Friday, December 9, 2011

Refurbished Queen Mary 2 Returns to Service

Cunard's Queen Mary 2 just returned from a two-week refit at the Blohm+Voss yard in Hamburg. During the time, virtually every area inside the ship received attention and refurbishment. The photos show some of the updated public rooms.







Photos courtesy of Cunard Line.

Details of the refurbishment appeared in the December 9, 2011, edition of Cruise News Daily.

Additional Video from Queen Mary 2 Refit

Queen Mary 2 returned to service Thursday (December 8, 2011) after a two-week refit in the giant dry dock at the Blohm+Voss yard in Hamburg. In this video, entertainment director Paul O'Loughlin shows us around the refurbished ship and meets the ship's Master, Captain Kevin Oprey, at the bottom of the dry dock for a tour under the ship.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Video: Celebrity Cruises Using Design to Improve Fuel Efficiency

Interesting look, although brief, at how Celebrity Cruises uses marine technology and design to improve their ship's fuel efficiency.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Video: Martina McBride Visits Voyager of the Seas

Country superstar Martina McBride visited Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas to promote the ship being homeported for the winter at New Orleans. While aboard, she performed a concert for invited guests and toured the ship. This video shows some of the behind the scenes of her visit.

Along the way, Royal Caribbean may have picked up a new customer and a nice endorsement (as seen in the video starting at about 0:55). McBride said that she's never been on a cruise ship before, but it's something her family has thought about for a vacation. Now that she has seen it, she said it's something she definitely considering. And she got to blow the ship's whistle.

Video: Carnival Infested by Chipmunks

You are either going to love this or hate it, but the TV ad is now airing for "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" which is opening nationally later this month. If you are a Carnival fan, there's no mistaking that Carnival is involved in this with probably a case of ultimate product placement.