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Why tourists destroy the world: Mass tourism, especially mass tourism cruises, is becoming harder and harder on people and the environment the consequences are undesirable. What we need is a radical reform of travel and cruises in special. by Earl of Cruise "Good travellers are heartless," Elias Canetti, a German writer and nobel prize winner, born in Bulgaria, wrote 50 years ago. During a visit to Marrakech, the writer observed blind beggars with undisguised interest. Although the original fascination still shines through in his description, it also reflects the horror of his own disrespectful behaviour. Crowds at the Sacré-Coeur © cthkim / Pixabay This disrespectful behavior can be seen not only with beach, fun and party, event, etc. tourists, but unfortunately too with cruise tourists. Modern day cruise lines "invented" the democatization of cruises with prices afordable for everyone, especially at "the lower end of the food chain", as John

NORWEGIAN YACHT VOYAGES continues to be an ever-evolving brand, but it is also one that is uniquely including the public in all of its initial designs from phase one through the finished product. Now, it is unveiling its final design for the companies ultra-luxury inaugural vessel - the m/y Caroline, considered by the company to be the " World's First True Hybrid Expedition Mega-Yacht. " by Earl of Cruise m/y CAROLINE, the first of a series of four new true Mega-Yachts for the luxury expedition branch - courtesy NOWEGIAN YACHT VOYAGES The company has not even launched its business yet, but has already gone by three different names, which is by no mean sort of a schizophrenic approach. TRAVEL PULSE commented it: " It does not bode well for the fledgling operation’s initial reputation. If the company cannot settle on a name, how can potential guests be expected to identify it? " To me it is a clear statement of what the company is and want.

In general a person considered as `VIP´ (Very Important Person) is someone from the aristocracy, a real film star or owner of a huge fortune. And normally not keen to seen in tabloids or TV screens, neither "shot" by bygoer´s mobilephones. If a person is classified as a VIP or feel like one, you should not have to let the ordinary spectator stare at you, if he doesn't appreciate this for once, and he will find himself in the appropriate box in a stdium, entrance to a hotel and suite via secret stairs, or discrete boarded on a ship. I continue to hear that suppliers are frustrated with advisor requests to `VIP´ their clients without receiving any specifics on what would actually make the guest feel like a VIP. But `VIP´ is used in the same way inflationary as `Luxury´, but too often it is neither a VIP nor Luxury. by Earl of Cruise VIP - Is it a special greeting from the general manager as they walk through the front door? VIP - Is it a bottle of wine or

Ponant has ordered the world’s first luxury icebreaker expedition cruise ship with an electric hybrid system powered by liquefied natural gas, from Fincantieri's Vard. The contract price is approximately € 270,000,000.00 million or approximately US $324 million. The hull will be classyfied as PC2. The new class of ships, as there are options for more to be built, is eco/enviromental friendly - fueled by LNG and hybrid electricity. The new luxury icebraking cruiser will be more luxurios, as for pax space ratio, than any other luxury offer in the expedition market - 111 GT per pax! by Earl of Cruise PONANT´s new cruise icebraker - courtesy: VARD, STERLING DESIGN, PONANT The 270-passenger, 30,000gt, 150 metre long ship will have three restaurants, spa and wellness facilities, plus 16 Zodiacs and two helicopters in garages. The hull will be built at Vard Tulcea in Romania, and delivery is scheduled from Vard Søviknes in Norway in the second quarter of 2021. Stirli

CRYSTAL CRUISES´s continued commitment to offer luxury travelers more choices for luxury getaways, CRYSTAL unveiled an expanded selection of CRYSTAL Getaways - abbreviated voyages derived from longer existing itineraries - for both 2017 and 2018. This enables luxury travellers to shorten their buckset lists with CRYSTAL CRUISES. by Earl of Cruise Click here for luxury Crystal Cruises 2017 - 2018 CRYSTAL SERENETY in the Greek Islands - courtesy CRYSTAL CRUISES The new collection of Crystal Getaways includes: 2017 December 1, Mahé/Victoria to Port Louis, 8 days, Crystal Symphony December 6, Fort Lauderdale to Barbados/Bridgetown, 8 days, Crystal Serenity December 9, Port Louis to Maputo, 7 days, Crystal Symphony December 14, Barbados/Bridgetown to Charleston, 6 days, Crystal Serenity December 16, Maputo to Cape Town, 6 days, Crystal Symphony 2018 January 30, Honolulu to Sydney, 17 days, Crystal Serenity March 15, Hong Kong to Singapore, 14 days, Crystal Ser

Capri filled with legends, over boarding beauty and Italian `dolce vita´ More than 190 years after the German painter August Kopisch's `discovery´ of the Grotta Azzurra in 1826, Capri ( it is pronounced `KAH pree´, with an accent on the first syllable ) is the most sophisticated island in the Mediterranean. The sound of its name evokes nostalgia, beauty and enthusiasm. And more so, each one of us can and will find its `own´ Capri. by Earl of Cruise Grotta Azzura on Capri - Source: Atlantide Phototravel © Corbis During a Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona to Venezia on board the yacht like ANDREA of ELEGANT CRUISES & TOURS one of the beautiful destinations has been Capri ... Early morning, approaching Capri - © Earl of Cruise Capri smells of sweet life, light moments, riches and pomp. It is the island of love and happiness. Capri is the place for yearning, dreams and wonderful craziness. Capri is a myths in the Mediterranean Sea, unique and tender,