Decked out and dancing under a clear sky or in an elaborately decorated lounge, water views galore, champagne flowing, a live band playing, balloon drops and maybe even fireworks. If that sounds like your kind of New Year's Eve celebration head to a cruise ship.
There is still some space available on these cruises, near and far. Where will you ring in the New Year?
Australia/New Zealand
Guests onboard the Seabourn Odyssey will be sipping complimentary champagne after cruising all day in New Zealand's breathtaking Milford Sound and Fjordlands National Park, then spend New Year's Day among the bird life of sparsely populated Oban, N.Z.
Bahamas
Mickey and friends will entertain cruisers during a deck party on the Disney Magic. Bonus: You spend the first day of the New Year docked at Disney's Castaway Cay.
Caribbean
Passengers on the Azamara Quest will be ringing in the New Year in high style in the harbor of chic St. Barth's, with views of the island's fireworks display.
Continue reading at http://www.usatoday.com/story/experience/cruise/cruise-buzz/2013/11/21/new-years-cruises/3665003/
Friday, November 22, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Best cruises for holiday celebrations
By Fran Golden, USAToday
In far-flung destinations and closer to home too, ships host traditional holiday celebrations.
On many ships there are visits by Santa, special holiday meals and parties, religious services, carolers, lighted trees and extravagant decorations.
Each cruise line has its own special spin. On Princess ships there are "snowfalls" in the atriums; chefs at Regent Seven Seas and Oceania Cruises create amazing gingerbread houses, and Disney Cruise Line ships host "Very Merrytime" deck parties with Disney characters.
Caribbean
All the major lines serve up fun-in-the-sun style holiday cheer in the Caribbean and Bahamas. With Hanukkah and Thanksgiving aligning this year, celebrations later this month combine turkey, latkes and nightly menorah lighting on ships including the MSC Divina out of Miami and Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas, embarking from Bayonne, N.J.
Continue reading for other destinations: http://www.usatoday.com/experience/cruise/article/best-cruises-for-holiday-celebrations/3541433/
In far-flung destinations and closer to home too, ships host traditional holiday celebrations.
On many ships there are visits by Santa, special holiday meals and parties, religious services, carolers, lighted trees and extravagant decorations.
Each cruise line has its own special spin. On Princess ships there are "snowfalls" in the atriums; chefs at Regent Seven Seas and Oceania Cruises create amazing gingerbread houses, and Disney Cruise Line ships host "Very Merrytime" deck parties with Disney characters.
Caribbean
All the major lines serve up fun-in-the-sun style holiday cheer in the Caribbean and Bahamas. With Hanukkah and Thanksgiving aligning this year, celebrations later this month combine turkey, latkes and nightly menorah lighting on ships including the MSC Divina out of Miami and Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas, embarking from Bayonne, N.J.
Continue reading for other destinations: http://www.usatoday.com/experience/cruise/article/best-cruises-for-holiday-celebrations/3541433/
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Cruise ship to become 'Bud Light Hotel' for Super Bowl
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| Norwegian Getaway (Photo: Norwegian) |
As USA TODAY's Laura Petrecca today reveals in an exclusive report on corporate party plans for Super Bowl XLVIII, Anheuser-Busch InBev will turn the soon-to-debut, 4,028-passenger Norwegian Getaway into a massive "Bud Light Hotel" lodging space and entertainment venue for the event.
The Norwegian Getaway will be docked in New York for the Feb. 2 game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., and the Bud Light Hotel will encompass the ship and the adjacent Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Lodging will be available Thursday before the game through Monday morning.
Continue reading: http://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2013/11/05/norwegian-cruise-bud-light-hotel/3440601/
Monday, November 4, 2013
Short cruises from South Florida ports
Carnival: Two ships -- Carnival Victory and Carnival Imagination replaced in January by Carnival Ecstasy -- sailing day cruises out of Miami (unchanged from last year), plus an additional ship, Carnival Freedom, sailing occasional five-day cruises, interspersed with longer cruises, out of Fort Lauderdale. Carnival Freedom will get Fun Ship 2.0 upgrades in the spring, the first ship used for short cruises to get them. www.carnival.com
Celebrity: Celebrity Constellation sailing four- and five-day cruises out of Fort Lauderdale til late April, after sailing a similar program out of Miami in years past. www.celebritycruises.com
Disney: Disney Magic, just back from a dry-dock makeover, set sail Oct. 25 on its first Caribbean cruise of the season from Miami; will do four- and five-night cruises until January, when it will be move to Port Canaveral. Disney Wonder will move from Galveston to Miami and continue the short-cruise schedule until early May. The Disney Wonder sailed similar itineraries out of Miami for the first time last year, but for a shorter season. http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/
See more at: http://www.post-gazette.com/life/travel/2013/11/03/Short-cruises-from-South-Florida-ports/stories/201311030046
Celebrity: Celebrity Constellation sailing four- and five-day cruises out of Fort Lauderdale til late April, after sailing a similar program out of Miami in years past. www.celebritycruises.com
Disney: Disney Magic, just back from a dry-dock makeover, set sail Oct. 25 on its first Caribbean cruise of the season from Miami; will do four- and five-night cruises until January, when it will be move to Port Canaveral. Disney Wonder will move from Galveston to Miami and continue the short-cruise schedule until early May. The Disney Wonder sailed similar itineraries out of Miami for the first time last year, but for a shorter season. http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/
See more at: http://www.post-gazette.com/life/travel/2013/11/03/Short-cruises-from-South-Florida-ports/stories/201311030046
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