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Global Ports Holdings Awarded 20 Year Zadar Concession
The largest cruise port operator in the world, Global Ports Holdings PLC (GPH), said it had been awarded a concession by Port Authority of Zadar...
March 24, 2018
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Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of the World's Largest Cruise Ship
Royal Caribbean on Friday morning, March 23, took delivery of the new world's largest cruise ship, 228,081 GT Symphony of the Seas from the STX...
March 24, 2018
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Carnival Cruise Line Opens Bookings for Panorama
Carnival Cruise Line opened bookings for its newest ship, Carnival Panorama. Despite the fact that the ship will not start sailing until the end of...
March 24, 2018
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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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