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A GREAT PLAN Dear WoC
A brief note of congratulations on your latest issue (Issue 49). I have been a subscriber for a number of years, but this is unquestionably your best issue to date! There are more concise, useful articles and the new-style Cruise Planner is exceptionally helpful. It’s full of detailed, unbiased information, streets ahead of any previous ones, let alone Cruise International’s array of numbers, which tell you everything and nothing. Well done! Bernard Theobald, via e-mail
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SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL? Dear WoC
I have been a regular subscriber to World of Cruising over several years and enjoy the range of features and comments contained. The SOLAS 2010 regulations carried into effect recently and I would welcome an article on the history of safety regulations, covering the design/contribution and operating of passenger ships since the end of the 19th Century (not a technical treatise, more a layman’s guide.) My present preference is for the smaller ships – the Sea Princess/Victoria and Artemis are high on my list of favourite ships. I have noticed an article from the Daily Telegraph Travel regarding the effects of green fuel regulations on the smaller ships. How does WoC view the smaller ships, say up to 2,000 passengers? I would welcome a feature on these lines in the future. F.R Lacey-Smith, Hemel Hempstead, UK The Editor Says: there are two good points raised here, and we will attempt to cover both of them in our next two editions, starting with a look at the SOLAS regulations and their implications, and then the small-ship issue. My own personal feeling is ships of 2,000-plus passengers will continue to dominate the cruise business as they offer benefits of scale, and the older, smaller ships will eventually be squeezed out, both by economics and the greater expense of keeping them running.
WINTER WARMER Dear WoC I have just received my winter edition of World of Cruising, along with a note asking for any views and feedback. I think the magazine is first class and needs no “improving.” Gwen Turner, Walmer, South Africa The Editor Says: many thanks for your kind words. We were all extremely pleased with the last edition, but the challenge now is to do even better in 2011!
REGAL ENTRY First look at the new Queen Elizabeth
FRENCH CHIC Le Boreal style
WORLD OF SPAS Blissful Ventura
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ISSUE 49 Winter 2010 / 11
AN INUIT
ADVENTURE Sailing the
Canadian Arctic
NEW SHIP DELIGHT Dear WoC There has been a lot of publicity already this year devoted to the various new ships we will see in 2011. What ship or ships does World of Cruising think will be among the best of the new bunch, and can we expect to see in-depth reviews of them? Martin Everich, Guildford, Surrey, UK The Editor Says: there is a real variety and contrast to the new vessels of 2011 but I think we can safely say the Disney Dream and the Marina of Oceania Cruises will be among the most eagerly-anticipated and most noteworthy. We have two looks at the Disney Cruise Line ship in this edition (pages 10 and 66), while the Marina will be one of our main features in Issue 51. Look out also for the new Seabourn Quest later this year.
CAUSE FOR CONCERN? Dear WoC Is the recent unrest in countries like Tunisia and Egypt a reason to worry about Mediterranean cruises in 2011? It seems like when cruise lines have their schedules organised a year or more in advance, this could be a problem. Mrs E Ravencroft, via e-mail The Editor Says: cruise lines are extremely pro-active in ensuring the safety of their ships and passengers and you can be sure they will seek out the latest advice and information before any port call in sensitive areas, even to the extent of cancelling them at short notice. This is all part and parcel of the cruise business.
6 WORLD OF CRUISING I Spring 2011
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