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Mein Schiff 1 Handed Over to TUI Cruises
The new flagship cruise liner of German TUI Cruises was delivered today, April 25, from Meyer Turku shipyard in south west Finland. The new Mein...
April 25, 2018
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Port of Helsinki Expects Record Cruise Season
Cruise industry seems to have embraced Port of Helsinki as a major destination. This summer is expected to break 2017 record for cruise ship calls at...
April 25, 2018
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Norway's E-Ports to Receive Automated Mooring System
Engineering company Cavotec will install and maintain an automated mooring system, called MoorMaster, at e-ferry ports in Norway. Following firm's...
April 25, 2018
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Princess Cruises Unveils World Cruise 2020
Princess Cruises 2020 World Cruise is offered onboard the 670-passenger Pacific Princess. Because of the popular demand of line's 2019 World...
April 25, 2018
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Captain of P&O Cruises Ship Sued by the French Court
The Captain of P&O Cruises ship Azura is being sued by the French Court. He is to appear in criminal court for "violating fuel standards...
April 24, 2018
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Celebrity Cruises Announces New Wellness Program
Celebrity Cruises and Canyon Ranch updated their fitness offerings to match the latest wellness trends. The new onboard program includes twenty...
April 24, 2018
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Prince Edward Island Gets Ready for Busiest Cruise Season
Prince Edward Island 2018 cruise season kicks off on May 2, 2018 with a visit by Holland America’s ms Veendam. This will be the first ever...
April 24, 2018
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Three Princess Cruises Ships Deployed in Taiwan 2018
Princess Cruises homeports 3 vessels in Taiwan for the first time this year. Diamond Princess, Majestic Princess and Sun Princess will...
April 24, 2018
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Royal Caribbean Ship Marks End of Cruise Season in Wellington
About 166,000 cruise passengers poured US$59 million into Wellington NZ during the past 7 months. The departure of Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the...
April 24, 2018
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Stena Line Plans 3-Month Closure of Fishguard Terminal
The ferry terminal in Fishguard could close for up to 3 months according to its operator, Stena Line. The closure would allow for the replacement of...
April 23, 2018
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Crystal Cruises Introduces 2018 President’s Cruise
Crystal announced that line's President & CEO Tom Wolber will be the host of the annual President’s Cruise onboard Crystal Serenity in July...
April 23, 2018
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Rotor Sail Installed on Viking Grace
Viking Line installed a Norsepower rotor sail unit on its cruise ferry Viking Grace, making her the only working passenger ship in the world with...
April 23, 2018
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2018 Cruise Ship Season Kicks Off in Halifax
2018 cruise ship season in Halifax officially started on Sunday, April 22, with the arrival of Hurtigruten's ms Fram, according to Halifax Port...
April 23, 2018
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Hurtigruten Invests in Environmentally-Friendly Propulsion
Norwegian cruiseferry operator Hurtigruten announced a large investment in environmentally-friendly propulsion. The company will repower as...
April 22, 2018
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Port of Seattle to Boast Another Record Season
Port of Seattle kicks off another record cruise season via the arrival of the first cruise ship, Norwegian Sun, this past week making it the largest...
April 22, 2018
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