Carnival Cruise Lines recently announced that the repositioning of two ships
will create an opportunity to offer new cruises of South America. While
repositioning from the West Coast to New York during February and March 2013,
the Carnival Splendor will sail three
South American voyages: one from Long Beach, Calif., to Santiago, Chile; one
from Santiago to Buenos Aires, Argentina; and one from Buenos Aires to New
York. Once positioned in New York, the Splendor
will sail to the Caribbean year-round. March 16-31, the Carnival Miracle will reposition from New York to Long Beach via
the Panama Canal and will call on ports in five different countries: Turks
& Caicos, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico. From its new home on
the West Coast, the ship will sail the Mexican Riviera and the coast of Alaska.
For the summer of 2013, Celebrity Cruises plans to position six ships
in Europe to visit a total of 25 countries and 88 destinations, six of which
are “Celebrity Firsts:” Liverpool, England; Waterford, Ireland; Torshavn, Faroe
Islands; Varna, Bulgaria; Sevastopol, Ukraine; and Kristiansand, Norway. The Celebrity Infinity will offer new, 10
and 11-night cruises of the British Isles, Norwegian fjords and Iceland; the Celebrity Constellation will sail new itineraries of the Black Sea and the
Greek Isles, highlighted by an overnight stay in Odessa, Ukraine. Celebrity
will also offer new cruisetour options in Europe, including an entirely new,
four-night tour to Istanbul and Cappadocia, Turkey.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises also has some new ports of call on its
itineraries for 2013. Mediterranean itineraries will include maiden calls on
Ajaccio, Corsica; Genoa, Italy; and Lanzarote and St. Cruz de Tenerife in the
Canary Islands. Regent has also added some longer itineraries for guests who
have the time for an extended cruise. Consider a 30-night voyage that begins in
the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, then crosses the Atlantic to call on Brazil,
Argentina and Chile. Or, feed your taste for the exotic with a 24-night Amazon
Adventure cruise, departing from Miami.
To find out where other cruise lines will be calling for the first time
in 2013, talk with Anita, your Cruise Holidays personal cruise expert.
