 2011. Highlights include Silver Spirit’s 119-day inaugural World...
Onboard: Pampered Regatta guests primed for trans-Atlantic crossing
Cruise News Weekly Editor Michael Coleman is aboard Oceania Regatta this week as she makes her way from Europe to North America. Here’s the first in a series of dispatches. FUNCHAL, Madeira, Nov. 18, 2009 — Guests aboard the 684-passenger Oceania Regatta left this dramatic, sun-drenched Portuguese island outpost today primed to begin...
Watch as Oasis of the Seas is welcomed into Port Everglades Friday
Royal Caribbean International’s newest cruise ship, the highly-anticipated Oasis of the Seas, will make her U.S. debut into her homeport of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. this Friday, Nov. 13. Hundreds of eager onlookers — ranging from Royal Caribbean top executives to local government officials and residents — are...
World’s largest cruise terminal opens at Port Everglades, ready for Oasis of the Seas
The largest cruise terminal in the world to serve the two largest and most revolutionary cruise ships in the world officially opened at Port Everglades yesterday (Nov. 6, 2009), one week prior to the arrival of Royal Caribbean International’s 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas. Local county and city officials, as well as Royal...
Port Postcard: A friendly game in Turkey
Boys will be boys … a pick-up soccer game kept these Istanbul, Turkey youths busy on a fall day, Oct. 29, 2009....
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...
Port Postcard: An Italian wedding
A bride and her wedding party wind through the streets of Sorrento, Italy on Saturday Oct. 10, 2009....
In Port: A Princess in Italy
A look at the Royal Princess at anchor off Sorrento, Italy on Saturday Oct. 10, 2009....
Port Postcard: The pyramids of Egypt
The Sphinx stands guard at the pyramids of Egypt, the only remaining wonders of the ancient world. Taken on Friday Oct. 2, 2009. Image courtesy Peter Cartier....