First cruise ship of season due in Norfolk today

Posted to: Business Norfolk

By Gregory Richards
The Virginian-Pilot
© April 23, 2008

Norfolk's 2008 cruise season begins today with the arrival of the 700-passenger Seven Seas Mariner at the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center.

The 709-foot-long cruise ship, operated by Regent Seven Seas Cruises, is scheduled to arrive at 8 a.m. and leave at 6 p.m. for a one-time day visit on a 12-night cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Carnival Cruise Lines' 2,758-passenger Carnival Victory arrives June 1 for the first of five cruises this year from Norfolk. Royal Caribbean International's 1,950-passenger Grandeur of the Seas arrives June 13 to begin 13 back-to-back sailings.

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Submitted by joanie06 on Thu, 04/24/2008 at 2:22 pm.

Maybe they were stuck in the backup at the hr bridge/tunnel

No Sign Of Ship -

Submitted by cigim94543 on Thu, 04/24/2008 at 1:21 pm.

are you sure it was due today thurs. 24 april 2008?

I would enjoy seeing a

Submitted by cigim94543 on Thu, 04/24/2008 at 11:02 am.

story feature focused on a passenger visit to norfolk. What resources are offered to accomodate their visit, where do they go, what are they told, do they know much about the portsmouth-norfolk area? are they wisked away to the outlet malls, What is their visit to this area like???
I would like the Downtown Council to greet visitors with day trips in and around downtown 'excluding' the MacMall experience, I would like to see the P-Towne Olde Towne Business Association greet visitors with their array of tourist offerings, so, will I ever see such an article??