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Beginning May 3, 2011, Disney Cruise Lines will be offering cruises to Alaska for the first time.

Departing from its home port in Vancouver. B.C., it will make its way through Tracy Arm in Southeast Alaska and back while visiting the ports in Skagway, Ketchikan and Juneau. The vessel, Disney Wonder will offer activities while it makes its way to Alaska for 18 seven-night cruises to Alaska with its last cruise scheduled in August 30, 2011.

The vessel will be offering rates whose ranges will play in the nine hundreds of American dollar excluding activities for the excursions and other on shore activities that is offered by the cruise line or the locals at the ports that the vessel will be visiting.

This is a good news for the state as the tourism industry for it is not looking that good as some cruise lines are not visiting them anymore. Because of this redirection of other cruise lines, an the state expects more than 150, 000 passenger loss for 2010.

Before the 2011 season for the cruise industry, the vessel Disney Wonder will be outfitted with a 2500 square foot cafe with floor to ceiling curved glass windows. This is where the passengers can watch the scenery and that the outbacks of Alaska offers. The vessel will also be offering cruises from the port of Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta for a seven-night cruise that will be given for the rate of 640$ per person for a standard inside stateroom based on double occupancy before the cruising season begins for the Alaskan Summer.

You can book your cruises for the Alaskan trips starting September 28 by your travel agent or by calling Disney Cruise Lines. For more details and information about this news please visit cruise ship jobs news by cruiselinejobguide.com your source of the best cruise jobs guide and details for disney cruise ship jobs.

A crowd of more than two hundred gathered at the old and aging terminal on Cooper River in Charleston, South Carolina to hear the plans for a new cruise passenger terminal that is much needed to handle the growing cruise industry in the state, provide waterfront access and security and to reflect the State’s historic character.

Although there is no budget nor timeline for the new terminal, the president and CEO of south Carolina State Ports, Jim Newsome, said that there is a still a big need for a new terminal to replace the almost 40 year old existing terminal.

Carnival Cruise Lines will make use of Charleston as its homeport for its 2056 passenger Carnival Fantasy beginning next spring. Carnival cruise lines do operate in the existing port but only mostly winter cruises.

Millions of dollars which will be very helpful to the local and state economy is expected from the new terminal which will allow the passengers to embark on cruises from the State anytime of the year.

Mayor Joseph Riley is delighted as it is a great way to expose Charleston to tourists. “Great cities are always evolving, trying to do things better,” he said. “We can do better and must do better.”

Local residents are invited to participate for the terminal planning and a public meeting with in this month. Cooper Robertson and Partners of New York, is the design firm that is making plans for the terminal project. The same firm has worked on some projects including the Waterfront Park in

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Following the statements made by the parent company of Carnival, Holland America and Princess about the plans to reduce the cruise services in 2010, discussions for further decrease in the following year are now in discussions. Micky Arison, the Carnival Corporation Chairman and CEO told Wall Street analysts that the reason for more pull outs will be the increasing cost of operating in the state. He announced on a conference call during the discussions of the third quarter earnings that “It is likely we are going to do more of (the capacity cutting) in ‘11… The amount of cost that they’ve put on to the industry during this short season is astronomical, and it will continue to negatively affect Alaska”.

Other destinations such as Europe is becoming more attractive to a lot of cruise lines as compared to Alaska which increases its taxes, fees and regulations to all cruise lines that visits and stops on Alaska’s ports. Arison then follows by telling the analysts “The brand will decide to put the ship where there is the best return and the most profitable returns… They have to put it in the context that they already have seven ships in Europe or they already have two ships in Australia, but they will model it out, and if it pays to pull a ship from Alaska and put it in Europe or … the Far East they will do that.” He also adds that even though Disney Cruise Line has decided to include Alaska to one of its destinations, the cruise line will not be servicing the area for long due to high operating expenses in the state.

A lawsuit was filed before this comments were made against Alaska’s newly added $50 tax on passengers visiting the state. This lawsuit was made by an association that represents the nine major cruise lines that visits Alaska during the summer season.

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Cruise ship job is also one of the careers that can give its workers the most advantageous insurance and benefits. Even when you’re not aboard, you are assured of a good life because of specific benefits. The pleasure doesn’t end in travel, it was just a small portion of the fun that you will get once you choose to work for a cruise ship.

There are benefits that you will get automatically and there are benefits that you will have to apply for. Instant benefits are free travel, accommodation, foods and new friends. Without undergoing any process, you will have this advantages. You don’t need any legal documents to become eligible for these favors.

All cruise lines are giving health insurance for their cruise ship staff. This is to assure them that no matter what happen to anyone while on the ship, they will get the fair treatment and service. This health insurance covers the service even if you are away from the ship.

Medically, you are a cruise line’s concern. Your safety is their responsibility. During the contract signing, read thoroughly the contract and make sure that there is a health insurance included. If there is none, then maybe you have to leave that agency and look for a better one. Always ask about a medical coverage on your job before agreeing any offers.

The medical or health insurance is usable on times when you get sick or injured while doing your job. You are free of charges while being cured by the ship’s resident doctors and nurse. And if ever you won’t be able to work again and finish the contract, depending on what your contract states, its either the expenses on treatment will continue or be halted.

To become qualified for a medical insurance, applicants must pass medical examinations designated by particular cruise line physicians. In every country where there is a cruise ship job applicant, a physician is assigned to help them. You are more likely to be hired on a cruise ship if you are physically fit.

Most of the time, medical insurance is offered for free. The administration will be the one to process the documents of your medical insurance application to make it legal. You don’t have to bring out certain amount of money just to get this kind of insurance because it is a part of the companies responsibility.

Other benefit that a cruise ship worker will get is rebate for the cost of travel of his/her family. If your relatives wish to be with you while you are working, they can ride the ship you’re working at with a discount. Family members of cruise ship staffs are given lesser amount of traveling cost.

Adjectives that you can connect to a cruise ship job is not just profitable, you can also include safeness and assurance. You don’t need to look somewhere else, the best job is found at the broadness of the sea.