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First AIDA World Cruise Launched
On Tuesday, October 17, AIDAcara set out from Hamburg on the very first world cruise of AIDA Cruises. The 116-day voyage around the world will...
October 20, 2017
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Keel Laid for Hanseatic Inspiration
The keel laying for Hanseatic Inspiration held on Wednesday, October 18, set in motion the next stage of building for the 2nd of the pair of new...
October 20, 2017
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Carnival Returns to Grand Turk
After nearly 2 months of no cruising due to hurricanes, Grand Turk will again welcome cruise ships, starting with Carnival. Carnival Cruise Line...
October 20, 2017
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Keel Laid for Viking’s 6th Ocean Ship
The keel laying for the 6th of 8 ocean ships Viking Cruises has ordered from Fincantieri Italy, took place on Wednesday, October 18, at the shipyard...
October 19, 2017
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Royal Caribbean Drops All Visits to Turkey 2018
Royal Caribbean announced that it is cancelling all visits to Turkey for 2018 cruise season in Europe. The line has decided so, "due to the current...
October 19, 2017
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MSC to Deploy Splendida in China, Lirica in Eastern Mediterranean
MSC Cruises announced that MSC Lirica will serve a new, exciting Eastern Mediterranean itinerary for summer 2018. The cruise ship, which will...
October 19, 2017
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Celebrity Edge to Sail From Southampton 2019
Celebrity Cruises’ president & chief executive Lisa Lutoff-Perlo told UK agents to “sell the hell out of Celebrity Edge” in...
October 19, 2017
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Cruise Line to Connect Vladivostok to Korea and Japan
A regular cruise route starts on November 26th, from Port Sokcho Korea to Vladivostok Russia. The Korean cruise ship Glory Sea, carring up to 1300...
October 18, 2017
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Carnival Expands Earning Opportunities Via “Amp Up Commission Program”
Carnival is giving travel agencies a new chance to earn higher commission percentages next year via its new “AMP Up Commission Program.&rdquo...
October 18, 2017
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Voyages to Antiquity Drops Caribbean Program
The destination-led, small ship cruise line, Voyages to Antiquity, announced it was to cancel its Cuba and Caribbean program for the winter...
October 18, 2017
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Costa Becomes Italy's First Smart Cruise Company
Costa Cruises became Italy's first smart cruise company. The programme “Sm@rt Working Costa – Moving Forward!” is targeted at...
October 17, 2017
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St. Thomas Back on Cruise Itineraries in November
Cruise ships will return to St Thomas USVI on November 10, less than a couple of months after the island was ravaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria...
October 17, 2017
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SkySea Celebrates 200th Sailing
SkySea Cruise Line celebrated its 200th sailing with an inaugural cruise departing from the line's new seasonal homeport of Zhoushan. The 4-night...
October 17, 2017
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Passenger Medevaced From Norwegian Cruise Ship
The U.S. Coast Guard has airlifted an ill passenger off a Norwegian cruise ship on Sunday, October 15, around 13 miles away from Atlantic City. In a...
October 17, 2017
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Blue Star Ferry Docking
See here how a Bluestar ferry docks very fast. The ship operator Blue Star Ferries (founded in 2000, headquartered in Athens Greece, part...
October 16, 2017
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