Amaral diz que Celebrity quer mais brasileiros, e que a Royal Caribbean terá novidades no Brasil

Navio da Classe Solstice da Celebrity. 

“O Celebrity Silhouette tem muito a cara do brasileiro e, tenho certeza, quem fizer um cruzeiro nesse navio vai se encantar”, afirma o diretor para América Latina e Caribe da Royal Caribbean International, Ricardo Amaral.

“O estilo aqui é de um luxo contemporâneo, com foco no bem estar e na gastronomia”, completa Amaral, se referindo ao quarto navio da série Solstice da Celebrity Cruises.

“Com esses novos navios da série Solstice, e agora com o recém lançado Celebrity Silhouette, a companhia tem atraído um público mais jovem”, explica Amaral. “Esse novo navio tem uma série de destaques, que ampliam – e muito – a experiência de viagem do passageiro.”

Segundo Amaral, dez mil brasileiros viajam por ano, em média, nos navios da Celebrity Cruises. “É número pequeno, se comparado aos cerca de 150 mil brasileiros que viajam nos navios da Royal”, conta o diretor. “Mas queremos ampliar esse número em relação à Celebrity e vamos trabalhar muito por meio de várias ações, como treinamentos e famturs, para alcançar nossos objetivos.”

FEIRA DA ABAV: SPLENDOUR E NOVIDADES

Centrum do Splendour.

Na próxima Feira da Abav, o estande da Royal Caribbean vai promover o novo Splendour of the Seas.

“Como já foi anunciado, faremos diversas modernizações e modificações no navio, que voltará ao Brasil na temporada 2011/12”, destaca Amaral.

“Vamos também falar da próxima temporada de um modo geral e posso garantir que virão várias grandes novidades”, enfatiza o diretor da Royal, sem dar mais detalhes.

O diretor da Royal Caribbean, “empresa-irmã” da Celebrity Cruises e da Azamara Cruises, participa da viagem inaugural para o trade e imprensa de vários países do Celebrity Silhouette. O navio percorreu um roteiro pelo mar Tirreno, saindo do porto de Civitavecchia neste sábado (dia 30), e chegada no mesmo porto na noite de hoje.

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Preparations for Venice

Today was spent making last minute preparations for our tip to Venice.

After dropping Aaron and Gemima off at their respective endpoints we finalised packing and then picked up the last of our currency and headed off to Gatwick. It was a long hot journey and I was so lad I had the Kindle!

Once we arrived in Gatwick we checked out the route for parking tomorrow morning and then headed to our Travelodge. We then had time to chill and Toni repaired my trousers, like a good little girl *hehe*



We then had a good meal and some alcohol to prepare us for an early night. One quick round of Newmarket later and it was time to hit the pit as we need to be up at 04:00 tomorrow!

Noble Caledonia's New Arctic Cruises

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Our guests will witness a vast geological spectacle of soaring mountains and immense glaciers. A photographer’s paradise unfolds before us: black basaltic islands rise from shimmering waters punctuated with gleaming ice sculptures, and lush tundra blazes with purple saxifrage and moss campion. Within this dramatic landscape resides a wealth of wildlife: seals, walrus, whales, Arctic foxes and, our ultimate goal, polar bears. The area is also home to hundreds of thousands of breeding seabirds, including kittiwakes, murres, dovekies, puffins and rare ivory gulls.

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In the beginning of the season, Spitsbergen’s flowers are in full bloom and the bird colonies are bustling with life. In the latter part of the season we have very good possibilities of exploring the eastern parts of the archipelago when the ice is slowly starting to lose its grip.

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