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  • News: Norwegian Breakaway’s Captains and Hotel Director introduced

    Norwegian Cruise Line today announced the seasoned captains who will serve on Norwegian Breakaway, the company’s most innovative ship so far. Norwegian also introduced the ship’s hotel director, answerable for all guest areas, including the 28 dining options, world-class entertainment which include three Broadway shows, extensive nightlife venues, family and recreational activities and staterooms starting from studios to the posh suites inside the Haven.

    Following the ship’s transatlantic voyage and series of exciting inaugural events, Norwegian Breakaway, the biggest cruise ship to ever be constructed in Germany, will sail seven-day cruises from Ny city to Bermuda under the command of Captain Evans Hoyt, an experienced seafarer, with greater than 30 years at sea. He joined Norwegian Cruise Line in 2005.  Previously serving as Captain of the company’s U.S. flagged vessel, Pride of America, Captain Hoyt is liable for all aspects of the ship, its guests and crew.  He also served as Captain aboard three additional ships throughout the Norwegian fleet, including Norwegian Spirit. Captain Hoyt graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Long island in 1982. Born in Morocco, the son of a U.S. diplomat, he has lived in lots of different countries. Showing his true passion for the ocean, he and his wife sail the sector on their sailboat during his time without work.

    While Captain Hoyt is enjoying his vacation, Captain Hakan Svedung will take the helm of Norwegian Breakaway. He have been at sea for 35 years and is currently captain of Norwegian Epic. Captain Svedung, who lives in Sweden, has joined Norwegian in 2006; in advance of that he worked for Star Cruises, one in all Norwegian’s shareholders, for 12 years. Both captains are watching for this exciting and challenging new role.

    Norwegian also announced that Denis Prguda will function Norwegian Breakaway’s Hotel Director. Denis began his career at Norwegian in 1997 on board the Leeward and has since held a lot of positions on numerous ships in Norwegian’s fleet. His previous positions have included Food and Beverage Director and Assistant Hotel Director. He was promoted to Hotel Director in 2008.  As Hotel Director, he has led teams on Norwegian Pearl, Norwegian Jade and Norwegian Epic. When he’s not on board, Denis spends his vacation together with his family, including his wife and two daughters, in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

    “We carefully chose these seasoned veterans to steer the on board team to be able to launch the main extraordinary ship in our company’s history,” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line’s chief executive officer. “These team members have a proven track record as successful leaders in our operations team and possess the dedication and fervour for you to make the launch of Norwegian Breakaway in Ny city our most successful new ship launch so far.”

  • News: South West Trains gets damaged train back after £1.6M rebuild

    South West Trains is re-launching a train that was severely damaged in an incident in 2010, following a posh £1.6million rebuild project.

    The train operator’s Class 455 train suffered significant damage after a cement mixer lorry fell directly to it from a bridge in Oxshott in November 2010.  As a result of incident, the train suffered severe interior and exterior damage to its four carriages and a comprehensive and challenging rebuild was required to be able to bring it back into service.  That work has since been finished at Railcare in Wolverton and the train has now been completely repaired.

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    Structural engineers from Railcare and Atkins discovered early on that the project was more complicated than first thought, having found a serious diagonal twist to 1 of the carriages which they weren’t confident may be removed.  The engineering team then checked out the opportunity of using a ‘donor’ vehicle to fix the damaged bodyshell.  An old Class 210 vehicle was drafted in and – after assessing its suitability – engineers used it to rebuild the carriage in keeping with the specification of a category 455 train. 

    Christian Roth, Engineering Director for the South West Trains – Network Rail Alliance said: “The Oxshott accident posed a big problem to us, as suddenly we were a train down. From an engineering perspective though, it offered a virtually unprecedented challenge to rebuild a massively damaged train and safely take it back into passenger service. The expertise of the engineers who worked in this project is second to none and it is a fantastic achievement.

    “We at the moment are waiting for the general testing phase before reintroducing it into service.”

    Projects and Engineering Director for Railcare, Phil Mitchell said:  “The challenges of taking one type of vehicle and making it into another are significant.  Not just are you undertaking an important repair but ensuring that every one aspects of the newly built vehicle observe the design and build specification of the category 455.  We’re really happy with the result of this complex project and look ahead to supporting the test phase and seeing the train back in passenger service”.

    The train will now return to Wimbledon train care depot for traction test, trial running and final certification.  It truly is expected to return into passenger service in late spring.

  • Profit from The Beirut Boat Show with Rotana

    For the ninth year running The Beirut Boat Show, the last word event for luxury boating enthusiasts, will come to Beirut between 15-19th May 2013. With its central location at the famous Hamra street, stunning rooftop pool and spectacular views, the Gefinor Rotana is the proper number of accommodation for any boating visitor.

    Conveniently located at the famous Hamra Street and only 20 minutes from the Beirut Boat show the Gefinor Rotana not just offers a convenient location but in addition stunning panoramic views over the Mediterranean.  This, combined with the mixing of Arabic hospitality and modern amenities and comfort, makes this the proper home clear of home for any visitors to the Beirut Boat Show this could.

    The Beirut Boat Show, firmly established at the luxury boating calendar, draws multi-million dollar boat sales in the course of the prestigious maritime event.  Visitors this year are expected to achieve nearly 30,000. The five day exhibition, located for the primary time within the Port of Beirut, allows boating enthusiasts to mix their passion for luxury boats with an exploration of the fascinating city.

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  • News: Fraser Suites Dubai launches new conference centre

    Fraser Suites Dubai officially launched its ultra-modern meeting and event space to enrich the prevailing business facilities of the valuables. Located on level 5 of the tower, the 3 stylish meeting venues spanning over 320 sqm all feature natural light and will comfortably accommodate 20 to 200 guests.

    The flexible layouts are ideally suited to small to medium sized events where privacy and a spotlight to detail are of paramount importance.

    The interior design promotes a high level of private comfort and reflects an understated corporate aesthetic by using walnut feature walls, leather paneling, rich wool carpets and ergonomic furnishings.

    The venue facilities include state-of-the-art climate controlled air con, computer controlled lighting, fully integrated audio-visual systems, overhead LCD projectors and display screens, black-out curtains, moveable stage and dance floor, and wi-fi connectivity. Conference delegates may even have access to a same-level undercover parking.

    Fraser Suites Dubai’s highly skilled banqueting and catering team can create personalized gourmet menus to enrich any event.

    The official opening staged last night inside the presence of meetings and event professionals, key corporate clients, business partners and the media, provided a really perfect opportunity to showcase the recent facilities and to benefit about Frasers’ global growth ambitions.

    Mr. David Brown, General Manager of Fraser Suites Dubai, referred to the brand new business opportunities that lay ahead. “Since opening Fraser Suites Dubai in 2010 we’ve seen increased demand for small to medium sized events from discerning clients who seek a top quality corporate meeting environment that provides an entire range of event and catering services. We’re confident that our stylish new facilities combined with our bespoke services will greater than satisfy this demand”.

    Fraser Suites Dubai is a 5-star Deluxe Hotel Apartment occupying the higher 23 levels of the lovely 45 storey Sidra Tower. All the spacious light-filled one, two and 3 bedroom apartments and penthouses features open-plan living and dining spaces with parquet floors, fully fitted kitchen and laundry facilities, marble en-suite bathrooms and designer amenities. Lifestyle facilities include temperature controlled outdoor 25-metre swimming pool, children’s wading pool, Kid’s Club, tennis and squash court, gymnasium, yoga room, sauna and steam rooms.

    Aqua Café serves a whole buffet breakfast and gives all day dining featuring more than a few international and regional cuisines. Fraser Suites Dubai may be home to the exclusive Awazen Spa, a chilled sanctuary that makes a speciality of holistic wellbeing and fitness treatments.

    Residents of Fraser Suites Dubai enjoy 24 hour guest services, in-suite dining, personalized housekeeping services and complimentary shuttle connection to Media City, Internet City, Knowledge Village, and Mall of the Emirates.

  • News: Radisson Blu Resort El Quseir signs with Veratour

    Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has announced the launch of a partnership between one of the vital group’s Egyptian properties, the Radisson Blu Resort El Quseir, and leading Italian family-focussed tour operator, Veratour.

    The three-year strategic collaboration, that’s to commence on 1st June, 2013, will see Veratour become the exclusive promoter for the Radisson Blu Resort El Quseir in Italy, with a purpose to aim to deliver a beach and activities-based holiday to Italian families through its Vera Club program.

    Over-looking the picturesque Red Sea coastline, the five-star Radisson Blu Resort El Quseir offers 250 guests rooms and suites, with visitors ready to profit from facilities starting from beach access to The Rejuvenation Centre & Spa, in addition to the SUBEX Diving Centre and a variety of restaurant and lounge choices.

    A range of extra activities are to be introduced, as a part of the Vera Club, a good way to include a Mini Club of supervised games and workshops for kids from 3-12 years old, a live cooking Pasta Station, complete with an Italian Chef, plus beach and sea sports for every age to enjoy.

    Radisson Blu Resort El Quseir joins over 32 Vera Clubs the world over in Tunisia, Italy, Spain, Greece, Kenya, Zanzibar, Madagascar, Dom. Republic, Mexico, Cuba and Thailand.