Cruise Biz Buzz
A bi-weekly glance about what this week’s top stories are in the social media sphere.
Roundup:
With Memorial Day weekend just around the corner we start to think about summer vacation. While cruise passengers prepare for their holidays, the ships have been busy migrating to their summer ports in Alaska and Europe. We caught up Seabourn who recounted a ship captain’s experience of making a maiden call to his home town …
Captain Hamish Elliott heads home; Seabourn Sojourn makes maiden call to Tyne port, near Newcastle, England. bit.ly/KtcvZg
River cruise season is off to a great start and cruises in Alaska and Europe are inching towards peak season. If you have a desire to take a virtual cruise while waiting for your ship to come sail into port, check in with Ralph and Aaron who have captured a lot of the buzz in their Voyage Reports.
Avid Cruisers Here, There, Everywhere: What Are Your Summer Plans?
Let’s take a look at what the cruise lines have been reporting from their Facebook pages, Twitter feeds, blogs, and press releases. If you spot a good story, make sure to let me know. I will put it on the buzz-list.
Cunard Line Celebrates 46 Years of Service
Cunard Line via Twitter (@CunardLine): Peter Shanks reads John Duffy a farewell letter from @MickyArison at retirement speech today after 46 yrs with Cunard twitter.com/cunardline/sta…
Crystal Serenity Spa
Let’s not forget to congratulate Crystal Cruises, who tweeted an announcement that the spa on Crystal Serenity received top honors in the mid-sized ship category in the Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers Poll.
@CNTraveler readers voted Crystal Serenity’s spa 1st of all mid-sized cruise ships in June’s issue. Thnx, voters! goo.gl/YCbHj
— crystalcruises (@crystalcruises) May 18, 2012
Videos
Interview with Carnival’s CEO Gerry Cahill (Part 1)
Buzz-list
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Shore Excursion Spotlight: A Tour to Rome with the Rotterdam #cruise crew: bit.ly/JxOm4b
about a day ago from TweetDeck
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Share this spectacular photo of Santorini with your followers, if cruising through Greek Isles is on your bucket list! shout.lt/bh0F
about a day ago from Shoutlet API
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RT: @go_cruise: @pandocruises launch men’s Black Tie hire service for dinner suits, accessories or the whole ensemble bit.ly/Ja7Dc8
about a day ago from TweetDeck
Not long now until our first @BBCStrictly cruise takes to the seas on Oriana! We can’t wait to welcome @craigrevhorwoodand co on board!
about a day ago from TweetDeck
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After 46 years with Cunard, John Duffy is retiring today. At 11.30am #QM2‘s whistle will sound across Southampton. Best wishes John!
about a day ago from Twitter for iPhone
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Just for fun – can you guess where Aurora is today? (Check the picture!) Tweet us with your answers 🙂 bddy.me/K7ES27
about a day ago from Stream Publisher
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Discover the Baltic on a Fred. Olsen Cruise, this summer, departing from the UK. For more information please visit fredolsencruises.com/News/2012/Disc…
about a day ago from web
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DASH to book a cruise today and receive up to $250 OBC plus reduced deposits on all sailings fleet-wide! tinyurl.com/d9h9a6m
about a day ago from Shoutlet API
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Watch history of Greece unfold on “Medieval Rhodes & Lindos” optional tour bit.ly/IXsTD0offered on Silver Wind Voy. 2220
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RT: @deckchairblog: Just Posted! A Day in Dartmouth aboard @Silversea Silver Explorer! avidcruiser.com/ftdc/?p=5386
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Reinventing live TV…from 60ft deep in Alaska. Our Live Dive tech in @HuffPostTravel: huffingtonpost.com/lindblad-exped…
about a day ago from TweetDeck
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A nice thought from our friends at Canyon Ranch SpaClub… fb.me/1oPryG8Ew
about a day ago from Facebook
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Check out this picture of MSC Divina’s first port of call in Lisbon, Portugal.
More About MSC Divina:… fb.me/1oxhexakw about a day ago from Facebook
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RT: @JaneArcherUK: From @msc_cruises_uk with a loving KIS bit.ly/Kjz5rx #in
about a day ago from Twitter for iPhone
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Re-tweet this if you really want to jump on this bed: yfrog.com/nttuvypj
about a day ago from TweetDeck
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Peter Shanks reads John Duffy a farewell letter from @MickyArison at retirement speech today after 46 yrs with Cunard pic.twitter.com/Hnr2xJFL
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I posted 3 photos on Facebook in the album “Have you experienced/seen Privée yet?” fb.me/16zEMrB6b
about a day ago from Facebook
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RT: @CruiseMiss: My visit on board @seabourncruise Sojourn on her maiden call into @Port_of_Tyne she is a stunning ship! cruisemiss.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/sea…
about a day ago from TweetDeck
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Check out this awesome blog created by @TravelXena about her cruises on board Norwegian Star and Norwegian Epic! travelxena.com
about a day ago from Shoutlet API
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Love wildlife videos? Check out Earth Touch, a new site dedicated to sharing beautiful nature footage: earth-touch.com
about a day ago from TweetDeck
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Create movie of your family’s virtual #DisneyCruise with @weatherchannel Fun on Deck Sweepstakes: bit.ly/JmaFvk
about a day ago from web
Check out the DCL social media team’s movie of virtual #DisneyCruise: bit.ly/LyLj2u
about a day ago from web
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Bungee jumping, swimming w/ sharks, climbing a mountain – have you ever pushed yourself outside your comfort zone when traveling? #travel
about a day ago from HootSuite
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Check out the latest review of the Viking Sky ow.ly/b4Rj5
about a day ago from HootSuite
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Like us on Facebook & Enter Daily to Win a FREE Cruise for 2 on #Riviera! Sweepstakes ends 5/26. on.fb.me/LfkYpY pic.twitter.com/WoQ4HwGS
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It’s Trivia Tuesday, let’s play a game: Which region of the Mediterranean has the most islands; Sea of Marmara,… fb.me/1wso7TGYM
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What’s the interior design inspiration behind the new Royal Princess? In this video, our designers share their vision! bit.ly/L2Kahi
about a day ago from TweetDeck
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RT @SimonTravels: Q2: Have you ever participated in an onboard charity event? Who did you support? What ship? #CruiseChat #Cruise4TheCure
about a day ago from TweetDeck
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“Saving Time for the Business Traveler” ow.ly/b4WcE via @mobal #travel #ttot
about a day ago from HootSuite
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Do you know what tomorrow is? If you said “World Turtle Day,” then you are well informed. news.yahoo.com/video/newyorkc…
about a day ago from TweetDeck
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Learn about Holland America’s charitable cruise donations & community giving – info that is important! bit.ly/JR11nj #cruisechat
about a day ago from TweetDeck
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Honored that @cruisenorwegian was invited to attend first ever #marlinssocial lounge at new @marlins park in Miami!
mypict.me/n1ATG about 16 hours ago from UberSocial for iPhone
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