Archive for 2011/08/16

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All Leisure Holidays Cruises – ready to expand

All Leisure Holidays is to announce an expansion strategy, including plans for its newest ship and investment in its cruise brands.

The group’s trade facet – All Discovery Cruising has yet to reveal any plans for the Alexander von Humboldt cruise ship, which it successful tendered for in November 2009.

However, an announcement is now expected to be made on September 1, when the group will reveal a raft of investment and development plans for its brands.

Currently the company has three cruise ship brands: Voyages of Discovery, Swan Hellenic and Hebridean Island Cruises.

Voyages of Discovery managing director Alan Murray, who will be at the briefing, would not be drawn on which brand the new ship would form part of but revealed there were plans to refurbish Voyages’ ship Discovery. Read more

Category: Cruises |
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Irish Ferry Runs aground

The Irish coastguard was alerted after an Irish passenger ferry was left stranded on rocks for almost 3 hours yesterday after running aground just metres from Doolin pier in Co Clare.

The incident occurred at about 11.30am as the Rose of Aran , operated by Aran Doolin Ferries, was arriving in Doolin to collect passengers travelling to the Aran Islands.

The ferry was between Crab Island and Doolin pier when it ran aground about 25m from the shore.

There was a crew of four on board and, according to the company, there were no passengers on board at the time.

The Irish Coast Guard was notified of the incident at midday, and its marine rescue co-ordination centre in Dublin requested that members of the local Coast Guard unit board the vessel to assess if there was a pollution risk.

 

Category: Ferry Operators |
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Family Cruises

There is a growing trend for cruise ships to offer family holidays. Cruises used to be very much thought of as something the couples did, perhaps when they retired. However, there is now a recognition that people want to do a cruise but with their family and so there are now a selection of cruise ships which are aimed more to a family market. Read more

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