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Crystal Cruises Launches 2008 Europe Crystal Collection Brochure Earlier Than Ever

LOS ANGELES, August 20, 2007 - Citing earlier booking patterns, Crystal Cruises has published its 2008 Europe Crystal Collection brochure several months ahead of schedule. Released earlier than ever, the 57-page, full color catalogue details the 29 European itineraries to 84 ports and 30 countries aboard Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity from late April through [...]

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Experience Autumn In The Mediterranean With MSC Cruises

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (AUG. 21, 2007) – This autumn, let yourself become part of the vibrant Ramblas in Barcelona, transport yourself to the exotic bazaars in Tunisia, and admire the elegance of timeless St. Tropez or cruise along the Turkish coastline and the Greek Islands under the mild autumn sun, as MSC Cruises offers seven [...]

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New Superliner To Be UK’s Largest Floating Art Gallery

21 August 2007 - P&O Cruises has commissioned 40 British artists to produce almost 7,000 pieces of modern art worth over £1 million for the superliner designed for Britain, Ventura.

The featured artists reflect the best contemporary art in the UK today. The collection, taking in artists from Kent to Tyne and Wear, Cornwall to North [...]

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Carnival Cruise Lines to Offer New ‘Fun Ship’ Cruise Vacation Options From Miami

MIAMI, Aug. 20 — Carnival Cruise Lines will expand its short cruise offerings from Miami with the 2,052-passenger Carnival Imagination and 2,642-passenger Carnival Destiny operating new itineraries beginning next fall. The 70,000-ton Carnival Imagination - which will become the first Carnival ship to be completely remodeled under the line’s “Evolutions of Fun” enhancement program this [...]

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Cunard Line Adds New Voyage to QE2’s Farewell Season

Valencia, CA, Aug 20 - Cunard Line has announced an additional voyage to QE2’s 2008 Farewell Season. The company announced in June that the vessel would leave the fleet in November 2008 and begin a new life as a first-class hotel and entertainment destination in Dubai. The new eight-day Iberia in Bloom voyage will depart [...]

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NCL Named Official Cruise Line of The PGA TOUR

Miami and Ponte Vedra Beach, FL - Aug 20, 2007 — NCL Corporation and the PGA TOUR today announced an official marketing partnership naming Norwegian Cruise Line as the “Official Cruise Line of the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour.”

The three-year agreement also provides NCL the right to use the TOUR marks in advertising, as well [...]

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CDC Inspection Scores Updated

Today, we have updated the CDC Inspection Scores for cruise ships. The Center for Disease Controls (CDC) inspects cruise ships as part of its Vessel Sanitation Program.

If you have a cruise upcoming on a ship and want to see how she scored, or are just interested in how cruise ships score cleanliness wise, be [...]

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Holland America Line Announces Free Parking in San Diego

SEATTLE, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Holland America Line has just added one more reason to take a sun-drenched cruise from San Diego to Mexico, Hawaii or Tahiti this fall or winter. Guests who book any ocean-view stateroom will enjoy free parking in San Diego near the cruise terminal during their cruise.

For example, guests booking an [...]

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NCL Welcomes New Billion Dollar Shareholder - Star Cruises and Apollo Team Up to Boost NCL Growth

Miami - Aug 17, 2007 - NCL Corporation Ltd (”NCL”), parent company of Norwegian Cruise Line and NCL America, announced today that private equity group, Apollo Management, LP (”Apollo”), has agreed to make a $1 billion cash equity investment in NCL.

The new investment, in the form of common stock alongside NCL’s existing sole shareholder, Star [...]

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Royal Caribbean International And Celebrity Cruises Vacationers Gain Uncommon Birds-Eye View Of Alaskan Wilderness

MIAMI, August 16, 2007 - Vacationers usually exploring Alaska at bear-level height with Royal Caribbean International or Celebrity Cruises, now can soar over the majestic wilderness from the perspective of an eagle on North America’s longest and highest zip-line - the ZipRider. Traveling a distance of 5,330 feet from a mountaintop 1,330 feet in elevation [...]

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