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Carnival Launches PlayOcean Collection of Mobile Games
Carnival is taking a deep dive into digital entertainment via the launch of PlayOcean, a rich collection of mobile games for Google Play and iOS...
September 29, 2017
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Turkey Offers Subsidies to Tourism Operators of Cruise Ships
Turkey offers subsidies to A-group cruise operators bringing foreign tourists in a bid to bolster visitor numbers that have fallen sharply because of...
September 29, 2017
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Dream Cruises Announces Partnership With Alipay
Dream Cruises announced its new partnership with Alipay, the largest online and mobile payment platform in the world operated by Ant Financial...
September 28, 2017
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Two Afghan Men Found Unconscious in a Car Ferry's Fridge
Two Afghan men have been found unconscious when trying to smuggle in Dublin aboard a car ferry from France. The migrants are believed...
September 28, 2017
Accidents
Passenger Medevaced From Marco Polo
An Irish Coastguard helicopter airlifted a cruise passenger from MS Marco Polo cruise ship off the coast of Ireland. R118 Sligo-based Coast...
September 28, 2017
Accidents
Carnival Creates New Ways to Communicate with Consumers
In 2016, Carnival Corporation produced TV series that it hoped would become billboards for cruising. The largest cruise ship company in the...
September 27, 2017
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Costa Offers WeChat Programs for Guests from China
Costa Cruises became the first cruise brand launching a series of WeChat mini programs in an effort to provide one-stop digital solution for guests...
September 27, 2017
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Norwegian Cruise Line Pampers with Premium All Inclusive Plus Benefits
Norwegian Cruise Line, which recently launched its Premium All Inclusive offering, now pampers guests with Premium All Inclusive Plus. The new offer...
September 27, 2017
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Ferry Runs Aground in the Philippines: 87 Passengers Injured
Passenger ro-ro ship Maria Matilde has run aground on rocks on Tuesday, September 26, on the coast in Calatrava City, northern Tablas...
September 27, 2017
Accidents
P&O Cruises Sells Adonia to Azamara
On September 26, 2017, Azamara Club Cruises (RCCL Royal Caribbean subsidiary company) announced an agreement with P&O UK (Carnival...
September 26, 2017
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Passenger Medevaced From Carnival Pride
The Coast Guard medevaced a 71-year-old man from a Carnival Cruise Line's ship off the coast of Morehead City September 25, Monday. Watchstanders in...
September 26, 2017
Accidents
Port Charlottetown Welcomes First Ever 4-ship Cruise Day
Prince Edward Island, Port Charlottetown welcomes its first ever 4-ship cruise day today, September 26. The first to arrive was Pearl Mist, set to...
September 26, 2017
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MS Adriana Evacuates US Medical Students from Dominica
Cruise ship ADRIANA (IMO 7118404) sailing from Trinidad in the Southern Caribbean, evacuates US medical students from Dominica after the devastation...
September 26, 2017
Accidents
Fourth Viking Ocean Cruises' Ship Delivered
The 4th of 8 cruise ships Viking Ocean Cruises ordered from Fincantieri, Viking Sun, was delivered on Monday, September 25, at the shipyard...
September 26, 2017
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Cunard Adds Fourth Cruise Ship
Luxury cruise brand Cunard announced it is adding a 4th ship to its fleet. The investment is part of the line’s ambitious plans for its ...
September 25, 2017
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