Disney Cruise Line's Dream Begins to Take Shape
Disney Cruise Line celebrated the keel-laying of the Disney Dream, the first of two new ships. “Since our inception, families have come to know and love Disney Cruise Line, and they are looking for additional ways to enjoy all that we have to offer,” Disney Cruise Line President Karl Holz said during the Aug. 26 ceremony at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. “Our fleet expansion will allow us to satisfy demand on both the East and West coasts of the United States while also giving us the flexibility to explore additional global destinations for our guests.&rdq...
Posted on 31/8/09Read More...
Ruby Princess Swimming Pool
Ruby Princess Swimming Pool Becomes Latest Canvas for Famed Marine Life Artist Wyland
Ruby Princess approached Venice this afternoon, passengers aboard the Princess Cruises ship were treated to a special live art event as famed marine life artist Wyland painted an unusual canvas – the bottom of the ship’s Neptune Pool. Wyland is an accomplished painter, sculptor, photographer, writer and SCUBA diver. His non-profit Wyland Foundation has supported numerous conservation programs since 1993, including the monumental Whaling Wall mural project – and epic series of more than 100 life-size marine life murals that spans 14 countries on four continents and is viewed by an estimated 1 billion people every year. on Bottom of Neptune Pool
A first for the cruise line, Wyland agreed to paint the mother dolphin and her baby as a way to increase awareness of his conservation message. Passengers were invited to follow along with a live top-deck event hosted by the ship’s cruise director, including live video of the painting in progress broadcast on the ship’s Movies Under the Stars screen.
Passengers were able to enjoy watching the artist at work just prior to the ship’s arrival into the Venice canal system.
Ruby Princess is currently sailing on 12-day Grand Mediterranean voyages between Barcelona and Venice, with calls at Monte Carlo, Florence/Pisa, Rome, Naples/Capri, Mykonos, Istanbul, Kusadasi, and Athens.
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Jump Into Social Networking with Cruisitude
Networking socially. It’s funny. Networking has always been a social activity: happy hours, cocktail parties and business networking events. But those were in-person, up-close and dressed-to-impress types of events. These days we’re online. A lot. And being online is more prevalent than ever. (You’re reading this online, aren’t you?) Now we have a term for this ongoing conversation, and if you haven’t heard already, it’s called social networking. And there’s a lot of it out there in the world. Want to jump in and join the convers...
Posted on 12/8/09Read More...
Oasis of the Seas Suits Up with New Life Jacket System
Are photos of your spouse modeling a fashionable orange life jacket in your cabin a thing of the past? In a recent blog entry, Royal Caribbean Chairman and CEO Richard Fain revealed that when Oasis of the Seas debuts this winter, life jackets will be stowed solely at muster stations rather than in passenger staterooms. Fain says that the line has already tested this out on a few other ships in the fleet to positive response. On most mainstream ships, life jackets are stored in individual cabins -- usually in the closet, though sometimes under the bed (additional life jackets are kept ...
Posted on 10/8/09Read More...
