Seabourn to sail Alaska cruises

Posted on 1 December, 2015 by Spacejunkie2

Seabourn said it will cruise in Alaska in the summer of 2017, its first time in that market in 15 years.

The Seabourn Sojourn will offer 11-, 12- and 14-day itineraries sailing from Vancouver and Seward, Alaska.

In addition to popular stops, Seabourn said ships will visit hidden gems of the Inside Passage that larger ships can’t access.

While there, guests can take advantage of Ventures by Seabourn, an optional program of Zodiac and kayak excursions led by the Seabourn Sojourn’s expedition team of naturalists, science, wildlife and historical experts.

Alaska prices start at $7,999 per person, Seabourn said.

Posted on 20 May, 2014 by Spacejunkie2

Disney will sail to Hawaii in 2015

By Tom Stieghorst

Disney Cruise Line plans to return to Hawaii in the fall of 2015 for two 10-day cruises.

Disney Wonder will sail Sept. 7 from Vancouver for Oahu, with stops at two other Hawaiian islands. It will make the reverse journey on Sept. 17.

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The ship will also offer six cruises on the U.S. West Coast to Baja Mexico and then do nine sailings from Galveston, Texas, to the Bahamas, Key West and Castaway Cay.

In October, the Wonder will sail several cruises from San Diego on itineraries that include Ensenada and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

It will transition to Galveston in November and do mostly seven-day cruises to the Bahamas, Key West and Castaway Cay, with a sprinkling of other lengths and itineraries mixed in.

Celebrity Millennium’s remaining 2013 Alaska cruises canceled

Posted on 22 August, 2013 by Spacejunkie2

Celebrity Millennium’s remaining 2013 Alaska cruises canceled

By Tom Stieghorst

Celebrity Cruises called a premature end to the Alaska season for the Celebrity Millennium, canceling the ship’s remaining four cruises on its schedule.

Celebrity acted after mechanical problems with the ship’s propulsion units kept it in port for at least part of the last two cruises between Vancouver and Seward, Alaska.

The canceled cruises, in addition to the current one, were scheduled to depart Aug. 23, Aug. 30, Sept. 6 and Sept. 13. Celebrity is in the process of contacting passengers on those cruises and rebooking or refunding them.

Affected passengers are being offered a full refund and a 25% future cruise credit.

The next scheduled sailing of Millennium will be a Panama Canal transit cruise from San Diego to Fort Lauderdale on Sept. 22.

Millennium carries 2,038 passengers at double occupancy.