In special recognition of a culture rich in flavorful cuisine, Restaurant.com today announced that it is paying homage to the whole city of New Orleans by naming “The Big Easy” as its “Restaurant of the Month” for November. As part of the recognition, Restaurant.com is putting a new spin on its monthly spotlight program by focusing on the city and highlighting four venues from Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts. Each restaurant represents a different take on New Orleans’ Creole flair and gives “Restaurant of the Month” site visitors a full taste of the city’s famed dining culture.
“Restaurant.com looked towards New Orleans for November’s honor based on the city’s range of dishes, coupled with a welcoming culinary culture that is world renowned,” said Cary Chessick, Restaurant.com president and CEO.
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Norwegian Cruise Line’s 2,018-passenger Norwegian Spirit will arrive in her new homeport of New Orleans on Sunday, November 7, 2010. This marks the first time Norwegian is homeporting a ship year-round in New Orleans with weekly seven-day Western Caribbean cruises departing every Sunday through April 8, 2012. Norwegian has homeported cruise ships in New Orleans seasonally since 2003 and was the first line to return to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.
“We are thrilled to return to the Crescent City, which has been a popular seasonal homeport for us,” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line’s chief executive officer.
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You’d be hard pressed to find a prettier setting for a capital city than Stockholm, Sweden. With one third of the city’s area made up of waterways, it seems like it is part of the sea… and seafaring is certainly in the Swedish blood.
It’s a city that spreads over 14 islands, but you only need to visit three or four of them to get a real feeling for this Nordic capital. The sea that Stockholm sits next to is the Baltic, but it is actually built on Lake Malaren which flows into the Baltic.
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The Cunard Queen Elizabeth which debuted on the 11th of October 2010 represents the second largest ship ever built in the company’s history.
The 92,400 tons vessel is capable of carrying a total of 2092 passengers.
The vessel, which was built at the Monfalcone shipyard near Trieste, has a very similar design to its sister ship the Queen Victoria. The ship design offers a retro look characteristic of previous Cunard Queens vessels like the original Elizabeth launched in 1938.
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