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Greater Victoria Harbour Prepares for 2019 Cruise Season
2019 cruise season begins on April 16 with the arrival of Celebrity Eclipse, the first of over 260 ship visits scheduled to visit Victoria BC in 2019...
April 5, 2019
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Valletta Cruise Port to Welcome Increased Costa Cruises Calls 2020
Costa Cruises is increasing its number of port calls to Valletta in 2020. A press conference was held aboard Costa Fascinosa to launch Malta-to...
April 4, 2019
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Seabourn Unveils Summer 2019 Cruises to Northern Europe, Iceland & Greenland
Seabourn announced Northern Europe, Iceland, and Greenland itineraries for 2019 summer season. Its fleet will be navigating vibrant coasts and...
April 4, 2019
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Fred Olsen River Cruises Launches New 2020 Programme
Fred. Olsen River Cruises launched its new 2020 programme on more intimate MS Brabant, with a total of 26 itineraries that cover 43 ports of call...
April 4, 2019
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American Cruise Lines to Add American Jazz
American Cruise Lines announces the name of the 3rd newbuild riverboat in company's Modern Riverboat Series. MS American Jazz is due to be...
April 4, 2019
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Virgin Voyages Unveils Partnership with OneSpaWorld
OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd., the pre-eminent global provider of health & wellness services and products onboard cruise ships and in destination...
April 3, 2019
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Construction of Mombasa Cruise Terminal Pushed to November
The construction of Sh350 million world-class cruise terminal at Port Mombasa which was initially set to be completed in August 2019 has been pushed...
April 3, 2019
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First Steel Cut for Windstar’s $250 Million Star Plus Initiative
At Fincantieri’s “Arsenale Triestino San Marco” shipyard in Trieste, John Gunner, Vice President of Expansion Projects for...
April 3, 2019
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Three Sail Dates Canceled for Oasis of the Seas
Royal Caribbean messaged clients on Twitter on Tuesday, April 2, telling them that sail dates from Port Canaveral FL for April 7, 14 & 21...
April 3, 2019
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Royal Caribbean Introduces Australian 2020-2021 Summer Season
Royal Caribbean’s Australian 2020-2021 summer cruise season itineraries are currently available for booking, which include 4 ships from 2...
April 2, 2019
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A-Rosa Cruises Orders New Ship from Concordia Damen
River Cruise line A-Rosa signed a contract with Concordia Damen for a new riverboat. The newbuild, due to be delivered in spring 2021, is...
April 2, 2019
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VIDEO: Crane Falls on Oasis of the Seas
A construction crane crashed into RCI-Royal Caribbean's liner Oasis of the Seas while docked in the Bahamas about 1:45 pm on Monday, April 1. A...
April 2, 2019
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Fire Onboard P&O Ferry Causes Evacuation
A vessel of P&O Ferries that was caught up in a major accident in December 2018 was at the centre of a fire emergency in the Port Larne...
April 2, 2019
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Viking Idun Collides with Tanker
Just after midnight (CEST) on April 1, Viking Idun and a cargo ship (oil tanker Chemical Marketer (IMO 9304291), loaded with petroleum) have collided...
April 1, 2019
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Regent Seven Seas Cancels Ports of Call in China
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises canceled a number of port calls in China part of company's itinerary schedule for 2020 (February 12 through March 14...
April 1, 2019
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VIDEO: Marella Explorer 2 Named in Malaga
The British cruise company Marella Cruises chose Port Malaga to name its new ship Marella Explorer 2 on Saturday, March 30. The executive sous chef...
April 1, 2019
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Regent Unveils Guest Experience Enhancements
Regent Seven Seas Cruises is nearly doubling internet bandwidth size across the fleet by January 2020. The significantly increasing bandwidth in...
April 1, 2019
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Mosul Ferry Owners Arrested After Deadly Disaster
The owners of the ferryboat that capsized in Mosul murdering 100 people were arrested along with engineers who had certified the vessel, Iraq's...
April 1, 2019
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Costa Cruises to Replace neoRiviera with Costa Victoria in Mumbai
Italy-based Costa Cruises currently operates the 48,200 GT Costa neoRiviera from Mumbai's international cruise terminal to Male and Cochin. Following...
March 31, 2019
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Brittany Ferries Launches No-Deal Brexit Ferry Crossings
The first of 20 new weekly cross-Channel ferry crossings began on Friday as part of a GBP 46.6 million taxpayer-funded no-deal Brexit contract. The...
March 31, 2019
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Mexico Resort Conglomerate Introduces New Luxury Cruise Line
Mexico’s largest hotel & resort conglomerate announced the launch of a Mexican cruise line. Through its Vidanta Cruises, the Nayarit...
March 31, 2019
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Royal Caribbean to Purchase Bahamas' Grand Lucayan
A partnership involving Royal Caribbean purchased the largest Grand Bahama Island's resort and will redevelop and expand Freeport's cruise facilities...
March 31, 2019
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VIDEO: Carnival Panorama Water Park Approved by Shaq
Carnival Cruise Line announced a brand new aqua park for Carnival Panorama, approved by "water park expert" and Carnival Chief Fun Officer Shaquille...
March 30, 2019
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Norwegian Cruise Line's Bliss Completes Caribbean Season
Norwegian Cruise Line on Friday, March 29, celebrated the end of the Caribbean inaugural season of Norwegian Bliss as well as her return to the West...
March 30, 2019
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Passenger Overboard from Carnival Spirit
A passenger has fallen overboard from Carnival Spirit, various social media groups and CruiseMapper readers report. Alert has been raised at around 5...
March 30, 2019
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Vancouver Starts 2019 Cruise Season
2019 cruise season in Port Vancouver officially started on Friday, March 29 with the arrival of Emerald Princess to Canada Place cruise terminal...
March 30, 2019
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Princess Cruises Announces 2021 World Cruise itinerary
Princess Cruises announced its most robust World Cruise itinerary ever featuring more countries and ports of call than ever before. The line’s...
March 29, 2019
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16 Cruise Passengers Arrested with 306 kg of Cocaine on Costa Favolosa
Sixteen passengers from a Costa Cruises ship were arrested on Wednesday, March 27 for drug smuggling in the port of Santos, Brazil. According to...
March 29, 2019
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12 Arrested After £2m of Cocaine Was Found in Cruise Ship Crisps
Two British citizens are among twelve suspected smugglers who were arrested after more than GBP 2 million of cocaine was seized onboard an MSC...
March 29, 2019
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Carnival Sunrise Godmother Announced
Carnival Cruise Line announced that the Carnival Sunrise's godmother will be the daughter of chairman Micky Arison, Kelly Arison. The Sunrise ship...
March 29, 2019
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