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Cruise prices on the rise along with popularity
Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line announced this week plans to increase cruise fares by 10% starting April 1st. Not because middle-east unrest might spike oil prices. Not because of cost overruns or shrinking bottom lines. Travelers are buying again."We've seen exceptional demand spurred by our Wave Season promotion, particularly for the popular summer destinations," said Norwegian Cruise Line CEO and former Undercover Boss Kevin Sheehan.
Just to make sure there are plenty of great offers to take advantage of before the rise in prices, the line will also extend their current "Upgrades for All" promotion though the end of March.
That deal gets up to a four-category upgrade on select sailings and on-board discount coupon books worth up to $400 off on-board products and services
"We wanted to give consumers and travel agents the opportunity to take advantage of these offers before the price increase." added Sheehan.
Norwegian Cruise Line has 11 Freestyle Cruising ships and plans to build two new 4,000-passenger vessels for delivery in spring 2013 and 2014. The line's latest ship, Norwegian Epic, debuted last Summer.
Flickr photo by cmerow
"We wanted to give consumers and travel agents the opportunity to take advantage of these offers before the price increase." added Sheehan.
Norwegian Cruise Line has 11 Freestyle Cruising ships and plans to build two new 4,000-passenger vessels for delivery in spring 2013 and 2014. The line's latest ship, Norwegian Epic, debuted last Summer.
Flickr photo by cmerow
Filed under: Business, North America, Canada, United States, Cruises, Caribbean
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Party Bus DC Mar 3rd 2011 1:15AM
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New environmental regulations designed to reduce harmful emissions from ships could significantly raise the cost of cruising, it emerged this week.
The new rulings, which have been approved by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), will force cruise lines to cut the level of sulphur in their fuel when they are within 200 miles of shore – from the up to 4.5 per cent currently permitted to 1 per cent in 2012 and to 0.1 per cent in 2015. The low-sulphur zones, known as Emission Control Areas, came into force in the Baltic and North Sea this month. By 2012 they will be introduced in North America, where the impact on cruising is expected to be greatest.