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No matter whence you hail, the Caribbean elicits images of white sand beaches, clear blue water great coral reefs, and plenty of sunshine. Though I now reside in America, I […]

The Cruise Lines International Association began a review of its PR account. Finn Partners is the incumbent. The review began as the cruise industry is dealing with multiple reports about [...]

An informational meeting aimed at diffusing a standoff between some residents of Molokai and a small-ship operator drew an estimated 200 concerned islanders last week. The Nov. 30 meeting, held [...]

Prestige Cruise Holdings selected Redpoint Marketing PR as AOR for the Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands, following a competitive review. Redpoint will assist in the launch of [...]

Customers responded well to the personal touch when a Princess cruise had to be cancelled, according to the line's boss. Robin Searle reports A SWIFT and personal response from bosses [...]

An amusing tale reaches Mix concerning David Dingle, managing director of P&O Cruises UK, the owner of the unlucky cruise ship Aurora. Readers will no doubt be familiar with Aurora's [...]

WASHINGTON: The cruise industry adopted strict new guidelines last week to insulate their ships, passengers, and reputation from the international outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Late last year, [...]

By encouraging each brand it owns to speak for itself, Carnival has charted a successful course despite having to deal with health scares, hostile takeovers, and a litany of other [...]

MIAMI -- Discovery Cruise Line opened an account with the Bank of America here to assist vendors of the Straw Market in Nassau, Bahamas, after a fire destroyed the market […]

Crystal Cruises has launched a contest to name its third ship, scheduled for a debut in summer 2003. 'We're encouraging musical names as well as names reflecting emotional aspects of [...]

Renaissance pitches woo, but mom-and-pop agencies are slower to say 'I do' Travel agents might forgive, but it takes them a bit longer to forget. It's been nine months since [...]

Kudos for Carnival Carnival Cruise Lines, which launched Galveston, Texas' first year-round cruise program aboard the 1,452-passenger Celebration last September, has been named Business of the Year for 2000 by [...]

ICCL, CLIA join to counter 'biased' reporting MIAMI BEACH -- Concerned by what it perceives as biased reporting by the consumer press, the cruise industry is launching a public relations […]

Carnival Corp. in Miami donated $100,000 to the American Red [...]

ICCL is mandating new safety and environmental standards for cruise ships, as well as rolling out new ways to educate agents When one passenger is involved in a highly publicized, […]

Renaissance Reaction It was really great to see my picture and short article in TravelAge West (Agent Chat Room, Dec. 11). And, by golly, a CEO of Renaissance Cruises called [...]

Controversial cruise line faces agents in series of 'We're Listening' seminars Renaissance Cruises' executives breezed through Los Angeles and San Francisco last week for its 'We're Listening' travel agent seminar [...]

Agents cautiously accept cruise line into organization The National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents has accepted Renaissance Cruises as an allied member, giving the contrite cruise line some positive reinforcement [...]

P&O Cruises won brownie points for supporting agents when its new ship Aurora limped home just hours after sailing on its maiden voyage. SARA MACEFIELD reports The old saying, 'always [...]

More than 900 employees from Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises fanned out April 8 over 16 community sites in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The effort was part of the [...]

After getting black eyes from a cruise ship fire and underreporting sexual assaults, one might think Carnival Cruise Lines would develop a better sense of public relations. Well, that doesn't [...]

In Miami, offshore gaming ship Casino Princesa donated its facility to host D-FY-IT's 1999-2000 Club Advisors meeting. D-FY-IT is a community-based substance abuse prevention organization that rewards and acknowledges middle [...]

Festival Cruises invited more than 500 agents to Southampton to view its new 1,200-passenger ship, Mistral, in advance of its maiden voyage. The vessel is the first of three planned [...]

When visiting a school in Koh Chen, Cambodia, AmaWaterways guests are able to bring school supplies to children. Some students spoke a bit of English and were anxious to show [...]

Could the southern Caribbean be the next foray for Sandals Resorts International? CTC hears that the Jamaica-based brand, with 15 resorts on seven islands in the eastern Caribbean, is eyeing [...]

WHAT: Carnival Continues Support of ASTA Research Carnival Corporation & Plc will sponsor consumer research released by the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) for the third year in a [...]

Is Norwegian Cruise Line trying for a sexier image? One might wonder after the line chose provocative actress Kim Cattrall, of 'Sex and the City' TV fame, to christen the [...]

Look for an announcement soon from Club Med regarding a new sun or ski resort 'in the North American zone,' according to Patrick Mitchell, vice president of sales for North [...]