IN BRIEF
REGENT SEVEN SEAS has free business-class flights on offer with select voyages on Seven Seas Voyager this summer, with sailings from Stockholm, Copenhagen and Southampton. Call 02380 682280.
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE will have two ships sailing from New York for the first time in the 2012/13 autumn and winter season including Norwegian Pearl for the first time. Norwegian Dawn will sail from Boston and Québec City and NCL will visit Québec’s Gaspésie for the first time.
CELEBRITY CRUISES is to deploy Celebrity Solstice to Australia and New Zealand for the first time from late 2012 to early 2013. The ship will sail via Suez, Dubai and the Far East to Sydney and operate 12 and 13-night sailings from there to Auckland.
HOLLAND AMERICA LINE is also sending a new ship Down Under, with their Oosterdam joining the Volendam for the 2012/13 season, operating 10-25-day itineraries around Australia and New Zealand.
Cruise News
Celebrity Raise The Bar New Features, Enhancements
& ‘Brit’ Touches CELEBRITY CRUISES have announced a series of new measures and features for their fleet, several of which will have a significant impact for their ex-UK business this year.
The range of enhancements include: • New services and experiences for the next two Solstice-class ships, Celebrity Silhouette and Reflection, in summer 2011 and 2012.
• An extra touch of British-inspired features for Celebrity Eclipse this summer on her ex-Southampton season.
• And a major ‘Solsticizing’ of Millennium-class vessel Celebrity Summit.
Celebrity set the ball rolling on the
impressive series of announcements by revealing the latest details for the final two ships in their highly-lauded series that started with Celebrity Solstice in 2008. New experiences include the innova-
Star Sail Into
Southampton Tall-ship sailing specialist STAR CLIPPERS will bring their 170-passenger square rigger Star Flyer to the UK in 2012 for the first time since the vessel’s launch in 1991 as part of the company’s debut Baltic season. During the summer, Flyer will cruise out of Hamburg, Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen as well as to and from Southampton in May and Septem- ber next year. The first cruise departs the south coast port in May 5 for a five-night voyage to Hamburg, via Amsterdam, and Flyer then sails from Hamburg to Southampton on August 25, giving the Solent another look at this dramatic vessel before she embarks again on September 1 for Lisbon. More info: call 0845 200 6145 or
www.starclippers.co.uk
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tive use of iPad menus in alternative restaurant Qsine, with video player options and touch-screen wine lists, and a Champagne Royal Tea experience, featuring a white-glove service, with Tea Forte loose teas served in custom Wedgwood Bone China. An additional deck on Reflection will introduce 34 new AquaClass Suites, offering 251sq ft of interior space as well as 57sq ft verandas, plus complimentary access to speciality restaurant Blu. There will be an additional eight Sky Suites, 19 Concierge and 11 inside staterooms. Other developments on both Silhouette
and Reflection include The Lawn Club Grill and The Porch (replacing the Corning Museum Hot Glass show); The Alcoves and The Hideaway; The Art Studio to provide interactive classes; and an expanded Michael’s Club. The Lawn Club Grill will bring the first
outdoor, interactive grill venue to cruising, with speciality dining options, in addition to demonstrations and classes. Also here will be The Alcoves, 8 exclusive, cabana- style retreats for 2-4 guests. The Porch is an intimate 48-seat venue for quick, casual breakfasts and lunches.
Guests seeking a quiet spot can head
to The Hideaway, a high-tech escape to relax with an iPads or try out a new Apple
product from the Celebrity iLounge, or simply to read a good book. Meanwhile, Celebrity will add some
extra ‘British’ touches to Celebrity Eclipse, which is again based exclusively out of Southampton this summer. For the first time, all beverage costs on board will be inclusive of service charge and not have a 15% gratuity automatically added. Beer offerings will be extended to include brands like Fuller’s London Pride, Old Speckled Hen, Boddingtons, Guinness and Newcastle Brown. The new Champagne High Royal Experience will be introduced (at a charge of $25/person), to include elegant savouries and pastries set to music delivered by the ship’s string quartet. Additional benefits include coffee as well as tea-making facilities in staterooms, British newspapers available via iPads and increased UK-specific guest entertainer and speaker line-ups during each sailing. Finally, Celebrity have revealed the Solstice-class upgrades for Celebrity Summit during her dry-dock in January. Like their retro-fitting of Constellation in 2010 and plans to add the popular features on Infinity later this year, the addi- tions will be the AquaClass state-rooms and Mediterranean-themed restaurant Blu; alternative restaurant Qsine with its novel iPad menus; the Celebrity iLounge; ice-topped Martini Bar and Crush; The Bistro creperie; Café al Bacio & Gelateria; Cellarmasters wine bar; and an expanded art collection.
Celebrity president Dan Hanrahan explained: “Based on the response we’ve had from guests who have sailed on the ‘Solsticized’ Celebrity Constellation, we’re eager to introduce the same features on Summit. We recognise consumers’ holiday time is precious, which inspires us to do everything we can to make their holiday with us something better than anything they’ve experienced before.” More info: call 0845 456 0523 or visit
www.celebritycruises.co.uk.
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