Cruise Ships to Serve as Floating Hotels!

Hi Everyone,

I received this press release from the Cruise Lines International
Association 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


Cruise Ships to Serve as Floating Hotels for Super Bowl XXXIX

CLIA Members Providing 3,819 Rooms to Meet Hotel Demand

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 31
Superlative service, outstanding cuisine, limitless activities and
great value are but a few of the reasons why cruise vacations have
soared in popularity. In fact, it is because cruise ships are so
versatile, and feature superior facilities and amenities found at the
best land-based resorts, that these modern marvels can also serve --
quite literally -- as exclusive floating hotels for land-based events.

The most recent case in point is this week's Super Bowl XXXIX in
Jacksonville. Six ships from the 19 member companies of the Cruise
Lines International Association (CLIA), the trade and marketing
association for the North American cruise industry, will accommodate a
total of 7,638 guests during the entire week of Super Bowl
festivities.

Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Miracle; Holland America Line's
Zaandam, Zuiderdam and Volendam; and Radisson Seven Seas Cruises'
Seven Seas Navigator will provide Jacksonville's Super Bowl attendees
with an added 3,819 rooms as well as 41 lounges, nightclubs,
restaurants and show lounges to supplement the city's land-based hotel
and entertainment options. A sixth ship, Silversea Cruises' Silver
Wind, is in Jacksonville under charter to a private company.

Last summer CLIA-member line ships docked in the port of Piraeus,
Greece, to serve as floating hotels for the 2004 Olympic Games in
Athens. Six ships were chosen by Olympic organizers: Cunard Line's
Queen Mary 2; Holland America Line's Oosterdam and Rotterdam; Royal
Caribbean International's Splendour of the Seas; Seabourn Cruise
Line's Seabourn Pride and Silversea Cruises' Silver Whisper. In all,
the ships provided 3,896 rooms and accommodated 7,792 Olympic
participants and guests, helping Athens to boost Olympic attendance.

The CLIA-member cruise line ships will do the same for Jacksonville.
Indeed, Jacksonville's successful arrangements to supplement the
city's existing hotel base with cruise ships was a key factor in their
ability to attract an event the size and magnitude of the Super Bowl.

"Many are unaware that cruise ships, which deliver outstanding
vacations for guests from all walks of life, also provide ideal venues
for large-scale meetings and events -- like the Super Bowl and the
2004 Athens Olympics," said Terry L. Dale, president and CEO of CLIA,
whose 19 member cruise lines represent 95% of the cruise capacity
marketed in North America.

Cruise ships are not only ideally suited to serve as floating hotels
for land-based events, but also represent an attractive option for
meetings and incentive travel at sea. In comparison with land-based
facilities, cruise ships offer several advantages including:

* Since only 16% of North Americans have ever cruised, a sea
voyage is
new to almost everyone and provides an experience through which
group
members can bond.

* Cruise ships provide a self-contained environment with a
variety of
flexible meeting rooms, theaters and lounges that can be
utilized for
private events. Some ships offer more than 10,000 square feet
of
meeting space, equipped with cutting-edge audiovisual
technology and
tools.

* Cruise ship dining rooms feature the ultimate in gorgeous ocean
views
and all meals and functions are included in the cost of the
cruise.

* Cruise ships are filled with features and activities and
provide
extensive activities for spouses and children, available
without extra
planning or cost.

* Cruise ships' virtually all-inclusive pricing makes a seagoing
meeting
easier to plan and provides better budget and cost control.


On a full-ship charter, groups can customize itineraries to revolve
around meeting schedules to include as few or as many ports of call as
the meeting requires. Cruise lines can also help groups personalize
their activities and menus and create themed events both at sea and on
land.

The versatile vessels of the 19 CLIA member cruise lines can
accommodate meeting or incentive groups of virtually any size, whether
on a relaxing oceangoing itinerary or docked alongside a sought-after
destination.

For more information on CLIA member cruise lines, contact a
CLIA-member travel agency. To locate an agency near you, use the
Travel Agent Locator on CLIA's website at http://www.cruising.org.

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is the premier
nonprofit cruise industry marketing organization comprising 19 leading
cruise lines, which collectively accommodate 95 percent of North
American cruise passengers. CLIA member travel agencies -- of which
there are 16,500 -- are considered the consumer's very best resource
when planning a cruise vacation. For more information on CLIA, cruise
vacations, its member cruise lines and travel agencies, visit
http://www.cruising.org.

Ray, do you have any idea what the various cruiselines are charging per
night?

Jo-Ann

Ray Goldenberg wrote:
Hi Everyone,

I received this press release from the Cruise Lines International
Association 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


Cruise Ships to Serve as Floating Hotels for Super Bowl XXXIX

CLIA Members Providing 3,819 Rooms to Meet Hotel Demand

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 31
Superlative service, outstanding cuisine, limitless activities and
great value are but a few of the reasons why cruise vacations have
soared in popularity. In fact, it is because cruise ships are so
versatile, and feature superior facilities and amenities found at the
best land-based resorts, that these modern marvels can also serve --
quite literally -- as exclusive floating hotels for land-based
events.

The most recent case in point is this week's Super Bowl XXXIX in
Jacksonville. Six ships from the 19 member companies of the Cruise
Lines International Association (CLIA), the trade and marketing
association for the North American cruise industry, will accommodate
a
total of 7,638 guests during the entire week of Super Bowl
festivities.

Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Miracle; Holland America Line's
Zaandam, Zuiderdam and Volendam; and Radisson Seven Seas Cruises'
Seven Seas Navigator will provide Jacksonville's Super Bowl attendees
with an added 3,819 rooms as well as 41 lounges, nightclubs,
restaurants and show lounges to supplement the city's land-based
hotel
and entertainment options. A sixth ship, Silversea Cruises' Silver
Wind, is in Jacksonville under charter to a private company.

Last summer CLIA-member line ships docked in the port of Piraeus,
Greece, to serve as floating hotels for the 2004 Olympic Games in
Athens. Six ships were chosen by Olympic organizers: Cunard Line's
Queen Mary 2; Holland America Line's Oosterdam and Rotterdam; Royal
Caribbean International's Splendour of the Seas; Seabourn Cruise
Line's Seabourn Pride and Silversea Cruises' Silver Whisper. In all,
the ships provided 3,896 rooms and accommodated 7,792 Olympic
participants and guests, helping Athens to boost Olympic attendance.

The CLIA-member cruise line ships will do the same for Jacksonville.
Indeed, Jacksonville's successful arrangements to supplement the
city's existing hotel base with cruise ships was a key factor in
their
ability to attract an event the size and magnitude of the Super Bowl.

"Many are unaware that cruise ships, which deliver outstanding
vacations for guests from all walks of life, also provide ideal
venues
for large-scale meetings and events -- like the Super Bowl and the
2004 Athens Olympics," said Terry L. Dale, president and CEO of CLIA,
whose 19 member cruise lines represent 95% of the cruise capacity
marketed in North America.

Cruise ships are not only ideally suited to serve as floating hotels
for land-based events, but also represent an attractive option for
meetings and incentive travel at sea. In comparison with land-based
facilities, cruise ships offer several advantages including:

* Since only 16% of North Americans have ever cruised, a sea
voyage is
new to almost everyone and provides an experience through
which
group
members can bond.

* Cruise ships provide a self-contained environment with a
variety of
flexible meeting rooms, theaters and lounges that can be
utilized for
private events. Some ships offer more than 10,000 square feet
of
meeting space, equipped with cutting-edge audiovisual
technology and
tools.

* Cruise ship dining rooms feature the ultimate in gorgeous
ocean
views
and all meals and functions are included in the cost of the
cruise.

* Cruise ships are filled with features and activities and
provide
extensive activities for spouses and children, available
without extra
planning or cost.

* Cruise ships' virtually all-inclusive pricing makes a seagoing
meeting
easier to plan and provides better budget and cost control.


On a full-ship charter, groups can customize itineraries to revolve
around meeting schedules to include as few or as many ports of call
as
the meeting requires. Cruise lines can also help groups personalize
their activities and menus and create themed events both at sea and
on
land.

The versatile vessels of the 19 CLIA member cruise lines can
accommodate meeting or incentive groups of virtually any size,
whether
on a relaxing oceangoing itinerary or docked alongside a sought-after
destination.

For more information on CLIA member cruise lines, contact a
CLIA-member travel agency. To locate an agency near you, use the
Travel Agent Locator on CLIA's website at http://www.cruising.org.

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is the premier
nonprofit cruise industry marketing organization comprising 19
leading
cruise lines, which collectively accommodate 95 percent of North
American cruise passengers. CLIA member travel agencies -- of which
there are 16,500 -- are considered the consumer's very best resource
when planning a cruise vacation. For more information on CLIA, cruise
vacations, its member cruise lines and travel agencies, visit
http://www.cruising.org.

Thus spake :

Ray, do you have any idea what the various cruiselines are charging per
night?

They aren't charging. The ships have been rented "in toto" by various
corporations to house their guests, who are paying thousands already
just to go to the game.


Jo-Ann

--
dillon

"When the French are against it, you know we can't
be far wrong." - Adm. Bobbie Ray Inman

And I'll bet you it will be a long time before the NFL again puts the Super
Bowl into a city like J'Ville. For example in 2006 the game will be played
indoors in Detroit, in 2007, Miami at Pro Player, and in 2008 in a stadium
under construction on Glendale, AZ.
--
DG in Cherry Hill, NJ


"Dillon Pyron" wrote in message
...
Thus spake :

Ray, do you have any idea what the various cruiselines are charging per
night?

They aren't charging. The ships have been rented "in toto" by various
corporations to house their guests, who are paying thousands already
just to go to the game.

They aren't charging. The ships have been rented "in toto" by various
corporations to house their guests, who are paying thousands already
just to go to the game.

This is not true, while the rooms are arranged by the NFL for their
corporate guests, the guests pay for the room and purchase their Super Bowl
tickets at face value from the NFL. I don't know what the rates are for the
cruise ship, I think food is ala cart or at least on a per meal basis, all
arranged by a vendor. In prior Super Bowls similar arrangements at land
hotels have always been at or above the hotel's "rack rate" with a minimum 4
night stay.

Isn't the Zaandam the ship that had the norovirus outbreak last week?
Bill
--
visit my Caribbean Princess website
www.cruisingthecaribbeanprincess.com

"Ray Goldenberg" wrote in message
...
Hi Everyone,

I received this press release from the Cruise Lines International
Association 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


Cruise Ships to Serve as Floating Hotels for Super Bowl XXXIX

CLIA Members Providing 3,819 Rooms to Meet Hotel Demand

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 31
Superlative service, outstanding cuisine, limitless activities and
great value are but a few of the reasons why cruise vacations have
soared in popularity. In fact, it is because cruise ships are so
versatile, and feature superior facilities and amenities found at the
best land-based resorts, that these modern marvels can also serve --
quite literally -- as exclusive floating hotels for land-based events.

The most recent case in point is this week's Super Bowl XXXIX in
Jacksonville. Six ships from the 19 member companies of the Cruise
Lines International Association (CLIA), the trade and marketing
association for the North American cruise industry, will accommodate a
total of 7,638 guests during the entire week of Super Bowl
festivities.

Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Miracle; Holland America Line's
Zaandam, Zuiderdam and Volendam; and Radisson Seven Seas Cruises'
Seven Seas Navigator will provide Jacksonville's Super Bowl attendees
with an added 3,819 rooms as well as 41 lounges, nightclubs,
restaurants and show lounges to supplement the city's land-based hotel
and entertainment options. A sixth ship, Silversea Cruises' Silver
Wind, is in Jacksonville under charter to a private company.

Last summer CLIA-member line ships docked in the port of Piraeus,
Greece, to serve as floating hotels for the 2004 Olympic Games in
Athens. Six ships were chosen by Olympic organizers: Cunard Line's
Queen Mary 2; Holland America Line's Oosterdam and Rotterdam; Royal
Caribbean International's Splendour of the Seas; Seabourn Cruise
Line's Seabourn Pride and Silversea Cruises' Silver Whisper. In all,
the ships provided 3,896 rooms and accommodated 7,792 Olympic
participants and guests, helping Athens to boost Olympic attendance.

The CLIA-member cruise line ships will do the same for Jacksonville.
Indeed, Jacksonville's successful arrangements to supplement the
city's existing hotel base with cruise ships was a key factor in their
ability to attract an event the size and magnitude of the Super Bowl.

"Many are unaware that cruise ships, which deliver outstanding
vacations for guests from all walks of life, also provide ideal venues
for large-scale meetings and events -- like the Super Bowl and the
2004 Athens Olympics," said Terry L. Dale, president and CEO of CLIA,
whose 19 member cruise lines represent 95% of the cruise capacity
marketed in North America.

Cruise ships are not only ideally suited to serve as floating hotels
for land-based events, but also represent an attractive option for
meetings and incentive travel at sea. In comparison with land-based
facilities, cruise ships offer several advantages including:

* Since only 16% of North Americans have ever cruised, a sea
voyage is
new to almost everyone and provides an experience through which
group
members can bond.

* Cruise ships provide a self-contained environment with a
variety of
flexible meeting rooms, theaters and lounges that can be
utilized for
private events. Some ships offer more than 10,000 square feet
of
meeting space, equipped with cutting-edge audiovisual
technology and
tools.

* Cruise ship dining rooms feature the ultimate in gorgeous ocean
views
and all meals and functions are included in the cost of the
cruise.

* Cruise ships are filled with features and activities and
provide
extensive activities for spouses and children, available
without extra
planning or cost.

* Cruise ships' virtually all-inclusive pricing makes a seagoing
meeting
easier to plan and provides better budget and cost control.


On a full-ship charter, groups can customize itineraries to revolve
around meeting schedules to include as few or as many ports of call as
the meeting requires. Cruise lines can also help groups personalize
their activities and menus and create themed events both at sea and on
land.

The versatile vessels of the 19 CLIA member cruise lines can
accommodate meeting or incentive groups of virtually any size, whether
on a relaxing oceangoing itinerary or docked alongside a sought-after
destination.

For more information on CLIA member cruise lines, contact a
CLIA-member travel agency. To locate an agency near you, use the
Travel Agent Locator on CLIA's website at http://www.cruising.org.

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is the premier
nonprofit cruise industry marketing organization comprising 19 leading
cruise lines, which collectively accommodate 95 percent of North
American cruise passengers. CLIA member travel agencies -- of which
there are 16,500 -- are considered the consumer's very best resource
when planning a cruise vacation. For more information on CLIA, cruise
vacations, its member cruise lines and travel agencies, visit
http://www.cruising.org.

It was Veendam, Bill.

DG

"William Coleman" wrote in message
news:x8QLd.463$f%5.232@trndny03...
Isn't the Zaandam the ship that had the norovirus outbreak last week?
Bill
--
visit my Caribbean Princess website
www.cruisingthecaribbeanprincess.com

"Ray Goldenberg" wrote in message
...
Hi Everyone,

I received this press release from the Cruise Lines International
Association 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


Cruise Ships to Serve as Floating Hotels for Super Bowl XXXIX

CLIA Members Providing 3,819 Rooms to Meet Hotel Demand

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 31
Superlative service, outstanding cuisine, limitless activities and
great value are but a few of the reasons why cruise vacations have
soared in popularity. In fact, it is because cruise ships are so
versatile, and feature superior facilities and amenities found at the
best land-based resorts, that these modern marvels can also serve --
quite literally -- as exclusive floating hotels for land-based events.

The most recent case in point is this week's Super Bowl XXXIX in
Jacksonville. Six ships from the 19 member companies of the Cruise
Lines International Association (CLIA), the trade and marketing
association for the North American cruise industry, will accommodate a
total of 7,638 guests during the entire week of Super Bowl
festivities.

Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Miracle; Holland America Line's
Zaandam, Zuiderdam and Volendam; and Radisson Seven Seas Cruises'
Seven Seas Navigator will provide Jacksonville's Super Bowl attendees
with an added 3,819 rooms as well as 41 lounges, nightclubs,
restaurants and show lounges to supplement the city's land-based hotel
and entertainment options. A sixth ship, Silversea Cruises' Silver
Wind, is in Jacksonville under charter to a private company.

Last summer CLIA-member line ships docked in the port of Piraeus,
Greece, to serve as floating hotels for the 2004 Olympic Games in
Athens. Six ships were chosen by Olympic organizers: Cunard Line's
Queen Mary 2; Holland America Line's Oosterdam and Rotterdam; Royal
Caribbean International's Splendour of the Seas; Seabourn Cruise
Line's Seabourn Pride and Silversea Cruises' Silver Whisper. In all,
the ships provided 3,896 rooms and accommodated 7,792 Olympic
participants and guests, helping Athens to boost Olympic attendance.

The CLIA-member cruise line ships will do the same for Jacksonville.
Indeed, Jacksonville's successful arrangements to supplement the
city's existing hotel base with cruise ships was a key factor in their
ability to attract an event the size and magnitude of the Super Bowl.

"Many are unaware that cruise ships, which deliver outstanding
vacations for guests from all walks of life, also provide ideal venues
for large-scale meetings and events -- like the Super Bowl and the
2004 Athens Olympics," said Terry L. Dale, president and CEO of CLIA,
whose 19 member cruise lines represent 95% of the cruise capacity
marketed in North America.

Cruise ships are not only ideally suited to serve as floating hotels
for land-based events, but also represent an attractive option for
meetings and incentive travel at sea. In comparison with land-based
facilities, cruise ships offer several advantages including:

* Since only 16% of North Americans have ever cruised, a sea
voyage is
new to almost everyone and provides an experience through which
group
members can bond.

* Cruise ships provide a self-contained environment with a
variety of
flexible meeting rooms, theaters and lounges that can be
utilized for
private events. Some ships offer more than 10,000 square feet
of
meeting space, equipped with cutting-edge audiovisual
technology and
tools.

* Cruise ship dining rooms feature the ultimate in gorgeous ocean
views
and all meals and functions are included in the cost of the
cruise.

* Cruise ships are filled with features and activities and
provide
extensive activities for spouses and children, available
without extra
planning or cost.

* Cruise ships' virtually all-inclusive pricing makes a seagoing
meeting
easier to plan and provides better budget and cost control.


On a full-ship charter, groups can customize itineraries to revolve
around meeting schedules to include as few or as many ports of call as
the meeting requires. Cruise lines can also help groups personalize
their activities and menus and create themed events both at sea and on
land.

The versatile vessels of the 19 CLIA member cruise lines can
accommodate meeting or incentive groups of virtually any size, whether
on a relaxing oceangoing itinerary or docked alongside a sought-after
destination.

For more information on CLIA member cruise lines, contact a
CLIA-member travel agency. To locate an agency near you, use the
Travel Agent Locator on CLIA's website at http://www.cruising.org.

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is the premier
nonprofit cruise industry marketing organization comprising 19 leading
cruise lines, which collectively accommodate 95 percent of North
American cruise passengers. CLIA member travel agencies -- of which
there are 16,500 -- are considered the consumer's very best resource
when planning a cruise vacation. For more information on CLIA, cruise
vacations, its member cruise lines and travel agencies, visit
http://www.cruising.org.

Don't know about that, so far they has been nothing but very high praise and
the stadium is state of the art and the weather is going to be perfect!
Jim


"Dick Goldhaber" wrote in message
...
And I'll bet you it will be a long time before the NFL again puts the
Super
Bowl into a city like J'Ville. For example in 2006 the game will be
played
indoors in Detroit, in 2007, Miami at Pro Player, and in 2008 in a stadium
under construction on Glendale, AZ.
--
DG in Cherry Hill, NJ


"Dillon Pyron" wrote in message
...
Thus spake :

Ray, do you have any idea what the various cruiselines are charging per
night?

They aren't charging. The ships have been rented "in toto" by various
corporations to house their guests, who are paying thousands already
just to go to the game.

As mentioned, next year's Superbowl will be in Detroit, which is
woefully short of Hotel Rooms. Expect them to use Cruise ships
there... docked in the Detroit River, which runs past downtown. Some
will likely tie up across the river in Windsor, Ontario.

I don't know anything about the navigability of Detroit River, but I
assume Cruise ships can make it, big ocean going freighters travel
through all the time..

Ray Goldenberg wrote:
Hi Everyone,

I received this press release from the Cruise Lines International
Association 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


For what it's worth, I was on the Zuiderdam, and quite honestly it was
a terrible experience.

It was a zoo of lost luggage (lost in the 1/4 mile between terminal and
ship!!) security "overload", missing reservations, etc. Kinda like
taking a cruise on a ghost ship. I walked around two times on Thursday
night, once at 6:00 p.m. and once at 8:00 p.m. Nothing outdoors, as it
was rainy and 37 degrees. Inside, the pools were covered with nets,
the lights were off, the spa doors closed, all shops closed, most
lounges closed, empty, or "reserved for ibm" etc. signs. The elevator
waiting benches were filled with bored cabin attendents who had
absolutely nothing to do but chatter, laugh, and eyeball you like you
just walked into their living room. Plus, I spent the night on a
mattress so hard, I swore it was a sheet covered morgue slab.

Zero spontaniety (it took two shuttle trips and a security check to get
on board the ship--20 mins. easy) and a neighborhood that was like a
demilitarized zone. You couldn't walk downtown, but after 1/2 a
block, you would very likely be motivated to run there! The cheapest
meal deals were this: Breakfast $20, Lunch $25 and up, Dinner $60 and
up. Prepurchased meal tix only. Can you eat $105-140 worth of food
per person per day?!

Lots of people who lured there under the illusion that it would be a
pampering paradise soon find out it was just like any other crappy
hotel, complete with language barriers.