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This week brought us even more innovations in cruising. From the customised mattress options onboard the newly ‘Solsticised’ Celebrity Infinity to the iPads onboard Splendour of the Seas, it truly does seem as if every whim is accommodated for on cruise ships.

It made me think about where companies can really go from here…their floating cities offer a myriad of activities and personal services and each time one thinks they can’t get any bigger or better with their offering, they do!

What do you think is missing in cruising nowadays? Is there anything more personal than your very own 24-7 butler customising your mattress for you before bed (after they draw you a bath of course)? Is the biggest cruise ship in the world big enough? Are there destinations that aren’t visited that should be visited?

Share your thoughts here…

Yours in cruising,
Natalie

	Sydney cruise boom for 2012 The 2011/12 cruising season launched officially last Friday with the confirmation that there will be 214 ship visits to Sydney this financial year, a 43 per cent increase on last year.
	‘eXhale’ onboard Celebrity The newly-Solsticised Celebrity Infinity will feature the ‘eXhale’ bedding program in allstaterooms, complete with new Reverie® mattresses designed exclusively for the cruise line and 100 per cent Egyptian cotton linen.
	Parasailing death for cruise passenger In a statement made to e-Travel Blackboard overnight, Norwegian has become the latest cruise line to cancel parasailing shore excursions on the Caribbean island of St Thomas following the death of a Celebrity Eclipse passenger last week.
	HAL pulls out of Bermuda Holland America Line has announced that ms Veendam will not be calling into Bermuda for the 2013 summer season.
	iPads for Splendour of the Seas Royal Caribbean will offer passengers a complimentary iPad for use per stateroom as part of the ‘Royal Advantage’ enhancements onboard Splendour of the Seas.
	Events at Sea with P&O P&O Cruises has launched an ‘Events at Sea’ program following the success of ‘Ceremonies at Sea’ launched last year.
ANMM Collection. Reproduced courtesy of the Australian National Maritime Museum