Celebrity Cruises leaked big Europe plans for 2013, including a second UK-based ship, which will sail from Harwich, plus the first Solstice-class vessel in Alaska.
Speaking to travel agents and media in London, Celebrity president and ceo Dan Hanrahan revealed the newly Solsticized Celebrity Infinity will join Celebrity Eclipse in the UK.
On a day when eight more bodies were found aboard the wrecked Costa Concordia, Italian prosecutors have widened their criminal investigation to include four more ship’s officers and three shoreside employees of Costa Crociere, news agency ANSA reports.
Eight more victims of the Costa Concordia capsize have been located within the wreck, according to AFP, the Associated Press and other news reports from Italy.
With booking trends closely watched during wave season and particularly following the Costa Concordia incident, UBS Investment Research said it continues to see no significant sequential declines in ticket prices, which look flat for the third straight week.