A Golden Princess for All Times
When the alternative dining competition heated up among the cruise brands Princess Cruises created its own variety: Anytime or Personal Choice Dining (PC Dining). A cruise on the Golden Princess gave us an opportunity of sampling this arrangement and experience the Grand Class of ships that Princess spawned a few years ago. Anytime Dining Having…
At The Helm
“We have the technology to take this ship into practically any port we choose, despite her size,” said Captain Bernard Warner aboard the 109,000-ton Golden Princess. “She is extremely maneuverable with 9,000-horsepower bow thrusters and 7,000-horsepower stern thrusters. We can hold her up against a 30-knot wind even though the side of the ship measures…
2004 Is(Ship) Shaping Up
As we write this, 2004 is promising to be a good year for the cruise industry. Propelled by the introduction of the Queen Mary 2 in January, the industry has received broad publicity worldwide that can only help generate more interest in cruise vacations. Add to that, a series of introductions of new ships in…
Spring 2004 : Market and Brand Growth
Ten new ships are slated to be introduced in 2004, which will boost industry capacity by more than one million new passengers, according to estimates by Cruise Industry News (CIN). This translates into a 12 percent passenger capacity increase over 2003, which was up about seven percent over 2002. The world fleet of some 250…