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NORWEGIAN ENHANCES GREAT STIRRUP CAY
Cruise line offers new activities on its private island; Stingray Encounter and Fate of the Fancy Snorkel Adventure
!!!NORWEGIAN ENHANCES GREAT STIRRUP CAY
Norwegian Cruise Line has added a Stingray Encounter and Fate of the Fancy Snorkel Adventure on Great Stirrup Cay, the line’s 250-acre private island in the Bahamas. A brand new Lighthouse Beach Bar presented by Patron will also be added. The launch of these new experiences is part of the cruise line’s $30 million enhancement project. Located inside Bertram’s Cove, on the... [Full text and pictures]
 
 
 
 
ONTARIO NORTHLAND TO MAKE LAST RUN ON SEPT. 28
Route from Cochrane to Toronto ends due to fiscal cuts and plans to improve rail, bus, marine routes part of ONTC
The Canadian Press
!!!ONTARIO NORTHLAND MAKES LAST RUN ON SEPT. 28
Ontario Northland's train service between Cochrane and Toronto will make its final run on Sept. 28, northern development minister Rick Bartolucci announced. “In a time of fiscal belt-tightening, we cannot afford an inefficient and expensive government-owned transportation and telecommunications system,” Bartolucci said in a release. The Liberal government announced plans to sell the Ontario... [Full text and pictures]
 
 
 
 
EMIRATES AND MERIT OFFER DUBAI GOLF GETAWAYS
Packages include hotel accommodation, five rounds of golf, and 24 hour on-ground support; prices range from $2,899 to $3,299
!!!EMIRATES AND MERIT TRAVEL GROUP OFFER DUBAI GOLF GETAWAYS
Emirates and Merit Golf Vacations have teamed up to offer Canadians golf packages to Dubai. Available for travel on Oct. 1, 2012, all packages offer six nights hotel accommodation, five rounds of golf, daily breakfast, and 24 hour on-ground support from travel management company, Arabian Adventures. The... [Full text and pictures]
 
 
 
 
PRINCESS CRUISES' NEWEST SHIP FLOATS OUT
Royal Princess moves out of building dock for two-day float out and then to outfitting dock for final construction; debuts in June 2013
Alan Buckelew, Victoria Nash, Tony Draper, Nick Nash
Alan Buckelew, Victoria Nash, Tony Draper, Nick Nash
Princess Cruises’ newest ship, Royal Princess, was floated out of its building dock at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy. Alan Buckelew, president and CEO, Princess, and captain Tony Draper, master designate, Royal Princess, attended the event, as well as Nick Nash, master, first Royal Princess, and his daughter, Victoria Nash, who served as the ship’s madrina (godmother). Following the Italian shipyard’s... [Full text and pictures]
 
 
 
 
ENCORE AND REGENT SEVEN SEAS AWARD WINNER WITH CRUISE
Christine McFarlane and Shannon Smith
Christine McFarlane and Shannon Smith
Christine McFarlane, Regal Cruises and Travel, Stoney Creek, Ont., won an all-inclusive 10-day cruise aboard the Regent Navigator, courtesy of Encore Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. To win the prize, McFarlane had to book and deposit at least one 2012 Regent Seven Seas cruise between June 1, 2012 and July 31, 2012. The 10-day cruise departs on Nov. 15, 2012, and includes cruise fees, taxes and up to 50 free... [Full text and pictures]
 
 

 
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