Louis Cruise Line and Cuba Cruise Partner on Winter Cuba Cruises

Louis Cruise Line's Louis Cristal in Cuba Cruise Livery

Louis Cruise Lines has announced that the Louis Cristal will be deploy to Cuba for the 2013/14 winter season. The itinerary will call at various ports around Cuba and Jamaica.  The 1,452-passenger Louis Cristal will be on a charter arrangement with Toronto-based Cuba Cruise.

Cruises are expected to begin December 16, 2013 thru March 31, 2014. Louis Cruises will be assume all vessel operations responsibility, manage the onboard experience and assisting with the marketing.

Louis Cruise Line and Cuba Cruise attempted a prior Cuba Sailing Season in 2011, but the entire program was cancelled due to low bookings.

It should be noted that American passengers are not able to sail this itinerary because of the current trade embargo with Cuba, but Cuba remains a popular destination among Europeans and Canadians.

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Louis Cruise Line and Thomson Cruises Swap Ships.

Starting in May Thomson Cruises will end it charter of the Thomson Destiny, The ship will be returned to Louis Cruise Line. Louis Cruise Line will operate the Thomson Destiny on 3 and 4 Day cruises from Piraeus.

In return, Thomson will charter the Louis Majesty starting in May. The ship will be renamed the Thompson Majesty and assume the itineraries originally planned for the Thomson Destiny.

The Louis Majesty is pictured in the photo above - Courtesy of Louis Cruise Line.

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Louis Cruise Line Cancels Louis Majesty Winter Program.

Louis Group, which oversees Louis Cruises, has decided not to deploy the Louis Majesty out of Genoa and Marseilles this coming winter.

The Louis Majesty will complete its current cruise programs out of Greece until the end of the summer/fall season. The Louis Majesty will then undergo her annual maintenance and dry docking. The Louis Majesty will resume her sailings from Piraeus in March 2012.



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Norwegian Majesty to Join Louis Fleet In December

In December the Norwegian Majesty will be transferred to Louis Cruise Lines (LCL). Louis Cruise Lines completed the deal to buy the 731cabin Norwegian Majesty from Star Cruises last year, at a price of $162 Million dollars. This transacation makies Louis the fifth biggest cruise company in the world.

LCL has leased the Norwegian Majesty back to Star Cruises until December 2009. The newly purchased ship is a replacement for the lower-capacity Princesa Marissa and Serenade that the company sold for scrap in early 2008.

The 41,000-ton Norwegian Majesty was built in Finland in 1992 and underwent a major refurbishment in 1999 at a cost of $53 Million dollars. She can accommodate 1,937 passengers in 731 cabins and suites, 481 of which have outside views.

The ship has nine decks, five restaurants, six elevators, three pools, a spa, Fitness, health and beauty center, multiple show lounges, casino, bars and other public rooms.

No details have been released about the deployment plans for the ship, but once she joins the Louis fleet, she is expected to operate in the Med.