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DCL-Disney cruise ship Wonder setting sail for Castaway Cay Bahamas
The first DCL-Disney Cruise Line's ship to sail back to Port Canaveral (Orlando) Florida is now the first to return to Walt Disney Company's private...
November 30, 2020
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First RCI-Royal Caribbean International cruise ship sets sail on December 1
9 months after RCI-Royal Caribbean International shut down its sailings due to the global health crisis, its first liner is due to offer a revenue...
November 30, 2020
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VIDEO: Swan Hellenic's Vega Class ships
On Monday, November 30, Swan Hellenic and Tillberg Design of Sweden released a new virtual tour video unveiling what guests can look forward to the...
November 30, 2020
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2 MSC Cruises ships depart South America and sail back to Europe
A pair of MSC Cruises ships departed from South America and headed on a transatlantic journey back to Europe. The cancelation of the South American...
November 30, 2020
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DP World Dubai’s Mina Rashid awarded World’s Leading Cruise Port
DP World's Port Mina Rashid (Dubai) won the World’s Leading Cruise Port award once again at the WTA-World Travel Awards 2020. The...
November 29, 2020
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Major cruise lines announce Cyber Monday deals for 2020
Major cruise shipping companies are offering Cyber Monday promo deals that feature discounted cruise fares going along with free perks that range...
November 29, 2020
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VIDEO: Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas floated out
On Saturday, November 28, Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas left MEYER WERFT’s covered building dock II (hall 6). The 169,000 GT, 347...
November 29, 2020
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Hurtigruten's MS Lofoten to serve as training ship
Hurtigruten's smallest cruise ship MS Lofoten was sold and will be transferred to a Norwegian maritime academy to serve as a training ship (hotel...
November 28, 2020
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Kazakhstan opens new ferry route with Iran
Kazakhstan opened a new sea ferry route connecting Port Kuryk with Port Anzali (Iran). The first vessel on the new route was MS Sergei Rachmaninov...
November 28, 2020
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SAGA is the first cruise operator awarded COVID-19 health assurance accreditation
Saga Cruises UK moved closer to restarting passenger shipping operations with the award of new COVID safety accreditation and becoming the first...
November 28, 2020
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Costa Crociere introduces short cruises on flagship Costa Smeralda
Between December 3, 2020, and February 21, 2021, Costa Cruises' flagship Costa Smeralda has scheduled 7-day long itineraries exclusively dedicated to...
November 28, 2020
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First cruise ship starts sailing again in New Zealand after COVID-19
The small ship expedition company Heritage Expeditions made history, this time as the first passenger ship to operate in New Zealand this season...
November 27, 2020
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New ferry route Ireland-France (Rosslare-Dunkirk) by DFDS in 2021
A new direct ferry service out of Rosslare Europort Ireland to Dunkirk France is being heralded as an addition to the slate of shipping options to...
November 27, 2020
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VIDEO: NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line launches new global brand campaign
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line launched globally a new brand campaign called “Break Free”. It encourages travelers to look beyond 2020 and...
November 27, 2020
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Pullmantur Cruises to resume operations with two Millennium Class ships
The insolvent Pullmantur Cruises might resume operations at the end of next year. Two Millennium-Class vessels from Celebrity Cruises could operate...
November 27, 2020
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