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Grand Turk Cruise Center Offers a Variety of Shopping Opportunities to Caribbean Cruise Ship Passengers

newsfromsteph — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:15:08 +0000

GRAND TURK, B.W.I. (April 8, 2008) – Grand Turk Cruise Center, one of the Caribbean’s newest cruise destinations, has announced an increase in both the number of ship calls as well as the opening of additional retail stores in 2008.

In addition to vendors selling local crafts and souvenirs, the facility also features such recognizable names as Margaritaville, Little Switzerland, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Bruno Fine Art, Goodmark Jewelers and the cruise center’s anchor retail tenant, duty-free giant, Dufry.

Officials at the Grand Turk Cruise Center expect more than 200 cruise ship calls accounting for 400,000 passengers in 2008, up from 180 calls and 380,000 passengers last year.

Located on 13 acres of pristine beachfront property on Grand Turk, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, the Grand Turk Cruise Center boasts more than 40 retail shops encompassing 40,000 square feet of retail space featuring many world-renowned brand names in watches, jewelry, and clothing.

Francisco Morales of A&G Grand Turk Ltd, which operates the Ron Jon Surf Shop and Piranha Joe’s at the Grand Turk Cruise Center, commented, “We are expecting a record-breaking year at our outlets within Grand Turk Cruise Center and are delighted that we will be able to offer visitors an even greater diversity of retail items.”

Watch brands such as Rolex, Breitling and Movado, and jewelry by designers such as David Yurman, Robert Coin and Cabana are featured in selected stores. Clothing by Tommy Bahama, Quicksilver and Piranha Joe’s along with fine art by names such as Frank Meisler, David Gerstein, Abecassis, Miro, Picasso and others can also be found in the specialty shops at the cruise center.

For more information, visit www.Grandturkcc.com.

For press inquiries, please call Vance Gulliksen, Carnival Corporation Public Relations at 305-599-2600 ext 16000.

Don’t Leave the Kids at Home

newsfromsteph — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:36:46 +0000

Last week we announced the addition of new onboard programming for tweens. The program, “Circle C”, promises fun activities for youth ages 12-14. With a facility fit for a dancing queen (or king), the new area will feature a dance floor with high-tech sound and lighting system, along with 42-inch plasma-screen TVs displaying movies and music videos, and a touch-screen jukebox stocked with the latest hits. Also featured are gaming pods with the latest video games and consoles, with 20-inch plasma-screens positioned throughout the room and used exclusively for video gaming.

The “Circle C” program complements our other youth-oriented programming, including “Camp Carnival” for younger kids and “Club O2” for 15- to 17-year-olds, ensuring there are activities tailored to each of these unique age groups. Check out what some online publications have to say about “Circle C”:

Linda Coffman, aka “Cruise Diva”- Carnival Cruise Lines’ “Circle C” is Fun for “Tweens”

Travel Trade- “Carnival Unveils ‘Circle C’ for Older ‘Tweens’”

USA Today Cruise Log- “Carnival launches new program for tweens”

Carnival Comfort Bed

newsfromsteph — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:16:50 +0000

Although almost nothing compares to sleeping while sailing on the open ocean, Carnival Cruise Lines guests can bring their on board experience to their everyday lives with quality and comfort bedding. The Carnival Comfort Collection is created exclusively for Carnival Cruise Lines by Harbor Linen and allows guests to purchase quality pillows, duvets, bedding & sheet sets, blankets, robes, mattress sets and more. Why not sleep like you’re on vacation everyday!