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Top 5 little things that make a cruise a cruise

It’s no surprise that the Embark team is into lists.  The biggest list that we have in our office is our product roadmap – where we list our features and to-do’s on a Google doc.  All features are noted with a simple explanation, a link to its detailed specs and target date to release.  The […]

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MSC Divina Delivered to MSC

Earlier today, the MSC Divinawas delivered to MSC Cruises at STX Shipyards, Saint-Nazaire, France yard. The MSC Divina is now MSC Cruises newest and largest ship with a total tonnage of 139,400, a length of 1,092 feet, and the ability to accommodate 3,959 passengers . The flags of STX Shipyards were lowered today, while MSC Cruises raised their […]

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Cruise #640

Hi Everybody! It’s Jennifer, and I wanted to give you a really interesting blog that I hope you enjoy! This blog will be about a man named Mario Salcedo who has been on a total of 640 cruises. Out of the 640 cruises that he’s been on, April 30th, 2012 he went on his 500th […]

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Couple Skips Muster Drill, Removed From Cruise

Earlier today, a couple who was sailing on board the SeabournSojourn was disembarked after the wife refused to attend the mandatory muster drill. The couple was traveling on 3 back to back cruises on board the Seabourn Sojourn and only the woman’s husband showed up for the mandatory muster drill, while the wife claimed she wasn’t feeling […]

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Carnival Breaks Ground on New Dominican Republic Cruise Center

 The following is the official press release I received from Carnival Cruises…                 Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Caribbean’s newest destination, the $65 million Amber Cove Cruise Center, were held yesterday in the Dominican Republic at the project site on the Bay of Maimon located near Puerto Plata in the country’s North […]

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Stranded Fisherman Sues Princess Cruises

Remember when the Star Princess ignored a small fishing boat’s distress call, resulting in 2 deaths? Well, now the remaining survivor,  Adrian Vasquez, is suing Princess Cruises. Vasquez, who was aboard the boat 50 Cents when the Star Princess passed by them, filed the negligence suit in a court in Miami, Fl last week claiming that… “had clear […]

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Norovirus Outbreak on Carnival Freedom

It is now being reported that there is an apparent norovirus outbreak on board Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Freedom. 5:10pm (5/14): Earlier today there were rumors of a death of a passenger as a result of the Norovirus outbreak. There was in fact a death on board the Carnival Freedom, but it was unrelated to […]

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First Piece of Steel Cut For Norwegian Getaway

MIAMI – May 10, 2012 – The first piece of steel was cut at MEYER WERFT in Papenburg, Germany on Friday, May 4, for the construction of Norwegian Getaway, the second of two new Freestyle Cruising® ships for Norwegian Cruise Line, set for delivery in spring 2014.  Norwegian Cruise Line and MEYER WERFT executives watched as the first plate of […]

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Costa Expected To Order 2nd “Super Costa” Ship

Earlier this week, Costa Cruises hinted at a possible order for a second “Super Costa” ship along with the originally planed ship which would launch a new class of ships for Costa Cruises. This ship would be the second ship in the new “Super Costa” class, if she is ordered. She will weigh around 132,500 tons and […]

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Cruize Cast – Ep. 47 Cruise News and Ship Tours (Guest host: me!)

Ep. 47 Cruise News and Ship Tours This week I joined Kaleigh and James on Cruize Cast to discuss some cruise news and my recent trip to Cruise3Sixty. I had a lot of fun talking about my ship tours and experiences at Cruise3Sixty so please check it out! To check out more of Cruize Cast, […]

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Norwegian Breakaway Keel Laid

Here is the official press release we received today from Norwegian Cruise Line… MIAMI – May 8, 2012 – Norwegian Cruise Line executives and officials from MEYER WERFT took part in the Keel Laying Ceremony of Norwegian Breakaway at the ship yard in Papenburg, Germany on Friday, May 4.  During the official ceremony, the first of 73 blocks […]

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Watching The Ships Sail – A Photo & Video Blog

Last week while I was at Cruise3Sixty, I had the chance to see 9 cruise ships in at Port Everglades. So every day I headed down to the John U. Lloyd Beach State Park to walk along the Port Everglades jetty to watch the cruise ships sail out of Port Everglades. I had the chance to take a […]