DIAMOND PRINCESS ARRIVES SHIP IS THE BIGGEST AFLOAT ON MEXICAN, ALASKAN ROUTES.Byline: Daily News The Diamond Princess Diamond Princess can refer to:
The 116,000-ton, 2,670-passenger vessel was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki, Japan. It departed Feb. 27 and has been sailing across the Pacific prior to its official maiden voyage Noun 1. maiden voyage - the first voyage of its kind; "in 1912 the ocean liner Titanic sank on its maiden voyage" ocean trip, voyage - an act of traveling by water , scheduled to begin Saturday. The ship will be based in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. through April, offering weeklong round-trip cruises to the Mexican Riviera The Mexican Riviera refers collectively to several cities and resorts lying on the western coast of Mexico. Although there are large distances between these cities, they are often referred to as the Mexican Riviera because of their popularity among tourists. . In recent years, Princess has pulled back some of its schedules because of the threat of terrorism in the Middle East and concentrated more on travels on the Pacific. Diamond Princess expands upon the company's popular Grand Princess-class vessels with new dining options, more spacious facilities and a range of amenities. Passengers will have choices of five main dining rooms on board including Italian, Southwestern and Asian cuisine Asian cuisine is a term sometimes used in the West as an umbrella term for the various cuisines of East Asia and Southeast Asia and for fusion dishes based on combining them. It does not usually include Polynesian, Central Asia or Middle Eastern cuisine. . In addition, Diamond Princess features one of the largest Internet Cafes at sea, special children's facilities and a high-tech dance club, cabaret theater and gaming room. And another first - passengers can get married on board in the ship's wedding chapel as part of the only program in which the ship's captain conducts ceremonies at sea. The ship will return May 1, then travel to Seattle on a seven-day voyage, returning to resume its Mexican Riviera program and, later, sailing to Alaska. |
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