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NCL Cuts Fuel Surcharge
 Tue, 4th Nov 2008
Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) has axed fuel supplement charges on all new bookings made on or after November 10th.
Website cruisecritic.co.uk reported the news, noting that NCL’s new policy follows ...
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Ocean Village To Be Phased Out
 Tue, 4th Nov 2008
Ocean Village, the line that coined the motto ‘cruises for people who don’t do cruises’, is being shut down.
The Carnival UK brand’s two ships are to be transferred to Australia in 2009 and 2010. ...
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Construction To Start On Britains Newest Superliner
 Tue, 28th Oct 2008
A ceremony marking the keel-laying for the newest superliner for P&O Cruises will be held today at the Monfalcone shipyard of Fincantieri near Trieste, Italy. One of the two largest ships ever built f...
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Royal Caribbean Axes Fuel Supplements
 Tue, 28th Oct 2008
Royal Caribbean Cruises has announced plans to cut fuel supplements on all cruises booked on or after November 10th 2008, for cruises departing on or after January 1st 2010.
The cuts will also appl...
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Ruby Princess Sets Sail
 Tue, 28th Oct 2008
Princess Cruises’ newest vessel, the Ruby Princess has set sail for Fort Lauderdale, ahead of its official launch next week.
The impressive 3,080-passenger ship is due to be christened on November ...
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Celebrity Solstice Makes River Transit
 Fri, 3rd Oct 2008
Celebrity Solstice departed from its Papenburg, Germany shipyard today as nearly 100,000 onlookers looked on. The ship, as is custom for all vessels built at Papenburg's Meyer Werft, traveled down the...
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Cruise Entertainment Is Perfect
 Fri, 3rd Oct 2008
The amount of entertainment offered onboard cruise ships is "just right", according to the majority of passengers.
A recent survey by Cruise Critic found that 76 per cent of people are happy with t...
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Britons Spend Billions In Search Of Winter Sun
 Fri, 3rd Oct 2008
British holidaymakers are set to spend more than £8 billion on trips abroad this winter, new research has revealed.
A study carried out by Abbey found that 15 million Britons are planning to take a...
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Queen Mary Two Prepares For Her 100th Transatlantic Journey
 Fri, 3rd Oct 2008
The Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2 is preparing to make her 100th journey across the Atlantic.
Departing from Southampton on September 21st, the luxury liner will arrive in New York on September 27th, ...
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Hong Kong Goverment To Finance New Cruise Terminal
 Fri, 3rd Oct 2008
Hong Kong, one of the world's iconic port cities, said on Tuesday it would finance a new HK$7 billion ($900 million) cruise terminal to avoid further delays after an earlier failure to find suitable i...
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Spectators Gather To See Solstice Set Sail
 Fri, 3rd Oct 2008
Thousands of spectators gathered over the weekend to see Celebrity Cruises’ latest vessel leave the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany and make its way down the River Eems.
The Celebrity Solstice is n...
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Crystal Cruises Offer great Value Luxury
 Fri, 3rd Oct 2008
Luxury cruise provider Crystal Cruises offers passengers impeccable service and excellent dining facilities, it has been reported.
Telegraph reporter Jane Archer – who enjoyed a seven-night voyage ...
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Fred Olsen to go (almost) Smoke Free in 2009
 Thu, 25th Sep 2008
Fred. Olsen is kicking the habit in the New Year. The U.K.-based cruise line has announced that it will introduce a totally smoke-free environment -- at least indoors -- on all five of its vessels in ...
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ROYAL CARIBBEAN ENCORES WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINMENT ON OASIS OF THE SEAS
 Tue, 16th Sep 2008
The curtain has been raised on another neighborhood aboard Oasis of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International’s newest and highly anticipated ship set to launch in November 2009. Entertainment Place, a ...
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National Cruise Week Sets Sail
Thu, 11th Sep 2008
National Cruise Week, the world’s largest cruise campaign, launched on Sunday 7 September with more than 2,000 travel agencies in Britain holding events to highlight the world of cruising.
A recor...
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Unprecedented number of Brits expected to book Oasis of the Seas
 Mon, 1st Sep 2008
The percentage of Brits booking the world's largest cruiseliner Oasis of the Seas are expected to be unprecedented, according to associate vice-president and general manager Royal Caribbean Cruise Lin...
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Vitality At Sea Spa & Fitness
 Wed, 27th Aug 2008
A place to soothe mind, body and soul, this state-of-the-art setting designed for the healthy lifestyle, combines the most advanced spa and anti-aging therapies, the latest fitness equipment and healt...
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New Superliner, Ruby Princess, Gears Up For Its Maiden Voyage In November
 Fri, 15th Aug 2008
Ruby Princess has completed another major milestone in preparation for her November 8 debut, with the completion of her sea trials. The new ship set out to sea from her construction dock at the Fincan...
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Celebrity Solstice Is Floated Out
Wed, 13th Aug 2008
In a major step toward completion, the hotly anticipated Celebrity Solstice, which officially debuts on November 23, was floated out Sunday at Germany's Meyer Werft shipyard. As befits the term, a "fl...
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Diamond Cruises With Celebrity
 Fri, 11th Jul 2008
Celebrity Cruises is launching a special diamond in the gift shops onboard its highly anticipated new cruise ship, Celebrity Solstice.
The Solstice Diamond, created by UK team the Harding Brothers,...
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Stunning Klass Christens Carnival Splendour
 Fri, 11th Jul 2008
Musician Myleene Klass christened Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship, Carnival Splendor, this afternoon in Dover in front of 500 UK trade partners and senior officials from the world's leading line.
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NCL Unveils F3 "Party Playgrounds"
 Tue, 1st Jul 2008
NCL has revealed its upcoming F3 ships will feature clubs inspired by the nightlife of South Beach, Ibiza, the Riviera, and Las Vegas.
With the F3s due to launch in 2010, the five clubs will aim to...
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Innovation & Imagination Are Cornerstones Of RCI's Oasis Of The Seas
 Fri, 20th Jun 2008
Miami, June 18, 2008 – Steeped in a philosophy that innovation and imagination contribute to a remarkable cruise vacation, Royal Caribbean has once again raised the bar with the announcement of the la...
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Ships Of The Future Unveiled
 Thu, 19th Jun 2008
TWO MILLION CRUISE PASSENGERS PREDICTED BY 2012
A cruise “mother ship” capable of launching a fleet of smaller vessels and a space efficient ferry are among ship designs of the future unveiled by t...
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Braemar Undergoes Lengthening
 Wed, 18th Jun 2008
The Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ ship Braemar arrived at the Blohm + Voss Repair GmbH shipyard in Hamburg on 13th May for work to begin on inserting a new mid section into the vessel.
The operation t...
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Actors Line Up For Crystals "Theatre At Sea"
 Wed, 18th Jun 2008
Some of the finest names in the theatre and film worlds are joining forces to star in Crystal Cruises' brand new Theatre at Sea itinerary. Individual artists will perform throughout the 12-night "Ital...
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Italian Cruise Line Costa Cruises Breaks World Record For Longest Pizza
 Wed, 18th Jun 2008
Costa Cruises has made history in Sydney by breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest pizza line, as part of their 60th birthday celebrations.
The world record was broken when 826 freshly...
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Celebrity Cruise Speciality Restaurants Now Available Online
 Wed, 18th Jun 2008
Celebrity Cruises has long been known for its outstanding dining. And now, there’s even more reason to celebrate: Celebritys onboard Specialty Restaurants can now be booked in advance, online.
Cele...
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Crystal Cruises Plan Additional Penthouses For Crystal Serenity
Wed, 18th Jun 2008
Due to high demand, Crystal Cruises is increasing the number of luxurious Penthouse accommodations on its award-winning Crystal Serenity.
During a two-week dry dock beginning 12 November, the luxu...
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Celebrity Solstice Extends Inaugural Season
Fri, 30th May 2008
Celebrity Solstice, widely heralded as the most exciting ship entering the market even before it launches, has introduced three additional sailings for cruisers to enjoy during its inaugural season th...
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Azamara Cruises Debuts In Central London
 Fri, 30th May 2008
First UK port of call for newly formed luxury cruise brand Monte Carlo, Rio de Janeiro, and now London – just some of the destinations visited by luxury cruise line Azamara Cruises as the 694-guest Az...
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The Only Way To Cruise The Mediterranean Is With Costa
 Fri, 30th May 2008
Sail with the number one cruise line in the Med this summer and you’ll be carried away with the choice Cost Cruises offers more ships, more itineraries and more ports of call in the Mediterranean than...
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RCI Announces New Names For Project Genesis
 Tue, 27th May 2008
Royal Caribbean International has announced its two Project Genesis ships will be called Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas.
The names were selected from more than 91,000 entries in Royal Car...
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Royal Caribbean To Build Central Park Onboard Project Genesis
 Tue, 13th May 2008
Royal Caribbean International’s Project Genesis will feature an open air park in the centre of the ship when it launches next year.
The centre of the as yet unnamed ship will be able to open up to ...
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Curved Cabins - The Latest Cruise Line Trend
 Tue, 13th May 2008
Cruise ship cabins that represent a “giant leap forward” in accommodation are to feature on the next generation of Norwegian Cruise Line vessels.
The 4,200-passenger F3 ships, the first of which i...
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Private Cabanas Onboard Holland America
 Tue, 13th May 2008
Holland America Line’s new Ms Eurodam will offer cruisers private cabanas on the Observation and Lido decks. The tented cabanas on Observation Deck will be in an area called The Retreat – furnished wi...
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Royal Caribbean Deploys 8 Ships To Europe For 2009
Tue, 13th May 2008
Royal Caribbean has now announced the deployment of eight ships in European waters for 2009.
- Independence of the Seas will be sailing from Southampton, offering an eleven-night Canary Islands c...
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