A dream faced to the Caribbean
With the slogan : "Festival of Pleasures", the company has placed at the services of their customers a world to dream, to know and to enjoy unforgettable moments in all the spots of the world.
Festival is now in a very good moment with a 300% increase. The year 2001 has all the ingredients to continue the same way with the European Vision and all the hope of a team that believes in its project. The aims for the year 2001 are to reach 15,000 passengers, with their present boats Mistral, Azur, Flamenco and the new European Vision that will be inaugurated in June. There are two new projects to inaugurate the European Dream on March 2002 and two ships in 2003 and 2004. Festival Cruise, despite its youth (created on 1993), has developed a single-philosophy of service and human resources management based upon an absolutely personalized treatment. The Company will continue with its diferent routes along the old continent and cruises throughout the Caribbean where a wide range of possibilities are offered, even providing them with a private island where dreams come true. Festival places the world of your dreams at everybody’s reach by means of its cruises.
CARMEN GARCIA Festival Cruceros Director Assistant
"According to what has been scheduled, the boat EUROPEAN VISION should navigate from June 2001, which is the first route arranged for its launching?" "EUROPEAN VISION will make its cruise on June 30 from Marseilles. The itinerary will be for the whole season from June 30 to November 17." "In relation to air transportation how does FESTIVAL CRUCEROS operate for the passengers’ transfer and with which airlines you have an agreement on this regard?" "FESTIVAL CRUCEROS has scheduled flights to Marseilles from Madrid or Barcelona with Iberia and Air France. Also FESTIVAL has foreseen a very special transfer from Barcelona in deluxe buses with the assistance of FESTIVAL travel girls, plus a lunch in an attractive restaurant." "Which services does EUROPEAN VISION provide to the tourist?" "EUROPEAN VISION provides the possibility of enjoying all the exceptional facilities there found as restaurants, Casino Lido, business center with an auditorium, the number of places have been raised from 125 to 193 with all the technology, pool areas, hydro-massage pools and tropical shower rooms to have a suntan.In this area are also the ice cream cafeteria, the pub and the Azur bar next to the main terrace. Worthy of mention is Club Atlántica, the beauty center with a professional gym and aerobics rooms with a panoramic view. " "Which are the general conditions that the passenger should meet, demanded by FESTIVAL CRUCEROS before getting aboard the ship as insurance and others?" "All passengers that get aboard our boats should have a life insurance policy which covers loss of luggage, medical services, accidents, hospitalization and the like. They can hire the insurance policy that FESTIVAL has or any other that abide by the requirements." "Which are the preferences of the European tourists (Greek Islands, the Mediterranean and/or the Caribbean) and which is FESTIVAL CRUCEROS’ main dish?" "The passenger that for the first time enjoy a cruise trip always prefer the Mediterranean, FESTIVAL CRUCEROS is particularly interested in crossing the Mediterranean. This does not mean that our company does not navigate other seas. In fact from December, the new EUROPEAN VISION is going to make weekly cruises along the Caribbean from Santo Domingo. "What is the passengers’ capacity of EUROPEAN VISION and in relation with the services and design, what is the difference with MISTRAL?" "The line is the same as that of MISTRAL. The difference lies in that it has magnificent facilities to organize congresses, conventions and incentives aboard."
JUAN RODERO PARGA CUNARD-SEABOURN General Director in Spain
Juan Rodero, is the General Director of Seaburn Spain who started talking on the history on Cunard. CUNARD was founded in 1840, so that it has gained more history than others. Now the company has been purchased by CARNIVAL CORPORATION, made up by cruiser companies so solid as: CUNARD LINES – SEABOURN CRUISERLINE - HONAN AMERICA -WISTAR and COSTA CRUCEROS. "Which are the resemblance and the differences between QUEEN ELIZABETH II and QUEEN MARY II?" "So far QUEEN ELIZABETH ships have been our emblematic vessels, QUEEN ELIZABETH II is the only superliner in service, atmosphere, elegance and with all the services that can be found aboard a modern cruise with a capacity for 1,890 passengers. QUEN MARY II will have a capacity for 150,000 ton and it could carry 3,500 passengers, but to attain a better service and relaxation, CUNARD will only carry 2,600 passengers aboard." "Bearing in mind that Cunnard and Seabourn merged and formed a strong cruise enterprise that attained 50% of the market, which has been the strategic alliance until the present time?" "We have to clarify that we are referring to 50% of deluxe cruisers, not those of the general cruiser market, refered to the number of passengers. What is important for Cunnard is that its boats departs full and that the number of passengers increase in a future. "If the cruiser is scheduled to depart on a given date, does the boat leave the port though no passengers are aboard?" "Yes, of course. When the cruiser has few passengers, the losses are big, that is why offers are made as well as discounts that may be of 30%." "Throughout history which have been the most representative CUNARD boats?" "As I told you before our most representative boats have been QUEEN ELIZABETH I and II and QUEEN MARY, these boats were used in World War I and II to transfer the troops based in the places in conflict, especially QUEEN ELIZABETH II, that has navigated more nautical miles in its many voyages around the world." "Bearing in mind the aggressive wave of publicity of the competition, which strategy CUNARD will follow to compete and fill QUEEN MARY II?" "We are implementing some strategies and QUEEN MARY will be released in 2003 and with this we are raising an expectation. One of our managements are being addressed to faithful travelers who had traveled with the company during 2001 and 2002. This group will be offered because 80% of these passengers repeat and now they are eager to know the future emblematic ship of our fleet. We will implement also a publicity campaign through the masss media, as well as the printed material." "What is CUNARD doing to draw the attention of the new generation cruiser passengers ?" "We adapt our vessels to supply the needs of this new target group. With QUEEN MARY II we are aimed at drawing the attention of the new cruiser passenger, having already laid the foundations thanks to the traditional cruiser passengers."
Jose Antonio Hermoso Un Mundo de Cruseros. Sales Manager
"With which company operates A CRUISE WORLD?" "We are not a single cruise company and we do operate with cruise lines as Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruisse Line, Holland America Line, Fred Olsen Cruises Lines, Crystal Cruises." "What is the traveler’s profile of Cruise World in this time?" "Today, a Cruise World has a heterogeneous group, thus resulting in the present variety of our ships and the number of routes." "How many weight kg are allowed per passenger’s luggage?" "There is not such a management in a Cruise World or the cruiser passenger of Cruise World, like on the aircraft companies. Which kind of services are included for the cruiser with the adquisition of the Cruise World ticket? The cruiser has the right to all kind of services offered by each shipdepending on its design and comfort except the shopping on the commercial centers and the food or drinks not agreed on the ticket. Is it possible to travel with any kind of animals on board? No animals are allowed in our ships.