When Riverside Luxury Cruises launched late last year, it purchased one of the former Crystal Cruises ships, Crystal Mozart. This week it was announced the newest luxury river cruise line…
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MSC World Europa Makes Maiden Call in Dammam Saudi Arabia
MSC World Europa was finally able to make her maiden call and enter Dammam’s King Abdulaziz Port in Saudi Arabia. There she was welcomed by the Saudi Red Sea Authority,…
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All flights across the entire United States were grounded Wednesday morning due to an overnight outage to the system that provides flight safety information to the crew. The Notice to…
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Viking Neptune, Viking Cruises newest ship, arrived early Sunday morning in Los Angeles, California for her ceremonial naming and christening. Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking, said, “Today is a proud…
Comments closedCarnival Cruise Line Bringing Back ”Behind the Fun”
“A look behind the crew door will be returning in early February. Stay tuned for more details.” John Heald, Carnival Cruise Line Brand Ambassador, posted this teaser on social media…
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Virgin Voyages is starting 2023 with a new ad campaign, “Now We’re Voyaging,” and a new music video, “The Voyage.” “The Voyage” is directed by Jonas Åkerlund who has worked…
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Norwegian Cruise Line has informed passengers of a change in itinerary for their “Bermuda Virginia Beach” sailing aboard the Norwegian Joy. Citing sustainability, the Norwegian Joy will now only call…
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For the first time industry-wide, two cruise ships operated by a major cruise line sat in the same port in Genoa, Italy on Thursday, January 5, waiting to embark on…
Comments closedAIDA Cruises Announces Farewell Season for AIDAaura
In late December, Carnival announced that three smaller and less-efficient ships across its brand would be sold. Carnival Corporation indicated two of the three ships would be from Costa Cruises…
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More cruise lines are beginning to switch to Starlink Maritime Internet which is SpaceX’s satellite internet service. Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Hurtigruten and SeaDream made the switch last year. Yesterday,…
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