Royal Caribbean Announces 2010 Nordic Cruises

Royal Caribbean Cruises

 

Royal Caribbean International announced the return of Vision of the Seas to the North and Baltic seas for a second summer season in 2010.

 

Dedicated to the Nordic market from April to September 2010, Vision of the Seas will feature 14 itineraries on 24 sailings to 34 ports in 14 countries from the homeports of Copenhagen, Denmark; Oslo, Norway; and Stockholm, Sweden.

 

 Bookings for 2010 Baltic and North Sea cruises are now open.
New for the 2010 season are an 11-night Arctic Circle cruise from Copenhagen;

 seven-night itineraries featuring St. Petersburg out of Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm;

nine-night “British Isles & Normandy” voyages from Oslo; and four- and five-night short cruises from Stockholm.

 

 New ports of call include Edinburgh, Scotland; Olden and Tromso, Norway; and Riga, Latvia.

 

Maiden ports of call for Vision of the Seas include Gdansk, Poland; Honningsvag, Norway (the port for Cape North, the northernmost point of Europe, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Arctic Ocean); Inverness/Loch Ness, Scotland; and Gothenburg, Sweden.

 

Carnival Cruise Lines Dream to Feature Two-Level Adults-Only Retreat

Carnival Cruise Lines

 
Carnival Cruise Lines’ largest ship, the 130,000-ton Carnival Dream set to debut Sept. 21, will feature the fleet’s largest adults-only retreat called Serenity.

 

The Carnival Dream’s 11,250-square-foot Serenity area will encompass two levels and accommodate up to 200 guests who can relax in plush chaise lounges and chairs, shaded sun loungers and hammocks.

 

Carnival Dream’s Serenity area will also feature a full bar on the lower level in a shaded area, while the upper level will offer two whirlpools.

 

Design-wise, Serenity will offer an understated theme with decorative latticework, teak-style decking, and other contemporary features, and also will feature some windscreens.

 
Spanning the forward section of Decks 14 and 15, Serenity is accessible via a glass elevator within the 23,750-square-foot Cloud 9 Spa, as well as by two staircases.

 

Carnival Dream is set to debut Sept. 21 with a series of 12-day Mediterranean cruises followed by a trans-Atlantic crossing and two eight-day voyages from New York.

 

Carnival Dream will then reposition to Port Canaveral for a nine-day cruise then launch year-round seven-day Caribbean service Dec. 12.