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Viking's Seventh Ocean Ship to Join Early 2021
Viking Cruises announced that its 7th ocean ship, Viking Venus, is due to join the fleet in early-2021. The 930-passenger newbuild (currently under...
September 18, 2019
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Sydney Moves Closer to a Third Cruise Terminal
Following years of debate over where the port of Sydney might have its 3rd cruise ship terminal, the Government of NSW announced it wants to work...
September 18, 2019
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Enchanted Princess Officially Meets the Ocean
Princess Cruises celebrated a major construction milestone with the recent float out of its Enchanted Princess ship at the building-dock at...
September 18, 2019
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Cruise Lines Change Itineraries Due to Hurricane Humberto
Another major storm of 2019’s hurricane season is due to impact Bermuda. Hurricane Humberto is forecasted to reach Bermuda Island on Wednesday...
September 17, 2019
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NCL Testing New Pay-for-Perks Program
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line is currently testing a new program that allows new customers to buy the perks generally associated with NCL's loyalty...
September 17, 2019
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Holland America Line Returns to Tampa Bay in 2020
HAL-Holland America Line dropped Tampa FL as a homeport in spring 2018. According to Erik Elvejord (company's director of public relations), HAL was...
September 17, 2019
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Sri Lanka Resumes Ferry Service with India
Sri Lanka announced it is keen to resume ferry service with India. Sudarshana Gunawardana (Prime Minister's Office) revealed that the matter had...
September 17, 2019
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Hamburg Cruise Days 2019
Over 0,5 million tourists visited over the weekend Germany for the 7th Hamburg Cruise Days. With a record number of 12 participating cruise...
September 17, 2019
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Hurtigruten to Add New eSled Snowmobiles
Hurtigruten’s land-based adventure travel company Hurtigruten Svalbard announced a new partnership with the Finnish company Aurora Powertrains...
September 16, 2019
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First Quantum Ultra Class Ship to Debut in North America
Royal Caribbean will dial up its adventures in South Florida in fall next year with the debut of Odyssey of the Seas which is expected to become the...
September 16, 2019
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MSC Armonia to Be Homeported in Tampa
MSC Cruises revealed it will continue to expand its presence in North America via the introduction of Tampa Florida as a new homeport for the company...
September 16, 2019
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Mustai Karim Launched in Nizhny Novgorod
On September 11, 2019, Russia's largest cruise company Vodohod launched its new river and sea-going ship of the PV300-design - MS Mustai Karim...
September 16, 2019
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Grand Bahama Shipyard Resumes Operations
On September 12, Grand Bahama Shipyard announced it had officially resumed operations and welcomed back the first commercial vessel, the 57,062 GT...
September 15, 2019
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Shanghai to Build World's 3rd Largest Cruise Port
Shanghai unveiled plans to develop its Wusongkou Cruise Port into the third-largest in the world in terms of passenger trips and create an industrial...
September 15, 2019
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Edinburgh to Host Prestigious European Cruise Event
Edinburgh will host a prestigious European cruise event for the first time. Capital Cruising, part of Forth Ports, announced it had won a bid to host...
September 15, 2019
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