Celebrity Cruises is to order a second 118,000 gross-registered-ton ship. Delivery of the first ship is planned for autumn 2008 and the second ship in Summer 2009.
The German shipbuilder Meyer Werft will build the new tonnage. Celebrity also announced names of both new ships. The first new ship will be called Celebrity Solstice, and the second ship will be named Celebrity Equinox.
Four cruise ships with just over 3,700 passengers and 1,800 crew visited St Kitts on Thursday, the Marine Division of the St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority said.
The Constellation arrived from Barbados with 2,035 passengers and 930 crew members and the Maasdam with 1,226 passengers and 607 crew also arrived from Barbados. Both docked at Port Zante.
The islands of the Galapagos offer an opportunity to interact with the natural world to a degree that´s virtually impossible anywhere else. Swim and snorkel with sea lions and turtles. Stroll past colonies of penguins and blue-footed boobies.
Explore these magical islands in unparalleled comfort and safety aboard Eclipse, completely rebuilt in 1999 to Abercrombie & Kent´s exacting standards. Large enough to travel the Pacific in comfort and safety, she is the perfect size for a voyage of discovery in these islands.
Discover the World Marketing has been selected by Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises to handle its sales and marketing in Guatemala beginning early in 2006.
“We are confident Discover the World Marketing in Guatemala will help us increase our brand awareness to prove our company has the best cruise vacations in the world,” said David Negron, Director - International Sales and Marketing Caribbean, Mexico and Central America for Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
The well-traveled readers of Condé Nast Traveler have cast their votes and awarded Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity with the coveted No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the magazine´s 6th annual “Best Cruise Ships in the World” readers´ poll. Crystal Serenity´s score of 96.2 and Crystal Symphony´s rating of 95.0 put the two ultra-luxury vessels at the top of all 80 cruise ships recognized in the magazine´s February 2006 issue on newsstands now.
While the poll divides ships into categories of large, medium and small –with Crystal ships considered medium-size- the two Crystal ships earned the highest scores of any ship in all three categories.
This year, 13 ships from the member companies of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) will offer convenient cruises to Bermuda from eight North American homeports, eliminating the hassles and costs associated with air travel.
In 2006, travelers can sail to Bermuda from Baltimore, Boston, Cape Liberty (Bayonne, New Jersey), Charleston, Gloucester (Massachusetts), Fort Lauderdale, New York and Philadelphia.