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In brief
■ Southampton to stage QE2’s farewell party
The QE2 will bid a final farewell at a reception in
Southampton next week before sailing to Dubai
to become a luxury hotel. A special reception will
be held on November 11 on the balcony of the
cruise port’s Queen Elizabeth II Terminal. The
QE2 is due to arrive in Dubai on November 26.
■ DFDS unveils Valentine’s mini-breaks
North Sea ferry operator DFDS Seaways has
launched a series of romantic mini-break to
coincide with Valentine’s Day. The move follows
the introduction of themed breaks last year.
MSC sets up Fantasia site
Head of sales Andrew Crowe said: “The romantic
cruises are a wonderful way of giving our
customers another reason to travel with us.”
Lee Hayhurst.
ceremony in Naples which will star actress
The two-night breaks depart on February 13 MSC Cruises has started the countdown to the Sophia Loren, Fantasia’s godmother.
and 14, with prices starting at £99 per person. launch of its flagship MSC Fantasia in Naples this Sea trials took place last week off the coast of
month by unveiling a website dedicated to its France, where the ship is being built by Aker
■ Silver Wind to host culinary arts cruise new flagship. Yards. The ship will be officially delivered to MSC
Silversea Cruises’ newly refurbished Silver Wind Last week the ship, which is being described on December 10, before sailing to Italy.
will offer a culinary arts cruise. It will be hosted by the privately owned Italian line as the “most MSC is due to take delivery of a sister 4,000-
by two-Michelin star Relais & Chateaux grand chef beautiful ship in the world”, underwent success- passenger ship to Fantasia, MSC Splendida, next
Jacques Thorel on the 18-day Las Palmas to Cape ful sea trials. year.
Town itinerary in December. Thorel has created The new website,
mscfantasia.com, is avail- The line recently revamped its logo and intro-
three-course menus for the line, which have been able in five languages. A virtual ship’s captain, duced a new marketing strapline, “MSC Cruises,
introduced on Silversea’s new ship, Prince Albert butler, chef and events the most modern fleet in
mscfantasia.com
II, and are being rolled out across the fleet. organiser are on hand to the world”, ahead of the
guide visitors around the Fantasia launch.
■ Oceania Cruises cuts selected rates by 40% Fantasia’s facilities. Chief executive Pier-
Oceania Cruises is offering savings of up to 40% These include the new francesco Vago said: “We
on a range of 2009 European Collection voyages. MSC Yacht Club, which fea- want not only to differenti-
These savings are on top of the line’s two-for-one tures 99 suites offering ate ourselves, but above all
fares. The savings are for 10 departures on seven “English-style” butler serv- to make a point about our
itineraries onboard Insignia and Nautica. ice, dedicated public spaces unique product, our newest
and exclusive spa access. hardware and especially our
■ Le Boat offers 15% of 2009 prices The website also features professionalism. MSC now
Tui Travel-owned boating holidays specialist a clock counting down to needs to be a known brand
Le Boat is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the December 18 naming in the consumer world.”
government legislation which transformed the
UK’s canal system, by offering 15% savings on
2009 UK boating breaks. Managing director Cheryl
Powell said: “The vibrancy of today’s 2,200-mile
Royal Caribbean cancels cruises
network of waterways is testament to the trans-
formation of our rivers and canals since 1968.” ROYAL Caribbean International has cancelled cruises between November 2009 and March 2010
its 2009-10 South American programme on the chance to bring their booking forward to the
■ Crystal introduces green laundry practices Radiance of the Seas and extended the ship’s unaffected 2008-09 South American programme.
Luxury operator Crystal Cruises has introduced winter programme out of San Diego. All customers who rebook have been offered
green practices for the laundry service on its The move to bring a ship back to a US home- onboard credit of $200 per standard stateroom
ships. It has agreed a deal with Hanger Network port follows rival Carnival Cruise Line’s decision or $400 per suite.
to supply EcoHangers, an environmentally to withdraw Carnival Liberty from Dover next The change means Royal Caribbean will now
friendly alternative to wire coat hangers, for its year and keep it in the US. offer 10 Mexican Riviera cruises out of San Diego
state rooms, and has started to use washable Both decisions come as the economic down- of between nine and 11 nights.
laundry bags instead of plastic bags. turn and the increased cost of flying have hit The line claimed that Mariner of the Seas
bookings in the domestic US fly-cruise market. would become the largest ship to be based in the
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