All Leisure Group plc, parent of Swan Hellenic and Voyages of Discovery, continues to seek new tonnage. According to a statement by chairman Roger Allard in the company’s 2008 preliminary results, “…it is our intention to acquire by charter, lease or purchase more quality vessels to satisfy demand from the growing mature passenger cruise market.”
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In the process of writing an article on Swan Hellenic for Cruise Critic, I was able to clarify some of the questions raised about the company’s return to the market next year. Notably:
Explorer II will be renamed Minerva before recommencing service with Swan
The winter Antarctica charters to Abercrombie & Kent and Regent Seven Seas will [...]
Today came the not-totally-unexpected announcement that former P&O Chairman Lord Sterling has sold Swan Hellenic to All Leisure Group plc, parent company of Voyages of Discovery.
Swan will return in May 2008 with the Explorer II, the former Minerva (the only ship ever built specifically for Swan Hellenic). Voyages of Discovery had already secured a long-term [...]
Today Voyages of Discovery’s US subsidiary announced that it has officially changed its name from Discovery World Cruises to Voyages of Discovery in keeping with the identity of its parent company. According to Mark Flager, vice president of sales, marketing and passenger services, “This is a long-planned step following our acquisition in 2005 by All [...]
Voyages of Discovery and its US subsidiary Discovery World Cruises have announced the summer 2008 itineraries of their flagship Discovery.
The company has also chartered Explorer II, which will enter service for Discovery in May 2008. Explorer II’s itineraries should be announced soon; I’ve seen preliminary ones (not for public consumption yet) and they look wonderful. [...]
