Great News I have teamed up.

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As the title suggests I have teamed up with a Etsy seller called Crafty Ideas by 

Dawn.  (https://www.etsy.com/shop/craftyideasbydawn) and Dawn will use my cruise and cruise location photographs with her merchandise placing them on:

  • Tee-shirts
  • Sweat-shirts
  • Hoodies
  • Canvas including metal printed images
  • Print your own (download the image full size and print it off)
  • Cups
  • Travel Mugs
  • Calendar
  • Tote bags
  • Phone cases

I have checked out the quality of the a Zipped Hoodie with a image of Menai Bridge printed on the back and have worn it on and off for the last 4 weeks and machine washed it with the normal washing and there was no drop in quality.

Tee Shirts/Hoodies & Sweatshirts

Prints on metal/canvas & paper

Tote Bags with images

2024 Cruise Ship Calendar

Mugs/Cups/Travel Mugs & Water Bottles

The above are just a few items available and we will be adding more on a weekly basis and if its OK i’ll advertise some products now and again I have taken photograph of the majority of the cruise companies and will be placing them on shirts and mugs.

So Please take a look at her sight and so her some love from the cruise community.

Thank You.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/craftyideasbydawn

Celebrity Xcel Named As Next Ship For Celebrity Cruises

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Celebrity Cruises announced today that the fifth ship in its Edge Series will be named Celebrity Xcel, and will debut in 2025. The company previously announced the ship would be methanol ready.

The reveal was made at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, as executives from both Royal Caribbean Group and the yard celebrated the steel cutting.

“The Edge Series has shattered preconceived notions of cruising, and I am thrilled to announce our next bold step as a brand with Celebrity Xcel,” said Celebrity Cruises’ President Laura Hodges Bethge. “True to her name, this next ship will ‘Xcel’ beyond her sister ships with entirely new experiences, yet to be revealed, but that will change the game all over again.”

The Celebrity Xcel will make her debut in November 2025 in the Caribbean, sailing her inaugural winter season from Fort Lauderdale, on 7-night itineraries alternating between the Bahamas, Mexico and the Cayman Islands, and Puerto Plata, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten. The sailings are now open for sale.

Port NOLA Reports 1.2 Million Cruise Passengers in 2023

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Brandy D. Christian, Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) president and CEO, delivered the 2023 State of the Port address on Nov. 3. She highlighted successes across the Port’s four lines of business: cruise, cargo, rail, and industrial real estate.

According to a press release, the cruise industry has recovered from the pandemic, and cruise line partners maintain their trust in the Louisiana cruise market through New Orleans.

Port NOLA achieved new records in 2023, including in March when it set a monthly passenger record. This record surpassed the prior monthly record established in February 2020, shortly before the global pandemic.

As the 2023 fiscal year concluded, Port NOLA reported 1.2 million cruise passenger movements, setting the stage for a potential new annual passenger record in the current calendar year.

In November 2024, Royal Caribbean is set to make a comeback with a new ship, the Brilliance of the Seas. Port NOLA has also secured an agreement with Carnival, ensuring at least five more years of having two year-round vessels, the port said in a press release.

Norwegian Cruise Line is bringing back the port’s largest homeported vessel, the Norwegian Breakaway. Additionally, Disney Cruise Line will resume its sailings in January.

The Port is experiencing growth in the river cruise sector, with a total of nine homeported riverine vessels, including Viking Cruises, which began sailing from Port NOLA in 2022.

“As I think about the past eight years, and all of the work we have done to grow the gateway, two pillars are constant: diversification and transformation,” said Christian.

“Diversity in our lines of business and in our leaders, transforming our organization and our outlook. These are the tenets of our master plan, which will guide us into new territory… Let’s continue to deliver Louisiana’s future together.”