Cruise Biz Buzz – Cruise News from Social Media: Top stories for July 3, 2012 from P&O Cruises, Silversea, Windstar, Celebrity Cruises
A glance at this week’s top stories in the social media sphere.
Overview
Since the last Cruise Biz Buzz roundup, we observed Canada Day, a 175th Anniversary party for P&O Cruises, and citizens of the United States prepare for Independence Day celebrations.
175 Years of Great Cruising – POSH for sure
I found a lot of tweets, Facebook updates, Pinterest pins, and YouTube videos to help set the mood for the #GrandEvent commemorating the celebration taking place in Southampton in honor of P&O Cruises’ 175th Anniversary.
As an avid cruiser, I can’t help but jump on board (albeit via cyberspace) and join the fun. The Grand Event has all my favorite elements: cruise ships, social media, and a party. For the P&O anniversary party, all seven ships of the P&O Cruises fleet were together in their homeport of Southampton on the same day, July 3, 2012. 
Top Video
Happy Anniversary P&O Cruises
Watch the video below and learn about the contributions P&O Cruises has made to our modern day leisure cruise market. Lord Sterling of Plaistow – G CVO CBE Former Chairman of P&O Steam Navigation Company and Life President of P&O Cruises offers a thorough overview that documents the P&O Cruises story, which began in 1837 when the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company was awarded the British Government contract for a weekly mail service to the Iberian Peninsula.
Top Facebook Posts
Top Tweets
Silversea Cool pic: A lone polar bear treks across an island in the Smeerenburg fjord… http://pinterest.com/pin/259731103480418372/ via @pinterest
Celebrity Cruises UK @CruiseBuzz @VinopolisLondon @AOLTravel Hi Carrie, you can find out more about the @ozclarke sailing here – http://bit.ly/HVDkJt
P&O Cruises 
Cunard Line Happy 175th birthday to our friends and colleagues at @pandocruises Lots of amazing photos of the #GrandEventonline already!
Micky Arison Leaving London now to join @pandocruises 175 year anniversary #GRANDEVENT with 7 ships in Southampton http://lockerz.com/s/221934811
All seven ships are now in place for the #GrandEvent. The first time this has ever happened in the history of P&O Cruises!
InnerSea Discoveries See our boat? Dwarfed by majestic scenery of #Alaska. Love this photo! http://yfrog.com/obxtctlj
Seabourn Retweet this if you would rather be having fun in the water from one of our marinas right now! http://on.fb.me/M2vQEP #cruise
Our @VinopolisLondon sailing with Oz Clarke is named as one of @AOLTravel‘s top 10 wine holidays! http://aol.it/LKwiJB http://bit.ly/HVDkJt
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