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Royal Caribbean updates schedules for 5 cruise ships
Five RCI-Royal Caribbean ships will have their summer 2021 schedules changed up, as the cruise company announced an update to its deployment plans...
September 24, 2020
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Sweden’s Port Stockholm is open and receives cruise ship calls
Sweden's radical approach to the pandemic (keeping businesses and schools open throughout) is not only benefiting the population but also the cruise...
September 24, 2020
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Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras to boast with Grand Central Atrium
Carnival Cruise Line's newest vessel Mardi Gras will boast with Grand Central Atrium when the ship debuts from Port Canaveral FL on February 6, 2021...
September 24, 2020
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VIVA Cruises expands cruise offerings for 2021
Following a successful restart of its European itineraries after the COVID lockdown, the river cruise company VIVA Cruises announced it is expanding...
September 23, 2020
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Viking announces new 2023 departure for its ‘Baltic Jewels and The Midnight Sun’ itinerary
Viking Ocean Cruises released a new 2023 departure for one of the company's most popular itineraries - the 29-day "Baltic Jewels and The Midnight Sun...
September 23, 2020
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines launches 8 new itineraries for Balmoral
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines launched 8 new itineraries for MS Balmoral ship in 2021, which include a series of regional sailings from homeport Portsmouth...
September 23, 2020
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Emerald Waterways’ 2022 European river cruises opened for booking
Emerald Waterways announced that its 2022 European river cruises are now available for booking. With 75% of the schedule on sale, customers...
September 22, 2020
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Atlas Ocean Voyages introduce 2 new itineraries aboard World Navigator
Due to the popularity of its unique all-inclusive Max Shore experiences, Atlas Ocean Voyages (AOV) introduced two new luxe-adventure itineraries...
September 22, 2020
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Greece-Cyprus ferry link to be launched in May 2021
A ferry link connecting Cyprus and Greece is nearing completion. Cypriot state officials believe it is reasonable to consider that the route will be...
September 22, 2020
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CLIA announces mandatory core elements of health protocols
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), representing 95% of global ocean-going cruise capacity, announced the adoption of mandatory core...
September 22, 2020
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RCC-Royal Caribbean Cruises CEO warns of anti-cruise group using CDC website
According to RCC-Royal Caribbean Cruises' CEO, an anti-cruise group was attempting to flood the CDC website in an apparent attempt to pressure the...
September 21, 2020
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Costa Cruises is the first major cruise line to have two ships back in operation
Costa Cruises (subsidiary of Carnival Corporation) announced that the cruise ship Costa Diadema will depart from Genoa Italy on Monday, September 21...
September 21, 2020
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Quark Expeditions' World Explorer is the first to dock at Mykonos Island, Greece after 6 months
Mykonos Island, Greece welcomed on Monday, September 21, the first cruise ship to dock at the cosmopolitan island after 6 months - Quark Expeditions...
September 21, 2020
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Coral Expeditions restarts operations for Australians on October 14
Coral Expeditions confirmed a restart of operations for October 14, 2020, with a series of new 7-night voyages onboard its yacht-like MV Coral...
September 21, 2020
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Tallink Victoria I ferry performs the first shore power charging in Estonia
TALLINK-SILJA LINE's Victoria I cruiseferry was connected to the electricity grid in Tallinn Old City Harbour for Estonia’s first shore power...
September 21, 2020
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