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Greetings, Cruise Fans, Welcome to the March 25 edition of the 7 Seas Cruises newsletter. I have some cruise news for you tonight, but first, I want to tell you about our adventures aboard the Celebrity Century last week. Pat attended a Celebrity seminar on board while we sailed from Miami to Key West and Grand Cayman. The Century is an interesting ship, small by today's standards, which makes it great it my book. From casino to lounge to dining room to cabin was all a reasonable distance. The ship was freshened up within the past year and beautiful balcony cabins were added. Even the humble inside cabins ( like ours) has been tricked up nicely. It's still small, but the bed was great, the cupboards are clever, the 20" flat screen TV handy, and the bathroom was appointed with one of those bowl-like sinks that are kind of pointless but very cool! The only congested place on the entire ship was the pool area. There just weren't enough lounge chairs to go around, with lots of people saving them as early as 8 a.m.! Yes, I moved someone's towel so I could sit down. (and I urge you to do the same!) Other than the pool area, the ship felt spacious and comfortable. The dining room is lovely and there is adequate space between tables. It's even possible to have a conversation across the table. Food was up to Celebrity standards. Good beef. Good fish. Really good sugar-free desserts. And fantastic ice cream made onboard. The informal buffets were very good. Pat and I tried to do lunch in the dining room one sea day, but one look at the menu sent us back up top for a hot dog, crispy fries and deep fried onion rings! My favorite place might have been the casino. Don't tell me, however, that they can't control payouts from day to day or hour to hour. They can and they do! On the last day out in the afternoon, neither of us could lose. $50 payouts on 5-cent machines. $90 payouts on 1-cent machines. Wow. But after dinner, you couldn't win a thing. Ah well… All in all, I'd say this is a great little ship and it would make a great choice for a romantic getaway for two, a family vacation (there are good kids programs) or a great big family reunion. Prices are very reasonable for the 5-night or 4-night cruises the Century sails. Call Pat for your price on this beauty or any other cruise. 1- 866-424-1090 toll-free, almost any time. Visit the website at www.7seascruises.com but don't believe the prices. Pat can usually beat them. And now, a bit of cruise news… Cunard Line and its fleet of "Queens" rank among the world's best-known cruise brands. Now, following the giant "Queen Mary 2" and the elegant "Queen Victoria, Cunard now plans to replace the legendary "Queen Elizabeth 2" with a new "Queen Elizabeth" by 2010. The super-luxury Queen Elizabeth will be built at the Monfalcone yard of Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for about $700 million. The 92, 000 GT cruise liner for 2,092 passengers will be the second-largest Cunard ship ever built. The new Queen Elizabeth will offer every conceivable luxury. Blending state-of-the-art engine technology with traditional engineering excellence also applies for the heart of Queen Elizabeth. A diesel-electric power plant made up of 4x MaK 12 M 43 C and 2x MaK 8 M 43 C Caterpillar marine engines will provide total 64,000 kW for main propulsion and hotel load. The six Caterpillar MaK engines will drive AC generators to supply the energy needed for on- board services, all auxiliary systems and the Azipod propulsion technology which actually propels the vessel. The new Ruby Princess will be delivered earlier than previously expected, announced Princess Cruises. The line's next new ship will now debut one week prior on November 8, 2008, creating a new inaugural voyage, a seven-day Western Caribbean sailing taking passengers to Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Princess Cays. Ruby Princess, a sister ship to Emerald Princess and Crown Princess, will feature a dramatic piazza- style atrium featuring small-bite eateries and an ever-changing array of performing street entertainers, Princess' signature adults-only retreat called The Sanctuary, an Italian trattoria, a seafood and steak house, a "Movies Under the Stars" giant outdoor movie screen and 900 cabins with private balconies. The 113,000-ton vessel will feature an inaugural season of Western Caribbean cruises roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale, followed by a program of Mediterranean voyages in summer 2009. In 2011 and 2012, Disney will add two mega- ships to its fleet, and $22 million in improvements to its terminal at Port Canaveral. Disney cruises are the best-known fleet at Port Canaveral, and with two ships already home-ported there -- at a capacity of about 2,700 passengers each -- the volume will take a giant leap. The two new ships will carry 4,000 passengers each. Replacing the old ships - Magic and Wonder - with bigger ones necessitated the terminal changes. These new ships are 150 feet longer than Magic and Wonder, 15 feet wider, and 3 decks taller, so a new terminal will be necessary. Kids love cruises! There are all the other kids onboard (more than a million children cruise every year, with more than 1,000 on each Disney ship) and organized kids' and teen activities from morning until night. There's all the freedom to roam as they please, sun by the pool, hit the arcade, watch a movie, grab a slice of pizza or an ice cream cone. A cruise, kids agree, beats a theme park any day. After all, at a theme park, there's not as much to do, or as much good food. Call Pat to get your kids cruising-or to get yourself on board. That cute Celebrity Century would be a good choice. So would the Radiance of the Seas, Crown Princess …well, you name it. Then let Pat price it for you. I think you will be pleasantly surprised! 1- 866-424-1090. I think you're all terrific-and you deserve a vacation! Teri |
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