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Cruise Travel 2006 New Cruise Ships For 2006
ruise travel 2006 will see few years, the Noordam will spend
the launch of a number of its 2006 maiden season sailing
new ships. Six of the large wintertime cruises from New York
cruise lines will be offering new to the Caribbean.
ships. Here’s a quick rundown of
the six brand new cruise ships Pride of Hawaii – NCL America’s
for 2006. new 2006 cruise ship
Holland America cruise ship The new cruise ship for NCL
Noordam America is the Pride of Hawaii.
This vessel is a sister ship to
With an expected launch date of the Norwegian Jewel and is
February 22, Holland America will actually the first new build from
be offering their new Noordam. the hull up for the cruise line.
Expected to be the last cruise Launching in June, the 2,224
ship in the Vista-class series, passenger ship is expected to be
Noordam will accommodate 1,848 the next step in their “Freestyle
passengers. The new cruise ship Cruising” concept. The interior
is the first to be designed for décor is to have a Hawaii theme.
Holland America’s “Signature of Cruise travel departing weekly on
Excellence” program. A number of Mondays, Pride of Hawaii will
design enhancements are included travel the islands calling
to the public areas and Honolulu home.
staterooms for the pleasure of
cruise travellers. Included is Freedom of the Seas – new 2006
the already very popular cruise ship from Royal Caribbean
Explorations Café’, a coffee
bar/Internet café’, game room, Launching in May, the 3,600
library all powered by the New passenger, 158,000-ton Freedom of
York Times. A first in the last the Seas will actually be 10,00
ton larger than Cunard’s Queen the Wheelhouse Bar, Sabatini’s
Mary 2 and become the largest Trattoria, and the Sterling
cruise ship in 2006. A number of Steakhouse. With Eastern
new and enhanced amenities are Caribbean stops at Bermuda and
expected to please passengers. Turks and Caicos, Crown Princess
The addition with the most hype will sail roundtrip out of the
is the surf park feature. Red Hook terminal at New York.
Whirlpools are also actually
cantilevered over the side of the MSC Musica
new cruise ship. The H2O Zone is
expected to be a hit as well. Launching on July 01, the Italian
Freedom of the Seas is expected ship Musica brings MSC strongly
to sail 7 day cruises to the into the big ship ranks
Caribbean from Miami. accommodating 2,550 passengers. A
full 80% of her 1,275 staterooms
New Princess Cruises ship Crown will be outside rooms with 65%
Princess will have verandas. Featuring a
large spa area, several dining
Launching in June, the new for options, a three deck high
2006 cruise ship Crown Princess waterfall and a variety of
will accommodate 3,110 happy entertainment venues, Musica will
cruise travel passengers. The sail the eastern Mediterranean
popular Skywalker’s disco has from Venice.
been redesigned, and the Lotus
Spa has been expanded. The CostaConcordia – Costa Cruises’
International Café has been added 2006 new cruise ship
for pastries and snacks, and a
Princess first ever wine and Based in Italy and owned by
seafood bar. Other expansions Carnival Corporation, Costa
and/or changes have been made to Cruises is introducing its
largest cruise ship in its fleet. Formula One driving simulator!
The CostaConcordia, launching The new cruise ship will sail
July 14, has accommodation for year round in the Western
3,000 passengers. The interior Mediterranean for Rome’s
décor is themed around European Civitavecchia port.
architecture. Even the room names
are European oriented – Grand Bar With so much to choose from, it
Berlin, Cafeteria Helsinki, and may be hard to know what new
dining rooms Milan and Rome. For cruise ship to try out first for
those seeking an interesting your cruise travel in 2006!
activity the ship will have a
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