Carnival’s “On Deck For The Cure” Program

Carnival Expands “On Deck For The Cure” Program
Published on modernagent: August 28, 2007

Following a successful pilot program aboard the Carnival Valor and Carnival Fascination, Carnival Cruise Lines will expand its involvement with the “On Deck for the Cure” breast cancer fundraising initiative, adding one-kilometer walks and other activities to the majority of its fleet. Modeled after a program introduced by Holland America Line and launched earlier this year aboard five Carnival Corporation & plc brands, the fundraising initiative benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the global leader of the breast cancer movement. “On Deck for the Cure” has a goal of generating $1 million toward breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment. Carnival’s expansion of the program will encompass 14 ships and include all vessels operating cruises of seven days or longer, as well as four- and five-day voyages aboard the Carnival Elation from San Diego.

Guests participating in Carnival’s “On Deck for the Cure” activities are encouraged to make a minimum $10 donation and partake in a one-kilometer walk around the ships’ jogging tracks while wearing their custom-designed T-shirts and wristbands included with each donation. Additionally, pink lemonade, which signifies the color associated with breast cancer awareness, will be served after the walk to all participants. “On Deck for the Cure” activities are promoted via the line’s daily shipboard newsletter, “Carnival Capers,” as well as on in-cabin television programming. In addition to the “On Deck for the Cure” initiative aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ ships, other Carnival Corporation & plc brands participating in the program include Holland America, Costa Cruises, Princess Cruises and The Yachts of Seabourn.

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RCCL’s Mariner of the Seas to Sail Around Cape Horn

RCI’s Mariner of the Seas to Sail Around Cape Horn
Published on modernagent: August 28, 2007

Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas will be the line’s first Voyager-class ship to chart a course around Cape Horn. Starting in January 2009, the ship will embark on a 46-night cruise around Cape Horn, calling at various destinations in South America. Clients can book the entire cruise or any of three segments. Mariner will begin the southerly ocean-crossover on Jan. 4, 2009, from Port Canaveral on a 15-night voyage to Rio De Janeiro and will call at St. Maarten, St. Kitts, Barbados, and Salvador De Bahia, Brazil, as well as Coco Cay, Royal Caribbean’s private island destination in the Bahamas. The sailing will conclude with an overnight stay in Rio. The ship will continue with a 15-night sailing on Jan. 19 to round the southern tip of South America departing Rio to Valparaiso (Santiago), Chile, and including calls at Montevideo, Uruguay and Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world. It will also cruise along the Chilean fjordlands with overnight stays in Buenos Aires and Valparaiso. Mariner will conclude its journey with a 16-night sailing from Valparaiso (Santiago) on Feb. 3, with calls at Arica, Chile; Lima (Callao), Peru; Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica; and Acapulco and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. It will debut in its new homeport of Los Angeles on Feb. 19, 2009. Guests booking the 46-night voyage by Dec. 15, 2007 receive a 50 percent reduced deposit and a $500 onboard credit.

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