11.01.05
Posted in Cruises, Celebrity at 4:13 pm by Luxury Larry
MIAMI, October 31, 2005 - It’s huge. It’s luxurious. And it costs $400 million. NCL Corporation (NCL) today named Melania Trump as Godmother of the world’s largest gem, the 93,502-ton Norwegian Jewel, the largest Panamax cruise ship ever built. Synonymous with fashion and glamour, the former model will christen NCL’s newest Freestyle Cruising vessel in […]
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10.27.05
Posted in Yachts, Cruises at 2:33 pm by Luxury Larry
Forbes recently released an article featuring the most expensive cruises around the world.
… in 2004, nearly 11 million travelers around the world took a cruise, according to the Virginia-based International Council of Cruise Lines. Last year, the cruise industry generated $30 billion dollars–an increase of 18% over 2003. There are more cruise lines, […]
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10.20.05
Posted in Cruises, Celebrity at 3:49 pm by Luxury Larry
According to the Miami Herald (registration required) Richard Branson is set to take on the cruise industry, and just purchased a new home in Miami.
‘Miami is obviously the center of cruises and Virgin has been looking at cruise ships. And we would do it very differently than any cruise ship traveling today,” he said during […]
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09.16.05
Posted in Cruises, Europe at 1:59 pm by Luxury Larry
by: John Metcalfe
Antiquity, wine, serene beauty, dramatic people and stunning surroundings - a cruise in Italy has it all! You can visit the main attractions of Italy on a European cruise or a Mediterranean cruise, but to really come to understand Italy - to really taste and experience it - you need to immerse […]
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09.12.05
Posted in Cruises at 2:24 pm by Luxury Larry
Fiji’s Blue Lagoon Cruises is offering all-inclusive four-day Yasawa island cruises for the price of a three-day trip.
The special applies for all cruises between November 1, 2005 and March 31, 2006.
The discounted four-day cruise costs $425pp twin share, including all meals, accommodation, cruise activities and shore excursions.
The trips depart Lautoka on Monday and Thursday afternoons.
Highlights […]
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Posted in Cruises at 11:05 am by Luxury Larry
There are three ultra-sized cruise ships for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. in Aker Yards´ orderbook. The first of them, “Freedom of the Seas” was floated out today in Finland, wittnessed by representatives of the top management of RCCL.
“Seeing a new ship floated out for the first time is a momentous occasion“, says CEO and Board […]
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09.09.05
Posted in Cruises at 7:19 pm by Luxury Larry
The ms Amsterdam will circle the earth and the ms Prinsendam will explore select regions when Holland America Line expands its prestigious Grand Voyage program to two ships and three epic cruises in 2007. This will salute the company’s 43rd year of featuring globe-spanning sailings and mark the return of the popular 1,380-guest […]
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