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Happy New Year, Cruise Fans- Welcome to the first issue of 7 Seas Cruise News for 2006. We had a nice holiday season down here in sunny Florida - although we would have preferred to have been with the granddaughters! We had a visit from daughter #4 all the way from Oregon which brightened the season considerably! Now, it's the new year and time for all of us to get back to work. Including Pat! He's ready and all of the cruise lines are emailing him daily with excellent offers. Now is the time to plan your 2006 cruising. Pat is standing by at 1-866- 424-1090 ready to help you. Check the website for inspiration at www.7seascruises.com, but call or email Pat for your special, discounted price. Pat will cheerfully discount any and every price he can (legally). Check him out! Email cruiseplanners7seascruises@msn.com. And now, a touch of cruise news... Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin will be godmother to Holland America Line's new Vista- class ship, the ms Noordam, in a ceremony dedicating the ship in New York City on February 22, 2006. Matlin catapulted onto the big screen in her debut film Children of a Lesser God (1986), winning the Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama. The Oscar-winning actress has since starred in 19 films and several television programs. Among her many television appearances are Emmy-nominated roles on CBS' Picket Fences, NBC's Law & Order: SVU, ABC's the Practice and NBC's Seinfeld. She has also guest starred on ABC's Desperate Housewives, HBO's The Larry Sanders Show, the ABC comedy Spin City, NBC's ER, and CBS' Judging Amy. She currently stars opposite Martin Sheen as pollster Joey Lucas on NBC's Emmy Award-winning series "The West Wing." In 2002, she published a novel for children entitled "Deaf Child Crossing." Two sequels are scheduled for 2006 and 2007 by Simon and Shuster. Holland America's ms Noordam is the fourth in a series of 81,769-ton Vista class ships. The ms Noordam will showcase all the service and product enhancements of the line's $225 million Signature of Excellence initiative, including the addition of an Explorations Caf?© - a cyber-coffee house powered by The New York Times - expanded Pinnacle Grill, and a new Pinnacle Bar. Other major Signature of Excellence attributes will include the innovative Culinary Arts Center presented by Food & Wine Magazine, where culinary experts provide cooking demonstrations and intimate classes in the new state-of-the-art onboard show kitchen; an expanded Greenhouse Spa and Salon; and upgraded youth facility that includes the teens-only Loft. Also new - and unique to the Noordam - will be the Pinnacle Grill Bar, offering a wide selection of worldwide wines. Special amenities add to the ambience of the Noordam and feature plush Euro-top Mariner Beds, deluxe waffle/terry cloth robes, flat panel TVs, dvd players, make-up mirrors with halo lighting, massage shower heads, professional hair dryers, and complimentary fruit basket. The Noordam will sail on its maiden cruising season from homeport New York City to the Southern and Eastern Caribbean. Eleven Caribbean sailings will depart New York, beginning on February 22, 2006. Make-up mirrors! Imagine actually seeing what your make-up looks like before you go down to dinner! I can't count the number of times I've carried a mirror out to the window or balcony to see just how orange or pink I had turned myself! And then there is the problem of inside cabins. How can you possibly tell how you look in that dreadful bathroom mirror? So, hats off to you, Holland America! Carnival announced it has reached an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of four new cruise ships worth more than $2 billion. The agreement calls for the construction of four new vessels, one each for Holland America Line, Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises and Costa Crociere, along with options for two additional vessels, one each for Carnival Cruise Lines and Holland America Line. The four new ships will add a collective 11,756 lower berths to the cruise operator's fleet. Two of the orders have been placed in U.S. dollars and two others are in euros. These new ships and options include: A 2, 044-passenger ship which will be the largest ever constructed for North American premium operator Holland America Line. With an estimated all-in cost of $450 million, the 86,000-ton Panamax vessel will be built at Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard. The ship is expected to enter service in summer 2008. There is also an option for a sister ship scheduled to debut in spring 2010. A 3,100-passenger ship for North American premium brand Princess Cruises set to debut in fall 2008. A sister to the Emerald Princess, the 116,000-ton vessel will be built at Fincantieri's Monfalcone shipyard at an approximate all-in cost of $570 million. A 3,608-passenger cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Lines representing the largest vessel ever constructed for the contemporary North American operator. The 130,000-ton vessel, to be built at Fincantieri's Monfalcone shipyard at an estimated all-in cost of 560 million Euros, is expected to enter service in fall 2009. There is also an option for a sister ship scheduled to enter service in summer 2010. A 3,004-passenger ship for Genoa, Italy-based Costa Crociere expected to debut in summer 2009. A sister ship to the Costa Concordia, the 112,000- ton vessel will have an estimated all-in cost of 485 million Euros and will be built at Fincantieri's Sestri shipyard. It's a light week for news, but a great week for cruise bargains! So, give it some thought and give us a call! And to each of our readers - and your families - our very best wishes for a safe and happy 2006! May we all cruise this year - more than once! Until next week, smooth sailing. Teri |
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