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Allure of the Seas and Twin Funnels

By guest blogger Steve Newman

With its twin funnels lowered for the first time, new cruise ship Allure of the Seas has passed under the Storebaelt Bridge with a tiny amount of breathing space. The 18km-long Storebaelt Bridge stretches between the Danish islands of Zealand and Flynn and towers to a height of 254 metres (833ft) with the road it carries at 65 metres (213ft) above the sea.

Allure of the Seas also stands at 65m at its highest point – the twin funnel stacks. The architects from Royal Caribbean behind the design of the new ship developed funnels that retract inside the stack to reduce its height by one metre, thus allowing the vessel to pass under the bridge. The tight manoeuvre took place as Allure made its way to its new permanent home, Fort Lauderdale in Florida via the North Sea, Dover Straits and English Channel having left the STX shipyard in Turku, Finland, on October 29.

The first paying guests will join Allure on December 1 when the ship begins offering cruises in the Caribbean for the first time. Prices for a nine-night fly/cruise, including flights from the UK for a seven-night voyage, start from £1,470 per person.

At 225,282 gross registered tonnes, Allure can accommodate over 6,200 guests and is 360 meters and 5mm long (1,187ft). If stood upright, bow to stern, the ship would dwarf the One Canada Square building at London’s Canary Wharf and New York’s Chrysler building.

Featuring huge outdoor spaces, highlights include an open air park – Central Park – longer than a football pitch, a two-level shopping street, 17 different bars, over 20 restaurants and cafes, two rock climbing walls, two FlowRider surf simulators, a zip-line ride and even a large outdoor AquaTheater for high diver performances and water shows.

For more information, see http://www.allureoftheseas.com/. (Photo: Simon Brooke Webb)

Free Flight Give Away.

By guest blogger Steve Newman

The largest ever flight give-away by a mainstream cruise line launches on 30 October 2010 when Royal Caribbean International offers a 10,000 flight give-away promotion on selected 2011 Mediterranean sailings. The offer will save UK holiday-makers an estimated £2 million* if they book a 2011 holiday during this promotion, which is designed to encourage cruisers to take advantage of the offer.

The 10,000 flight give-away will be on a first-come, first-served basis for any of the applicable cruises booked and confirmed between 30 October and 20 December 2010 – that’s just 59 days to take advantage of the phenomenal value on offer.

The flight give-away includes several regional options and are available on:

- 7-night Spanish Mediterranean cruise on 25 September and 7-night Italian Mediterranean cruise on 2 October 2011 onboard Grandeur of the Seas departing Palma de Mallorca from £589 per person for either itinerary
- 7-night Canary Islands cruise onboard Adventure of the Seas departing Palma de Mallorca on 8 October 2011 with prices starting from £509 per person
- 7-night Adriatic Sea Coastal cruise onboard Voyager of the Seas departing Venice on 8 and 15 October 2011 with prices starting from £569 per person
- 7-night Eastern Mediterranean cruise from Rome (Civitavecchia) on 9 October and 16 October 2011 with prices starting from £559 per person onboard Navigator of the Seas
- 12-night Egypt and Eastern Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona onboard Brilliance of the Seas on 22 October with prices from £1,079 per person

In addition to the 10,000 flight give-away, Royal Caribbean is also supporting early bookings made for selected Independence of the Seas cruises from Southampton including savings of up to £500 per stateroom and free car parking at the port.

Offer applies to new cruise bookings only; cruises must be booked and confirmed on the same day; and the flight giveaway offer cannot be combined with other early booking offers.

Log on to http://www.royalcaribbean.co.uk/ for more information.