Royal Caribbean is looking for a teacher from South Florida to become godmother for Harmony of the Seas, which was visited by a record number of Irish agents on its pre launch programme out of Southampton and Barcelona, which will be launched this November in Fort Lauderdale.
Royal Caribbean has consolidated the price of its drinks package to four with the only alcohol beverage package costing $55 a day with effect September 6, and says all gratuities are no longer included in the price.
Cruisescapes website http://www.cruisefromireland.com/ is now live.
The Fred Olsen line is offering two sailings from Belfast to Norwegian Fjords on April 30, to Scotland on May 8 and Killybegs to Canada July 30. Fred Olsen sales are 15pc ahead on this time last year. They offer some of the cheapest drinks packages at £14 per person including a lot of what would be considered Premium brands and if bought in advance entitle s passengers to 50pc premium wine list and itop brand brandiess, whiskies and champagne.
Celebrity Cruises will focus its 2017 programme on Europe with 40 itineraries and 61 overnight stays in 19 European cities. It will include the cruise line’s first overnight in Dublin on July 25. Watch here Jo Rzymowska of Celebrity Cruises taking about the offering. Watch here as Athanasios Peppas Captain of Celebrity Silhouette and hotel manager Christophe Belaubre pick their favourite ports
Celebrity Cruises renewed its ongoing partnership with Bravo Media, creator of the US cooking competition show Top Chef.
Two bidders are vying for STX France which has an impressive order book stretching through 2026. The French government owns a minority interest in the shipyard and can veto a sale.
Azamara Club Cruises will offer its first loyalty club cruise, hosted by cruise line president and CEO Larry Pimentel. The cruise will take place in the Arabian Gulf and United Arab Emirates from October 24 to November 3, 2016 onboard Azamara Journey.
Hurtigruten says its two new 530-passenger expedition cruise ships will operate using environmentally-friendly hybrid technology to reduce fuel consumption by 20pc.
