February

The Cruise Insider

Special Features	February 2009	2009 Menu
	Admiral Balchin's HMS Victory Discovered - World's Mightiest Ship Was Lost Without a Trace in 1744 and Sank With a Substantial Amount of Gold & Silver Onboard.
	Will the Delta Queen receive a new lease on-life?
	Historic SS United States Reportedly Up for Sale
	QUEEN MARY - Lease Auction Over
Headlines			up
	Winter cruising on the St. Lawrence Seaway
	Princess Cruises’ Caribbean Princess has just emerged from an extensive three-week dry-dock to add many of the new signature features introduced on its newest ships
	Carnival target Australia to be a major producer
	Fast inter-island ferry service in the Caribbean
	Costa's fleet explodes with their 15th ship taking shape at Marghera
Ports & Itineraries			up
	Istanbul considers revamping docks to boost cruise tourism
	Seattle's new cruise passenger terminal to open at Smith Cove
	Windstar will return to the Canary Islands in November
	Seabourn new itineraries for 2010/11 include 44 New Ports, Year-Round Asia Presence
	Holland America Line offer unique South Pacific Itineraries
	NCL to Seasonally Homeport a Ship in Port Canaveral in 2010/11
	Viking River Cruises has introduced the new 13-day “Yangtze Explorer” itinerary
Industry Insider			up
	Carnival Names Randall Weisenburger to Board of Directors
	Royal Caribbean’s 4Q Earnings Tumble 98 Percent
	New regulations on sewage pollution from ships over 400 GT
	Compagnie des Iles du Ponant has changed its name to Compagnie du Ponant.
	Joe Ueberroth steps down and Art Rodney takes over with Ambassadors to focus on cruise
	Services held for John Seabrook -set RCCL on it's current course
Worldwide's News			up
	Worldwide delivers another successful R&B charter to Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise