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Princess Continues Summer Caribbean Voyages 2019
Princess Cruises will continue sailing summer Caribbean cruises from Florida in 2019. The family-friendly summer vacations will feature the cruise...
December 7, 2017
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Nieuw Statendam Launched by Fincantieri
The new cruise ship Fincantieri is building for Holland America, Nieuw Statendam, was launched on Wednesday, December 6, at Marghera shipyard. Now...
December 7, 2017
Cruise Industry
Norwegian Introduce New Version of Their App
Norwegian Cruise Line revealed a new version of their app. The main purpose of the redesigned Cruise Norwegian app is to help eliminate stress as...
December 6, 2017
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Azamara Pursuit to Be Named in Southampton
Azamara Pursuit will be named in Southampton in a first for the crise line, Azamara Club Cruises. The other two ships of the operator, Azamara Quest...
December 6, 2017
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MSC Meraviglia to Offer 3 Itineraries from New York in Fall 2019
MSC Cruises announced that MSC Meraviglia, which was launched in June 2017, will kick off her inaugural season in North America making her maiden...
December 6, 2017
Cruise Industry
Qatar Receives Record Number of Cruise Passengers in 2017
Qatar's cruise tourism is witnessing exponential growth with past cruise season recording year-on-year increase of more than 1,000% in the...
December 6, 2017
Cruise Industry
Royal Princess Makes Her Maiden Voyage to Alaska 2019
Princess Cruises announced that its Royal Princess ship will make her maiden voyage to Alaska in 2019 to become the largest liner of the company to...
December 5, 2017
Cruise Industry
French Port City Celebrates 500 Years
2017 has been full of celebration for Le Havre which made the most of its significant anniversary. Money was spent on extensive improvements, for...
December 5, 2017
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Hit by Gastro
Nearly 200 people onboard one of the largest cruise ships in the world are being treated for gastro as the ship docked in Hobart. Ovation of the...
December 5, 2017
Accidents
NCL Raises Gratuities
For new bookings, the automatic gratuity Norwegian Cruise Line tacks on to Specialty Dining and Ultimate Beverage packages goes up from 18% to 20...
December 5, 2017
Cruise Industry
NCL Enters 2-year Service Agreement with Scanship
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) awarded Scanship a 2-year service agreement, confirming the continuation of longtime co-operation for cleaner oceans. It...
December 4, 2017
Cruise Industry
Passenger Medevaced From Norwegian Breakaway
The Coast Guard has medevaced an ill passenger off a Norwegian Cruise Line's ship 60 mi east of Chincoteague (Virginia), Saturday night, December 2...
December 4, 2017
Accidents
Cruise Ships Threaten UNESCO Status?
An environmental campaigner said that unbridled growth in sea tourism could cost Isle of Man its conservation status. The government is keen to...
December 4, 2017
Cruise Industry
Columbia Cruise Services Awarded Technical Management Contract for Two Marella Ships
The UK’s 3rd largest cruise line, Marella Cruises, appointed CCS (COLUMBIA Cruise Services) the technical management contract for line's newest...
December 4, 2017
Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises Australia Boasts the Biggest Comedy Festival at Sea
P&O Cruises offers Aussies a reason to laugh with the introduction of the biggest comedy festival at sea ‘The Big Laugh’ onboard...
December 3, 2017
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