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February 18, 2008
Royal Caribbean International
Offers Naming Contest
Royal Caribbean International
is looking for help from the public asking
entrants to name the
Genesis class ships, set to launch in 2009 and
2010.
Submit your ideas for the two ships' names and
enter for a chance to win vacation-prizes with
Royal Caribbean, including a week-long cruise
vacation on one of the world's two largest and
most innovative cruise ships. RCI seeks entries
"that best describe the world of experiences on
a Royal Caribbean cruise, rather than ones that
focus solely on the sheer size of the ships. Go
to the RCI website to enter. Captain's
Note: Normally we do not announce promotions
such as this, however this contest sounds like
fun if you're good at this sort of thing.
February 16, 2008
Carnival Enhances Fun Pass
On-line Pre-Cruise Registration System, Further
Expediting Embarkation Process
Carnival Cruise Lines has enhanced its “Fun
Pass” on-line embarkation portal to allow guests
the ability to register for the line’s shipboard
credit card system and to electronically accept
the Terms and Conditions of Passage prior to
their cruise, thus further expediting the
embarkation process. Guests sailing with
Carnival are now able to submit credit card
information for their on-board “Sail & Sign”
accounts via a secure encryption method and
review/acknowledge the line’s ticket contract,
both of which previously had to be completed
manually during the check-in process at the
cruise terminal.
February 13,
2008
Sarasota, Fl Resident
Drowns While Snorkeling in Antigua
According to a report by the
Antigua Sun, a 75-year-old American
tourist, James Kilgallon, drowned yesterday
while snorkeling at Turner’s Beach, located on
the southern side of the island. Mr. Kilgallon
was a pasenger aboard the
Norwegian Pearl.
Nathan Dundas, president of
the Antigua and Barbuda Cruise Tourism
Association (A&BCTA) expressed condolences to
the family on behalf of the association and
conveyed that it was extremely disheartening to
have heard of the tragedy. “Sadly, this tragedy
happened. But one of the things we try to get
the cruise lines and the tourists to understand
is that there are safe and unsafe activities to
participate in"
It appears the passenger,
along with his wife and friends were not on an
excursion booked through the cruise line.
Instead the four visitors had gone to the beach
in a taxi after having disembarked the cruise
vessel. Captain's Note: Read my
blog response to this article
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