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Greetings, Cruise Enthusiasts, Welcome to another edition of the 7 Seas Cruise News, brought to you by Pat "Cruise Daddy" Crane, so named because he's taking all 4 of his daughters on a cruise this week, along with several of our other favorite relatives and friends-and we just can't wait! Pat will be busy wrapping up some last- minute details for clients on Monday and Tuesday, but don't worry, he'll have time to research a cruise for you or answer a question if you need him. He's available about 18 hours a day at 1-866-424- 1090. Send him an email at cruiseplanners7seascruises@msn.com or stop by the website at www.7seascruises.com. There will be no newsletter next week, but I'll be back in two weeks with a review of the Norwegian Star and the ports of the Mexican Riviera. In the meantime, there is plenty of cruise news to inspire your planning for cruises you'd like in 2005. Norwegian Jewel debuts in 2005 and you can be among the very first to experience this state-of-the-art sister to Norwegian Star and Norwegian Dawn. Here are just a few of her features....Purpose-built for the freedom and flexibility of NCL's signature Freestyle Cruising. Dine where, when and with whom you choose... perfect for European voyages which involve sightseeing at different times of day. There are ten restaurants and never more than three with a cover charge. The most opulent suites in the cruise industry... 5,000 square foot, three bedroom Garden Villas with private patio with outdoor dining area and Jacuzzi. New Courtyard Villas... ten concierge-level suites with exclusive use of private lounge, butler service, pool areas and sun deck. More balconies than ever, with three full decks of exclusive balcony staterooms and suites. Designed with families in mind, with connecting staterooms in practically any category combination. At least one restaurant always open 24 hours in addition to 24 hour room service. Holland America Line will offer winter cruises from New York in 2006 on its new Noordam, the line's fourth and final Vista-class ship. The winter cruises, which start Feb. 22, 2006, will be offered between February and April and again between October and December, and bookend a summer season in Europe. The Noordam will be delivered from the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy in early 2006 and sail its inaugural cruises from New York. The itineraries will be 10- and 11-day voyages. Bookings open Dec. 26. The Noordam will be the third ship to offer regularly-scheduled winter departures from New York. Norwegian Cruise Line began offering year-round New York cruises in 2003 with the Norwegian Dawn and this year said it would add the Norwegian Spirit to the route in 2005. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has teamed with Wireless Maritime Services, a joint venture of Cingular Wireless and Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), to provide a convenient and affordable new communications option that allows guests to make and receive calls on their own cell phones - at their personal numbers - while in international waters. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., which pioneered the use of this service on Island Cruises' Island Escape, a joint venture with First Choice Holidays PLC, has now begun to offer this service to guests sailing on its Royal Caribbean and Celebrity brands. The new capability is now available on Majesty of the Seas and is slated to launch in the coming weeks on Navigator of the Seas and the Celebrity ship Summit. The company plans to extend this service to its 29-ship Royal Caribbean and Celebrity fleet within the next year. Most cruise guests with GSM phones will be able to take advantage of the new service, making and receiving both voice calls and text messages as they usually do while roaming on land. Guests with data-capable GSM/GPRS devices may also be able to access data services, such as email and picture messaging. In addition, the companies intend to expand the offering so that customers of CDMA carriers also can take advantage of the service. Guests will be billed by their own wireless phone carrier at the roaming rates set by that carrier. The new shipboard service will activate when the ship leaves the range of the closest land-based cell tower. While in port, cell service will revert to the local, land-based towers. Holland America's new Culinary Arts Center - now available on the Ryndam - provides a first-hand glimpse of the secrets of world-class chefs. You will be introduced to the cultures and cuisines that reflect their ship's itinerary, or a special occasion through a series of demonstrations, tasting events, or intimate cooking classes. The Culinary Arts Center features a state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen with overhead mirrors and cameras to project close-ups of the action onto large plasma screens. Bon appetite! Half Moon Cay, the highest rated private island in the Caribbean, just got better! Guests now have several new and exciting activities to choose from while visiting Holland America Line's exclusive private paradise. Guests can saddle up on the Horseback Riding by Land and Sea excursion for the experience of a lifetime. First, they'll enjoy a trail ride to a panoramic vista at one of the highest points in the Bahamas. Riders then venture into the ocean for the amazing experience of riding a horse while it swims. For those who prefer to get a closer look at the incredible sea life, the new Stingray Adventure offers guests the opportunity to swim or snorkel with these gentle and mysterious creatures in a secluded cove, which is part of a beautiful 700-acre lagoon. The new AquaTraxR Watercraft Adventure allows guests to experience Half Moon Cay from the natural inner saltwater lagoon aboard a personal watercraft. Pat would like to suggest that you consider Holland America for your next family reunion at sea. Along with Pat's amazing low group fares, Holland America Line offers these extras free of charge if your family group includes five or more cabins: a fountain soda package for all family members with unlimited fountain drinks on board the ship; your choice of dinner in the reservations-only Pinnacle Grill, or unlimited use of snorkel gear, swim mat and banana boats at Half Moon Cay; and one family photo per stateroom. For family groups of 10 or more staterooms, Holland America Line also provides: the Head-of-the-Family Reward -a free upgrade for one stateroom from an outside to a verandah stateroom. For Radisson Seven Seas and a select company of the luxury line's guests, 2005 will be the year of the long cruise. From a 108-night full globe circumnavigation to a 56-night roundtrip New York " Top of the World" adventure to a 93-night Grand Circle South Pacific voyage, the acclaimed cruise line is offering its most comprehensive set of extended itineraries to date. Rounding out the program, the Paul Gauguin will offer an expanded series of 10- to 14-night sailings in French Polynesia. In addition, new onboard programs will abound fleet-wide, including distinguished learning opportunities through a joint venture program with Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society. New ports of call and shore excursions will also be introduced. The 700-guest all-balcony suite Seven Seas Voyager will depart Los Angeles January 5, 2005, on a 108-night voyage that will fully circumnavigate the world. The seven-segment World Cruise will reach 44 ports in 27 countries and feature Le Cordon Bleu?® classes, Spotlight Cruise themed programming, guest lectures, and 12 complimentary shore-side events, including a Truk Island scuba dive with legendary oceanographer Jean- Michel Cousteau and a dinner among the Pillars of Luxor in Egypt. On June 15, the 490-guest, all- suite (90% with private balconies) Seven Seas Navigator will embark on the cruise line's first ever "Top of the World" voyage, roundtrip from New York. Sailing a series of northern passages to Iceland, Greenland and the Baltic, the remarkable 56-night adventure will be available in five combinable segments, ranging from ten to fourteen nights in length. Geothermal wonders of the Pacific Rim, ancient treasures of the Far East, wonders " Down Under" and romantically inspiring Tahiti will be explored on the all-balcony suite 700-guest Seven Seas Mariner's September 7, 93-night Grand Circle South Pacific voyage. Following the Pacific Ocean's "Ring of Fire," the seven-segment voyage will call at 48 ports in 14 countries and include seven special shore side events. That's it for this week. Pat and I send our best wishes to you for this holiday season. Whether Chanukah or Christmas or Kwanzaa--or all three, may you be surrounded by those who mean the most and may you be blessed with peace and love all year. Teri |
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