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Carnival Cruise Line marks a return to the Mediterranean after a three-year break with the launch of its new ship Carnival Vista in 2016. The 3,950-passenger ship will be sailing eight, 10 and 13-day cruises from Trieste, Barcelona and Piraeus between May 1 and October 21, 2016, before setting off on a 13-day voyage to New York. The new ship’s final homeport has yet to be revealed. New features on Carnival
Vista include Skyride, where passengers pedal around the top of the ship in side-car-like bikes suspended below a track, an IMAX cinema, Havana Cabana cabins with patios and access (exclusive in the daytime) to an aft- located bar and pool, and al-fresco dining for all restaurants so passengers can ‘connect’ with the sea. Carnival Vista is one of
several new ships on order for Carnival Corporation. A sister
ship to Vista is due for delivery to Carnival in March 2018, while a 2,650-passenger sister to Holland America Line’s Koningsdam enters service in November 2018. Koningsdam launches in February 2016. Princess Cruises, another
Carnival brand, will launch an
Cunard celebrates its 175th
Poets, politicians and pop stars will be taking centre stage on Cunard ships this year as the company celebrates 175 years of transatlantic crossings. Comedy poet Pam Ayres will be joining a Mediterranean cruise on Queen Elizabeth in October, while former MPs David Blunkett and Lord Michael Howard will be joining Queen Victoria’s Mediterranean flycruises departing in September and October. Meanwhile, ’60s singers
Crosby, Stills and Nash will be performing on Queen Mary 2’s transatlantic crossing from
September 4 to 11. The trio launched their first record in 1969 and played at Woodstock four decades ago. The company will also be
celebrating with a gathering of its three ships in Liverpool in May, while in July, Queen Mary 2 is recreating Cunard’s very first transatlantic crossing 175 years ago with a cruise from Southampton to New York via Liverpool, Halifax and Boston. On board, passengers will find 175 themed drinks, plus menus and in-cabin stationery featuring Cunard’s 175th anniversary logo.
12 | Travel Weekly Cruise | February 2015
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