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Crystal Cruises opens Crystal Symphony 2023 voyages for booking
Reservations are open for the 2023 itineraries on Crystal Symphony. In all, the premium cruise ship is scheduled to sail 36 itineraries (6- to 15...
August 1, 2020
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UnCruise Adventures resumes voyages in Alaska
One of the smallest cruise brands in the USA - UnCruise Adventures, restarts operations in Alaska on Saturday, August 1, with one boat only. There...
August 1, 2020
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on Hurtigruten's Roald Amundsen ship
4 crew members on Hurtigruten's ms Roald Amundsen have tested COVID-positive. The authorities in Tromso Norway are cooperating with the cruise...
July 31, 2020
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Carnival Corporation sells 2 more cruise ships
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation announced on Wednesday, July 29, in a Form 8-K financial filing that it will get rid of 2...
July 31, 2020
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HAL-Holland America Line renames forthcoming newbuild Rotterdam
Carnival Corporation's subsidiary company HAL-Holland America Line announced that its newbuild ms Nieuw Ryndam will be renamed to ms Rotterdam (Nieuw...
July 31, 2020
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Royal Caribbean officially drops "cruises" from its name
The parent company Royal Caribbean (RCL) officially dropped "cruises" from its name on Thursday, July 30, according to a press release. The company...
July 31, 2020
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Carnival Corporation denies rumours it would be selling Cunard or Seabourn
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation denied rumours it would be selling its top-luxury brands and subsidiaries Cunard and...
July 31, 2020
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Fred Olsen releases the first itinerary from its 2023 cruise program
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines unveiled its first look into 2023 with the release of a "North American Waterways and Canadian Fall" itinerary, including the...
July 30, 2020
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Port Seattle cancels Request for Proposal for new cruise terminal
In April, Port Seattle WA suspended its planning for a new cruise ship terminal to serve the Alaska market, citing the need to better understand the...
July 30, 2020
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230 crew from Mauritius arrive in Genoa, Italy to board MSC Cruises ships
230 Mauritian crew, called to resume service onboard MSC Cruises ships at Port Genoa (Milan) Italy, left Mauritius on a charter flight on July 29...
July 30, 2020
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings extends suspension of sailings through October 31
NCLH (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd) which owns and manages the subsidiaries NCL-Norwegian, RSSC-Regent Seven Seas and Oceania, announced...
July 30, 2020
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French company Ponant Cruises has 8 ships back cruising
The premium French brand Ponant Cruises recently announced that it had 8 ships back sailing, with 4 of them offering itineraries within France. These...
July 29, 2020
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SIEM Group Norway acquires cruiseferry HONFLEUR from FSG shipyard
Kristiansand Norway-based company Siem Offshore AS acquired the cruiseferry HONFLEUR from the German shipbuilder FSG (Flensburger Schiffbau...
July 29, 2020
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Carnival Fantasy arrived at Turkey's Aliaga shipbreaking yard for scrapping
The passenger liner Carnival Fantasy ended its final voyage Tuesday morning, July 28, when the vessel arrived at its final resting place. Following...
July 29, 2020
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Dream Cruises introduces new Flexi-Feast dining concept
Dream Cruises became the first international cruise company to resume sailings via the deployment of Explorer Dream in Taiwan, where the ship...
July 29, 2020
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