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Royal Caribbean To Sell Splendour of the Seas

Post author By Mike Faust
Post date Mar 2, 2015

Earlier today, Royal Caribbean International announced the sale of Splendour of the Seas to another Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. brand, TUI Cruises. Per the agreement signed between the two lines, Splendour of the Seas will depart the Royal Caribbean fleet in April 2016, where she will begin sailing for TUI Cruises under the Thomson Cruises brand. […]

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5 Dead After Lifeboat Falls From Cruise Ship During Muster Drill

Post author By Mike Faust
Post date Feb 10, 2013

(11:17 am) Earlier this morning around 7 am EST, five people were killed and multiple injured while the Thomson Majesty was performing a routine muster drill in the port of Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands. During the drill, the cable crane of one of the lifeboats snapped, causing the lifeboat to fall more than 60 feet into […]

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