CARNIVAL SALUTES OUR TROOPS

Share the "Fun Ship" experience with your family and friends. Book your Military reservations between
May 1st, 2008 and May 31st, 2008 and receive up to two additional cabins for your family and friends at the same Military rate. This offer will be available on select ships and sailings through December 31st, 2009.

Click on the link below to see all the discounted rates for our guests in the military. For more information on these & other specials call Carnival Reservations at 1-800-662-5450 today.

Fuel supplement additional $7 per guest, per day based on double occupancy;  additional $2 per guest, per day for third, fourth  and  fifth guests.

St. Nazaire, France   -   

During a ceremony today at Aker Yards in St. Nazaire, France, the keel was laid for the first of Norwegian Cruise Line's F3 ships, the third generation and the next evolution of the company's innovative Freestyle Cruising ships. The first block of the keel, number 5006, a double bottom block weighing 322 tons, was put into place marking the start of the overall construction of the ship.

For more information on these & other specials call Carnival Reservations at 1-800-662-5450 today.

NEW SEVEN-DAY EASTERN CARIBBEAN ITINERARY ADDED

TO CARNIVAL CONQUEST’S ROUTES FOR 2009 AND 2010

Complements Ship’s Existing Seven-Day Western Caribbean Itinerary from Galveston

        MIAMI (March 26, 2008) — Carnival Cruise Lines’ 2,974-passenger Carnival Conquest will offer a new seven-day itinerary from Galveston, Texas, that will include port calls to Key West, Fla., and Freeport and Nassau, The Bahamas.

         The new weeklong cruise option will be offered approximately once a month from February 2009 through April 2010 and will complement the ship’s existing Western Caribbean cruise schedule featuring stops at Montego Bay, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; and Cozumel, Mexico.

        “Carnival is the number one cruise line sailing from Galveston, operating more ships and carrying more passengers than any other cruise line, and this new Eastern Caribbean itinerary provides yet another exciting seven-day option designed to appeal to both repeat guests and first-time cruisers,” said Lynn C. Torrent, Carnival’s senior vice president of sales and guest services.

        While Key West may be famous to some for its Key Lime pie and conch cuisine, America's southernmost tip is filled with colorful bars and equally colorful characters in what may as well be the tropics. For history enthusiasts, Ernest Hemingway's house displays his original manuscripts and is home to his famed six-toed cats.

        Freeport and Nassau embody the laid-back atmosphere of The Bahamas with their pristine white sand, turquoise waters, gentle surf and exotic marine life. For those who prefer a more active experience, the islands also offer sophisticated shopping, world-class fishing, Victorian mansions and vibrant bazaars.

        Carnival Conquest, the signature vessel in the line’s popular Conquest-class series, offers a host of on-board facilities and features:  22 lounges and bars, four swimming pools – one with a 214-foot-long “Twister Waterslide – a 14,500-square-foot spa, a variety of formal and casual dining options, ship-wide Wi-Fi Internet access and cell phone service.

        Family friendly amenities include three different youth programs – “Camp Carnival” for ages 2-11, “Circle C” for 12- to 14-year-olds, and “Club O2” for older teens – with facilities, activities and counselors specific to their age group.

        Carnival Conquest also offers a variety of accommodation categories, all of which feature the Carnival Comfort Bed sleep system, with plush mattresses, luxurious duvets and high quality linens and pillows.

PORT CANAVERAL is also likely to homeport Royal Caribbean's 3,643-passenger Freedom of the Seas beginning in May 2009. Royal Caribbean is sending the Mariner of the Seas, currently sailing out of Port Canaveral, to Los Angeles at that time. The Freedom currently operates out of Miami.

Princess Announces 2009 Alaska Cruisetour and Cruise Schedules

NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE said its third generation of Freestyle cruise ships will not have main dining rooms, main theaters or Lido deck cafes and will not have traditional cruise ship cabins. The 4,200-passenger vessels, NCL's largest, will have many features that will be "unrecognizable" to cruisers, said Colin Veitch, NCL's president and CEO. The first of  the two 150,000-gross-ton ships will be delivered in January 2010. Veitch also said that the Norwegian Jade will be the first NCL ship to get the multimillion-dollar enhancements of the line's Freestyle 2.0 initiative when the vessel, the former Pride of Hawaii, debuts in the Mediterranean on March 30. SINGAPORE said its new international cruise terminal at Marina South will open in 2010, doubling the port's capacity and allowing it to accommodate the largest cruise ships currently in service or development. The Singapore Tourism Board specifically said that its new terminal would be able to accommodate Royal Caribbean International's Genesis class of ships, at 5,400 passengers, which are scheduled to debut in 2009. Singapore said it hoped to handle 1.6 million embarking and disembarking cruise passengers per year by 2015, a 70% increase over last year's cruise passenger volume. CDF CROISIERES DE FRANCE will take delivery of its first ship, the Bleu de France, in April, the first for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd's new French cruise brand. The ship is currently sailing for RCCL's Spanish brand Pullmantur Cruises as the Holiday Dream. The ship will undergo a $46 million makeover in Barcelona, to be tailored to French travelers, before entering service in Marseille in May.

Miami   -    Mar 12, 2008   ---   

Today at the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention in Miami, NCL Corporation (NCL) unveiled its 2009 Alaska, Bermuda and Europe deployment and itineraries. Nine Freestyle Cruising ships will give guests the opportunity to explore exotic destinations, from the wilderness of Skagway, to the pink sand of St. George's, to the pyramids of Giza. These cruises go on sale March 20, 2008.

Eight months from its launch, Celebrity Cruises’ newest ship, Celebrity Solstice, already is

being heralded as the most exciting ship entering the market in 2008. In recent months,

Celebrity has revealed a series of brand-defining, first-in-the-industry features on Celebrity

Solstice, including staterooms 15 percent larger than those on previous Celebrity ships, a halfacre

Lawn Club with real grass, a glassblowing show and studio developed with The Corning

Museum of Glass, and unrivaled dining venues offering trendsetting cuisine and design.

Today, Celebrity set the stage for more of the widely varied entertainment guests can

experience on Celebrity Solstice, including new theater productions through an exclusive

partnership with Poet Theatricals.

Led by Michael McPherson and Patrice Marques – whose backgrounds include both

performance and production with Franco Dragone, Circo Luci, FOUR: Spirit of the

Elements, and the creation and production of the first worldwide touring show of the Lido

de Paris – Poet Theatricals is creating three original shows that can be seen only on

Celebrity Solstice.

“Our inspiration for the new shows stems extensively from the extraordinary style and

design of the ship, not to mention its name,” said Michael McPherson, Poet Theatricals.

“Celebrity Solstice conjures up images of light and an alluring ancient mystique, so our

shows are built around that theme.”

“Solstice”: This European-style theatrical circus is built around the clash of day and night,

“Ghost Light”: On the eve of an old Broadway theater’s closing, the cast performing the

“Pulse”: Guests aren’t likely to sit still when this show’s central character, “Rhythm Man,”

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has scheduled three Circles of Interest enrichment programs focusing on art and architecture for 2008. Circles of Interest feature exclusive onboard and shore-side experiences guided by world-class lecturers, instructors and authorities from the realms of art, cuisine, history, environmental conservation, photography and wellness.

Artistic and architectural treasures will be unearthed in northern Europe, the Mediterranean, Adriatic Coast, Greek Isles and northern Africa onboard summer and fall voyages of the 700-guest, all-suite, all-balcony ship Seven Seas Voyager and the 490-guest, all-suite Seven Seas Navigator. The programs will allow guests to discover masterpieces representing the height of classic creativity and meet distinguished contemporary artists who discuss their work and inspirations.

“Our programs feature insightful perspectives on classic and contemporary art from world-class experts, plus an insider’s view into the environments and experiences that influence the creative process,” said Sophie Vlessing, Regent’s vice present, marketing and guest strategy. “These enlightening journeys also offer the enjoyment of a core group of travelers sharing similar interests. Circles of Interest will deliver truly memorable experiences throughout 2008.”

Lisa Hahn, president and founder of Art Horizons International, a special-interest tour company, will lead the voyages. Hahn will host clients at private receptions, lecture and lead tours of art studios, museums and acclaimed art libraries.

The Art and Architecture-themed cruise sails June 9-19 from Monte Carlo to Dover. The fine line between art and architecture is explored beginning with a private reception, followed by a lecture focusing on the styles and technique found in contemporary architecture, with an emphasis on Spain and Portugal. Highlights include a visit to Portugal’s new 20,000-square-foot Ellipse Foundation Contemporary Art Center and a tour of the 14th-century mountaintop Sintra Palace.

From July 26-Aug. 2, Art in Exile will be explored from Venice to Piraeus. Clients will travel the Cyclades Islands, current home to many artists. Program highlights include a lecture on the origins of Impressionist painting in northern France, a private group dinner featuring discussion of the Getty Museum and visits to the studios of three artists living on the island of Mykonos, Greece.

The Architecture and Literature program runs Sept. 9