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Seabourn Orders Two New Ships

MIAMI, October 19, 2006”Seabourn Cruise Line announced today that it will build two new, ultra luxury ships, for delivery in spring 2009 and 2010. Seabourn, a division of Miami-based Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), has signed a letter of intent for the project with shipbuilder T. Mariotti S.p.A. of Genoa, Italy. The [...]

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Regent Seven Seas Guests Enjoy Smaller Ships

FT. LAUDERDALE, Sept 27, 2006 - Bucking the trend in an era of mega cruise ships, guests sailing with Regent Seven Seas find its small to-mid-sized ship experience a best-kept secret: offering more personalized service, greater overall space per passenger, and customized experiences. Beginning in 2007, the value of the ships’ nimble size will be [...]

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NCL Orders New 3rd Generation Ships

Miami “ Thursday, September 7, 2006 — NCL Corporation Ltd. announced today that it has entered into a contract [...]

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Carnival Cruise Lines to Deploy Second Ship From New Orleans

MIAMI, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Carnival Cruise Lines, the world’s largest and most popular cruise line, will build upon its distinction as New Orleans’ number one cruise operator when it deploys a second year-round ship to New Orleans, the 2,758-passenger Carnival Triumph, in August 2007.

Carnival will be the only cruise line to operate year-round from [...]

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Tour Bus With Celebrity Summit Passengers Slides Off Road

JUNEAU, Alaska - A tour bus ran off the road Tuesday, slid 25 feet down an embankment and overturned, injuring 11 people, police said.

Ten people with bumps, bruises and a few broken bones were treated at a hospital and released, a nursing supervisor said. One other with chest injuries remained hospitalized in stable condition.

The bus [...]

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Costa Serena Floats Out of Dry Dock in Genoa

The cruise ship building explosion continues. Here is a press release from Costa Cruises regarding their newest ship Costa Serena.

MIAMI, FL, Aug 4, 2006 “ Ceremonies were held today at Fincantieris Sestri Ponente shipyards in Genoa, Italy for the technical launch of the Costa Serena, Costas future flagship, scheduled for delivery in Spring 2007. [...]

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World’s Largest Cruise Ship Title to be Shared

Royal Caribbean International Floats Out Liberty of the Seas Growing The Freedom Family

MIAMI, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ –In less than a year, Royal Caribbean International’s Freedom of the Seas, the cruise ship holding the title “world’s largest,” will have to share her designation with her new younger sister. With her hull now complete, Liberty of [...]

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Carnival Fascination to Undergo Significant Upgrades

MIAMI (August 2, 2006) - A 35-day drydock for Carnival Cruise Lines 2,052-passenger Fascination, scheduled to begin in September 2006, will include significant renovations to a broad range of shipboard areas.

“The Fascination continues to be one of the most popular cruise choices from Miami, offering terrific, and value-packed three and four-day getaways [...]

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Boheme Pictures Posted

I have scanned and posted the pictures from our family’s 1979 cruise on the Commodore Cruise line Boheme. Again, I know my Mom has more pictures, and I will try to get her to send me the pictures to add to the album. Some of these pictures are still pretty funny. I [...]

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Dance Competition or Cruise Which is a better value???

I always find it interesting to compare other types of vacations to a cruise. I truly feel that cruising is quite often the best value in a vacation. This is one of the reasons that cruising has has a huge growth in popularity in the last 30 years. So here’s a little comparison.

Last weekend my [...]

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