Showing posts with label Caribbean islands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Caribbean islands. Show all posts

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Adventure of the Seas

The Royal Caribbean 138,000 ton cruise ship Adventure of the Seas is not just a fashionable floating city all by itself, but is also a modern engineering marvel, even to the last detail. It can accommodate a staggering 3,000 odd passengers and a crew that numbers more than 1100 skilled hands at any time. It boasts of a 125 feet in-line skating rink, the adventure dunes 9-hole mini golf course, and a rock climbing wall at one of its 14 decks. There’s the Casino Royale too, which is a hot favorite among a lot of cruisers aboard this wonderful vessel. There is a full-size basketball court too.

It is a super quality Voyager class ship that offers the highest space-per-guest accommodation, huge state rooms, expanded dining areas, and out-of-the-world recreational facilities. Adventures of the Seas sails the Southern Caribbean itinerary.


Here are some of the exclusive features on board the Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas,

  • Fully equipped Fitness Center with state-0f-the-art gym and aerobics room accentuated by daily changing health and fitness programs.
  • Shopping galleria with duty free shops, jewelry boutique, all-purpose stores and logo stores.
  • Beauty salon with exclusive treatments.
  • Sauna/ steam rooms; full service spa with massage.
  • Royal Promenade lined with fabulous bars offering the best of liquors.
  • Especial deck that provides area for basketball, volleyball, shuffleboard and jogging track.
  • 3 outdoor pools with swim up bar and 6 whirlpool spa.
  • Shore excursions plus trip advise
  • Active Ice skating rink with regular performances
  • 900-seat studio-cum-auditorium.


Late night entertainment on board the Adventure of the Seas include,

  • Viking Crown Lounge where there are 5 separate lounges for cocktails with friends.
  • Imperial Lounge offers dancing and cabaret shows.
  • Casino Royale offers blackjack, roulette, Electronic Slot machines and Video Poker.
  • Connoisseur Club Cigar Club provides finest cigars and cognacs.
  • Jester’s Night Club has DJ and whole night dancing.
  • Schooner Bar is the right place to meet friends and enjoy a late night drinking session.

So, wait no longer. Book the cruise today – it’s available online too.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Caribbean Princess


Gone are the days when the legendary Nat King Cole hummed, “Take my way; hit the highway”. Today, people are more prone to leave their automobiles back home and explore the pleasures of the sea voyage aboard a cruise ship. Princess cruise liners appear to satisfy that craze to the fullest extent and something more. Among some of the Princess class of vessels that include Emerald, Crown, Ruby and a few others, the Caribbean Princess surely ranks apart in all respects. With astounding Atriums and spellbounding Skywalker’s Disco, the luxury liner is nothing but a super-size version of the earlier Grand-class of ships that sailed the seven seas decades ago.

Having an astounding onboard carrying capacity of more than 3000 passengers in its fabulous staterooms (881) and numerous full deck mini-suits, the Caribbean Princess can be compared to an island city that provides all forms of comforts right within its enormous bulk. On a dark night, she is a glittering jewel cruising through the phosphorescent sea.

Here a few of the special features of the ship that may prompt many to book a voyage today. Her destinations include Eastern Caribbean & Bermuda, Southern Caribbean, Canada & New England.

And here are the hot spots.

  • Traditional Dining is provided at several dining rooms aboard the ship in true cruise tradition with caring entourage paying special attention to each passenger. The Island Dining Room is where you get the best of service in an oceanic ambience.
  • Anytime Dining spares the hassle of reaching the dinner table at the sound of the gong. While aboard the Caribbean Princess, it’s the passenger’s choice of the dining hour and not otherwise. At the Cora Dining Room or the Da Vinci Dining Room you can walk in anytime in the day or night and ask for food, and it will be served with a smile.
  • Specialty Restaurants on board the ship serve exquisite local (whichever water the ship passes by) dishes and gourmet favorites, if ordered earlier. This includes the famed Trattoria Sabatini Restaurant and the Sterling Steakhouse.
  • The Hearts and Minds Wedding Chapel housed within the ship is the first of its kind that provides the industry’s singular Wedding-at-Sea program where the passengers can be married by the ship’s captain. A truly innovative approach towards an otherwise conventional social procedure.

Grandeur Of The Seas

Even though there are many cruise ships that sail the Pacific, or cruise the calm waters of the Caribbean, this ship is so grand that its owners simply called it - The Grandeur of the Seas. In fact, everything on board the ship is grand and glittering. Right from the Grandeur Centrum to the Grandeur Solarium, all the fascinating features of this grand ship that blissfully accommodates 2446 guests spell class. With a full-service Spa, half a dozen whirlpools, an all-weather jogging track and a seemingly endless chain of well appointed bars and restaurants, the Grandeur of the Seas is a seven-star hotel afloat the deep. The Grandeur’s current destination covers the Southern and Western Caribbean.



Here are some of the countless amenities that you will find on board.

  • Boutiques of Centrum comprises of storefronts offering a wide range of fineries that include perfumes, jewelry, liquor and novelty cruise wear.
  • Grandeur Solarium consists of indoor/outdoor pool that is provided with a massive sliding glass canopy.
  • Great Gatsby Dining Room personifies the elegance and carefree lifestyle. A very impressive ambience for the current generation.
  • Palladium Theater is a two-tier amphitheater featuring nightly entertainment that often includes musicals.
  • Casino Royale is the gambler’s real haven featuring video poker, Caribbean Stud poker, electronic slot machines and more.
  • Singing-in-the-rain Lounge is a glass-walled 100-seat lounge offering magnificent sea views.
  • Schooner Bar is a nautically themed bar that makes a drink all the more enjoyable as if one is sitting in a wheelhouse.
  • South Pacific Lounge is for live music and dancing.
  • Champagne Bar is the right place to enjoy your bubbly drink poured into Tulip glass provided by the barman.
  • Windjammer Café is the seaside buffet-style booth for breakfasts and lunches. However, it changes color as the sun goes down the horizon, giving it the shape of a full fledged restaurant.
  • Observatory is for the stargazers. The star-studded sky, especially on new moon nights look amazingly beautiful when viewed on board a ship.
  • Adventure Ocean is a large playroom for the little ones who often become engrossed in pictorial books and miniature ship models that are provided here, usually guided by a member of the entourage.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Explorer of the Seas

Royal Caribbean International’s MS Explorer of the Seas happens to be one of their largest cruise ships that can accommodate more than 3000 passengers, boasting the highest space-per-guest ratio in the cruise business line. The 142,000-ton Voyager-class cruise ship Explorer has a built-in Atmospheric & Oceanographic Laboratory that is used by scientists researching for the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. In shape, size and dimensions it is only second to Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2.

As a matter of fact, there has never been a ship like this, featuring so many fabulous things of interest. Imagine a rock-climbing precipice aboard a floating vessel, a skating rink and a street fair going in full swing right above the rolling seas. Fascinating, isn’t it? The mighty ship’s destination includes the Caribbean, Bermuda, Canada and New England. The Explorer is also often chartered for holiday cruises.

explorer of the seas

It is therefore no wonder that world-class food is served aboard this world-class ship amidst world-class ambience. However, here is a listing of the Explorer’s fascinating features that are soon going to lure you to book your voyage. Talk to your nearest agent; he may offer you a discounted price too.

  • Main dining room in the ship serves world-class food only. From out of the world appetizers and starters to delectable desserts, every food item in the Main Dining Room is simply superb.
  • The Portofino restaurant aboard the Explorer is the gourmet’s best refuge. Chefs at the Portofino are ever busy tackling international cuisine.
  • The Johnny Rockets restaurant sporting the authentic fifty’s décor is known for all-American eatables with shipside sauces.
  • The Champagne Bar is the ideal spot to celebrate your opening night aboard the Explorer. The beauty of this quiet cozy bar lies in the fact that it offers a wide variety of sparkling wines with an assortment of canapés for your pleasure.
  • Windjammer Café is ideally suited for a casual dinner for the family after a day of adventure, scaling the virtual rock.
  • Sport Deck aboard the ship features a full-size basketball court. Play the game whenever you can form a team but don’t let the ball go out of bounds.
Do whatever you like but do not forget to visit the Virtual Submarine Room, the Casino, and the Arcade Room before the cruise is over.