CRUISES
PLATINUM
C
SUMMER 2011
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Cruising represents the fastest-growing
segmentof the travel industry, one
devoted tokeeping itsguestseducated
andentertainedwhileprotecting the
environmentat thesame time.
Over thepast twoyears,more
thanadozennewshipshavebeenput
intoservice.Twoof thenewestare
also theworld’s largest: the
Oasisof
theSeas
and
Allureof theSeas
of the
ever-expandingfleetof
ROYAL CARIBBEAN
INTERNATIONAL
.Now, 22RoyalCaribbean
shipssailworldwide, including in the
watersofEurope,Australia, andAsia.
Thecruise line’snumerousonboard
activityoptionsare legendary.
Similarly,
NORWEGIANCRUISE LINE
continues toexpandbothgeographi-
callyandphysically.Thenew19-deck
NorwegianEpic
leads thefleetof 11and
hasestablishedanewhighstandard ina
widevarietyofonboardentertainment.
CELEBRITYCRUISES
isdebutingnew
shipsand“Solsticizing” itsothers—
bringingpopularexperienceson itsSol-
sticeClassships to itssmallerMillenni-
umClassvessels.The
CelebrityEclipse
features thenew“Celebrity iLounge,”
an Internet caféwithAppleproducts.
Several other featureswill beunveiled
on the
CelebritySilhouette
thisJulyand
on the
CelebrityReflection
in2012.
Not tobeoutdone, thevenerable
HOLLANDAMERICA LINE
specializes inport-
intensive itineraries.Newestof thenew
is the
NieuwAmsterdam
, offering12-day
Mediterraneansummersailingsand
seven-dayCaribbeanadventures in the
winter.HollandAmericanowpartners
withsomeof theworld’sbest-known
chefs,whohavecreatedspecialmenus
for theships.
Making itsPlatinumList debut this
year is the long-established
CARNIVAL
CRUISE LINES
, offeringvoyages inAlaska,
Royal Caribbean International’s Allure of the Seas
The year 2011
dawned brightly for
the world’s cruise
lines. Here are
a few shining
stars of the sea.
BYROBERTW. BONE
