Singles cruises for Halloween

Remember when Halloween was considered a holiday just for kids? No more. Halloween is now a major holiday for adults -- especially singles.

Halloween sailings are drawing more interest than ever this year, according to the professional singles cruise planners. Thousands of solo cruisers will take to the high seas this Hallow’s Eve, with a Halloween singles cruise to satisfy just about anyone...

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Cruise.com Launches Mobile App for iPhone and Android

DANIA BEACH, Fla., Sept. 10, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Cruise.com, a subsidiary of Omega World Travel, Inc. and one of the Internet's leading cruise sellers, announces the launch of their new mobile app for both iPhone users and Android users. The free app is designed to put a wealth of cruise-related information at the user's fingertips. The Cruise.com app is available now for download in the iPhone App Store and in the Android Marketplace and can be also be downloaded at www.cruise.com.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/10/4804532/cruisecom-launches-mobile-app.html#storylink=cpy

Seniors on the Go: Cruise lines turn to fees, packages

Following the lead of airlines, some big cruise lines are moving toward the airlines' pricing philosophy: Keep the base price low, and make up the difference with fees. How this will play out is anybody's guess, but if you're considering a cruise, you need to look past the initially featured rates.

Read more at:  http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09-04/travel/sns-travel-ed-perkins-seniors-on-the-go-cruise-lines-turn-to-fees-packages-20120904_1_cruise-lines-drink-packages-cruise-critic

First look at Peter Max-designed cruise ship exterior

Courtesy Norwegian Cruise Line

Call it Peter Max's largest canvas ever.

Norwegian Cruise Line today released the first image of the Max-designed hull art planned for its next ship, the Norwegian Breakaway -- a colorful mixture of New York- and cosmic-themed imagery that will cover 40,000 square feet of the vessel's exterior.

"Norwegian Breakaway is New York's ship, and this colorful artwork by Peter Max will make the ship an instant icon," Norwegian CEO Kevin Sheehan says in a statement.

Debuting in April 2013, the 4,000-passenger Norwegian Breakaway is scheduled to sail year-round out of New York to such destinations as Bermuda and the Bahamas. At 144,000 tons, it'll be the largest ship ever to be based year-round in the city.

Read more at: http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2012/09/norwegian-cruise-hull-art-peter-max/837902/1

Deal watch: Norwegian Cruise Line launches Hawaii promotion

Norwegian Cruise Line is offering $100 in on-board credits to customers who book a Hawaii cruise by Saturday.

The three-day Hawaii Bonus Days sales event, which kicked off today, is for new reservations on the line's Hawaii-based Pride of America and is good with any cabin category.

The 2,138-passenger Pride of America operates week-long cruises out of Honolulu to the Hawaiian islands of Maui, Kauai and Hawaii.

Norwegian offers Hawaii packages that include a seven-night cruise and airline flights to and from the sailing starting at $1,949 per person, based on double occupancy.

Read more at:  http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2012/08/norwegian-cruise-line-deal-hawaii/835170/1

Cruise line Star Clippers to offer voyages to Cuba

Courtesy Start Clippers

Cruise company Star Clippers has announced plans for voyages to Cuba, but the trips will be off limits to U.S. citizens in observance of the U.S. embargo of the country.

The Monaco-based sailing ship line says the 170-passenger Star Flyer will operate two repositioning cruises ending or originating at Cienfuegos, Cuba; one six-night cruise round trip from Cienfuegos; and five seven-night round-trip sailings from Cienfuegos -- all to take place during February and March of 2014.

Read more:  http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2012/08/cruise-ship-cuba-star-clippers/832719/1

Carnival Cruise Line offering all-you-can-drink package

The cruise review website, Cruise Critic, is reporting that Carnival Cruise Line has begun testing an all-you-can-drink package aboard the Carnival Victory. The program, called “My Awesome Bar Program” was rolled out on the August 5 departure of the Carnival Victory. The report indicates that the test program could possibly be rolled out to the entire fleet if Carnival deems it to be a success.

The cost for this program is $42.95 per person per day, plus a 15 percent gratuity. However, there is a catch. If one person wants to purchase this package, then all passengers in the same stateroom who are 21 years old and older must purchase the package in order to prevent multiple passengers sharing off the same package. Also, passengers can only order one drink at a time.

Read more: http://www.examiner.com/article/carnival-cruise-line-offering-all-you-can-drink-package