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Greetings, Cruise Fans, Pat is watching the Super Bowl, so it's the perfect opportunity for me to bring you this Super Bowl edition of the 7 Seas Cruise News. Are you planning your summer vacation yet? Pat invites you to write or call if there is a cruise in your plans. He's at your service from 9 a.m. til about 9 p.m. virtually ever day of the week. ( yeah, we don't get out much). You can reach him at 1-866-424-1090 and that's toll-free, of course. You are welcome to browse at www.7seascruises.com. Pat will get you a price on anything you find there (and it will most likely be less than advertised). Pat will be a little hard to find Thursday and Friday, Feb. 9 & 10. Daughter one and granddaughter one will be meeting us in Orlando for two days of exploration at Walt Disney World. I've asked our granddaughter to help me write a magazine story about what she likes most about " the happiest place on earth," and the media relations people are treating us to press passes. Go ahead and write or call. Pat will get back to you as soon as we get back on Saturday. Pat asked me to alert any of you who are cruising soon to log onto the respective cruise line website after you receive your confirmation. Pre- registering makes boarding a lot simpler and several of the cruise line are becoming more " insistent" that guests comply. Once registered, you can get going on your shore excursions, too! And while you're at it, please review the names of all passengers. Pat has been known to misspell a name (rarely) and the cruise lines can get pretty creative, too! Make sure all passenger names match their passports or other IDs. If you find a problem, call Pat as soon as possible. And now, a bit of cruise news... Carnival Splendor is the name Carnival Cruise Lines has chosen for its new 112,000-ton cruise ship scheduled to enter service in spring 2008. Representing a new class of ship for the line, the 3,006-passenger vessel will be constructed by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and feature an innovative new design, including the largest spa and children's facilities in the Carnival fleet. Highlights include a 17,800-square-foot spa - the largest ever incorporated into a Carnival ship. Encompassing two forward decks, the facility features an elaborate thermal suite, a variety of health and beauty treatment rooms, and Carnival's first thalasso therapy pool. Encircling the upper level of the spa will be a winter garden that will include a ceremonial tea house. A 5,500- square-foot children's playroom - the largest in the Carnival fleet - will be located mid-ship. Above the facility will be a new water play area - a first for the line. Located aft will be a new sports deck featuring arena-style seating for games and other events, while a reservations-only supper club will be located atop the poolside Lido restaurant, providing diners with magnificent ocean vistas. The mid-ship pool - one of four on board - will be enclosed by two full decks of glass walls. The area will be covered with a two-deck-high retractable dome that can be closed during inclement weather. A large balcony will encircle the upper deck of the pool area. The vessel will also include 1,503 staterooms, 60 percent of which will offer an ocean view with 60 percent of those featuring private balconies. Carnival Splendor is one of three new "Fun Ships" currently under construction or on order with Fincantieri. In addition to Carnival Splendor, Carnival's order book includes the 110,000-ton Carnival Freedom, scheduled to enter service in February 2007, and an as-yet-unnamed 130,000-ton SuperLiner - to be the largest "Fun Ship" ever constructed - slated to debut in fall 2009. For the sixth time, Peter Deilmann Cruises is one of the 10 best small-ship cruise lines selected by readers of Cond?© Nast Traveler in the magazine' s annual travel survey. At the same time, Deilmann Cruises won the Readers' Choice award once again for "Best River Cruise" in the readers' poll conducted by Porthole Cruise magazine. The Deilmann rankings are in the November issue of Cond?© Nast Traveler and the December issue of Porthole Cruise magazine. A European river and ocean cruise line, Peter Deilmann was first voted one of the 10 best small-ship cruise lines in the Cond?© Nast readers' survey in 1999. Close to 28, 000 readers of the magazine responded to this year's questionnaire on cruise lines, airlines, cities, islands, hotels and resorts. Subscribers judged cruise lines on activities/facilities, cabins, crew/service, design/layout, food/dining and itineraries. In the past, Deilmann Cruises has scored the highest of any cruise line - a perfect 100% - for its European river cruise itineraries, the highest - 95.5% - for food of any cruise line large or small, and 95.3% for service, second only to one other line. Among river ships, Deilmann vessels have the highest passenger-to-crew ratios: 2.5 to 1. Following the successful introduction of special interest cruises this year, Deilmann will offer music, golf, gardens and cycling cruise programs on its river ships again in 2006 and will introduce new hiking theme cruises. The line is increasing classical music cruises on its river ships from one to four in 2006 - three aboard the 204- passenger Mozart sailing the Danube, April 2-9, Oct. 1-8 and Oct. 8-15, and the fourth on the 100- passenger Cezanne, Sept. 2-9, sailing the Seine from Paris to Rouen and visiting Versailles, Giverny and Honfleur. Programs will feature performances onboard and ashore. Entrepreneur Peter Deilmann launched the 513-passenger luxury ocean liner MS Deutschland in 1998 on cruises in Europe and throughout the world. In 2006, the five-star ship will sail to southern Africa and Indian Ocean islands as well as to western Europe, the Mediterranean, Baltic and North seas, Caribbean and South America. The Deutschland will also present a gala onboard music cruise celebrating the 250th birthday of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Oct. 4-17, and will offer golf, garden and equestrian special interest cruises throughout the year. Crew-to- passenger ratio on the ocean liner is 2 to 1. Though Peter Deilmann died two years ago, the company remains a family operation run by his two daughters, Gisa and Hedda Deilmann. Seven of the nine river ships are now five star with the Mozart offering the largest cabins - 203 sq. ft. - of any river ship in the world and its new flagship Heidelberg, launched in 2004, offering cabins of 190 sq ft. Pat will be happy to help you learn more about these marvelous ships and itineraries. Is this your year for the Danube or the Rhine? If you know someone 5 to 12, suggest that he or she visit www.crayola.com to enter the drawing and writing contest. The winner will win a Royal Caribbean cruise for four. It's a pretty charming website, too. And if you're like me, you had no idea that there were colors like jazzberry jam and wild blue yonder! Regardless, it's a nifty opportunity for your youngest household members to treat the ol folks to a vacation for a change! That's pretty much it for this week. Time to fix some dinner and watch some more Super Bowl ads. Hope your team wins! Teri |
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