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Berlitz: Cruise is cheap,
■ 1st4cruising breaks into river sector
Online cruise retailer 1st4cruising has launched a
river cruise website. The site features 500 cruises
on 23 rivers worldwide including the Danube,
the Nile, the Seine and the Rhone. Commercial
but beware extra costs
director John Fair said: “River cruises have been
steadily gaining in popularity as people look for a Not far behind are five boutique-style ships:
Lee Hayhurst.
good value, comfortable and eco-friendly means THE LATEST edition of the Berlitz cruise industry SeaDream II and SeaDream I, Seabourn Legend,
of seeing multiple countries in one trip.” “bible” warns that although cruise fares are Seabourn Spirit and Seabourn Pride.
as cheap as they were in 1980, basic fares At the other end of the scale are ships rated one
■ Carnival in Quebec with Triumph voyage increasingly do not include many items. star, such as Grande Caribe and easyCruise Life,
Carnival Cruise Lines is to call at Quebec for the Lines are looking to maximise onboard which Ward describes as “all noise and no poise”.
first time. The 2,100-passenger Carnival Triumph revenues by introducing charges for some Among Ward’s predictions for the industry are
will sail round-trip nine-day itineraries out of facilities, said Douglas Ward, author of the Berlitz that mid-sized ships will attract an “increasing
New York on three dates in 2009. Cruises will Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. number of discerning cruise-goers thanks to the
navigate the St Lawrence River calling at Quebec However, he said the low prices were helping introduction of more large resort ships which can
City Baie-Comeau, and Havre St. Pierre. to introduce a new generation to cruising, with offer a rather sanitised experience”.
the increasing number of large “resort” ships UK retailer
Cruise.co.uk has agreed a deal for
■ HAL puts shore excursions online appealing particularly to families. a second successive year to print additional
Holland America Line has launched an online For the first time the guide includes a list of the copies of the guide to give to customers.
shore excursion e-brochure allowing customers 10 best shore excursions, in addition to the 10
to view and print shore excursion information. best spas, the best choice for children, the 10 top
The system offers personalised information expeditions and the 20 largest suites afloat. Out now! Berlitz Complete Guide
specific to each guests’ itinerary. More than Among the 270 ship reviews are Ward’s assess- to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2009 is
20,400 customers have used the e-brochure ment of the world’s best, and worst, ships. available from bookshops and at
since it went live five weeks ago. Taking top spot is Europa, operated by Hapag
berlitzpublishing.com, price £16.99
Lloyd Cruises, the only vessel rated a five-star-plus.
■ Crystal Cruises releases 2009 itineraries
Luxury operator Crystal Cruises has released
its 2009 Worldwide Cruise Atlas. The brochure
contains an expanded number of Experiences of
Hebridean and Jet2 extend deal
Discovery themed cruises and details of upgrades HEBRIDEAN International Cruises has agreed Mike Deagan, Hebridean managing director,
made to both Crystal Symphony and Serenity, to continue its longstanding deal for
Jet2.com to said: “Given the private charter flight to the ves-
its two ships. The atlas features 61 itineraries operate its charter flights to cover summer 2009. sel in Europe is included within the cruise tariff,
visiting 815 ports, and contains a section The luxury cruise operator uses a specially it is essential the charter exactly complements
highlighting the value of its all-inclusive fares. configured Boeing 737 with just 33 business-class the onboard standards of Hebridean Spirit.”
seats to take customers to Hebridean Spirit. For the first time this year flights have
■ Celebrity switches from Australasia to US The two companies have been partners for the operated from and to the exclusive VIP Inflite
Celebrity Cruises has discontinued its Australasia past nine years. Terminal at Stansted.
programme in 2009 and 2010 on Celebrity
Millennium so it can offer new itineraries from
the US ports of Baltimore and Charleston. Chief
executive Dan Hanrahan said: “Our agent partners
and guests have repeatedly said they want more
options to sail with Celebrity Cruises from the east
coast of the US, where our brand was founded.”
■ Ocean Village singer tops the charts
Ocean Village vocalist Will Martin made musical
history on Sunday when he became the youngest
tenor to top the classical charts. The 24-year-old’s
debut album, A New World, soared to the No 1
spot in its first week of release while he was
performing back onboard Ocean Village.
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Hebridean’s Mike Deagan (left) with Jet2.com’s passenger sales director Phil Ward (right) and charter sales general
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