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Twinsuns Interstellar Cruises is a civilian passenger transport service specializing in multi-day tours of various interstellar and interplanetary astronomical phenomena in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants. Tesla Station is the main disembarkation point for all cruises originating in the Beta Quadrant, and serves as home port for several cruise vessels.
Special Operating Notice: The Romulan Netural Zone tour will be unavailable through Fall 2386 as Twinsuns Interstellar Cruises realigns its fleet of vessels following an incident involving SS Centurion. Thank you for your understanding. Please contact the nearest TSIC office to obtain an itinerary change or refund.
History
Twinsuns Interstellar Cruises was founded in 2265 and has been offering citizens of the Federation and other non-member planets the finest in luxury space travel to the most famous Alpha and Beta Quadrant tourism destinations and astronomical phenomena for over 120 years.
Passengers may charter any of TSIC's vessels for private luxury service to any destination of choice, and have been doing so since 2305.
TSIC began offering an itinerary to the Badlands and Bajor system in 2375 after the Dominion War ended.
Vessels
Twinsuns Interstellar Cruises operates several transport vessels which deliver passengers to their locations in the finest luxury. Each vessel is equipped with modern amenities such as industrial and food replicators and sonic showers. Passengers are able to select a variety of accomodations, including shared cabins, private cabins, and multi-room suites.
Each vessel is staffed with a command staff and crew from various species, fully licensed and certified to operate them in interstellar space. Ships boast the latest in advanced technology, including weapons and life support systems. Each ship features twin reactor cores and four nacelles, allowing it to cover the fifty plus light year distance from the Core Worlds to Bajor nonstop in under a week.
Itineraries
TSIC offers intineraries to major Alpha and Beta Quadrant destinations. Tours last from one week to several months, depending on travel time and origin destination. Passengers may take portions of an intinerary at any time.
Alpha Quadrant
Alpha Quadrant destinations offer the best of known space, including sites of recent historical events, and the Federation Core worlds.
Badlands/Bajor
SS Empress
- Bajor is home to one of the oldest civilizations in the Alpha Quadrant, at 500,000 years old when the first interstellar warp-flight was made in the 16th century. Tours include Derna and Jerrado moons.
- Deep Space Nine is a Federation starbase at the terminus of the Bajoran wormhole, a central establishment in the Dominion war a decade ago.
- The Badlands, located in sector 04-70 is a region of space filled with gravitational anomalies and plasma storms.
Core Worlds
SS Radiance
- Earth (or Sol III) is the third planet of the Sol system, the homeworld of Humanity, and the location of the office of the President of the United Federation of Planets. Earth is the primary planet of United Earth and the Federation's de facto capital world.
- Mars (or Sol IV) is the fourth planet of the Sol system, home of the Utopia Planitia Shipyards of the Federation Starfleet and the Starship museum. It is a prime example of terraforming technology.
- Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to Earth, home of the University of Alpha Centauri, on Centaur III. This is a leading archaeological university.
- The moon of a ringed gas giant, Andoria is the capital world of the Andorian Empire, one of the founding members of the United Federation of Planets and home to the Andorians and the Aenar.
- Tellar or Tellar Prime is a Class M planet not far from the Sol system and home to the humanoid Tellarites. Tellar was a founding member of the Coalition of Planets.
- Vulcan is a Class M planet in the Vulcan system and homeworld of the humanoid Vulcans, a founding member of the United Federation of Planets.
- Denobula is a planet and the homeworld of the Denobulan species. Located in the Denobula Triaxa system, the planet has a single large, inhabited continent.
Ferenginar
SS Treasure
- Ferenginar is a class-M planet in the Alpha Quadrant, homeworld of the Ferengi and the capital of the Ferengi Alliance. See such sights as the Tower of Commerce, Sacred Marketplace, and other monetary places. The planet is best known for its nearly constant, planet-wide torrential rains, rotting vegetation, and rivers of muck. Sample insects and other delicacies.
- Moons - Each moon in the Ferengi system is independently owned and operated. Passengers visiting will be charged various fees as applicable by individual owners.
Beta Quadrant
Beta Quadrant destinations feature exotic trips to alien empires, paradise worlds, and interstellar rarities.
Gamma Hydra
SS Gemini
- Starbase 47
- Akkadian Suns
- Resort World
- Seabase Triton
Romulan Neutral Zone
SS Centurion
- Galorndon Core is a world in Federation space 0.5 light years from the Romulan Neutral zone with severe electromagnetic storms in its atmosphere that display unique and beautiful patterns.
- Iconia is the homeworld of the extinct Iconian empire, famous for its gateways which allowed instantaneous travel throughout the galaxy. Located inside the Neutral Zone, travel to this planet requires a waiver from both UFP and RSE governments.
- Jouret IV was the site of the first Borg incursion into the Beta Quadrant. The New Providence colony was destroyed. Visit the memorial erected in their memory.
- The Typhon Expanse is a region of space with unique temporal properties. Tours visit a settlement in a binary star system.
- The Paulson Nebula is an interstellar cloud of gas and dust with unique physical and visible light properties, in visible hues of blue and purple.
Klingon Empire
SS Defender
- Narendra III is the site of a Klingon colony attacked by the Romulans in 2344, saved by a Federation starship. This action led to the beginning of the dissolution of the Klingon-Romulan alliance. Visit the memorial.
- Khitomer is a Klingon colony in disputed territory, site of the signing of the Khitomer Accords between the UFP and the Klingon Empire. Also site of a colony that was destroyed by the Romulans in 2346. Visit the ruins and the new settlement.
- Klingon Border Colonies - each one is unique in its own way - hear songs, tales of glory, and consume the best bloodwine in the quadrant!
- Qo'Nos - the heart of the Klingon Empire. Visit the High Council chambers, sing songs with warriors, and take a piece of Praxis home today! Requires a waiver from the Klingon government for travel.
Partial Itineraries
Travelers wishing to purchase a partial itinerary may do so, understanding that they are responsible for their own transportation to the destination immediately preceding the destination they wish to visit. Twinsuns Interstellar Cruising will then ferry travelers to their destinations.
Examples: Passengers wishing to cruise the Romulan itinerary may choose to begin their journey at Jouret, thus omitting the first two destinations on the ticket. However, they may not begin the cruise at Galorndon Core, skip the next two destinations, and re-join the cruise at Jouret.
Cost is negotiable as a fraction of the total trip price--see your travel agent or our office for details.
Cost
Core Worlds - 7 bars GPL
Bajor/Badlands - 12 bars GPL
Ferenginar - 5 bars GPL (additional surcharges as applicable by Ferengi Alliance)
Klingon Empire - 15 bars GPL
Romulan Empire - 23 bars GPL (additional surcharges as applicable by RSE)
Gamma Hydra - 7 bars GPL
Shore excursions to planets and starbases require additional slips or strips of latinum as they are not included in the total cost of the voyage. Alien governments may require entry and exit fees upon embarkation.
Food and beverage, exclusive of intoxicating liquors and substances is included in the trip cost. Intoxicants, liquors, entertainment, and gambling provided aboard vessels requires latinum at time services and products are rendered.
Gratuities are not included and are customarily several slips per day per person per service--see your deck steward for more information once onboard.
Liability Waiver
The traveler hereby agrees to indemnify and hold TCIS, its agents, insurers, affiliates and employees harmless for any death or injury arising from landing party excursions to planets, enemy attack, atmospheric or astronomical phenomena, the use/abuse of drugs, consumption of non-synthale alcohol and unauthorised activities of any type. This waiver excludes any injury caused by deficient equipment or vessel. During such time as a captain is employed and present on the vessel, the captain will be responsible for the safe operation and well being of the vessel. The captain's instructions are final and must be obeyed by all passengers. Any children passengers under the age of 18 must be cared for by a parent or adult legal guardian at all times and this Agreement must be signed for and on their behalf by a parent or adult legal guardian.
Contact
You may contact Twinsuns Interstellar Cruises directly by using subspace transmissions to the main headquarters located on Earth, or to the Beta Quadrant location at Starbase 47/Tesla Station. In addition, your local planetary travel agent will be able to book reservations for you through us, saving you the time needed to prepare for your voyage.
Alpha Quadrant Location (Earth) - Optimus Grati
Beta Quadrant Location (Starbase 47) - Nora Prem
