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Whats
new in Cruising
PRINCESS is First
to Offer Canon HyperPhoto Services
Princess has added a number of new innovations to its sea-going
photography program - including a comprehensive digital imaging system as
well as cruising's first dedicated digital portrait studio - making it one
of the most comprehensive photo departments in the industry and giving
passengers a significant number of unique options for preserving their
precious cruise memories.
This state-of-the-art, chemical-free equipment enables Princess' photo
staff to provide passengers with products and services not usually
available on a cruise ship, including reprints of shipboard portraits,
photo re-touching, prints made from passengers' own digital cameras, and
the transfer of film onto an easy-to-use CD. Passengers can also choose to
have photos made into a number of personalized articles, including
calendars, greeting cards, posters, canvas portrait prints, business
cards, photo album pages, collage prints, panoramic prints, post cards,
and other customized keepsakes. HyperPhoto services are available on
Golden Princess, Grand Princess, Sun Princess, Dawn Princess, Sea
Princess, Ocean Princess and Royal Princess.
Golden Princess
Features Only Digital Portrait Studio at Sea
Princess Cruises' Golden Princess now features the largest and most
expansive photography department of any cruise ship in the world. Last
month the vessel unveiled the innovative F/X Digital Photo Center, a
state-of-the-art facility incorporating the only full-service photo studio
at sea, enabling passengers to choose when and how to have professional
photos taken. At this dedicated studio, guests can schedule a portrait
sitting at their convenience, choosing from a variety of backdrops and
poses. The studio is equipped to take photographs digitally and project
images onto the center's video screens, so passengers can instantaneously
view the results of the session.
PRINCESS LAUNCHES
"YOUR CHOICE BOARDING"
Express Check-In and Early Embarkation Add to Personal Choice Cruising
Experience
Your Choice Boarding debuts with a choice of a new Express Check-In
alternative - specifically for passengers who return their pre-cruise
documents 40 days or more in advance of departure - as well as the
convenient option to board the ship much earlier than is standard in the
industry and enjoy a leisurely lunch in either the dining room or top deck
Horizon Court buffet.
Passengers who opt for Express Check-In will receive a special sticker on
their cruise tickets designating that all of their paperwork has been
completed, thus requiring them only to sign their cash-free signature card
for their onboard charges before boarding the ship.
Passengers now receive pre-cruise information packets 70 to 90 days in
advance of their sailing, and can return the requested forms by mail, fax
or via the Princess.
NORWEGIAN
CRUISE LINES
FIRST PURPOSE-BUILT
FREESTYLE CRUISING SHIP MAKES ITS DEBUT
Introduced in August, 2001, Norwegian Cruise 's Norwegian Sun, the newest
member of its fleet, is NCL's first ship built for Freestyle Cruising. It
features more dining options than any other ship in the North American
market.
Norwegian Sun offers the flexibility of nine different restaurants for
passengers to choose from, including 10 distinctive menus every evening.
On a seven-day cruise, this gives passengers the option of eating in a
different restaurant every night of the week without ever dining in the
main restaurants.
As part of the Freestyle Cruising concept, passengers enjoy open seating
in the two main restaurants, beginning at 5:30 p.m. to midnight every
evening, allowing them to choose when, where and with whom they wish to
eat. Guests can also take advantage of NCL's 24-hour room service menu.
In addition to its distinctive restaurants, Norwegian Sun offers a
dedicated lifestyle area for passenger enrichment, larger staterooms and a
new stateroom category -- mini suites with balconies.
HOLLAND AMERICA
NOW HOSTS MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT ABOARD ITS FLEET
Holland America is now on The Masters circuit with its Dutch Masters
putt-putt golf tournament for passengers aboard all ships. The new
complimentary on-board activity has passengers and children in the Club
HAL program testing their golf skills on six Dutch-themed holes. Themes
include Rembrandt, Hole of HAL's, Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk, Can't See
It Vermeer, Go Van Gogh, and the final hole - a par-three Tulips Are
Better Than One. Passengers can win prizes such as mugs, umbrellas, mouse
pads and champagne by making the leader board.
Royal Caribbean
International And Celebrity Cruises Announces New Land-Tours In Europe
Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean International recently unveiled
details about expanded vacation opportunities for guests in 2002, with the
introduction of European cruise-tours. Royal Celebrity Tours, through an
agreement with Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises, will
manage the tour operations.
Royal Celebrity Tours, the land-tour company launched by Royal Caribbean
Cruises Ltd. in 2000, invites guests to select from a series of
captivating three- to six-night land-tours:
BARCELONA, SPAIN CRUISE-TOURS
(Available with Celebrity Cruises' Constellation, Mercury, and Millennium,
and Royal Caribbean's Brilliance of the Seas and Grandeur of the Seas)
CIVITAVECCHIA (Rome), ITALY CRUISE-TOURS
(Available with Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas and Celebrity's
Constellation)
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK CRUISE-TOURS
(Available with Celebrity Cruises' Mercury)
HARWICH (LONDON), ENGLAND CRUISE-TOURS
(Available with Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas)
All European cruise-tours are operated in partnership with a division of
the world's top-rated tour operator, Abercrombie & Kent, are escorted
throughout, and include four-star hotel accommodations, pertinent
transfers, flights and train tickets, where applicable.
Cruise-tour guests will also have a dedicated concierge service to assist
in booking optional tours, offering information on tourist attractions,
and booking dinner or theater reservations. Cruise-tours are offered in
conjunction with the cruise.
WINDSTAR UNFURLS ANNIVERSARY SAVINGS IN THE CARIBBEAN WITH RARE $1,695
CRUISE RATES
Windstar's 15th Anniversary celebration continues as Windstar lures guests
to the Caribbean this December offering savings on two specially selected
voyages with rates as low as $1,695.
Guests benefit from Windstar's return to the Caribbean with the best deals
of the year. Cruise-only fares start at $1,695 and an all-inclusive
package showcases 50% off cruise rates, free roundtrip airfare out of 35
cities, and all transfers.
On December 2 and 9, 2001, the 308-passenger luxury yacht, the msy Wind
Surf sails on two unique 7-day itineraries roundtrip out of Bridgetown,
Barbados.
Seattle-based Windstar Cruises operates four sailing yachts, the
308-passenger Wind Surf, and 148-passenger Wind Star, Wind Song and Wind
Spirit. Windstar's unique cruise vacations mix casual elegance and
small-ship intimacy. The fleet cruises worldwide to exotic ports in New
Zealand, the Mediterranean, Greek Isles, Far East, Caribbean, Central
America, and the Atlantic and Pacific.
Infrared
Listening Devices Now Available on New Carnival Spirit
New state-of-the-art infrared listening devices, which dramatically
enhance the audio-receiving capabilities for hearing-impaired guests, are
now available aboard Carnival Cruise Lines' new 88,500-ton Carnival
Spirit.
The new system, which is currently available in the ship's main show
lounge, Pharaoh's Palace, is comprised of headphones connected to a
high-tech audio receiving device that utilizes infrared technology to
amplify sounds throughout the theater.
Headphones are available for use throughout the voyage at no charge
through the ship's pursers office. The system also works for guests who
prefer to bring their own headphones.
The 2,124-passenger Carnival Spirit will operate two 12-day Hawaii cruises
and a 14-day Panama Canal voyage from San Diego to Miami Oct. 20, which
will position the vessel for an eight-day "exotic" Caribbean
program from that port beginning Nov.
CARNIVAL PRIDE TO
FEATURE JOE'S WORLD-FAMOUS STONE CRABS
As part of an exclusive agreement between Joe''s Stone Crab Restaurant and
Carnival Cruise Lines, stone crab claws from the world-famous Miami Beach
eatery will be served aboard the line''s new 88,500-ton Carnival Pride,
scheduled to enter service from Port Canaveral, Fla., Jan. 12, 2002.
In addition to crab claws from Florida''s most famous restaurant, David''s
will offer an extensive menu modeled after New York''s widely popular
steakhouses with a choice of nine different salads and appetizers, nine
entrees, including top quality, hand- cut dry aged beef, and a variety of
decadent desserts.
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