New local cruise mag
Bermuda in the form of a new magazine, "Bermuda Cruise 94.'' The 60-page magazine features ads from the Island's major businesses along with articles on Bermuda history, shipping, shopping and sightseeing.
There is a section on things visitors should know, including the rules of the road and where to find medical assistance.
An extensive Bermuda calendar is also offered so passengers can be kept abreast of Bermuda happenings, current and future.
The magazine is a three-way partnership between This Week in Bermuda, Preview, both visitor service magazines, and The Bermudian Publishing Company, under the sponsorship of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.
The Bermudian Publishing Company runs the magazine and the two magazines hold shares in the partnership.
Managing editor Mr. Kevin Stevenson said last year the partnership was formed because "the Island could only sustain one cruise magazine.'' A ten-year contract between Majesty Cruise Line and Bermuda contains a clause stipulating the magazine or any similar one must be available free aboard the ship and in each cabin.
Celebrity Cruises, Majesty Cruise Lines, Kloster Cruises have agreed to carry the magazines.
"Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines will not be carrying the magazine this year although negotiations are on-going,'' Mr. Stevenson said.