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SeaMobile Delivers Wireless Services To Geolink’s Maritime Customer Aida Cruises

SeaMobile Enterprises, global service provider of at-sea communications, connectivity and content services, confirmed an earlier report that it has successfully launched wireless service aboard AIDAdiva, the newest vessel in the AIDA Cruises fleet.

gate2board Is Looking For Community Reporters

gate2board wants to be a community of air, rail and sea hospitality reporters of different cultural and national backgrounds offering a platform for user generated photo and video news.

Innovation Opportunities Require A Value Proposition

The goal of every innovation is to create and deliver value to the customer and/or passenger that is clearly greater than the available alternatives. The difference must be compelling both to the air, cruise or rail line company and the passengers.

But how do you start to develop new value for the customer and passenger?

Ambassadors International, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Windstar Cruises From Holland America Line

Ambassadors International, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMIE) (the "Company") announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Windstar Cruises from Holland America Line, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc.

International Cruise Group Awards Vessel Management of Windstar Cruises to V.Ships Leisure

Ambassadors International Cruise Group has chosen V.Ships Leisure to manage the vessel operations of Windstar Cruises pending the closing of their acquisition in April, 2007.

The Future Of Passenger On Board Communication

The Cruise & Ferry Seminar on the future of passenger on board communications event will be hosted by Navitas Telecom and will take place at 11:00 to 12:30 in the Waterfront Room at the 12th Cruise and Ferry Exhibition organised by Informa, on 25 April 2007, at ExCeL in London.

Asian Students Get Post-Graduate Education On Board a Ship

Asian university and prospective graduate students are invited to apply for The Scholar Ship, a 16-week graduate or post-graduate education program on board a ship that travels to five continents. The ship will set sail in September 2007, carrying up to 700 undergraduates and postgraduates from across the world.

New Ferry Service Between Cherbourg and Portsmouth

Celtic Link Ferries Limited announced the opening of a new service between Cherbourg and Portsmouth. The service will commence on the 15th January 2007.

Pamela C. Conover Named Seabourn President, CEO

Cruise industry executive Pamela C. Conover has been named president and chief executive officer of Seabourn Cruise Line. In her new role, she will report to Carnival vice chairman Howard Frank. Conover, who was assigned as acting president of Seabourn after the company's late president Deborah L. Natansohn suffered a heart attack on October 22, was most recently senior vice president of shared services at Carnival Corporation, where, among other duties, her market research and strategic analysis resulted in an order for two new ships for Seabourn.

Windstar Cruises Offers Cell Phone Service at Sea

Windstar Cruises will offer cell phone service at sea on all three ships beginning with the Wind Surf in December. The 308-guest msy Wind Surf will be the first ship to have the network installed.