Once upon a time, there were two choices: the main dining room or the informal, all-you-can-eat buffet. That landscape has changed considerably. On virtually all lines, cruisers can opt for open or reserved seating.
"You can pretty much choose when you want to dine, who you want to dine with and how you want to dress for dinner," said Naomi Kraus, cruise editor for Frommer's Travel.
On the Queen Mary 2 and the Oceania and Regent Seven Seas lines, guests can choose from a health-conscious menu designed by Canyon Ranch.
Royal Caribbean added seven new food venues when it relaunched the refurbished 2,500-passenger Radiance of the Seas.
Imagine eating a special meal hosted by the executive chef in the ship's galley during the busy dinner hours. For $75 per person one or two nights per cruise, as many as 10 Princess Cruises passengers enjoy a multicourse chef's table menu paired with wines.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Lake Michigan Shoreline Sightseeing Cruise
There’s no better way to celebrate summer than on a Shoreline Sightseeing Brew Cruise.
The September 2 cruise features a selection of specialty beers from Harpoon Brewery - cruisers will receive generous samplings of these Harpoon specialties, plus tasty snacks from Harry Caray’s Tavern on a 90-minute Lake Michigan cruise. A cash bar is also available.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Feel Famous - Sail Cunard
Cunard has launched a new marketing campaign - “Feel Famous. Sail Cunard”
The tagline ties in with new marketing strategy including DVD's, Videos, and updates to all printed brochures to help sell it's three ships - Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary 2 (shown above), and Queen Victoria.
A set of special cruise fares - Feel Famous Fares - is being offered on all three Cunard liners.
Also a new Cunard landing page at www.feelfamouscunard.com has just launched. Visitors can view a video introduction to the brand, review special fares and sign up for the line’s Feel Famous Sweepstakes to win a transatlantic crossing on the Queen Mary 2.
The tagline ties in with new marketing strategy including DVD's, Videos, and updates to all printed brochures to help sell it's three ships - Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary 2 (shown above), and Queen Victoria.
A set of special cruise fares - Feel Famous Fares - is being offered on all three Cunard liners.
Also a new Cunard landing page at www.feelfamouscunard.com has just launched. Visitors can view a video introduction to the brand, review special fares and sign up for the line’s Feel Famous Sweepstakes to win a transatlantic crossing on the Queen Mary 2.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Princess Aloha Spirt Cruises
Princess Cruises offers more than 50 sailings to the Hawaiian Islands in the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons, with cruises departing from both Los Angeles and San Francisco.
While at sea, passengers will experience a special "Aloha Spirit" program with Hawaii-themed activities, parties, menu items and learning opportunities.
Whether choosing to enjoy an Aloha sailaway party, learn about local wildlife and volcanoes, or simply want to relax and enjoy the poolside Hawaiian melodies or an island-themed Movies Under the Stars selection, cruisers will find numerous ways to feel the Hawaiian spirit.
Included in the program are a number of hands-on ways for passengers to immerse themselves in all things Hawaii, such as:
- Hula dance lessons
- Hawaiian language lessons
- Lei making
- Playing the ukulele
- Hawaii-themed culinary demonstrations
- Kona Coffee tastings
View Princess Hawaii Cruises
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Great Deals - Top Cruise Destinations
Destinations - Alaska, Bahamas, Bermuda, Caribbean, Europe, Hawaii, Mexico and Canada/New England
Great Cruise Deals
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