The travel agency organizing the Paula Deen Cruise is adding a second sailing aboard Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas because of "so many requests".
A second winter 2014 cruise is being organized now by Alice Travel, who is responsible for putting the cruises together.
A spokesperson from Alice Travel had this to say about adding a second cruise, "Due to so many requests from Paula’s fans in the past we are actually planning two cruises for 2014 and look forward to both. It’s always an amazing time with Paula, her family and fans. If she goes – we go."
While the cruise group is being held on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, the Paula Deen Cruise is being organized by a travel agency and not by Royal Caribbean.
"Royal Caribbean has never had a partnership or any formal association with Paula Deen," says Cynthia Martinez, Royal Caribbean's director of global corporate communications. "She has sailed with our brands a couple of times, but as host of group cruises, and each time, the groups were booked through a specific travel agency, not through Royal Caribbean."
