THEME CRUISES DRAW REPEAT SAILORS TO SHIPS.Byline: Carol Bidwell Daily News Staff Writer No longer content to curl up on deck chairs, watching the waves and the world go by, today's cruise ship passengers want a more mind-occupying seagoing sea·go·ing adj. Made or used for ocean voyages. seagoing Adjective built for travelling on the sea Adj. 1. vacation, say cruise industry officials. So cruise lines
Name Headquarters A'rosa Europe NCL America America AIDA Cruises Europe American Cruise Lines America are offering lectures, movie stars, sports, cooking and wine-tasting, and many other cruises built around a theme. "People want to take something home with them besides having read a book," said Barbara Weiner, spokeswoman for the Cruise Lines International Association. While theme cruises don't generally act as a lure for people who wouldn't otherwise book a shipboard ship·board n. 1. The condition of being aboard a ship: on shipboard. 2. Archaic The side of a ship. adj. vacation, they do draw veteran cruise passengers back again and again, said James Godsman, CLIA's president. "Cruise lines realize people are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. new and different things to do," Godsman said. "Some people will always want to lie around the pool. But a lot of people are active onshore and want to be active aboard ship. Theme cruises give people who like the same things an excuse to have a good time." Cunard is credited by many industry representatives with pioneering the theme cruise, offering the first mystery cruises on which a "murder" was staged and passengers acted either as suspects or detectives, trying to ferret out the "murderer." Now, Sail With the Stars, a Woodland Hills tour company, has built a business around lining up television, movie and sports stars with whom cruise passengers can mingle on cruises aboard Carnival, Holland America and Crystal ships, said Raina Ring, the firm's owner. "We really allow passengers an opportunity to fulfill a fantasy, meeting their favorite stars," she said. "It's almost as if the celebrities are their friends for a week." This year, Cunard has more theme cruises planned than ever before. Some of the most unusual: a murder mystery with a retired Scotland yard Scotland Yard, headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police. The term is often used, popularly, to refer to one branch, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Named after a short street in London, the site of a palace used in the 12th cent. detective aboard the Royal Viking; a cruise with Civil War historians aboard the Sagafjord; and a cruise highlighting the cooking of chefs who have served a king, prince or other head of state aboard the Royal Viking Sun. From April through December, Cunard is offering theme cruises aboard the Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth, or Elizabeth, may refer to: Living people
Bohemia Here are some unusual theme cruises scheduled this year: Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is a company operating cruise ships, headquartered in Miami, Florida. It is most well known for its Freestyle Cruising, which means that there are no set times or seating arrangements for meals, nor is formal attire required. offers a 1950s and '60s cruise May 11-18 to the eastern Caribbean aboard the S.S. Norway featuring music by Little Anthony & the Imperials, Gary Lewis Gary Lewis may refer to:
Crystal Cruises offers an April 23 departure of the Crystal Harmony for its Panama Canal cruise, featuring Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadian Orchestra, with extra dance hosts to get single ladies onto the dance floor. Cost: From $2,399 per person, double occupancy; $200 extra for air fare from major U.S. gateways. Information: Consult a travel agent. Sail With the Stars offers a July 29-July 6 Alaskan cruise featuring young actors Andrew Keegan, Wil Horneff, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Tia and Tamera Mowry, Tahj Mowry, Mike Vitar and Mara Wilson. Cost: $1,400 per person, double occupancy, for adults; $500 for children. Information: (818) 999-3696. The Delta Queen Steamboat steamboat: see steamship. steamboat or steamship Watercraft propelled by steam; more narrowly, a shallow-draft paddle-wheel steamboat widely used on rivers in the 19th century, particularly the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Co. offers 15 different theme cruises spotlighting Big Bands, Mark Twain, the Kentucky Derby, the Civil War, World War II and more. Cruises depart frequently all year for two- to 12-night trips, with themes repeating several times. Riverboats cruise the Mississippi, Ohio, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas and Cumberland rivers. Fares: $330 to $7,070. Information: (800) 543-1949. Silversea Cruises offer a series of cruises to Italy, Portugal, England, Ireland, Kenya and Singapore from April through December focusing on the cuisine and techniques of Le Cordon Bleu For the Schnitzel variant, see . Le Cordon Bleu (French for "blue ribbon") is an international group of hospitality management and cooking schools teaching French cuisine. chefs. Cost: Starts at $4,845, double occupancy. Information: (800) 722-9055, Ext. 222. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo Tia and Tamera Mowry, from TV's "Sister, Sister" pose with their brother, Tahj Mowry, from "Full House," on a theme cruise. |
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