Saturday, March 8, 2008

Old World is Hot New Destination

The Old World of Europe is a hot new destination for a lot of cruise lines. Azamara is boasting exotic European ports that its smaller ships can access such as Zadar (Croatia), Volos (Greece), and Rouen (France).

In case Rouen doesn't ring a bell, it is best known to historians as the site of Joan of Arc's execution. It's actually a charming town with a distinct Medieval flavor.

Norwegian Cruise Lines is going to station The Norwegian Jade year-round in Europe starting March 30, 2008. The Jade will call Europe home till at least November 2008 with some Eastern Mediterranean sailings, all starting from Barcelona, Spain.

Princess is announcing that it's never done more European cruises than the upcoming 2009 calendar. Two ships (Ruby Princess and Tahitian Princess) will call Europe home, adding nine new itineraries and 11 ports of call. Exotic is the word on some of these ports: Sochi and Murmask (Russia), Lulea (Sweden), Klaipeda (Lithuania), Seydisfjordur and Grunarfjordur (Iceland) and Ceuta (a Spanish city that's actually located in Morocco).

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