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Storms Break Carnival Triumph’s Mooring Lines

Yesterday afternoon, the Carnival Triumph’s mooring lines were broken due to violent storms and strong winds moving through Mobile, Alabama. After the lines had been broken, the Carnival Triumph began to float down the Mobile River until it came to a rest against a cargo ship. Once the ship had come to a rest, tugboats immediately began […]

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Royal Caribbean Will Reveal More On Quantum Class Soon

It seems as if Royal Caribbean is finally ready to reveal the Quantum of the Seas to the world. Earlier last week, Royal Caribbean quietly announced a special event in New York City on April 16th where they are expected to release the design of the Quantum and Anthem of the Seas. Royal Caribbean has […]

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Holland America Line Deploys 2 Ships To Australasia

Holland America Line’s ms Oosterdam and ms Volendam will return to Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific islands for the 2013-14 season with a series of sailings that will visit more than 50 ports of call. During the voyages guests will have the opportunity to experience the region’s incredible wildlife on land and in the sea, including Australia’s […]

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Carnival Miracle Begins West Coast Cruises

Yesterday, the Carnival Miracle arrived in Long Beach, Calif., following a 15-day Panama Canal cruise and began its new West Coast deployment with a seven-day cruise to Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas that departed Sunday afternoon. Carnival Miracle will operate another week-long Mexican Riviera cruise then embark on a 15-day Hawaii voyage departing Long […]

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Costa Voyager Rescues Two Boaters Near Albania

This morning at 7 a.m. (CET), as Costa Voyager was en route to Durazzo, Albania, for its maiden call at that port city, a boat adrift without power and in obvious distress was spotted from the bridge about 15 miles off the coast. Costa Voyager’s crew rescued two young men in poor condition from the […]

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Norwegian Breakaway Successfully Completes Sea Trials

Earlier today, the Norwegian Breakaway successfully completed her technical and nautical sea trials which took place off the coast of Norway and Denmark. Over the course of several days beginning on March 25, Norwegian Breakaway underwent a series of stringent tests to assess various nautical and technical elements, including the ship’s speed, maneuverability, and more. […]

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Costa Cruises Celebrates 65 Years This Sunday

Costa Cruises will celebrate its 65th anniversary Sunday, March 31, 2013, which is 65 years to the day since the ship Anna C departed on its inaugural cruise from Genoa, Italy, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. The ship carried 768 passengers and was the first vessel in Costa’s fleet dedicated to passenger transport, marking the beginning of […]

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Oasis of the Seas Will Sail The Mediterranean In 2014

According to recent reports, Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, one of the world’s largest cruise ships, will soon be making her way over to the Mediterranean and northern Europe for an exclusive and short sailing season. On September 1, 2014 the Oasis of the Seas will set sail from Port Everglades on a 12 […]

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Regal Princess Floated Out In Monfalcone (Video)

Regal Princess reached a significant construction milestone today when the Princess Cruises vessel was “floated out” at its building dock at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. A traditional ceremony marked the occasion as the ship met the ocean for the first time. Following the Italian shipyard’s custom, the float out of a ship begins when […]

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Royal Princess’ Horn Will Play “The Love Boat”

Well, I think Disney Cruise Line has finally met their match. Princess Cruise’s new Royal Princess will have a horn that is set to the tune of the Love Boat theme song. The horn was played for the public today while docked at Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, where it is currently under construction. Check out a preview […]

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MSC Announces Year Round Caribbean Cruises From Miami

Earlier today, MSC Cruises officially announced that they will begin cruising year round to the Caribbean from PortMiami. MSC will start sailing from Miami this November with one of MSC’s newest ships, the MSC Divina. MSC has cited their unprecedented growth in the cruise industry as the reasoning behind positioning a ship year round in Miami. “The popularity of our introduction […]

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Two Royal Caribbean Sisters Meet In Singapore

Today is a historic day for Royal Caribbean whose two Asian-based cruise ships Voyager of the Seas (left) and Legend of the Seas (right) both arrived at Marina Bay Cruise Center Singapore in the morning and were berthed side by side for the first time here.  The Voyager of the Seas was starting on her 8-night cruise to Shanghai while her […]