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Disney Cruise Line Adds Second Private Bahamas Destination
Bahamas officials have issued tentative approval for the plan of Disney Cruise Line to build and operate a cruise port on Eleuthera Island. The...
October 22, 2018
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Red Funnel Ferry Hits Several Yachts and Runs Aground off Isle of Wight
A Red Funnel ferry hit a number of yachts and ran aground off Isle of Wight on Sunday, October 21. According to operator Red Funnel, the Red Falcon...
October 21, 2018
Accidents
P&O Cruises Australia Announces Maiden Season of Pacific Adventure
P&O Cruises Australia announced the maiden season of line's first Grand Class vessel, Pacific Adventure (current Golden Princess), and new...
October 21, 2018
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Silversea Unveils New Voyages to Cuba
Silversea introduced a new collection of itineraries to Cuba, enabling travellers of all nationalities to discover the exciting destination...
October 21, 2018
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1 Millionth Passenger Welcomed by Dream Cruises
Dream Cruises welcomed line's 1 millionth passenger with an official celebration at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal upon disembarkation...
October 21, 2018
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Passenger Medevaced from Anthem of the Seas
Another medical emergency aboard Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas required the Coast Guard (CG) to spring into action off the shore of New Jersey...
October 21, 2018
Accidents
Cypriot President Gets Involved in Restoring Ferry Service to Greece
Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades personally got involved in backing efforts by a couple of DISY MPs to reinstate commercial ferry service between...
October 20, 2018
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CroisiEurope Adds 4th Ship on Rhone River
CroisiEurope is adding a 4th ship to its fleet on Rhone River in 2019, with further details on the new ship to be announced during the coming weeks...
October 20, 2018
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Virgin Voyages Adds Tattoo Parlor to Scarlet Lady
Virgin Voyages announced that its first ship, Scarlet Lady, will be outfitted with a tattoo parlor onboard, dubbed Squid Ink. When Scarlet Lady...
October 20, 2018
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Container Ship Collides with Fast Ferry
A fastcraft that was bound for Tubigon out of Cebu City and a cargo ship accidentally collided in waters at the vicinity of accident prone Lawis...
October 20, 2018
Accidents
Port of Vancouver Ends Largest Cruise Season
2018 cruise season of port Vancouver wraps up on Friday, October 19, when Emerald Princess leaves Canada Place and sails down the Pacific coast to LA...
October 19, 2018
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Uniworld Unveils Plans For 4 New River Ships
Uniworld announced plans to build 3 new river cruise ships, due to launch 2020. The newbuilds will sail on Nile through North Africa, Mekong in Asia...
October 19, 2018
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Carnival Cruise Line Raises Gratuity Rates
In a note that was shared with travel agents, Carnival informed that beginning December 1, the onboard gratuity rate is going up. From that date...
October 19, 2018
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Attempted Murder Aboard Royal Caribbean Ship in Hobart
A Royal Caribbean cruise passenger has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly tried to throw his partner overboard from Radiance of...
October 19, 2018
Accidents
MSC Joins Ultra-Luxury Segment Via 4 Newbuilds
MSC Cruises and Fincantieri announced the signing of a MOA (memorandum of agreement) for the construction of 4 ultra-luxury cruise liners for a total...
October 18, 2018
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VIDEO: Saga Passengers to See Finishing Touches Applied to Spirit of Discovery
Wilhemshaven (Lower Saxony, Germany), is featured in the new Maritime Cities of the Continent voyage aboard Saga Sapphire, departing Dover UK on...
October 18, 2018
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Cross-Bay Ferry Returns to Tampa Bay
The popular Cross Bay Ferry service (Tampa to St. Petersburg) will soon be back to Tampa Bay. Starting November 1, travellers can take...
October 18, 2018
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Windstar Unveils Partnership with Utrip
A new offering from Windstar and travel personalization platform Utrip was unveiled that supports line’s strength of bringing passengers into...
October 18, 2018
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Carnival Corp. Charters 3 Ships to Support APEC Summit
Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia, subsidiaries of Carnival Corporation & plc, will charter 3 cruise ships to house delegates to...
October 17, 2018
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Woman Found Dead on Tallink Silja Ship
The body of a woman has been discovered in a cabin on Tallink-Silja's Baltic Princess ferry at Turku harbour Monday night, October 15...
October 17, 2018
Accidents
VIDEO: Liverpool Cruise Terminal Fly-Through
New images show what the landmark new Cruise Liner Terminal in Liverpool could look like. The city council intends to build the new complex in...
October 17, 2018
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Carnival Victory to Be Transformed into Carnival Radiance
Carnival Cruise Line's 2,758-passenger Carnival Victory will undergo a major makeover in 2020 that is so big so the cruise line plans to rechristen...
October 16, 2018
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AIDA Introduces Second Edition of Its Cruise Catalog March 2019-April 2020
The second edition of AIDA Cruises catalog “My hotel shows me the world” for 2019-2020 season was released on October 11. The cruise...
October 16, 2018
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Pacific Adventure to Boast New Exclusive Retreat Area
P&O Cruises Australia newest ship Pacific Adventure (currently Golden Princess) will boast a private ‘Beach Club’ for a limited...
October 16, 2018
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Cruise Company to Build Another Dock at Cozumel?
A study is conducted for the potential addition of another cruise ship dock at Cozumel because of the continued increase in passenger numbers...
October 16, 2018
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Passenger Medevaced from Emerald Princess
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and Navy medevaced Canadian passenger from a Princess Cruises ship about 150 mi north of Kaneohe Bay (Oahu Island, Hawaii...
October 16, 2018
Accidents
Crystal Cruises Introduces 2021 Deployment
Crystal Cruises announced its lineup of 2021 luxury voyages aboard Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony, becoming the first cruise company to...
October 15, 2018
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Season's First Cruise Ship Reaches Cochin Port Post Floods
The Bahamas-based luxury cruise ship MV Boudicca berthed at Kochi (port Cochin) Sunday morning, October 14, signalling the start of cruise...
October 15, 2018
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Carnival's Faster to the Fun Price Raised Again
Carnival Cruise Line once again raised the price of the popular program FTTF (Faster to the Fun). However, the latest increase is only for the newest...
October 15, 2018
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VIDEO: New Record at AIDAnova Conveyance
A new record was set during the spectacular conveyance of AIDAnova from Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg to the North Sea on October 9, 2018 across...
October 15, 2018
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