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Crystal Cruises Offer Great Value Luxury
 Fri, 3rd Oct 2008
Luxury cruise provider Crystal Cruises offers passengers impeccable service and excellent dining facilities, it has been reported.
Telegraph reporter Jane Archer – who enjoyed a seven-night voyage ...
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Holland America Line Launches Scandinavian Cruises
 Fri, 3rd Oct 2008
Luxury cruise provider Holland America Line has announced plans offer two new Scandinavian itineraries.
Launching in July 2009, the sailings will last for six days and depart from the Netherlands, ...
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Spectators Gather To See Celebrity Solstice Set Sail
 Wed, 1st Oct 2008
Thousands of spectators gathered over the weekend to see Celebrity Cruises’ latest vessel leave the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany and make its way down the River Eems.
The Celebrity Solstice is n...
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Hong Kong Goverment To Finance New Cruise Terminal
 Wed, 1st Oct 2008
Hong Kong, one of the world's iconic port cities, said on Tuesday it would finance a new HK$7 billion ($900 million) cruise terminal to avoid further delays after an earlier failure to find suitable i...
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Baby Boomers, Seniors Can Get Top Value On MSC Cruises
 Wed, 1st Oct 2008
Added Savings with 'Kids Sail Free' Offer.
MSC Cruises is celebrating the winter Caribbean season by offering a special value for Baby Boomers and Seniors.
Boomers and Seniors can save at least...
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Cruise Entertainment Is Perfect
 Tue, 30th Sep 2008
The amount of entertainment offered onboard cruise ships is "just right", according to the majority of passengers.
A recent survey by Cruise Critic found that 76 per cent of people are happy with t...
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Britons Spend Billions In Search Of Winter Sun
 Tue, 30th Sep 2008
British holidaymakers are set to spend more than £8 billion on trips abroad this winter, new research has revealed.
A study carried out by Abbey found that 15 million Britons are planning to take a...
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Queen Mary 2 Prepares For 100th Transatlantic Voyage
 Tue, 30th Sep 2008
The Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2 is preparing to make her 100th journey across the Atlantic.
Departing from Southampton on September 21st, the luxury liner will arrive in New York on September 27th, ...
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Celebrity Solstice makes River Transit
 Mon, 29th Sep 2008
Celebrity Solstice departed from its Papenburg, Germany shipyard today as nearly 100,000 onlookers looked on. The ship, as is custom for all vessels built at Papenburg's Meyer Werft, traveled down the...
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Fred Olsen to go (almost) Smoke Free in 2009
 Thu, 25th Sep 2008
Fred. Olsen is kicking the habit in the New Year. The U.K.-based cruise line has announced that it will introduce a totally smoke-free environment -- at least indoors -- on all five of its vessels in ...
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Cruise Holidays Set To Increase In Popularity
 Thu, 25th Sep 2008
The past year has already been hugely successful for the cruise industry and the trend looks set to continue into 2009.
According to one of our sources, approximately 1.55 million Britons will take...
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Holland America Line Plans Entertainment Upgrade
 Thu, 25th Sep 2008
Holland America Line has announced plans to make a series of enterainment upgrades to five of its vessels, as part of its Signature of Excellence programme.
The ms Statendam, ms Maasdam, ms Ryndam,...
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ROYAL CARIBBEAN ENCORES WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINMENT ON OASIS OF THE SEAS
 Tue, 16th Sep 2008
The curtain has been raised on another neighborhood aboard Oasis of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International’s newest and highly anticipated ship set to launch in November 2009. Entertainment Place, a ...
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National Cruise Week Sets Sail
 Thu, 11th Sep 2008
National Cruise Week, the world’s largest cruise campaign, launched on Sunday 7 September with more than 2,000 travel agencies in Britain holding events to highlight the world of cruising.
A recor...
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Unprecedented Number Of Brits Expected To Book Oasis Of The Seas
 Mon, 1st Sep 2008
The percentage of Brits booking the world's largest cruiseliner Oasis of the Seas are expected to be unprecedented, according to associate vice-president and general manager Royal Caribbean Cruise Lin...
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MSC's Two Newest to Sail the Mediterranean This Winter
 Sun, 31st Aug 2008
MSC Cruises announced this week that the two newest additions to their fleet, the MSC Fantasia and MSC Poesia, will spend this winter sailing in the Mediterranean.
After her December christening i...
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Vitality At Sea Spa & Fitness
 Wed, 27th Aug 2008
A place to soothe mind, body and soul, this state-of-the-art setting designed for the healthy lifestyle, combines the most advanced spa and anti-aging therapies, the latest fitness equipment and healt...
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New Superliner, Ruby Princess, Gears Up For Its Maiden Voyage In November
 Fri, 15th Aug 2008
Ruby Princess has completed another major milestone in preparation for her November 8 debut, with the completion of her sea trials. The new ship set out to sea from her construction dock at the Fincan...
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Celebrity Solstice Is Floated Out
Wed, 13th Aug 2008
In a major step toward completion, the hotly anticipated Celebrity Solstice, which officially debuts on November 23, was floated out Sunday at Germany's Meyer Werft shipyard. As befits the term, a "fl...
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Diamond Cruises With Celebrity
 Fri, 11th Jul 2008
Celebrity Cruises is launching a special diamond in the gift shops onboard its highly anticipated new cruise ship, Celebrity Solstice.
The Solstice Diamond, created by UK team the Harding Brothers,...
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Stunning Klass Christens Carnival Splendor
 Fri, 11th Jul 2008
Musician Myleene Klass christened Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship, Carnival Splendor, this afternoon in Dover in front of 500 UK trade partners and senior officials from the world's leading line.
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NCL Unveils F3 "Party Playground"
 Tue, 1st Jul 2008
NCL has revealed its upcoming F3 ships will feature clubs inspired by the nightlife of South Beach, Ibiza, the Riviera, and Las Vegas.
With the F3s due to launch in 2010, the five clubs will aim to...
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Innovation & Imagination Are The Cornerstones Of RCI's Oasis Of The Seas
 Fri, 20th Jun 2008
Launching in late 2009, Oasis of the Seas will be the world’s largest and most revolutionary ship introducing the cruise line’s new neighborhood concept, which will provide vacationers with the opport...
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Ships Of The Future Unveiled
 Thu, 19th Jun 2008
TWO MILLION CRUISE PASSENGERS PREDICTED BY 2012
A cruise “mother ship” capable of launching a fleet of smaller vessels and a space efficient ferry are among ship designs of the future unveiled by t...
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Italian Cruise Line Costa Cruises Breaks World Record For Longest Pizza Line
 Wed, 18th Jun 2008
Costa Cruises has made history in Sydney by breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest pizza line, as part of their 60th birthday celebrations.
The world record was broken when 826 freshly...
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Actors Line Up For Crystal's First "Theatre At Sea"
Fri, 6th Jun 2008
Some of the finest names in the theatre and film worlds are joining forces to star in Crystal Cruises' brand new Theatre at Sea itinerary. Individual artists will perform throughout the 12-night "Ital...
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Celebrity Speciality Restaurants Now Bookable Online
 Fri, 6th Jun 2008
Celebrity Cruises has long been known for its outstanding dining. And now, there’s even more reason to celebrate: Celebritys onboard Specialty Restaurants can now be booked in advance, online.
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Braemar Undergoes Lengthening
 Fri, 6th Jun 2008
The Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ ship Braemar arrived at the Blohm + Voss Repair GmbH shipyard in Hamburg on 13th May for work to begin on inserting a new mid section into the vessel.
The operation t...
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Celebrity Solstice Extends Inaugural Season
Fri, 30th May 2008
Celebrity Solstice, widely heralded as the most exciting ship entering the market even before it launches, has introduced three additional sailings for cruisers to enjoy during its inaugural season th...
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Azamara Cruises Debuts In Central London
 Fri, 30th May 2008
First UK port of call for newly formed luxury cruise brand Monte Carlo, Rio de Janeiro, and now London – just some of the destinations visited by luxury cruise line Azamara Cruises as the 694-guest Az...
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The Only Way To Cruise The Mediterranean Is With Costa
 Fri, 30th May 2008
Sail with the number one cruise line in the Med this summer and you’ll be carried away with the choice Cost Cruises offers more ships, more itineraries and more ports of call in the Mediterranean than...
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RCI Announces New Names For Project Genesis Ships
 Tue, 27th May 2008
Royal Caribbean International has announced its two Project Genesis ships will be called Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas.
The names were selected from more than 91,000 entries in Royal Car...
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RCI Announce Eight Ships In Europe 09
 Fri, 9th May 2008
Royal Caribbean has now announced the deployment of eight ships in European waters for 2009.
- Independence of the Seas will be sailing from Southampton, offering an eleven-night Canary Islands c...
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MS Eurodam To Feature Private Cabanas
 Fri, 9th May 2008
Holland America Line’s new Ms Eurodam will offer cruisers private cabanas on the Observation and Lido decks. The tented cabanas on Observation Deck will be in an area called The Retreat – furnished wi...
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Europe New 'Centre Of Gravity' For Cruising
 Fri, 2nd May 2008
A record four million Europeans took cruise holidays last year, according to latest European Cruise Council statistics.
Only 2.6 million Europeans took a cruise holiday just five years ago. By 200...
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Azamara Details Caribbean & Panama Canal Cruises
 Fri, 2nd May 2008
Azamara Cruises has detailed its winter 2009-10 programme of Caribbean and Panama Canal cruises.
The 694-passenger Azamara Journey, which underwent a $19-million revamp before its 2007 launch, wil...
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Carnival Unveils Splendor's Culinary Attractions
 Fri, 2nd May 2008
Curries, Sushi, Mongolian and Pizza available 24 hours a day will all be on the menu on board Carnival’s new superliner Splendor this summer.
The 3,006-passenger ship, which will sail from Dover o...
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Top Chefs Secured For Crystal Wine & Food Cruises
Fri, 2nd May 2008
Crystal Cruises has secured star guest chefs and wine experts for its October Wine and Food Festival cruises in the Mediterranean and New England.
Henri Brosi, executive chef of The Dorchester Hot...
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Curved Cabins - The Latest Cruise Line Trend
 Fri, 2nd May 2008
Cruise ship cabins that represent a “giant leap forward” in accommodation are to feature on the next generation of Norwegian Cruise Line vessels.
The 4,200-passenger F3 ships, the first of which i...
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