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Costa Venezia Completes Final Voyage With Costa Cruises

Costa Venezia wrapped up her remaining voyage for Costa Cruises on Thursday as she prepares to hitch the Carnival Cruise Line fleet subsequent 12 months. The 2019-built Vista-class vessel departed Istanbul on November twentieth, along with her remaining Costa voyage visiting ports in Turkey, Egypt, and Israel.

Venezia will quickly go into dry dock to be renovated in preparation to be added to Carnival’s U.S.-based fleet by an idea the road is looking “Carnival Fun, Italian Style.” The ship will obtain a brand new livery that mixes Costa and Carnival colours, highlighted by Costa’s yellow funnel.

Costa Venezia is ready to launch a year-round schedule of voyages from New York City beginning in June.

Multiple Cruise Lines Break Booking Records

It was a record-breaking previous week for a number of cruise strains. For the third time this 12 months, Royal Caribbean broke its single-day reserving document on Black Friday. The day was included in what’s now the model’s highest quantity reserving week ever.

Sister line Celebrity Cruises additionally recorded its single largest reserving day on Black Friday, adopted by its strongest ever Cyber Monday.

Another cruise model, Holland America, additionally hit a document Black Friday reserving day, up 20 % from Black Friday reservations in 2019.

The steady reserving information being made this 12 months by a number of cruise strains alerts a really robust comeback for cruising following the worldwide shutdown because of the pandemic in 2020.

STORIES: Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, and Holland America

Princess Cruises Increases Plus and Premier Package Pricing, Adds New Inclusions

Princess Cruises is growing the pricing for its Plus and Premier inclusive add-on packages, and has introduced some new options that shall be included in every.

For sailings beginning February twentieth and past, the Princess Plus package deal will price $60 per individual per day, up from $50, with new additions together with two premium desserts and two health courses per day and limitless juices.

The Princess Premier package deal will price $80, up from $75, and now embrace limitless premium desserts, juices, and health courses, plus reserved seating within the theater and a complimentary Ocean Medallion gadget.

Guests can guide the upgraded packages beginning December 14th.

STORY: Princess Cruises Increases Add-On Package Prices, Adds Fitness Classes & Premium Desserts

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