Travel Scene: Ship-building big business as cruise lines take off – Post

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Regent Seven Seas Cruises will introduce a new category of luxury suite exclusively for Seven Seas Explorer that sets the tone for the well-appointed and spacious all-suite accommodations found throughout the ship. Named the Regent Suite, the plush two-bedroom, 3,875-square foot suite comes complete with an in-room spa retreat, a first at sea, with personal sauna, steam room and treatment area. The suite also features an outdoor, glass-enclosed sitting area aptly named

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Snow Room, the first of its kind for Norwegian Cruise Line. The Snow Room will range from 21-32 degrees Fahrenheit with a light flurry of fluffy snow falling. This room will help strengthen the immune system as well as stimulating blood circulation in the body.

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Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas will host Sea-Plex, an entertainment center that transforms to accommodate the desired activity, whether it’s rollerblading, driving bumper cars, or playing basketball.

Posted: Friday, January 30, 2015 8:16 pm
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Updated: 8:16 pm, Fri Jan 30, 2015.

Travel Scene: Ship-building big business as cruise lines take off

Bob Retzlaff, retz@postbulletin.com

Post-Bulletin Company, LLC

To say that there’s a rising tide in the number of cruise passengers is putting it mildly. And to say there’s a resultant boom in the number of new cruise ships is putting it perhaps more mildly.

The number of cruise passengers has been increasing for years — generally at a recent average of several hundred thousand cruisers annually — a rate that’s been almost steady as a clock.

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