Norwegian Escape to feature largest thermal suite at sea

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Published: 06 January 2015 06 January 2015

Norwegian Cruise Line, the contemporary market unit in the Norwegian Cruise Line Holding group, says its newest and largest ship, the 164,000 gross ton Norwegian Escape, will offer a wide array of spaces for guests to relax and unwind while at sea when the ship debuts in October 2015. 

“Guests will be transported into sheer serenity with the line’s most innovative Mandara Spa to date, a tranquil hideaway that at its epicenter will feature the largest Thermal Suite at sea, outfitted with the line’s first Snow Room. In addition to the luxurious spa, adults will have two private lounge spaces to enjoy onboard at Vibe Beach Club and Spice H2O, which will feature an all-new grotto area for guests to cool off after a day of sunbathing,” the company said in a statement.

“Norwegian Escape’s Mandara Spa experience, spanning two decks, will transport guests to a deep state of relaxation, with unobstructed views of the ocean, the opportunity to melt away on one of the 17 heated loungers, or find instant stress relief in the spa’s hydro-therapy pool, whirlpools, steam room, dry sauna, sanarium and salt room.”

“Once guests have heated up, they can step into the rejuvenating cold Snow Room, a first for the line, and enter into arctic refreshment. The Snow Room, which ranges from a frosty 21 degrees to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, sends out a flurry of powdery snow throughout the day. Norwegian Escape’s Snow Room offers guests a multitude of health benefits, including stimulating blood circulation in the body and strengthening the immune system.”

In addition to the Thermal Suite, Norwegian Escape’s Mandara Spa will be equipped with 24 contemporary furnished treatment rooms offering more than 50 signature services for both men and women including massages such as the Elemis Aroma Spa Seaweed Massage; Elemis signature facials such as the luxurious Elemis Pro-Collagen Quartz Lift Facial; and signature body enhancing treatments like the Exotic Lime & Ginger Salt Glow.

Norwegian Escape’s full service salon will have guests looking their very best with a wide-array of hair, nails, waxing and kid-friendly services, along with acupuncture, teeth whitening and cosmetic medical treatments, performed by a licensed medi-spa doctor, such as Botox® Cosmetic, Dysport™, Restylane® and Perlane®. In addition, guests can go home tightened and toned by opting for a Thermage® CPT treatment, a premier non-invasive skin rejuvenating therapy that uses radiofrequency to improve the appearance of skin on the face and body in just one contour treatment. The salon area will also feature a Barber Shop, offering exclusive men’s signature services such as the Elemis Pro-Collagen Grooming Treatment with Shave and more.

Guests looking to stay fit while sailing, or who wish to try a new exercise experience, can do so in Norwegian Escape’s state-of-the-art fitness center furnished with the latest Technogym® weight training and cardio equipment. “All cardio equipment will synch to Apple music devices and feature a large, HD screen from which guests can watch television, follow a set training program or navigate the playlist. Norwegian group fitness favorites will be offered on board including Pilates, body sculpting boot camp, yoga, Zumba and TRX.”

“Boxing buffs can enjoy Norwegian Fight Klub™, a high-intensity cardio boxing class. Personal training sessions will also be available, along with nutritional consultations and metabolic testing,” the company said. 

Chairman featured in Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s TV campaign

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Published: 06 January 2015 06 January 2015

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines says it has launched a promotional sales campaign on 18 digital TV channels, which will run until 24th January 2015, to showcase its ‘The more you book, the more you save’* cruise sale, its innovative ‘Enjoyment Promise’ and its wide range of regional UK departures. Fred. Olsen’s TV campaign is also supported by a comprehensive mix of print, radio, online and social media promotional activity.

Fred. Olsen’s 30-second TV advertisements – which are being shown on Dave, Gold, PBS America, Good Food, Really, Watch, Eden, Film 4, Drama, Alibi, Yesterday, Home, More 4, National Geographic, Challenge, ITV 3, Quest and Holiday & Cruise channels – highlight its two exciting ‘Turn of Year’ sales initiatives, as well as the variety of destinations that guests can visit on a Fred. Olsen cruise in 2015/16, from ten convenient, regional departures ports: Southampton, Dover, Harwich, Tilbury, Avonmouth (Bristol), Liverpool, Newcastle, Greenock (Glasgow), Rosyth (Edinburgh) and Belfast.

For the first time ever, Mr. Fred. Olsen Junior, Chairman of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines and the sixth generation of the Olsen family, will be voicing a series of regional radio promotions in Dover, Harwich, Tilbury, Liverpool, Greenock (Glasgow), Rosyth (Edinburgh), Newcastle and Belfast, on Smooth Radio, Magic 1548 (Liverpool), Magic 1152 (Newcastle), Classic FM, Clyde 2, Northsound Two  and Tay-AM channels.

Nathan Philpot, Sales and Marketing Director for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said:

“There has never been a better time to book your Fred. Olsen cruise holiday, with a range of great-value sailings to a total of 243 destinations in 80 countries around the globe in 2015/16, from ‘right on your doorstep’.

“As our loyal guests know, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is all about a smaller, friendlier cruise experience, and we are so convinced that you will love what we do that our Chairman, Mr. Fred. Olsen himself, has put his name behind our ‘Enjoyment Promise’. If you are not satisfied with your holiday after a couple of days, Fred. Olsen will arrange to fly you home from the first available port of call and give you your money back: ‘I am Fred. Olsen and that is my promise!’ ”

Fred. Olsen’s ‘Turn of Year’ sales campaign includes promotional posters in key sites in and around Newcastle, Scotland, Essex, Liverpool and Belfast, highlighting the great choice of cruises and destinations available with Fred. Olsen from these ports, as well as posters at bus stops in key locations.

Fred. Olsen’s ‘The more you book, the more you save’ cruise sale encourages customers to make multiple purchases in the same transaction and take advantage of savings of up to 30%. The scheme also offers an attractive discount to customers who only wish to make a single cruise purchase.

In Fred. Olsen’s ‘Turn of Year’ sales campaign, cruise customers can also benefit from ‘Fred.’s ‘Enjoyment Promise’, which was launched in December 2013, and is the biggest initiative of its kind ever to take place in the UK to encourage people to try cruising. ‘Fred’s Enjoyment Promise’ is applicable to new cruise guests only, and is valid on all sailings of five nights or more, for bookings made 12 weeks prior to departure.

New Chinese operator to launch cruises from Beibuwan to ASEAN

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Published: 02 January 2015 02 January 2015

China’s Ministry of Transport has approved a plan to launch cruises from its lesser-known port of Beibuwan, in Guangxi Province, to ASEAN in the spring of 2015. Alan Lam reports.

 

The vessel deployed will be the 1990-built, 9,960gt YanJing, renamed Bei Bu Wan Zhi Xing (or Beibuwan Star), a ro-ro passenger unit owned and operated by Beibuwan Cruise Terminal. The ship has the capacity of about 400 passengers. It will call at major cruise ports throughout ASEAN.

 

In 2009 the Chinese government approved a programme to develop Beibuwan Bay – which covers the coastal areas of Guangxi Province, Leizhou Peninsula inGuangdong Province, western Hainan and the northern coastal areas of Vietnam –into a world-class tourism destination.

Its aim was to develop it into one of world’s top tourism destinations by 2020 under the slogan of "one core area, two tourism circles, three polar regions, and five development axes", featuring a cross-border style coastal leisure and landscape that involves destinations in Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, Thailand, and Cambodia.

This development will effectively open up a new homeport in China, pioneered by a Chinese domestic cruise operator. Because of the ambitious programme and its geography, Beibuwan will soon attract the attention of other international cruise lines.

Port of Palm Beach welcomes new cruise line

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Published: 25 December 2014 25 December 2014

The Port of Palm Beach announced Tuesaday they have a new cruise line arriving at the Port. Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line will be sailing out of the Port of Palm Beach as early as February, 2015. The cruise line will sail the Grand Celebration previously operated by Iberocruceros.

"This is a tremendous day for the Port of Palm Beach and Palm Beach County," said Manuel Almira Executive Director for the port. "The Grand Celebration is absolutely gorgeous and we are ecstatic to have this wonderful cruise ship sail out of our port."

The Grand Celebration has 10 public decks and 751 large cabins with more than sixty percent having an ocean view. The ship also has 14 elegant terrace suites. The pool deck has five pools and Jacuzzis. The ship also offers a stunning spa and fitness center with beauty treatments, massages, saunas and steam rooms. The ship will provide five elegant restaurants with five-star dining options. A casino including black jack, poker, roulette and dice.

A state-of-the-art 950 seat performance center will provide big named concerts onboard during sailings.

“We couldn’t be happier, an agreement with the new multiday cruise vessel will generate on average nearly $3.9 million of annual net revenue as well as bring significant local spending to Palm Beach County,” said Edward Oppel, Chairman for the Port.

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line will offer two-night Bahamas cruises and cruise & resort stay vacation packages from four to eight nights. The Grand Celebration will sail every other day of the week from the Port of Palm Beach.