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Reserving Canyon Ranch spa on Oceania ships

News from Oceania Cruises

Passengers on ships operated by Oceania Cruises may reserve treatments at their onboard Canyon Ranch SpaClubs® up to 90 days before departure. Canyon Ranch operates spas on the cruise line’s fleet of premium ships.

“Canyon Ranch SpaClubs have proven so popular with our guests that it makes sense to book early,”  said Oceania president Bob Binder.

Each Canyon Ranch SpaClub features massage, body and skin-care treatment rooms, gym and weight room, men’s and women’s locker rooms, thalassotherapy pool, two whirlpools and Thermal Suite. The SpaClub’s treatments include massages and therapeutic bodywork, mud, aromatherapy, ayuvedic and seaweed treatments, facials and masks, conditioning body scrubs and therapeutic body cocoons.

Celebrity's four Solstice ships to sail Caribbean

News from Celebrity Cruises:

Celebrity's four Solstice-class ships will sail in Europe in the summer of 2011, then head for the Caribbean for the winter of 2011-2012.

The Solstice ships will join four other Celebrity ships, offering itineraries ranging in length from 4 to 14 nights out of five homeports.
 
The new Celebrity Silhouette, launching in 2011, will sail from Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey, from November 2011 to April 2012, alternating Southern and Eastern Caribbean voyages of 12 nights.

Seven godmothers at Oasis of the Seas naming

News from Royal Caribbean International:

Oasis of the Seas was named officially on Dec. 1, in a ceremony of seven celebrity godmothers.

Gloria Estefan, Daisy Fuentes, Shawn Johnson, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Michelle Kwan, Jane Seymour and Dara Torres each represented a neighborhood on Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship.

The celebration took place throughout the seven signature neighborhoods onboard Oasis of the Seas, culminating with the traditional Champagne bottle breaking ceremony followed by a fireworks display in the waters beyond the stage of the AquaTheater, the ship’s oceanfront theater.  Video of the event is available on the ship’s web site, www.OasisOfTheSeas.com.

Carnival Dream offers high-energy laser show

Carnival Cruise Lines’ new 130,000-ton Carnival Dream will introduce the line’s first outdoor laser shows that will combine the latest in laser technology with rock music to provide guests a unique and exciting nighttime entertainment option.

Carnival Dream’s laser shows will be the first ever for a North America–based cruise ship.

The 15-minute nighttime laser shows will feature choreographed lasers projecting brilliant aerial patterns of blue, red and green set to music by popular artists such as Styx, Rush, Van Halen, Boston and Pink Floyd. 

Smoke machines will be used to enhance the laser light effects in the starry, moonlit sky, creating an ideal setting for guests to relax on Carnival Dream’s expansive open deck.

What's new in Orlando for fall

Halloween

Each fall, park visitors are invited to dress in costumes and trick-or-treat at Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at the Walt Disney World Resort. For more information, visit disneyworld.com. Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida is considered the world’s largest and most elaborate Halloween celebration designed for guests to confront their nightmares through a series of haunted houses. For more information, visit halloweenhorrornights.com. At Halloween Spooktacular at SeaWorld, children can trick-or-treat for troves of treasures, participate in ghostly activities and enjoy Halloween-themed entertainment. For more information, visit seaworld.com. 

Rock the Universe

On Sept. 11-12, 2009 Disney’s Hollywood Studios will host Night of Joy and Universal Studios Florida will host its Rock The Universe concert series. These two annual events, designed to highlight the diversity within today’s exploding Chrisitian music scene, will feature chart-topping Christian music stars from across the nation. For more information, visit rocktheuniverse.com and disneyworld.com.