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GBP 11 million Cruise Ship Berth to Be Built in Douglas
Construction of a GBP 11 million, 240-meter long deep water cruise berth on the outer side of extended Victoria Pier, Isle of Man (Douglas, UK...
March 23, 2018
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MSC Cruises to Install Virtual Assistant in Every Cabin
MSC Cruises announced it will install Amazon Alexa-style virtual assistants in all cabins. The still unnamed device will be exclusively available...
March 23, 2018
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NCL Opens Bookings for Norwegian Encore
Norwegian Cruise Line officially opened bookings for the latest addition to its fleet and 4th Breakaway-Plus class ship, Norwegian Encore. Caribbean...
March 23, 2018
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Seabourn's 5th Ship Completes Final Sea Trials
Seabourn's newest ship, Seabourn Ovation, has achieved another major milestone with the completion of her final round of sea trials held in the...
March 23, 2018
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MSC Bellissima to Be Christened in UK
MSC Cruises will officially name a ship in the United Kingdom for the first time in over a decade in 2019. MSC Bellissima will be christened in...
March 22, 2018
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Norwegian Cruise Line Increases Gratuities
Norwegian Cruise Line increases the automatic gratuities charged to passenger accounts. The new rates take effect on April 1, 2018. The cruise...
March 22, 2018
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CMV Announces Name of New Ship
The latest addition to the fleet of Cruise & Maritime Voyages/CMV will be named "Vasco da Gama" following the vote by trade partners and...
March 22, 2018
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Bookings Open for Ponant's Antarctic Cruises 2019-2020
Today, March 22, the only French-owned cruise line and world leader in expedition cruising to the polar regions, Ponant, opened bookings for over 22...
March 22, 2018
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Celebrity Adds More Ben Fogle Excursions
Celebrity Cruises expanded its “adrenaline-charged” excursions program created via partnership with popular TV presenter Ben Fogle...
March 21, 2018
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Cunard Announces Lineup of Experts for Transatlantic Space Week Cruise
Cunard Line announced the lineup of speakers for their 2nd annual Transatlantic Space Week cruise. The unique 9-night voyage onboard RMS Queen Mary 2...
March 21, 2018
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TUI Announces Fleet Expansion and Modernisation
The Executive Board of TUI Group has decided to increase TUI Cruises' capacities. Because of the continued increase in demand, the group has...
March 21, 2018
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Damen to Build Two Ferries with Full Electric Propulsion for Ontario
Damen Shipyards reported the Government of Ontario had accepted its proposal to build 2 ferries featuring full electric propulsion. Damen is...
March 21, 2018
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Royal Caribbean Ends Operations for SkySea Cruise Line
Royal Caribbean and Ctrip announced that they were ending operations for SkySea Cruise Line later in 2018. SkySea Cruise Line was the first smart...
March 20, 2018
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Record Number of Cruise Passengers Visit Greenock 2018
A record number of cruise passengers will arrive in Greenock (Glasgow, Scotland) during 2018. Over 120,000 people are expected at Ocean Terminal...
March 20, 2018
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Crystal Releases 2018-2019 River Cruise Atlas
Crystal River Cruises, which in spring 2018 rounds out its fleet to 5 ships via the debut of Crystal Ravel and Crystal Debussy, released its 2018...
March 20, 2018
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