Big Red Boat announces inaugural seven-night cruise with Caribbean debut.CAPE CANAVERAL Cape Canaveral (kənăv`ərəl), low, sandy promontory extending E into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island, E Fla., separated from Merritt Island by the Banana River, a lagoon; named (1963) Cape Kennedy in memory of President John , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1995--The Big Red Boat announced plans to offer a seven-night cruise this fall with its first voyage to the Caribbean. The popular family cruise line A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships. Cruise lines have a dual character; they are partly in the transportation business, and partly in the leisure entertainment business, a duality that carries down into the ships themselves, which have both a crew headed by the has been providing three- and four-night cruises with Disney World packages for more than 10 years. The announcement was made by Gary Sain, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Premier Cruise Lines, at a recent luncheon attended by more than 200 local travel agents aboard the Star/Ship Oceanic in Port Canaveral This article is about the port of Port Canaveral. For the city, see Cape Canaveral, Florida. Port Canaveral is a major cruise and cargo port located in Brevard County, Florida. Port Canaveral is the second busiest cruise port in the world with 4. . "Onboard passenger surveys revealed that guests who had experienced a three- or four-night cruise on The Big Red Boat wanted to sail with us again on a cruise of longer duration and subsequently, we decided to `test the water' by offering a seven-night cruise this fall," said Sain. "We have had a very favorable response from our repeat passengers and expect to be sold out on the first sailing," said Sain. Scheduled to make its debut on Friday, Nov. 3, on the Star/Ship Oceanic, the ship will depart from Port Canaveral and will feature stops at the popular Caribbean ports-of-calls of San Juan San Juan, city, Argentina San Juan (săn wän, Span. sän hwän), city (1991 pop. 353,476), capital of San Juan prov., W Argentina. It is a commercial and industrial center in an agricultural region. , Antigua and St. Thomas. "The success of this first seven-night cruise will determine if and how we market the product in 1996," Sain explained. The seven-night cruise package will include shipboard ship·board n. 1. The condition of being aboard a ship: on shipboard. 2. Archaic The side of a ship. adj. accommodations, all meals and entertainment and round-trip coach airfare (modest air transportation add-ons are required from some gateway cities The Gateway Cities of Southern California are those located in southeastern Los Angeles County. There is some cross-over between these cities and those composing South Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, the South Bay, and the San Gabriel Valley. ). Port charges are additional. Brochure tariffs will start from $1,289 for an inside stateroom state·room n. A private cabin or compartment with sleeping accommodations on a ship or train. stateroom Noun 1. a private room on a ship 2. and from $1,549 for an outside stateroom, per person, double occupancy. Advance purchase and group pricing will be available. Prices will start at $729 for an inside stateroom and from $909 for an outside stateroom, per person, double occupancy. Advance purchase must be made by May 1, 1995. Reservations for The Big Red Boat's inaugural seven-night cruise can be made through any travel agent. The Big Red Boat is a subsidiary of The Dial Corp., a $3.5 billion consumer product and services company based in Phoenix, Ariz. CONTACT: Premier Cruise Lines Ltd. Catherine Franklin, 407/783-5061, ext. 2296 or The Dial Corp Brad Parker, 602/207-1049 |
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