Archive for December, 2007
Best Celebrity Travel 2007: Branson Swan Dives
Another one of our favorite celebrity travel tidbits of 2007? Back in October, we reported:
Branson Swan Dives
On Wednesday evening, Sir Richard Branson celebrated Virgin America’s inaugural flights to Las Vegas by free-falling 40 stories – harnessed to a safety wire of course. But during the fall, a gust of wind slapped the daredevil billionaire into the side of the Palms Casino Resort. Branson emerged alive, but not without some scrapes and bruises.
Gee, I can’t imagine any better way to promote your new airline than crashing into solid objects at breakneck speeds.
On the upside, Branson did apparently scatter free Virgin America tickets as he fell, though none have been claimed. So be on the lookout in you’re in Vegas this weekend.
As part of the ongoing Virgin America festivities this week, Branson threw quite a shindig at the Wynn Las Vegas nightclub TRYST, where celebs like newlyweds (ew!) Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon (double ew!), Carmen Elektra and The Hills star Lauren Conrad showed up to take part.
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NCL Christens New Norwegian Gem in New York
Published on Modern agent: December 19, 2007
Norwegian Cruise Line christened its new Norwegian Gem in a ceremony in New York yesterday. The 93,530-ton, 2,394-passenger Freestyle Cruising ship enteruddy service on Oct. 1 in Europe and made its U.S. debut in Boston on Dec. 13. NCL is celebrating the arrival of Norwegian Gem with inaugural events in Europe, Boston and New York. The ship was christened yesterday by 31-year-old Cindy Cardella, who has taken 31 NCL cruises. Cardella was selected as the Norwegian Gem’s “It” girl from a group of five finalists all of whom had submitted videos stating why they should be chosen to christen the ship.
Norwegian Gem will be homeported in New York during the winter, offering cruises to the Caribbean. In summer, it will offer cruises of the Mediterranean out of Barcelona. The ship is the final vessel in NCL’s Jewel-class of ships. It features a four-lane bowling alley in the Bliss Ultra Lounge and Night Club, a rock climbing wall and a variety of high-end accommodations, including Garden Villas, Courtyard Villas and two top-of-the-ship Deluxe Owner’s Suites. The ship also will feature Wii by Nintendo tournaments on a two-story LED screen.
Norwegian Gem features 10 restaurants, including Cagney’s Steakhouse, Blue Lagoon, Le Bistro, Orchid Garden, Tequila, La Cucina, the Garden Café, and the Great Outdoors, plus two main dining rooms, Grand Pacific and Magenta. Guests can enjoy cocktails at Bar Central, which features a martini bar, champagne and wine bar, beer and whiskey bar, and cigar bar. The Yin & Yang Spa and Beauty Salon features 18 treatment rooms, three of which are designed for couples. It also includes a thalassotherapy pool. Body Waves Fitness Center features state-of-the-art cardio workout equipment, plus an aerobics and yoga area, steam and sauna rooms.
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Princess Passengers Enjoy “Indoor” Snowfall
Published onmodern agent: December 18, 2007
Princess Cruises’ passengers are finding themselves in a winter wonderland as faux snow falls in the ship’s atrium. A new holiday feature on Princess ships with multi-story atriums, the daily snow flurries are adding to the holiday atmosphere on December sailings. The snow-making process creates falling flakes that vanish on contact. The ships are trimmed from stem to stern in holiday décor, with a Christmas tree on the vessels’ masts.
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