Monday, April 30, 2012

New school catches problems before cruise ships set sail - Wink News

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New school catches problems before cruise ships set sail
Wink News
But right here in South Florida, the US Coast Guard has started a new school to make sure they catch problems before cruise ships set sail. It's eight on a Thursday morning and passengers of the Royal Caribbean ship "Liberty of the Seas" are just now ...
CG medevacs man from cruise shipWAVY-TV
Coast Guard rescues man aboard Carnival cruise shipTampabay.com
Coast Guard rescues ill man from cruise shipWZVN-TV
The Virginian-Pilot -WGMD Radio
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Al-Qaida Tapes Show Plans for Seizing Cruise Ships, Europe Attacks - NewsMax.com

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Al-Qaida Tapes Show Plans for Seizing Cruise Ships, Europe Attacks
NewsMax.com
German investigators seized a treasure trove of al-Qaida documents -- some encrypted inside pornographic videos -- from an Austrian last year that indicate the terror group had plans to seize cruise ship and wreak havoc throughout Europe, CNN reports.
Documents Reveal Al-Qaida Plans For Seizing Cruise ShipsWCTI12.com

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Watch A Cruise Ship Hit The Intrepid's Pier - Gothamist

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Watch A Cruise Ship Hit The Intrepid's Pier
Gothamist
In the below video you'll see a cruise ship passenger's view of the massive vessel hitting the pier that the Intrepid is located on. The passenger can be heard in the video saying: "Here we go... hold on! He just hit the pier.
Cruise Ship Battles Choppy Waters, Wind; Hits Pier in New YorkCruise Critic

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Documents reveal al Qaeda's plans for seizing cruise ships, carnage in Europe - CNN

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Documents reveal al Qaeda's plans for seizing cruise ships, carnage in Europe
CNN
Future plots include the idea of seizing cruise ships and carrying out attacks in Europe similar to the gun attacks by Pakistani militants that paralyzed the Indian city of Mumbai in November 2008. Ten gunmen killed 164 people in that three-day rampage ...
Documents reveal al-Qaida plans for seizing cruise shipsWFMZ Allentown
Trove of al-Qaeda Intelligence Embedded in Porno MovieAbout - News & Issues
7/7 bombers planned attack on Bank of EnglandTelegraph.co.uk

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Documents reveal al Qaeda's plans for seizing cruise ships, carnage in Europe - CNN International

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Documents reveal al Qaeda's plans for seizing cruise ships, carnage in Europe
CNN International
Future plots include the idea of seizing cruise ships and carrying out attacks in Europe similar to the gun attacks by Pakistani militants that paralyzed the Indian city of Mumbai in November 2008. Ten gunmen killed 164 people in that three-day rampage ...
7/7 bombers planned attack on Bank of EnglandTelegraph.co.uk

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Oceania takes delivery of new cruise ship Riviera - Baltimore Sun

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Oceania takes delivery of new cruise ship Riviera
Baltimore Sun
By Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel The world of high-end cruises is about to get its newest member. Oceania Cruises took delivery of its newest ship, the Oceania Riviera, and prepares for its christening and inaugural sailing.

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More cruise ships sailing into Charlottetown this year - CBC.ca

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More cruise ships sailing into Charlottetown this year
CBC.ca
More cruise ships are expected in Charlottetown this year than previous years.More cruise ships are expected in Charlottetown this year than previous years. (CBC) Charlottetown is expecting to see a record number of cruise ships this summer and fall.
Prince Edward Island prepares to host record number of cruise shipsHamilton Spectator
Canadian content rules on East Coast cruisesVancouver Sun
East coast chock full of cruise opportunities alsoWindsor Star

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Norwegian Cruise Line Reports Results for First Quarter 2012 - MarketWatch (press release)

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Norwegian Cruise Line Reports Results for First Quarter 2012
MarketWatch (press release)
MIAMI, Apr 30, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL Corporation Ltd., "Norwegian" or "the Company") today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. Operating income for the first quarter grew 23.8% to $46.4 million, ...
Water park or a cruise ship?Examiner.com
Norwegian Cruise Line's next ship to have massive water parkUSA TODAY
Norwegian Debuts 3-Story Sports ComplexTravel Market Report

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NH cruise ship readies for annual shakedown cruise - Boston.com

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NH cruise ship readies for annual shakedown cruise
Boston.com
LACONIA, NH—The M/S Mount Washington cruise ship is celebrating its 140th anniversary this year. It's embarking on its annual "shakedown" cruise Monday to make sure everything is in order for the summer season. The ship is heading out at 10 am on Lake ...

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Cruise ship crew 'paid just 75p per hour' - Telegraph.co.uk

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Cruise ship crew 'paid just 75p per hour'
Telegraph.co.uk
Crew aboard British cruise ships face losing cash tips from passengers unless they meet performance targets, even though some earn as little as 75p per hour. P&O Cruises is phasing out cash tips in favour of electronic gratuities which are added to ...
P&O cruise ship staff paid basic salary of 75p an hourThe Guardian

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From fishing boat to cruise ship: The trawl of the wild - Mirror.co.uk

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From fishing boat to cruise ship: The trawl of the wild
Mirror.co.uk
There's one sure-fire way to irritate a cruise aficionado – or a captain – and that's to call their “ship” a “boat”. Yet the vessel I travelled on for one of my most enjoyable cruises was most definitely a boat. Just 85f t long, and with a crew of four ...

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CG medevacs man from cruise ship - WAVY-TV

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CG medevacs man from cruise ship
WAVY-TV
CAPE HATTERAS, NC (WAVY) - The Coast Guard medevaced a 66-year-old man off a cruise ship about 60 miles east of Cape Hatteras, NC, Sunday. A crewmember from the cruise ship Norwegian Jewel called watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads around ...
Coast Guard helps elderly man in need off cruise shipThe Virginian-Pilot

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Clive Palmer plans to build Titanic II, fleet of cruise ships - Sydney Morning Herald

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Clive Palmer plans to build Titanic II, fleet of cruise ships
Sydney Morning Herald
Mining magnate Clive Palmer has floated plans to build a fleet of world class luxury liners, including a 21st-century version of the Titanic. Mr Palmer said this morning he had signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned Chinese company CSC ...
Titanic II cruise ship to sail in 2016Radio Times
Clive Palmer's Titanic VentureWall Street Journal (blog)
Tycoon floats plan for Titanic replicaFinancial Times
Long Island Press -Daily Mail -Pakistan Daily Times
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Clive Palmer plans to build 'Titanic II' luxury cruise ship - Sydney Morning Herald

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Clive Palmer plans to build 'Titanic II' luxury cruise ship
Sydney Morning Herald
Mining magnate Clive Palmer has floated plans to build a fleet of world class luxury liners, including a 21st-century version of the Titanic. Mr Palmer said this morning he had signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned Chinese company CSC ...
Clive Palmer to enter federal politics against Wayne Swan and plans to rebuild ...NEWS.com.au
Clive Palmer to run for Federal politicsGold Coast Bulletin News
Titanic II to Be Built by Billionaire Palmer, Chinese YardBloomberg
Adelaide Now
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Clive Palmer plans to build 'Titanic II' luxury cruise ship - Brisbane Times

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Clive Palmer plans to build 'Titanic II' luxury cruise ship
Brisbane Times
Mr Palmer said the companies had signed a memorandum of understanding to build the cruise liner in China, with the ship's maiden voyage from England to North America scheduled for late 2016. "It will be every bit as luxurious as the original Titanic ...
Clive Palmer plans to build Titanic II, fleet of cruise shipsSydney Morning Herald
Titanic II cruise ship to sail in 2016Radio Times
Tycoon floats plan for Titanic replicaFinancial Times
ABC Online (blog) -Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Prince Edward Island prepares to host record number of cruise ships - Hamilton Spectator

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Prince Edward Island prepares to host record number of cruise ships
Hamilton Spectator
CHARLOTTETOWN The Charlottetown Seaport is getting set to host a record number of cruise ships for the 2012 cruise season, with the first ship arriving May 6. Holland America Line's Maasdam will make her debut for the season, which will kick off the ...
Canadian content rules on East Coast cruisesVancouver Sun
East coast chock full of cruise opportunities alsoWindsor Star

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Season's last cruise ship to arrive on May 18 - Times of India

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Season's last cruise ship to arrive on May 18
Times of India
PANAJI: A cruise vessel 'Voyage of the Sea', the last of the seasons calling at Mormugao port, and carrying 3800 passengers, will arrive on May 18. "This will be the last cruise ship and it will berth at berth number 10 as usual," MPT chairman, ...

Cruise Ship Battles Choppy Waters, Wind; Hits Pier in New York - Cruise Critic

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Cruise Ship Battles Choppy Waters, Wind; Hits Pier in New York
Cruise Critic
Though the accident did cause delayed disembarkation, damage to both the pier and the ship were minimal, and the Enterprise flyover was not impacted. After docking in New York on Friday, Norwegian Star sailed a two-night cruise to nowhere and returned ...

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Search for missing bodies at stricken cruise ship goes on - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia

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Search for missing bodies at stricken cruise ship goes on
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
(AGI) Florence - Rain and a choppy sea didn't stop operations to recover items that fell out of cruise ship Costa Concordia. Today, the staff of companies Smit Salvage and Neri have continued recovering materials and items that fell out of the capsized ...
Costa Concordia Update: US Salvage Company Wins BidCruise Fever

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P&O cruise ship staff paid basic salary of 75p an hour - The Guardian

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P&O cruise ship staff paid basic salary of 75p an hour
The Guardian
The boss of P&O Cruises said the move was part of a package to "make crew more responsive" and offer protection as tips dry up in the economic downturn. At the bottom end of the scale, a junior waiter on a ship sailing out of Southampton now earns a ...

Cruise Industry Demonstrates Support for US Travel Association's 'Vote Travel ... - MarketWatch (press release)

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Cruise Industry Demonstrates Support for US Travel Association's 'Vote Travel ...
MarketWatch (press release)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Apr 29, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Capping Cruise Lines International Association's (CLIA) successful annual cruise3sixty conference at the Broward County Convention Center, the cruise industry turned out today to support the US ...
New Cruise Lines International Association Report Calls for Industry to ...National Post
cruise3sixty Travel ConferencePromenade

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Record number of cruise ships setting sail for Charlottetown, beginning May 6 - The Guardian Charlottetown

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Record number of cruise ships setting sail for Charlottetown, beginning May 6
The Guardian Charlottetown
The Historic Charlottetown Seaport is getting set to host a record number of cruise ships for the 2012 cruise season, with the first ship arriving May 6. Holland America's Maasdam will make her debut for the season on May 6, which will kick off the ...
Major cruise lines will be stopping in Quebec and the MaritimesMontreal Gazette
East coast chock full of cruise opportunities alsoWindsor Star

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Maine's cruise ship season set to begin - Bangor Daily News

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Maine's cruise ship season set to begin
Bangor Daily News
Robert F. Bukaty | AP The Maasdam, a 1258-passenger cruise ship, sits at anchor in Frenchman Bay off Bar Harbor in June, 2010. On Thursday, May 3, the ship is scheduled to make the first of 120 cruise ship visits scheduled for Bar Harbor this year.

Recovery of capsized cruise ship to go on day and night - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia

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Recovery of capsized cruise ship to go on day and night
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
(AGI) Rome - Minister Clini said operations to recover the wreckage of cruise ship Costa Concordia will go on day and night. "We are ready to keep working day and night to make sure that this complex dossier can be closed, with our favourable view, ...

The Disney experience at sea - TheChronicleHerald.ca

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The Disney experience at sea
TheChronicleHerald.ca
As the only cruise line to feature fireworks at sea, Disney Cruise Line lights up the sky to dazzle guests with the largest fireworks extravaganza presented aboard a cruise ship. (MATT STROSHANE) All of a sudden Jack Sparrow drops from the sky.
Castaway Cay cachetWindsor Star
What's the Best Cruise Line for Kids?Intelligent Travel from National Geographic Traveler Magazine (blog)

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Norwegian Cruise Liner Hit Intrepid Pier Hours Before Space Shuttle Flyover - DNAinfo

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Norwegian Cruise Liner Hit Intrepid Pier Hours Before Space Shuttle Flyover
DNAinfo
A Norwegian cruise liner hit the Intrepid on April 27, 2012. (DNAinfo/Alan Neuhauser) By Alan Neuhauser, Carla Zanoni and Wil Cruz MANHATTAN — Hours before the USS Intrepid got a front-row view of the historic flyover by its future tenant, ...
Cruise Ship Hits Dock Near Intrepid (UPDATED)Huffington Post
When the Space Shuttle Buzzed New York City: How Did They Do That?TIME

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Disney, others turn cruises into family getaways - HeraldNet

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Disney, others turn cruises into family getaways
HeraldNet
By Jackson Holtz, Herald Writer The Disney Wonder ship, shown here in Tracy Arm, Alaska, returns to Alaska for its second season this year. Ted S. Warren / Associated Press The atrium grand entry area of the MS Amsterdam cruise ship, ...
Alaskan cruise aboard Disney WonderSan Francisco Chronicle

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Friday, April 27, 2012

Cruise Ship Hits Dock Near Intrepid (UPDATED) - Huffington Post

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Cruise Ship Hits Dock Near Intrepid (UPDATED)
Huffington Post
By Alan Neuhauser, Carla Zanoni and Wil Cruz MANHATTAN — Hours before the USS Intrepid got a front-row view of the historic flyover by its future tenant, the Enterprise space shuttle, it had to fend off an unexpected gatecrasher: a massive cruise ship ...
Norwegian Cruise Liner Hit Intrepid Pier Hours Before Space Shuttle FlyoverDNAinfo
When the Space Shuttle Buzzed New York City: How Did They Do That?TIME

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Cruise lines announce transparent shower, new itineraries at Fort Lauderdale ... - MiamiHerald.com

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Cruise lines announce transparent shower, new itineraries at Fort Lauderdale ...
MiamiHerald.com
At a cruise event for travel agents Friday, several cruise lines announced details of new or improved ships. By Hannah Sampson A new cruise ship, new ports and a see-through outdoor shower -- all made some kind of news Friday. Cruise lines used the ...
MSC Cruises to Bring Its Newest Ship to Its Newest Departure PortMarketWatch (press release)
MSC Divina Coming to PortMiami in Winter 2013-14Travel Agent
MSC Divina to sail from Miami for 2013/14 seasonSeatrade Insider

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Cruise Line To Stop Overnight Stays - Bahamas Tribune

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Cruise Line To Stop Overnight Stays
Bahamas Tribune
By DANA SMITH THE Carnival Cruise Lines' Sensation ship will no longer overnight in Nassau over the next year leaving disgruntled downtown store owners with what they call "a big problem". The Ministry of Tourism confirmed the reports yesterday in a ...
Home > Cruise News > Top Ship? Norwegian Breakaway to Feature Ropes Course, 5 ...Cruise Critic
Norwegian Cruise Line's next ship to have massive water parkUSA TODAY
New Norwegian ship boasts slides, putt-putt, ropes courseMiamiHerald.com

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