Free advertising for travel agents on new cruise marketplace
A new online marketplace that allows travel agents to advertise cruises at no charge is set for a 4 July launch. The new website, cruisepricescompared.com, was developed by Harley Van Stratten, a former Voyana tour operator, who was looking to help ...
by Emily Welch July 4th, 2008
Cruise Industry still successful despite current economy
Unlike many of the other industries surrounding leisure travel and tourism, the cruise industry according to recent studies is doing well and considered quite healthy. The CLIA – Cruise Lines International Association completed ...
by Andrew Mayer June 12th, 2008
Trends in cruising
The former manager of Airtours spoke recently at the UK Cruise Convention, encouraging those present with the news that the price of cruises would soon drop, attracting more consumers than ever before. Seamus Conlon was invited to open the three-day conference ...
by Charlotte Fellows May 21st, 2008
Boat makes unscheduled landing in Greece
More than 300 tourists were evacuated from a tour boat that washed on to the shores of the Greek island of Poros, near Athens yesterday. The tourists were mostly Japanese, Russian and American, and were taken to Athens’ port of ...
by Dave Bess March 14th, 2008
Beatrix blesses new cruise liner
The Holland America cruise company is one of the leading cruise companies offering cruises around the world, and especially around the Caribbean. But a quick look at the name will tell you from where the first ships sailed. The Dutch ...
by Dave Bess March 13th, 2008
Royal Caribbean to reimburse passengers
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. is one of the largest cruise operators in the world, and they will need to have deep pockets as such to deal with the ruling of a Florida court who has ordered the company to ...
by Dave Bess March 12th, 2008
Cruise captain accused of racism
In a comment captain Christopher Wells made in jest and with no apparent malice has nonetheless landed the British seaman in hot water. The captain was sailing a cruise ship to the Grand Cayman Islands and Antigua, Mexico, and consistent ...
by Dave Bess March 10th, 2008
New Asia Pacific cruise destinations in 2009
In its lineup of 2009 cruises, the Holland America cruise company will feature nine different voyages that focus on different areas and aspects of the Asia Pacific region. The cruises will all have ports of call in a combination of ...
by Dave Bess March 5th, 2008
Fugitive attempts to flee aboard cruise ship
Passengers on the 1,486-passenger Carnival cruise ship Celebration had no idea that they were harboring a fugitive from the law when the ship pulled away from port in Jacksonville, Florida on Thursday. US Marshals captured Derron Keenan Williams on the ...
by Dave Bess March 4th, 2008
Virus sweeps through cruise ship in Mexico
Upon its return to a San Diego, California port after a 10-day trip through Mexican waters, a Holland America cruise ship docked with over 100 very sick passengers onboard. A highly contagious virus was first reported by passengers on the ...
by Dave Bess February 27th, 2008
Holland America launches new website
The Holland America cruise company as been in operation for decades, and has remained popular with all kinds of travellers. In keeping with the times, the cruise line has redesigned and revamped its website to include a virtual tour of ...
by Andrew Mayer February 21st, 2008
Complications for Portland’s hopeful cruise port
Portland, Oregon, United States is a city on the rise. Aside from many other infrastructural initiatives and city planning that have made it a very desirable city, there is now a $21 million port being readied for a spring opening, ...
by Katy Davies February 21st, 2008