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Greetings, Cruise Fans, Welcome to the August 14th edition of the 7 Seas Cruise News. Pat asked me to welcome all of our new subscribers. You are now part of a great family of people who like to cruise - and like to save money! That's what Pat is all about. Call him whenever you want the lowest possible cruise fare! He'll give you a price that includes all taxes and port charges so you know what you're really paying up front! And he can add airfare or insurance, too. Just ask! Pat prides himself on excellent customer service. He'll get you a quote promptly and help you with everything from what to see in Mazatlan to where to shop in Curacao to how to ride the city buses in Oslo. Right now, his best advice is GET YOUR PASSPORT! Once it dawns on everyone that they'll need one to leave the country (or more importantly to get back into the country), the lines will be long! Get a jump on the crowds and visit www.travel. state.gov now! We've been bopping around Florida visiting resorts and interesting places for magazine articles I'm writing for my day job. He was kind enough to serve as escort, chauffeur and companion. But our travels are ended and Pat is back on the phones! Call him toll-free at 1-866- 424-1090. Visit the website at www.7seascruises. com anytime, or drop Pat an email at cruiseplanners7seascruises@msn.com! And now, some cruise news... Eight Princess ships will be sailing through the sunny Caribbean during the 2006-07 season, giving passengers more choice than ever with a selection of 11 itineraries including Southern Caribbean cruises aboard the new Crown Princess and an inaugural season of sailings from the new homeport of New Orleans. The cruises will range from seven to 14 days, aboard some of the youngest and most amenity-filled ships in the region. Crown Princess, which will sail on her first full program of Southern Caribbean cruises from San Juan, and Golden Princess, which will inaugurate Princess' first sailings from a new homeport in New Orleans, will be joined by Caribbean Princess in the Eastern Caribbean, Star Princess in the Western Caribbean and Grand Princess sailing the Western Caribbean from Galveston. Sun Princess and Sea Princess will offer longer voyages sailing the length and breadth of the Eastern and Southern Caribbean, with Sun Princess offering 10- day cruises and Sea Princess returning for a second season of 14-day journeys. And Coral Princess will join the Caribbean fleet for a special holiday sailing in the Eastern Caribbean. Crown Princess will be based in San Juan for alternating Saturday departures on seven- day cruises to the Southern Caribbean. The ship offers 13 sailings on a Classic Southern Caribbean itinerary featuring calls at Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Maarten and St. Thomas. The Southern Caribbean Explorer route meanwhile includes 13 departures with visits to St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Grenada, Bonaire and Aruba. Caribbean Princess will sail a Classic Eastern Caribbean itinerary roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale. The vessel shifts to Sunday departures for 27 sailings of an itinerary that travels to St. Thomas, St. Maarten and Princess Cays. Sailings run between October 29, 2006 and April 29, 2007. Caribbean Princess will also offer a complete summer season in 2006 with alternating Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises. The May 6 to October 21, 2006 season features both 12 Eastern Caribbean sailings and 13 Western Caribbean sailings to Princess Cays, Ocho Rios (or Montego Bay), Grand Cayman and Cozumel. A new homeport for Princess, New Orleans, will be the base for Golden Princess' Western Caribbean itinerary. The ship will offer three sailings on an itinerary that travels to Montego Bay, Grand Cayman and Cozumel. Golden Princess sails on December 16, 23 and 30, 2006. Grand Princess returns to her Galveston homeport to sail on a series of seven- day Western Caribbean cruises. The 2,600- passenger vessel departs on Saturdays on a new itinerary that calls in Costa Maya, Roatan ( Honduras), Belize and Cozumel. The ship offers 24 sailings on this itinerary between November 18, 2006 and April 28, 2007. Star Princess will again offer a series of seven- day Western Caribbean itineraries, departing from Ft. Lauderdale on Saturdays. The ship will offer 25 sailings between November 11, 2006 and April 28, 2007, featuring calls at Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Princess Cays. Sun Princess will offer alternating 10-day sailings roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale - one to the Southern Caribbean and the other to the Eastern Caribbean. The Southern Caribbean Medley itinerary is offered on 10 sailings and includes calls at Cura?§ao, Isla Margarita, Barbados, Dominica, St. Thomas and Princess Cays. The Eastern Caribbean Voyager itinerary is featured on nine sailings and offers calls at Antigua, St. Lucia, Grenada, Martinique, St. Thomas and Princess Cays. Sun Princess' Caribbean season runs between October 11, 2006 and April 9, 2007. Sea Princess again offers an intriguing a series of 14-day Caribbean adventures, featuring two alternating itineraries sailing roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale. The ship will offer six sailings on the Grand Caribbean Adventurer with calls at Princess Cays, Tortola, St. Maarten, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Vincent, Trinidad, Bonaire and Aruba. Six sailings of the Grand Caribbean Islander itinerary feature calls at Princess Cays, Tortola, Antigua, Dominica, Martinique, Barbados, Grenada, Isla Margarita, Cura?§ao and Montego Bay. Sea Princess sails between November 11, 2006 and April 14, 2007. Coral Princess will join the Caribbean fleet for a special holiday Eastern Caribbean sailing on December 22, 2006. This seven-day escape features visits to St. Thomas, St. Maarten and Princess' own Princess Keys. Adventurous cruisers wanting to sail between continents and to visit some of the globe' s most intriguing destinations, will delight in Princess' extended Connoisseur Voyages to Africa and India in 2006-07. The intimate, 670- passenger Pacific Princess will offer several unique journeys of 25 days or longer to ports on multiple continents, offering travelers the opportunity to go on safari in Kenya, meet the Xhosa people in South Africa, experience the unique cultures of West Africa, or enjoy the beauty of Indian Ocean islands such as R?©union and Mauritius. The four upcoming Africa and India voyages on Pacific Princess include: Africa/ India/Southeast Asia -- A 27-day journey combining the intrigue of Asia with the adventure of Africa. Pacific Princess sails from Bangkok to Cape Town on September 16, 2006 for a cruise to Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Chennai (India), Colombo (Sri Lanka) and the Seychelles Islands, Mombasa, Zanzibar and Durban. In Kenya's Mombassa passengers can choose an optional overnight safari to the famed Tsavo National Park to view the local wildlife. Returning by popular demand, this 28- day voyage from Cape Town to Sydney takes passengers to East London (South Africa), Durban, Nosy B?© Madagascar, R?©union Island, Mauritius, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Tasmania. The cruise departs on October 13, 2006. West Africa & South America -- Combining the Caribbean, South America and West Africa in one 28-day journey, Pacific Princess sets sail from Ft. Lauderdale to Cape Town on March 9, 2007. Passengers will enjoy ports of call at St. Kitts, Dominica, Trinidad, Devil's Island, Fortaleza ( Brazil), Dakar ( Senegal), Tema (Ghana), Lom?© ( Togo), and Walvis Bay and L??deritz in Namibia. Africa/India/ Southeast Asia -- Similar to the September sailing, this 25-day version from Cape Town to Singapore featuring calls at Durban, Zanibar, Mombassa, the Seychelles Islands, Colombo, Chennai and Kuala Lumpur. Passengers on this cruise may also opt to view the lions, zebras, giraffes, elephants and other wildlife in Kenya's Tsavo National Park with an overnight safari. The cruise departs on April 6, 2007. Regal Princess' deployment has been announced for the fall 2006/ winter 2007 season, and it features a new program of Panama Canal cruising with a range of unique itineraries from 10 to 19 days. Additionally, the 1,590- passenger ship will do four South America cruises in the winter - two down the Amazon River and two exploring the Andes and Peru. Regal Princess' 10- day Panama Canal Explorer cruises sail between San Juan and Acapulco and include calls at Aruba, Fuerte Amador, Panama; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala; and Hualtulco, Mexico. Several other Panama Canal itineraries will also be offered such as a port- rich roundtrip sailing from Los Angeles. The two 12-day Amazon River cruises will depart January 19 and 31, sailing between San Juan and Manaus, Brazil. Two 12-day Andes/Peru voyages traveling between Lima, Peru and San Juan will sail March 4 and 16. Meanwhile,at Carnival ...Carnival Cruise Lines announced that it has extended its contract with the City of Mobile for one year. As a result, the 1,452- passenger Holiday will continue to operate year- round four- and five-day cruises from the Alabama Cruise Terminal. Carnival originally signed a one-year contract with the City of Mobile for the Holiday to launch the first year- round cruise program from Mobile in October 2004. And across town at NCL ... NCL Corporation has announced the completion of its newest gem, Norwegian Jewel. The 93,502-ton vessel was delivered to NCL President and CEO Colin Veitch last week. The ship is a sister to the company's popular Norwegian Star and Norwegian Dawn and is the fifth new ship that NCL Corporation has launched in four years. Norwegian Jewel is sailing a series of European voyages before heading to New York for inaugural festivities. She will begin her Homeland Cruising program of Canada and New England Fall cruises on September 18th and then reposition to Miami for another series of inaugural events and cruises to the Caribbean during the winter. Shining from bow to stern, Norwegian Jewel boasts a brand new style of accommodations - 10 Courtyard Villas - which along with the ship's two Garden Villas -- make up the biggest, most luxurious, most innovative suite complex at sea. The suite complex features a private courtyard and sundeck on deck 14 and both courtyard and garden villa guests have a concierge lounge available to them. Dedicated butlers offer continental breakfast, refreshments all day and canap?©s and drinks before dinner. Norwegian Jewel also features 10 restaurants, three swimming pools, a contemporary spa and more. Additionally, Norwegian Jewel features a new concept for NCL - a "Bar Central" - featuring a martini bar, a champagne and wine bar, and a beer and whisky pub all connected but with three distinct personalities, plus 10 other bars and lounges for passengers to enjoy. On August 23, the ship will sail to the Baltic Capitals from London (Dover) sailing to Oslo, Norway; Helsinki, Finland; spending the night in St. Petersburg, Russia before sailing to Stockholm, Sweden; Berlin (Warnemunde) Germany and Copenhagen, Denmark before repositioning from London to New York. The transatlantic cruise, called Path of the Vikings, departs Dover on September 4, 2005 and stops in Cobh, Ireland; Reykjavik, Iceland; St. John's, Newfoundland and Newport, Rhode Island before arriving in New York on September 14, 2005. Beginning September 18, 2005, Norwegian Jewel will sail a series of 11- day Canada/New England Cruises roundtrip from New York. The itinerary features calls in Boston, Massachusetts; Bar Harbor, Maine; Halifax, Nova Scotia; cruise Cabot Strait and the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Quebec City, Quebec; cruise the Saguenay River, Sydney, Nova Scotia; cruise Bay of Fundy and St. John, New Brunswick. After transitioning from New York to Miami, where the ship will spend her winter season, Norwegian Jewel will begin her regularly scheduled, seven- day itineraries to the Eastern and Western Caribbean. Eastern Caribbean sailings call in San Juan, Puerto Rico; St. John's, Antigua; St. Thomas, USVI and NCL's Private Island, Great Stirrup Cay. Western Caribbean itineraries will call at Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Georgetown, Grand Cayman and Roatan, Bay Islands. Ready to set sail? Give Pat a call and be on your way! And I'll be back with more cruise news next week. Until then, smooth sailing! Teri |
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