Norwegian Dawn To Sail Year-Round New York!
Ray Goldenberg
I received this press release from Norwegian Cruise Lines and thought
it would be of interest. If you have missed any of my news' postings,
they are available on my web site.
Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com
Norwegian Dawn To Sail Year-Round Out Of New York
New Ship’s Tremendous Reception in the Big Apple Drives Change
MIAMI January 23, 2003
Last month in New York, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) debuted its newest
Freestyle Cruising ship, Norwegian Dawn, to more than 5,000 travel
agents during its star-studded inaugural events. The ship featured
many firsts for the industry and NCL, including original artwork by
19th and 20th Century Masters Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Henri
Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a 1930s style steak house (an NCL
first) and a groundbreaking itinerary from New York City to the
Bahamas and Florida. Today, the company announced another first in the
industry – it will base a ship from New York year-round. The ship will
be the line’s newest and biggest, Norwegian Dawn.
According to President and CEO Colin Veitch, NCL made the
unprecedented change for several reasons including the tremendous
response Norwegian Dawn received from travel agents and media in New
York in December.
“We knew this ship would generate excitement after the successful
launch of her sister ship Norwegian Star last year, but the response
has been incredible,” Veitch said. “Our travel agent partners are
clamoring to have a brand new ship out of New York year round and we
are listening to them!
“NCL listened two years ago when New York travel agents asked us to
bring a ship to New York sailing to the Bahamas. Although we
hesitated, knowing we could only call on two ports on a 7-day
itinerary, we made the move anyway and Norwegian Sea was extremely
successful. With the brand new Norwegian Dawn and her innovative
four-port itinerary we expect to be even more successful year round
out of New York. ”
With Norwegian Dawn’s speed of 25 knots, the ship can sail on
seven-day roundtrip cruises out of New York calling on four ports in
the Bahamas and Florida. And with her great speed she can leave the
brisk weather of New York on Sundays and guests can wake up to
sunshine and warm weather the next morning.
NCL has enhanced Norwegian Dawn’s itinerary by calling in Orlando
(Port Canaveral) first, giving passengers a 15-hour day to enjoy the
area’s theme parks and attractions. The ship then calls in Miami,
Nassau and NCL’s private island Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas
allowing passengers a full day in each port of call.
After her winter season in Miami, Norwegian Dawn will begin her
innovative New York itinerary of seven-day sailings on May 18, 2003
and make New York her permanent home.
Norwegian Dawn—perfectly suited for New York
Norwegian Dawn, NCL’s largest ship accommodating 2,224 guests and
1,112 crew, offers a plethora of amenities that New Yorkers and
non-New Yorkers will love. The ship has10 restaurants; spacious
staterooms and suites; unparalleled original art; high-energy
entertainment; a state-of-the-art fitness center and spa; the largest
children’s complex sailing from New York; a Las Vegas-style casino;
and an Internet café and Wi Fi.
Like her sister ship Norwegian Star, Norwegian Dawn has more dining
options than any other ship in the world, with the flexibility of 10
different restaurants and 11 different menus every night. Guests can
choose from three main and seven alternative restaurants offering an
unrivaled array of cuisine including French Mediterranean, Italian,
Thai/Japanese/Chinese in Bamboo, Norwegian Dawn’s Asian complex also
featuring a sushi bar and Teppanyaki table, and traditional American
fare as well as Certified Angus Beef in Cagney’s the ship’s 1930s
steakhouse.
Norwegian Dawn also features NCL’s new standards in cabins, with rich
cherry wood finishing, refrigerators, tea and coffee makers in every
room, and a much larger bathroom unit than other ships. Seventy
percent of cabins are outside staterooms and over 70 percent of these
have balconies. The ship also offers a large number of cabins
(including suites and mini-suites) that can interconnect to create a
two, three, four or five bedroom area suitable for small or large
families. The ship also boasts the largest suites at sea with its
Garden Villas, positioned atop the vessel with each encompassing an
unprecedented 5,350 square feet of living space.
Most new ships boast a multi-million dollar art collection. On
Norwegian Dawn, however, a single restaurant features four original
works valued at more than the entire collection of most other ships.
In NCL’s signature Le Bistro restaurant four original oil paintings by
Impressionists - masters Pierre-August Renoir, Henri Matisse, Vincent
Van Gogh and Claude Monet are displayed. Elsewhere on the ship guests
enjoy a collection of original Pop Art featuring original signed works
by Andy Warhol. The artwork is on loan from Star Cruises Chairman Tan
Sri Lim Kok Thay’s personal collection.
The artwork extends to the outside with images depicting the ship’s
innovative itinerary, running on both sides of the hull with the
starboard side featuring dolphins playing in Technicolor waves
signifying its Miami port of call and the port side featuring NYC’s
leading lady -- the Statue of Liberty -- signifying the ship’s
groundbreaking itinerary from the port of New York.
Guests aboard Norwegian Dawn experience a variety of entertainment
ranging from an authentic Miami South Beach Rave! to the sensual
sights and sounds of India’s Bollywood to the memorable Broadway
standards penned by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom NCL has an
exclusive entertainment agreement.
Norwegian Dawn also offers plenty of opportunities for those
passengers who wish to work off any unwanted pounds. The Sports Deck
contains a basketball, volleyball and soccer court, while a two-deck
fitness and spa center boasts state-of-the-art cardiovascular workout
equipment, aerobic and yoga area with a sprung wooden floor, steam and
sauna rooms, a jet-current exercise pool, an indoor lap pool,
whirlpool and hydrotherapy pool.
Hawaiian-based Mandara Spa, the world’s leading operator of landside
resort spas, pampers NCL guests with an exotic menu of spa and beauty
treatments combing the best of East and West.
Norwegian Dawn is particularly family-friendly offering one of the
biggest facilities for kids -- almost 5,500 square feet. The ship
features the T-Rex Childcare Center, a supervised facility for
children which includes: a jungle gym; a playroom; a movie theater; a
computer learning center; an arts and crafts area; and a sleeping
area. Another highlight is the Jurassic-themed children’s pool
featuring water slides, a hot tub and a paddling/wading pool.
The casino aboard Norwegian Dawn has a variety of table games and slot
machines including Roulette, Blackjack, Craps, Let It Ride and
Caribbean Stud Poker.
Norwegian Dawn also provides remote wireless Internet access (also
known as Wi Fi) to guests, in addition to its Internet Café, 24-hours
a day, wherever the ship is located. Guests who bring their personal
laptops onboard can get a wireless network card and will have the
ability to access the Internet and their email in designated locations
throughout the ship. Installing Wi Fi software is simple, requiring no
reconfiguration of the guest’s computer and taking up no hard-drive
space once the guest leaves the ship. Laptops are also available for
rent at Norwegian Dawn’s Internet Café.
Norwegian Cruise Line’s Commitment to New York
NCL has spent the last few months spreading the news that Norwegian
Dawn is coming to New York through a series of high profile
partnerships and promotions with well-known artistic, cultural, retail
and sporting names in the city. The company also created an NCL Loves
NY umbrella theme that is being weaved throughout the campaign.
NCL has partnered with the New York Giants and the New York
Philharmonic as the organizations’ preferred cruise lines. The company
also developed promotions with Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Pathmark
Grocery Stores, a New York-based chain with 114 stores. In December,
NCL employees donated toys for the New York City Toys for Tots.
In addition, the company launched a new, multi-million dollar
television advertising campaign to the New York area market on January
6, 2003 to promote Norwegian Dawn. Three 30-second commercials are
running through March 16, 2003 on a selection of high profile
primetime programs as well as early and late news shows on ABC, CBS
and NBC plus the Weather Channel, Discovery Channel, A & E, CNN,
MSNBC, CNBC and History Channel.
“We’re extremely excited about the New York market and are committed
to supporting it not only through tourism but through partnerships
with its arts, sports, retail establishments and children’s charities.
We look forward to establishing even more partnerships as NCL becomes
more permanently connected with New York by having a ship deployed
there full-time,” Veitch added.
For further information on NCL, contact a travel agent.
Marsha L
longer available!
Hey Warren... I guess none of us are going after all!
Marsha, who had her mind made up for her!
"Ray Goldenberg" <r...@lighthousetravel.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Everyone,
>
> I received this press release from Norwegian Cruise Lines and thought
> it would be of interest. If you have missed any of my news' postings,
> they are available on my web site.
>
> Best regards,
> Ray
> LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
> 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
> http://www.lighthousetravel.com
>
>
> Norwegian Dawn To Sail Year-Round Out Of New York
> New Ship's Tremendous Reception in the Big Apple Drives Change
>
> MIAMI January 23, 2003
> Last month in New York, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) debuted its newest
> Freestyle Cruising ship, Norwegian Dawn, to more than 5,000 travel
> agents during its star-studded inaugural events. The ship featured
> many firsts for the industry and NCL, including original artwork by
> 19th and 20th Century Masters Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Henri
> Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a 1930s style steak house (an NCL
> first) and a groundbreaking itinerary from New York City to the
> Bahamas and Florida. Today, the company announced another first in the
> industry - it will base a ship from New York year-round. The ship will
> Norwegian Dawn-perfectly suited for New York
OcnGypZ
Funny...you either love them.. or hate them (NCL/Star)..... BUT
they are sooooooooooooo smart!
Some other cruiselines better wake up!!
Babette
Joanne G.
parties! But good for NCL for trying something no one else is doing. Given
how just about everyone hates flying these days, I bet they did their
research on how many people can get to the Port of New York without flying.
I wish them success.
Joanne
"Ray Goldenberg" <r...@lighthousetravel.com> wrote in message
news:mo903vkflp482ev17...@4ax.com...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I received this press release from Norwegian Cruise Lines and thought
> it would be of interest. If you have missed any of my news' postings,
> they are available on my web site.
>
> Best regards,
> Ray
> LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
> 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
> http://www.lighthousetravel.com
>
>
> Norwegian Dawn To Sail Year-Round Out Of New York
> New Ship's Tremendous Reception in the Big Apple Drives Change
>
> MIAMI January 23, 2003
> Last month in New York, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) debuted its newest
> Freestyle Cruising ship, Norwegian Dawn, to more than 5,000 travel
> agents during its star-studded inaugural events. The ship featured
> many firsts for the industry and NCL, including original artwork by
> 19th and 20th Century Masters Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Henri
> Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a 1930s style steak house (an NCL
> first) and a groundbreaking itinerary from New York City to the
> Bahamas and Florida. Today, the company announced another first in the
> industry - it will base a ship from New York year-round. The ship will
> Norwegian Dawn-perfectly suited for New York
Mike Cordelli
probably for the foreseeable future), and ice chunks as far south as the
George Washington Bridge, in another week or so it will probably have ice
floating down by the cruise docks, it would be really cool to get on board
with temperatures in the single digits and wake up the next morning to get a
tan. The ultimate escape.
"Ray Goldenberg" <r...@lighthousetravel.com> wrote in message
news:mo903vkflp482ev17...@4ax.com...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I received this press release from Norwegian Cruise Lines and thought
> it would be of interest. If you have missed any of my news' postings,
> they are available on my web site.
>
> Best regards,
> Ray
> LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
> 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
> http://www.lighthousetravel.com
>
>
> Norwegian Dawn To Sail Year-Round Out Of New York
> New Ship's Tremendous Reception in the Big Apple Drives Change
>
> MIAMI January 23, 2003
> Last month in New York, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) debuted its newest
> Freestyle Cruising ship, Norwegian Dawn, to more than 5,000 travel
> agents during its star-studded inaugural events. The ship featured
> many firsts for the industry and NCL, including original artwork by
> 19th and 20th Century Masters Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Henri
> Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a 1930s style steak house (an NCL
> first) and a groundbreaking itinerary from New York City to the
> Bahamas and Florida. Today, the company announced another first in the
> industry - it will base a ship from New York year-round. The ship will
> Norwegian Dawn-perfectly suited for New York
Shazinz
closed in the winter.
Shaz
Tom & Linda
Hudson River is frozen like Ken G. says it is right now???
Ice breakers???
--Tom
Tom & Linda
where instead of mid 20's, it will be mid 40's. I don't think that's
suntan weather in Mid January.
Two days... YES.
Next morning? Not likely.
--Tom
Kevin and Sue Mullen
this one, it will not be warm any place they go.
Sue
Ray Goldenberg
>How is it possible for YEAR ROUND from NY? Is This true? I thought the port was
>closed in the winter.
Hi Shaz,
It is true. The port is not closed in the winter.
Danni
old Italian Line. 7 days out of New York, San Juan, St. Thomas, and back.
All cruises left out of New York. And I remember details of that cruise
better than some than I have taken more recently.
Shazinz
yet to find any leaving from NY. Even for 2004.
HELP!!
Shaz
Marsha L
http://www.ncl.com/fleet/dawn/itineraries.htm
Marsha
"Shazinz" <sha...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Tom & Linda
frozen.
Don't know how that's going to work. Ice hardened hull? :)
I thought I heard on the radio that they had a penguin sighting by
Liberty Island. And it wasn't Mario Lemieux.
--Tom
Ray Goldenberg
<TKAN...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>The terminal might be open... But Ken G. says the river is pretty much
>frozen.
Hi Tom,
I understand there are certain politicians that could thaw the river
with their hot air. <;+)
Charles
<TKAN...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> I thought I heard on the radio that they had a penguin sighting by
> Liberty Island. And it wasn't Mario Lemieux.
I believe it. I was in New York today. Brrrrr.
Heck. It's only 17 degrees here in DC.
I don't think I would pick Dec, Jan,or Feb for this itinerary. Its
going to be cold for three days out of the seven.
--
Charles
Mike Cordelli
with icing just north of the city.
I believe anybody who is in 10 degree weather, with the chance to be in
sunshine the next morning would gladly take a cruise from New York when it's
ten degrees. If you told me I could have gent to the dock and gotten on a
ship tonight and be someplace 8 or 12 times the current temperature, or I
could be back in the city tomorrow morning, I'd be the first on board.
"steinbrenner" <steinb...@freedom.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> There are chunks of ice floating around but the river is not frozen.
> The bigger issue is who would want to get on a cruise ship when it is
> 10 degrees. A new insurance policy with a winter weather cancellation
> clause?
>
Jeff Coudriet
so?? Where they're getting a foot of snow today?? It'll be interesting
to see how this experiment goes. I'd do it, but I'm crazy.... :)
Jeff <-- sailed to St. Petersburg Russia in December once, and loved
it.
Mike Cordelli
"Jeff Coudriet" <m12...@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message
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Tom & Linda
over the main pool.
--Tom
Jeff Coudriet
the first night...ie, during the first full day at sea?
Jeff
--
Travels With Jeff & Robert
"http://members.bellatlantic.net/~m12q47"
Jeff Coudriet
always have.
Jeff
Tom wrote:
>
> In article <mo903vkflp482ev17...@4ax.com>, Ray Goldenberg
> <r...@lighthousetravel.com> wrote:
>
> > “We’re extremely excited about the New York market and are committed
> > to supporting it not only through tourism but through partnerships
> > with its arts, sports, retail establishments and children’s charities.
> > We look forward to establishing even more partnerships as NCL becomes
> > more permanently connected with New York by having a ship deployed
> > there full-time,” Veitch added.
> >
> > For further information on NCL, contact a travel agent.
>
> Here's the undoctored version of the last lines:
>
> "For further information on NCL, contact a travel agent or NCL in the
> U.S. and Canada at (800) 327-7030; in Miami-Dade County, Florida, (305)
> 436-0866. To download high resolution photography visit
> www.ncl.com/hires."
>
> http://www.ncl.com/news/pr012303.htm
Odysseus
says...
Why do New Yorkers think that everybody wants to come to their city? I will not
sail out of New York for a Caribbean cruise. Whether I leave out of New York or
Fort Lauderdale, I will be flying to the port. If I am going to go through all
of the hassles of getting on a plane, it's going to be to fly south, not north.
If you sail out of New York, how long is it before you have weather warm enough
to be out by the swimming pool? For me, it will be three days because I want it
to be at least eighty degrees. At this time of the year, I think even Fort
Lauderdale is too cold. I'll book a cruise out of San Juan.
Mike Cordelli
at say 6pm, by 8 am they will have 14 hours or about 400 miles distance.
That should get you to about 34 degrees north if you head due south, which
according to the weather underground surface map of the Atlantic will be in
the high 60's low 70's for tomorrow morning.
Of course, if you were along the coast instead if in the middle of the
ocean, it would be a bit cooler.
The weather underground map is over at http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/
and one closer of the Caribbean is at http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/
If anybody is planning a cruise, they are great to figure out what the
temperatures on the water will be.
"Jeff Coudriet" <m12...@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message
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Shazinz
>Why do New Yorkers think that everybody wants to come to their city? I will
>not
>sail out of New York for a Caribbean cruise. Whether I leave out of New York
>or
>Fort Lauderdale, I will be flying to the port.
That's just simply not a fair thing to state. Imagine, where ever you do
reside, there was a sudden ocean with a cruise ship terminal? Wouldn't that be
nice?
My situation is I can only take my vacations (cruises) during school holiday
breaks, and airfair is so very costly at this time. It would be nice to take a
X-mas cruise without having to pay for airfair.
Shaz<<<<< So very very PROUD to be a New Yorker.
Kevin and Sue Mullen
And if you hit a cold spell in Florida, like now, it will be cold for
most of the trip.
sue
Kevin and Sue Mullen
Odysseus wrote:
> Why do New Yorkers think that everybody wants to come to their city? I will not
> sail out of New York for a Caribbean cruise. Whether I leave out of New York or
> Fort Lauderdale, I will be flying to the port.
There are many people who live within driving distance of New York. I
have sailed out of New York several times and it is very pleasant, just
driving to the port and getting on the ship. If it is not convenient for
you, that is fine, but it is for many people.
sue
Mike Cordelli
million people living within 300 square miles (if it were a square it would
be only 17 miles on a side) who are only a $1.50 subway ride from getting to
the port. There are very few other places on the planet that have that type
of audience to draw from, if you extend it to 45 minutes or an hour's drive
you are in some if the most affluent areas of the country without one single
person boarding an airplane.
"Shazinz" <sha...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Linda Coffman
> The terminal might be open... But Ken G. says the river is pretty much
> frozen.
> Don't know how that's going to work. Ice hardened hull? :)
While it was pretty darn COLD, we sailed out of New York last month. No
problem--didn't need an ice breaker. New York isn't the North Pole.
Linda Coffman
CruiseDiva.com
http://cruisediva.com
"The world's best islands are the ones that float and move... they are
called cruise ships."
Charles
> Why do New Yorkers think that everybody wants to come to their city?
> I will not sail out of New York for a Caribbean cruise. Whether I
> leave out of New York or Fort Lauderdale, I will be flying to the
> port. If I am going to go through all of the hassles of getting on a
> plane, it's going to be to fly south, not north.
I don't think anyone expects that. I don't know why you think New
Yorkers want you to sail out of New York on a Caribbean cruise. A large
part of the US population lives in the northeast whithin easy train or
driving distance. I think they could easily fill a few cruise ships
year around out of New York without anyone flying in, if they can sell
the proposition of sailing out in the frozen months.
--
Charles
Benjamin Smith
The river is frozen somewhat north of Manhattan, but not the Hudson in
most of Manhattan. New York was unseasonably warm last winter, though
not necessarily cruise weather, it isn't always as cold as this winter.
I thought this winter would be very cold because the summer was very
hot. I don't get the all-year-round sailings from any city of the North
East. It'll be snowing some days as well.
It's 8 degrees this morning, by nighttime it may rise to 20 degrees, so
we'll be getting less cold. Maybe up to 40 by midweek next week. We'll see.
Ben S.
> --
> Charles
Benjamin Smith
Mike Cordelli wrote:
>
> There are places not very far from New York City where the river is frozen,
> with icing just north of the city.
>
> I believe anybody who is in 10 degree weather, with the chance to be in
> sunshine the next morning would gladly take a cruise from New York when it's
> ten degrees. If you told me I could have gent to the dock and gotten on a
> ship tonight and be someplace 8 or 12 times the current temperature, or I
> could be back in the city tomorrow morning, I'd be the first on board.
I wouldn't. There's plenty sunshine in New York, it's clear, some of the
coldest days are clear, sunny days. The next morning will be somewhat
less cold, it's cold all the way down to Key West, which I think had a
low of 48.
I'll stay with the cold, this cold to anything warm, gives a good chance
of getting pneumonia. I think all of those that don't like this cold,
and it is tough to deal with, remember last summer which was very, very
unpleasant (at least in the NorthEast). Enjoy the Spring, that's when we
have the most pleasant weather as the days get longer.
I like the cold in the sense that at least when Spring comes, we'll feel
we earned it. The previous winter to spring was lots of winter days in
the 50s and mid to high 60s to Spring days in the higher 50s to low 70s.
Not that big a transition.
Ben S.
Benjamin Smith
Mike Cordelli wrote:
>
> Actually imagine, a cruise ship terminal in a city with just over eight
> million people living within 300 square miles (if it were a square it would
> be only 17 miles on a side) who are only a $1.50 subway ride from getting to
> the port.
You probably want to take a bus or cab over to 12th Av. The nearest
subway is 8th Av and the avenue blocks are quite long. It's a nice walk
without luggage, but not in this current weather.
There are very few other places on the planet that have that type
> of audience to draw from, if you extend it to 45 minutes or an hour's drive
> you are in some if the most affluent areas of the country without one single
> person boarding an airplane.
AND, it's accessible by ferry, Waterways ferry. So if you are coming out
of New Jerseay you can park at Liberty Park or Hoboken or other areas of
NJ and get a ferry over to near the port.
btw, the $1.50 fare my be history soon, but, right now, the ride is
$1.50 and includes train to bus or bus to train transfers and unlimited
weekly rides.
Ben S.
KPJEG
brakers around the piers now . It was don"t in the past . The port is never
clesed .
Ken G
Island Gal
<r...@lighthousetravel.com> wrote:
>After her winter season in Miami, Norwegian Dawn will begin her
>innovative New York itinerary of seven-day sailings on May 18, 2003
>and make New York her permanent home.
Good for NY, sux for the rest of us.
Island Gal
>Why do New Yorkers think that everybody wants to come to their city? I will not
>sail out of New York for a Caribbean cruise. Whether I leave out of New York or
>Fort Lauderdale, I will be flying to the port. If I am going to go through all
>of the hassles of getting on a plane, it's going to be to fly south, not north.
Same here.
>If you sail out of New York, how long is it before you have weather warm enough
>to be out by the swimming pool? For me, it will be three days because I want it
>to be at least eighty degrees. At this time of the year, I think even Fort
>Lauderdale is too cold. I'll book a cruise out of San Juan.
This is also why I look for a place below the Tropic of Cancer to plan
a land based vacation. Have property in the Bahamas, not interested.
When it is 8 degrees in Atlanta, I want 10x as a minimum to go to.
It's 50 in Freeport and will be lucky to get to 70.
Lee Schwartzberg
> Why do New Yorkers think that everybody wants to come to their city? I
will not
> sail out of New York for a Caribbean cruise. Whether I leave out of New
York or
> Fort Lauderdale, I will be flying to the port. If I am going to go
through all
> of the hassles of getting on a plane, it's going to be to fly south, not
north.
>
> If you sail out of New York, how long is it before you have weather warm
enough
> to be out by the swimming pool? For me, it will be three days because I
want it
> to be at least eighty degrees. At this time of the year, I think even Fort
> Lauderdale is too cold. I'll book a cruise out of San Juan.
Maybe NCL is targeting the many millions of people that already are living
in the NY/NJ/CT metro area?????? They're removing the need to have to fly
to the port of departure for many, many passengers. Though many fly into
NY for NYC departures, many, many passengers drive themselves or take a
car service, train, cab, ferry, etc. I agree, you won't see a lot of
people flying to NYC in February to board a ship. Fortunately, there's
enough of a customer base here, that NCL won't have to depend on fly-in
business. Get it? :)
Lee
Juliana L Holm
I am sure glad I sailed her when I did. I like to get away from the cold weather
on a cruise, and the Port Canaveral/Miami/Bahamas itinerary does not
thrill me.
Julie
Marsha L <Thos...@att.net> wrote:
> THAT would certainly explain why the October repositioning cruise is no
> longer available!
> Hey Warren... I guess none of us are going after all!
> Marsha, who had her mind made up for her!
> "Ray Goldenberg" <r...@lighthousetravel.com> wrote in message
> news:mo903vkflp482ev17...@4ax.com...
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I received this press release from Norwegian Cruise Lines and thought
>> it would be of interest. If you have missed any of my news' postings,
>> they are available on my web site.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Ray
>> LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
>> 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
>> http://www.lighthousetravel.com
>>
>>
>> Norwegian Dawn To Sail Year-Round Out Of New York
>> New Ship's Tremendous Reception in the Big Apple Drives Change
>>
>> MIAMI January 23, 2003
>> Last month in New York, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) debuted its newest
>> Freestyle Cruising ship, Norwegian Dawn, to more than 5,000 travel
>> agents during its star-studded inaugural events. The ship featured
>> many firsts for the industry and NCL, including original artwork by
>> 19th and 20th Century Masters Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Henri
>> Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a 1930s style steak house (an NCL
>> first) and a groundbreaking itinerary from New York City to the
>> Bahamas and Florida. Today, the company announced another first in the
>> industry - it will base a ship from New York year-round. The ship will
>> be the line's newest and biggest, Norwegian Dawn.
>>
>> According to President and CEO Colin Veitch, NCL made the
>> unprecedented change for several reasons including the tremendous
>> response Norwegian Dawn received from travel agents and media in New
>> York in December.
>>
>> "We knew this ship would generate excitement after the successful
>> launch of her sister ship Norwegian Star last year, but the response
>> has been incredible," Veitch said. "Our travel agent partners are
>> clamoring to have a brand new ship out of New York year round and we
>> are listening to them!
>>
>> "NCL listened two years ago when New York travel agents asked us to
>> bring a ship to New York sailing to the Bahamas. Although we
>> hesitated, knowing we could only call on two ports on a 7-day
>> itinerary, we made the move anyway and Norwegian Sea was extremely
>> successful. With the brand new Norwegian Dawn and her innovative
>> four-port itinerary we expect to be even more successful year round
>> out of New York. "
>>
>> With Norwegian Dawn's speed of 25 knots, the ship can sail on
>> seven-day roundtrip cruises out of New York calling on four ports in
>> the Bahamas and Florida. And with her great speed she can leave the
>> brisk weather of New York on Sundays and guests can wake up to
>> sunshine and warm weather the next morning.
>>
>> NCL has enhanced Norwegian Dawn's itinerary by calling in Orlando
>> (Port Canaveral) first, giving passengers a 15-hour day to enjoy the
>> area's theme parks and attractions. The ship then calls in Miami,
>> Nassau and NCL's private island Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas
>> allowing passengers a full day in each port of call.
>>
>> After her winter season in Miami, Norwegian Dawn will begin her
>> innovative New York itinerary of seven-day sailings on May 18, 2003
>> and make New York her permanent home.
>>
>> Norwegian Dawn-perfectly suited for New York
>> Norwegian Dawn, NCL's largest ship accommodating 2,224 guests and
>> 1,112 crew, offers a plethora of amenities that New Yorkers and
>> non-New Yorkers will love. The ship has10 restaurants; spacious
>> staterooms and suites; unparalleled original art; high-energy
>> entertainment; a state-of-the-art fitness center and spa; the largest
>> children's complex sailing from New York; a Las Vegas-style casino;
>> and an Internet café and Wi Fi.
>>
>> Like her sister ship Norwegian Star, Norwegian Dawn has more dining
>> options than any other ship in the world, with the flexibility of 10
>> different restaurants and 11 different menus every night. Guests can
>> choose from three main and seven alternative restaurants offering an
>> unrivaled array of cuisine including French Mediterranean, Italian,
>> Thai/Japanese/Chinese in Bamboo, Norwegian Dawn's Asian complex also
>> featuring a sushi bar and Teppanyaki table, and traditional American
>> fare as well as Certified Angus Beef in Cagney's the ship's 1930s
>> steakhouse.
>>
>> Norwegian Dawn also features NCL's new standards in cabins, with rich
>> cherry wood finishing, refrigerators, tea and coffee makers in every
>> room, and a much larger bathroom unit than other ships. Seventy
>> percent of cabins are outside staterooms and over 70 percent of these
>> have balconies. The ship also offers a large number of cabins
>> (including suites and mini-suites) that can interconnect to create a
>> two, three, four or five bedroom area suitable for small or large
>> families. The ship also boasts the largest suites at sea with its
>> Garden Villas, positioned atop the vessel with each encompassing an
>> unprecedented 5,350 square feet of living space.
>>
>> Most new ships boast a multi-million dollar art collection. On
>> Norwegian Dawn, however, a single restaurant features four original
>> works valued at more than the entire collection of most other ships.
>> In NCL's signature Le Bistro restaurant four original oil paintings by
>> Impressionists - masters Pierre-August Renoir, Henri Matisse, Vincent
>> Van Gogh and Claude Monet are displayed. Elsewhere on the ship guests
>> enjoy a collection of original Pop Art featuring original signed works
>> by Andy Warhol. The artwork is on loan from Star Cruises Chairman Tan
>> Sri Lim Kok Thay's personal collection.
>>
>> The artwork extends to the outside with images depicting the ship's
>> innovative itinerary, running on both sides of the hull with the
>> starboard side featuring dolphins playing in Technicolor waves
>> signifying its Miami port of call and the port side featuring NYC's
>> leading lady -- the Statue of Liberty -- signifying the ship's
>> groundbreaking itinerary from the port of New York.
>>
>> Guests aboard Norwegian Dawn experience a variety of entertainment
>> ranging from an authentic Miami South Beach Rave! to the sensual
>> sights and sounds of India's Bollywood to the memorable Broadway
>> standards penned by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom NCL has an
>> exclusive entertainment agreement.
>>
>> Norwegian Dawn also offers plenty of opportunities for those
>> passengers who wish to work off any unwanted pounds. The Sports Deck
>> contains a basketball, volleyball and soccer court, while a two-deck
>> fitness and spa center boasts state-of-the-art cardiovascular workout
>> equipment, aerobic and yoga area with a sprung wooden floor, steam and
>> sauna rooms, a jet-current exercise pool, an indoor lap pool,
>> whirlpool and hydrotherapy pool.
>>
>> Hawaiian-based Mandara Spa, the world's leading operator of landside
>> resort spas, pampers NCL guests with an exotic menu of spa and beauty
>> treatments combing the best of East and West.
>>
>> Norwegian Dawn is particularly family-friendly offering one of the
>> biggest facilities for kids -- almost 5,500 square feet. The ship
>> features the T-Rex Childcare Center, a supervised facility for
>> children which includes: a jungle gym; a playroom; a movie theater; a
>> computer learning center; an arts and crafts area; and a sleeping
>> area. Another highlight is the Jurassic-themed children's pool
>> featuring water slides, a hot tub and a paddling/wading pool.
>>
>> The casino aboard Norwegian Dawn has a variety of table games and slot
>> machines including Roulette, Blackjack, Craps, Let It Ride and
>> Caribbean Stud Poker.
>>
>> Norwegian Dawn also provides remote wireless Internet access (also
>> known as Wi Fi) to guests, in addition to its Internet Café, 24-hours
>> a day, wherever the ship is located. Guests who bring their personal
>> laptops onboard can get a wireless network card and will have the
>> ability to access the Internet and their email in designated locations
>> throughout the ship. Installing Wi Fi software is simple, requiring no
>> reconfiguration of the guest's computer and taking up no hard-drive
>> space once the guest leaves the ship. Laptops are also available for
>> rent at Norwegian Dawn's Internet Café.
>>
>> Norwegian Cruise Line's Commitment to New York
>> NCL has spent the last few months spreading the news that Norwegian
>> Dawn is coming to New York through a series of high profile
>> partnerships and promotions with well-known artistic, cultural, retail
>> and sporting names in the city. The company also created an NCL Loves
>> NY umbrella theme that is being weaved throughout the campaign.
>>
>> NCL has partnered with the New York Giants and the New York
>> Philharmonic as the organizations' preferred cruise lines. The company
>> also developed promotions with Macy's, Bloomingdale's and Pathmark
>> Grocery Stores, a New York-based chain with 114 stores. In December,
>> NCL employees donated toys for the New York City Toys for Tots.
>>
>> In addition, the company launched a new, multi-million dollar
>> television advertising campaign to the New York area market on January
>> 6, 2003 to promote Norwegian Dawn. Three 30-second commercials are
>> running through March 16, 2003 on a selection of high profile
>> primetime programs as well as early and late news shows on ABC, CBS
>> and NBC plus the Weather Channel, Discovery Channel, A & E, CNN,
>> MSNBC, CNBC and History Channel.
>>
>> "We're extremely excited about the New York market and are committed
>> to supporting it not only through tourism but through partnerships
>> with its arts, sports, retail establishments and children's charities.
>> We look forward to establishing even more partnerships as NCL becomes
>> more permanently connected with New York by having a ship deployed
>> there full-time," Veitch added.
>>
>> For further information on NCL, contact a travel agent.
>>
--
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Odysseus
says...
>
>
>
>>Why do New Yorkers think that everybody wants to come to their city? I will
>>not
>>sail out of New York for a Caribbean cruise. Whether I leave out of New
>>York
>>or
>>Fort Lauderdale, I will be flying to the port.
>
>That's just simply not a fair thing to state. Imagine, where ever you do
>reside, there was a sudden ocean with a cruise ship terminal? Wouldn't that
>be
>nice?
NO! I hate cold weather. I would still pay the airfare and fly someplace warm.
>My situation is I can only take my vacations (cruises) during school holiday
>breaks, and airfair is so very costly at this time. It would be nice to take
>a
>X-mas cruise without having to pay for airfair.
Again, I see getting away from the cold as fast as possible to be a worth
whatever the airfare is.
>
>Shaz<<<<< So very very PROUD to be a New Yorker
You won't see me with a signature line like that. It would be more like, "Eight
years from retirement and getting out of this city."
Odysseus
>
>
>My first cruise (March,1973) was aboard the Leonardo daVinci, part of the
>old Italian Line. 7 days out of New York, San Juan, St. Thomas, and back.
>
>All cruises left out of New York. And I remember details of that cruise
>better than some than I have taken more recently.
>
>
I don't think all cruises left out of New York. In 1968 I cruised on the German
Atlantic Line Hansetic out of Fort Lauderdale.
Odysseus
I was a marketing major in college. As I see it, NCL is using one ship to
target one segment of the market. I wish them luck. There may be enough
business for one ship, but New York will never have as many passengers as Miami
or Fort Lauderdale.
When I go on a ship, I want to be in a deck chair wearing a swim suit.. That
means flying south.
John Fisher
>NO! I hate cold weather. I would still pay the airfare and fly someplace warm.
This warm enough?? Temps are in oC or in other words "It aint 'arf hot
mum!"
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
VICTORIAN REGIONAL OFFICE
P.O. Box 1636M Melbourne Vic 3001 http://www.bom.gov.au
Forecast for Melbourne Issued at 1050 on Saturday the 25th of January
2003
Saturday
Fine. A mainly sunny day. Gusty northerly winds easing before
seabreezes develop
in the late afternoon.
Max 42
Suburban Temperatures
Laverton Max 42 Yarra Glen Max 40
Tullamarine Max 41 Mt Dandenong Max 36
Watsonia Max 42 Scoresby Max 42
Frankston Max 37 Geelong Max 42
regards
John
Danni
thepachecos
their cruise is canceled?
villa deauville
How are things "Down Under"?
SUNNY<..........has been following the news but in the last two days
have seen and heard nothing about conditions
S'nd I
John Fisher
On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 23:37:23 -0500 (EST), SUN...@webtv.net (villa
deauville) wrote:
>John,
>How are things "Down Under"?
Here in Melbourne its 45.0oC thats 113oF at the moment with 70km wind
gusts from the north, the fire situation is very bad in the north of
the state , www.abc.net.au/news is a good place to keep in touch or
try www.theage.co.au which is melbournes major newspaper
Its not a nice day here, you would not like to be outside in the heat
and there is still a constant smell of smoke in the air
Regards
John
Jeff Coudriet
this today!
http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2003/01/24/nyregion/enlargelj.jpg
Doesn't exactly shout "I wanna get on the Norwegian Dawn" in the middle
of the winter. Still, intriguing idea.
Jeff
Allen Lutz
the moment decision to go on a cruise more attractive. No airfare
attached to the already low cost of cruising on a ship like the Dawn
which has the speed to get me south quicker.....but then again....a ship
filled with New Yorkers, now that is kind of scary.hahahaha.
Allen
KPJEG
take a winter cruise on HAL's it seem"s like every year back then from HAL"s
Hoboken"s 5th st pier . She would tell me the only time it was cool was the
day you go . The next mornning you got in to the golf steam and it got in to
the 70"s And 80"s .Back then taking a winter cruise from FLA was not as big as
it was from NYC .You had alot of linners not making crossing"s in the winter
.So they went over to cruising .Also don"t forget they wasn"t as menny people
taking cruises as there is now. I think it"s a great idear . I hope it dose
great . I am looking in to booking one next feb .It will be great to see a ship
year round from NYC again. And you know if it works out Carinval will be
putting a ship here to . I also think a 10 day cruise would even be better.
Ken G....>
Tom & Linda
side... and people could walk across the river onto the ship.
--Tom
CupCaked
>I do wonder about this idea....especially after seeing a picture like
>this today!
>
>http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2003/01/24/nyregion/enlargelj.jpg
I just got done reading this article in our local newspaper about the
Hudson being so jammed with ice this season. Even the ferries are
having a hard time:
Karen
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those who independantly purchased air. And cruiseline air certainaly has not
been purchased, right?
Julie
> Benjamin Smith wrote:
Ray Goldenberg
<thepa...@prodigy.net> wrote:
>What is NCL going to do for people who purchased air to Miami and now
>their cruise is canceled?
Hi,
NCL will take care of canceling any air purchased through the cruise
line. This is one of the advantages of purchasing through the cruise
line. Those that did not purchase through the cruise line should
contact their travel agent and see what NCL might do as a goodwill
gesture. In the past, they have been good about these types of
difficulties.
Island Gal
>>Shaz<<<<< So very very PROUD to be a New Yorker
>
>You won't see me with a signature line like that. It would be more like, "Eight
>years from retirement and getting out of this city."
I think people who like New York or LA or Atlanta or any other major
city, who desire and wear proud their residence there, should stay
there. Enjoy.
One less group who will be migrating with me and Hubby to Turks and
Caicos.
Island Gal
>When I go on a ship, I want to be in a deck chair wearing a swim suit.. That
>means flying south.
I want to be on my balcony wearing a smile :))))))))))))))
Jeff Coudriet
Galaxy sailings out of Baltimore seemed to be "sold out" months in
advance this past summer, so not much last minute space was available I
think. Although maybe in the middle of the winter there might be more
availablity for last minute decisions? Who knows?
Jeff
shoreguy
"OcnGypZ" <ocn...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >Subject: Norwegian Dawn To Sail Year-Round New York!
>
> Funny...you either love them.. or hate them (NCL/Star)..... BUT
>
> they are sooooooooooooo smart!
> Some other cruiselines better wake up!!
>
> Babette
Could not agree more. This is not going to be for everyone but the huge NE
market should keep the ship fully booked. I can see deeper discounts in the
winter months. Can't say the itinerary does much for me but the ship is
usually my real destination.
Now the down side. Most cruises 40 years ago went out on NY not Miami. The
reason my folks gave up cruising for 30 years. Small ship and the Atlantic
in winter. Many weeks that first and last day will not be for those with a
tendency for motion sickness. Did a repositioning on the Dreamward (Dream
pre wait gain) , 11 hours late into NYC do to the seas. I loved it, an extra
day at sea and entered the harbor late in the afternoon on the most
beautiful clear day.
The ease of cruising from NY on a great ship has appeal in the warmer
months.I have sailed into or out of NY many times. It is special. Living in
NJ I can be back in my home an hour after I exit the pier taking that
dreaded trip home out of play.
All this said I am glad I am booked 2/8 on the Dawn doing an eastern route.
This trip my first with Free Style will go a long way in deciding to
leverage the NY home port.
speaker...@yahoo.com
completelu iced in with broken up ice from upstate. There are several
icebreakering cutters on duty on the Hudson so that ice can be cleared
out ifnecessary. The New York times has an article on Hudson river
incebreaking at this URL.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/25/nyregion/25ICE.html
You will have to register, but it is free.
We have been on the Norway but not other NCL ships. If they run out
of NYC, we just might try them.
On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 01:47:31 GMT, Tom & Linda
<TKAN...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>I wonder how they plan on sailing out of NYC in the WINTER when the
>Hudson River is frozen like Ken G. says it is right now???
>
>Ice breakers???
>
>--Tom
-snipped original message-
Bob Gow
"Experience is what you get when
you expected something else."
Mike Cordelli
the entire river up there, except where the breakers (six of them working
the river now) have cleared. Never seen it like that.
<speaker...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Tom & Linda
--Tom
Ray Goldenberg
<TKAN...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
>Or you could try to find another cruise that fits the air.
Hi Tom,
Thanks for the excellent suggestion.
Tom & Linda
--Tom
Linda Coffman wrote:
>
> "Tom & Linda" <TKAN...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message ...
> > The terminal might be open... But Ken G. says the river is pretty much
> > frozen.
> > Don't know how that's going to work. Ice hardened hull? :)
>
> While it was pretty darn COLD, we sailed out of New York last month. No
> problem--didn't need an ice breaker. New York isn't the North Pole.
>
> Linda Coffman
> CruiseDiva.com
> http://cruisediva.com
> "The world's best islands are the ones that float and move... they are
> called cruise ships."
Warren H. Davis
>
>means flying south.
So go! Buh bye! There are plenty of other ships to choose from in Miami and
San Juan.
I like the idea of sailing from NY in winter. I did it on QE2 one December long
ago, during a blizzard in 15 degree weather. I was up on deck sunning the very
next day. People who are poo pooing the idea are very ignorant of the climate
in the gulf stream. NYC was once a year round port of embarkation with regular
tropical cruises when flying wasn't as common place. Old ideas are new again
because now many people would rather NOT fly. Me included.
Warren <-- sign me up (just as soon as I hear what NCL is going to offer to
make it up to me now that my repo cruise won't be happening)
KPJEG
And now if there in going to be a snow storm on the weekend you can still get
to the ship !! Better then missing a flight to the ship . Then have to get to
the ship in another port . When you get into the golf steam it"s like being in
the Caribbean anyway. And if your flying to FLA on the day of the cruise . you
may not even make it to the pools .
Ken G.......>
Charles
<kp...@aol.com> wrote:
> Your right Warren . I am hoping to booked it . No flying or driving for us .
> And now if there in going to be a snow storm on the weekend you can still get
> to the ship !!
This is great for you and the millions who live that close to New York.
I think they have a fair chance of filling the ship year round. I live
in the DC area. I can fly to Florida ports and be there in two and a
half hours. The only advantage of New York is that I could take a train
and be there in three hours. I liked doing that for Bermuda. I like
Bermuda much more than the NCL Carribean itinerary. Also I don't care
for the NCL Freestyle. Still, if the prices are similiar to the cruise
prices out of Florida, and it gets good reviews, I would not rule out
booking it.
--
Charles
Ray Goldenberg
<TKAN...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>There were ice breakers in the river today.
Hi Tom,
No problem next winter when the Norwegian Dawn sails from NYC.
"Global Warming" and all that stuff. <vbg>
Maybe I should start putting together Shopping For the Holidays" in
NYC combined with a cruise. <;+)
CupCaked
>This is great for you and the millions who live that close to New York.
>I think they have a fair chance of filling the ship year round.
I'm not a fan of NCL, but even *I* am thinking of booking this cruise.
It's so easy!
PETE
people wearing shorts into December last year, and January and Febuary
were both very mild.
Tom & Linda
Carnival's itinerary is better IMHO.
But I've got an even better idea.
How about an RCI Voyager class ship in NYC year round, where the ship is
the destination??? Then a little cold would be NO big deal.
--Tom
Mike Cordelli
starting the Wednesday before for anybody who wants to fill in the empty
space the next week, take the time off, and instead of driving home on
Friday, drive over to the ship instead. This may be way too cool.
"CupCaked" <karen...@cupcaked.com> wrote in message
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Tom & Linda
Then... one BIG omission from my list.
FAO Schwarz.
But ONLY if you bring ALL your credit cards. In THAT store it's easy to
exceed the limit on several cards in the first half hour.
--Tom
Charles
<TKAN...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> How about an RCI Voyager class ship in NYC year round, where the ship is
> the destination??? Then a little cold would be NO big deal.
I think that is a great idea. I would book that for sure.
--
Charles
shoreguy
around, Sports. At least 7 months out of the year this should be a wild
success.
NCL could continue to show the new marketing savvy and even make this a
great draw for the European "on holiday" crowd. 14 days in US. 6 nights NYC
with 7 day cruise.
12 days till Dawn
"Ray Goldenberg" <r...@lighthousetravel.com> wrote in message
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CupCaked
>But I've got an even better idea.
>
>How about an RCI Voyager class ship in NYC year round, where the ship is
>the destination??? Then a little cold would be NO big deal.
Sure, a great idea and one I'd go for, as well. It would be such a
convenience to just drive over to New York, get onboard and explore a
ship like the Voyager class.
Ray Goldenberg
<TKAN...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>But ONLY if you bring ALL your credit cards. In THAT store it's easy to
>exceed the limit on several cards in the first half hour.
Hi Tom,
I hear they need all the $ they can get. Aren't they in bankruptcy?
KeithF4281
Remember all the trans Atlantic liner photos, leaving NYC in winter, ice
streaking hull, etc, etc.
Can't wait to see photos of the N Dawn winter sailings :)
Regards, Keith
Diane Giambalvo
can't stand even going into my garage to get in the car with this weather.
Diane Giambalvo
Travel Consultant
GalaxSea Cruises And Tours
East Brunswick, NJ
1-800-357-9393
http://www.galaxseaeb.com
Robert M
for about 1/2 hour.
However, SOLAS states that life boat drills must be done withing 24 hours
of departure, which means that the ship will be in warmer weather the next
morning.
Logically, I think this is when it will be done.
Robert
"Diane Giambalvo" <iv...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Ray Goldenberg
>
>I am just wondering how they handle a life boat drill in 11 degree weather. I
>can't stand even going into my garage to get in the car with this weather.
Hi Diane,
Shrinkage? <vbg>
Some cruise lines do the entire life boat drill inside without ever
going outside.
Don Hammond
their act together" problems. NOT the Dawn. As our 70th cruise, this racked
up as the best we have ever had over the years. On a score of 1 to 10. The
Ship, Service, Food and Crew should get a 12.
We don't care where it will sail from, it would still be a great cruise. NYC
has or congratulations as the Dawns new homeport.
Don & Anne Hammond
Cruise Warehouse
New Port Richey, FL
cruisew...@distantshore.com
"Diane Giambalvo" <iv...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Robert M
to wake up the next morning and do the drill in warmer weather.
RobertM
"Diane Giambalvo" <iv...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Diane Giambalvo
>going outside.
Ray, I found that out since I posted that. I heard Princess does their's in the
lounges. Am I happy because I am sailing on the Star Princess in April. I hate
standing outside.
Ray Goldenberg
>Ray, I found that out since I posted that. I heard Princess does their's in the
>lounges. Am I happy because I am sailing on the Star Princess in April. I hate
>standing outside.
Hi Diane,
FWIW, I have been assured by NCL that by next winter, the drill will
be held entirely inside at least in cold weather.
Odysseus
Odysseus
>next day. People who are poo pooing the idea are very ignorant of the climate
>in the gulf stream. NYC was once a year round port of embarkation with
>regular
in January I say that even Florida is not warm enough.