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P&O reveals celebrity performers

P&O Cruises has just announced a number of special guest entertainers for three cruises this winter!

Sixties pop group The Searchers, lead singer of the Drifters Ray Lewis and Abba tribute band Voulez Vous will entertain passengers on board Oceana during November and December. The vessel will sail year round from the UK for the first time this winter, to destinations such as the Canary Islands, Egypt and Greece.

The Searchers will perform on a 24-night eastern Mediterranean cruise departing on November 21, as part of a wider 60s and 70s theme for the cruise and former lead singer with the Drifters Ray Lewis will perform with his act Still Drifting on a 12-night Canary Islands Christmas cruise. Meanwhile, Voulez Vous will sing on board a 12-night Canary Islands New Year cruise, which departs on December 27.

Princess Cruises returns to Galveston, Texas

Princess Cruises will head to Texas next autumn, operating Western Caribbean cruises from Galveston during the autumn 2012 to spring 2013 cruise season.

The line will also cruise from Fort Lauderdale and offer several ways to sail through the Panama Canal, including full and partial transits.

The Crown Princess will be based in Galveston, sailing seven-day itineraries to Costa Maya, Mexico; Roatan, Honduras; Belize; and Cozumel, Mexico. Trips will run between December 22nd, 2012, and April 27th, 2013. Currently, Carnival and Royal Caribbean run cruises from the Gulf of Mexico port.

Based in Fort Lauderdale, Ruby Princess, Caribbean Princess, Emerald Princess and Grand Princess will sail Eastern and Southern Caribbean itineraries.

In addition, Coral Princess and Island Princess will offer eight itinerary options on Panama Canal sailings, including both full and partial Canal transits. Several trips include two-day canal visits – a full canal transit combined with a full day at Fuerte Amador, at the Pacific entrance to the canal. These 14- and 15-day itineraries sail between Fort Lauderdale and Los Angeles or San Francisco.

 

Osmonds host MSC Cruise

Did you hear that Donny and Marie Osmond will be hosting a Bahamian cruise aboard MSC Poesia next February?

The sailing will feature the singing siblings' in concert, plus a Q & A session, a '70s-theme sock hop, and an Osmond-themed karaoke.

Passengers will also have the opportunity to take part in a talent show and a wedding vow renewal. Every event will give fans an opportunity to interact with the Osmonds.

The cruise departs on February 28th from Fort Lauderdale with calls into Nassau, Bahamas, and the private island of CocoCay.