Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, unveiled in Fort Lauderdale, is nearly 50% larger than the largest cruise ships now at sea. But it’s not just the ship’s size that has people talking. Built at a record cost of $1.4 billion, the 225,282-ton vessel is chock-full of industry firsts housed within seven themed neighborhoods. The 6,296-passenger vessel’s first cruise with paying passengers is set for Dec. 1. Click HERE for more details. continue reading...
Yonkers, NY (PRWEB) April 24, 2008 — Pleasure cruising is a nearly 200-year-old concept. Since its inception, the idea of customer comfort has evolved from having a cow on board to provide fresh milk in 1840 to an industry filled with extravagant “floating” hotels, equipped with every imaginable amenity and luxury.
While in the 1800’s there may not have been much choice, today choices are so limitless they can be overwhelming. continue reading...
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ — America’s Vacation Center (AVC), one of the leading travel agencies in North America and beyond, today announced that Travel Trade’s readers selected Co-Presidents Brad and Van Anderson as the winners of the ‘Travel Agent of the Year’ Award.
AVC (http://www.AmericasVacationCenter.com) is respected in the travel industry for its elite network of independently owned and operated affiliates, and is one of the top-producing travel agencies in the American Express Travel Representative Network. This award marks another milestone for the company, which also received the ‘Best Agency Success Story’ Trendsetter Award from TravelAge West in June 2007, and was recently recognized as ‘Travel Agency of the Year’ by Royal Caribbean International, Oceania Cruises, and Norwegian Cruise Line. continue reading...
