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Auckland's $42m new ferry terminal to open on Queen’s Wharf
Auckland’s new $42 million ferry terminal will open shortly on Queen’s Wharf, the first investment in the long-term transformation of...
June 25, 2021
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Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line gets green light for test cruise on June 28
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line received a green light from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct a simulated cruise. The...
June 25, 2021
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NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings taking action against climate change
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (currently the world's 3rd-largest cruise shipowner, which owns the subsidiaries NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line...
June 25, 2021
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VIDEO: Helsinki Shipyard floats out Swan Hellenic’s first expedition cruise ship SH Minerva
On Wednesday, June 23, Swan Hellenic announced that Helsinki Shipyard had floated the line's SH Minerva out of the dry dock. Her twinship, SH Vega...
June 25, 2021
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CCL-Carnival Cruise Line introduces new protocols for sailings aboard its Mardi Gras ship
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line sent the latest COVID-related protocols to clients booked to sail on its new Mardi Gras ship in July & August 2021...
June 24, 2021
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Denmark reopens for cruise ship tourists on June 26
From June 26, cruise passengers are allowed to go ashore in Denmark. The authorities require that travellers have been vaccinated with an EMA...
June 24, 2021
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MSC’s 2nd Seaside EVO class cruise ship to be named MSC Seascape
A traditional coin ceremony for the second Seaside EVO class ship of MSC Cruises was held on Thursday, June 24, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in...
June 24, 2021
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CCL-Carnival Cruise Line growing fleet by 2 additional ships
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced plans to grow its fleet by a couple of additional ships by 2023. The company is taking the delivery of a new...
June 24, 2021
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HAL-Holland America fall 2021 cruises from San Diego CA and Fort Lauderdale FL
HAL-Holland America Line is expected to restart cruising from Port San Diego California beginning with cruises to Hawaii, Mexico, and along the...
June 23, 2021
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P&O Cruises UK's deployment and phased restart plan for 2021
P&O Cruises UK announced its expected deployment and phased restart plan for the remainder of the year and into early 2022. MS Britannia will...
June 23, 2021
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Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady becomes the largest cruise ship ever to dock in Portsmouth, England UK
A new record was set in Portsmouth Harbour (England UK) as Virgin Voyages’ MS Scarlet Lady became the largest ever cruise ship to dock in the...
June 23, 2021
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Godmother announced for Saga Cruises’ newest ship Spirit of Adventure
In a mark of respect to the medical profession that worked hard over the last 18 months dealing with the pandemic, Commodore Inga J. Kennedy CBE QHNS...
June 23, 2021
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Windstar Cruises restarted with 4-masted sailing yacht Wind Star from Athens
The owned by Xanterra Parks and Resorts premium company Windstar Cruises is sailing again with vaccinated passengers and crew onboard. The first...
June 22, 2021
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Hurtigruten to launch Galapagos cruises from January 2022
From January 2022, the Norwegian cruise and ferry company Hurtigruten (via its new brand Hurtigruten Expeditions) is due to expand its breadth of...
June 22, 2021
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VIDEO: RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises to name next newbuild Seven Seas Grandeur
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises will name the line's next newbuild Seven Seas Grandeur. The 6th ship in Regent's fleet is scheduled to debut in the...
June 22, 2021
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