Thursday, May 31, 2012

Cruise Industry Recovering from the Costa Concordia Accident - Cruise Fever

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Cruise Industry Recovering from the Costa Concordia Accident
Cruise Fever
By Ben Souza Leave a Comment The cruise industry was rocked on a Friday night in January when the cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, hit a reef off the coast of Italy killing 32 passengers and crew members. Images of the cruise ship half submerged in ...
Caribbean travel: Big ship or small ship? Pros and consToronto Star

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Hamburg Cruise Days and Blue Port: the European cruise liner event of the summer - The Maritime Executive (press release)

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Hamburg Cruise Days and Blue Port: the European cruise liner event of the summer
The Maritime Executive (press release)
Hamburg is one of Europe's hotspots for cruise liners. More and more visitors are lured to the North German city, the port of call for 164 cruise ships annually, with a total of more than 400000 passengers. Ship christening events in the world's ...

New Carnival cruise ship, Breeze, to debut this weekend - USA TODAY

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New Carnival cruise ship, Breeze, to debut this weekend
USA TODAY
By Gene Sloan, USA TODAY Industry giant Carnival today took delivery of its newest cruise ship, the 3690-passenger Carnival Breeze. Under construction for nearly two years at the Fincantieri shipyard near Trieste, Italy, the 130000-ton vessel is ...
Carnival Cruise Lines Takes Delivery of New 130000-ton Carnival BreezeSacramento Bee
Concerns linger about cruise line safetyThe Seattle Times
OP-ED: Cruise Lines Need Lesson In Truth In AdvertisingHNN Huntingtonnews.net
Gadling
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Carnival Cruise Lines Takes Delivery of New 130000-ton Carnival Breeze - MarketWatch (press release)

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Carnival Cruise Lines Takes Delivery of New 130000-ton Carnival Breeze
MarketWatch (press release)
MIAMI, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- At a traditional maritime handover ceremony held earlier today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, Carnival Cruise Lines took delivery of the new 130000-ton Carnival Breeze, the 24th vessel ...
Concerns linger about cruise line safetyThe Seattle Times
OP-ED: Cruise Lines Need Lesson In Truth In AdvertisingHNN Huntingtonnews.net
Cruise Vacations: Not Your Mother's Slow Boat To ChinaGadling
CruiseMates Cruise Guide -Chicago Tribune
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Music cruises float fans' boat - Columbus Dispatch

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Music cruises float fans' boat
Columbus Dispatch
By Gerrick D. Kennedy MIAMI — The Carnival Destiny cruise ship hasn't left port, and half the ship's guests are already wasted. Passengers pack the lobby bar, balancing luggage with buckets of ice-soaked beer bottles and flashing room keys that double ...

Cruise ship review: Disney Cruise Line's Disney Wonder - USA TODAY

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Cruise ship review: Disney Cruise Line's Disney Wonder
USA TODAY
By Gene Sloan, USA TODAY What's it like to sail on a Disney ship? USA TODAY's new cruise review site, VacationCruisesInfo.com, offers a glimpse this week in a new in-depth review of one of the line's four vessels, the Disney Wonder.

Double Turnarounds as Liverpool Cruise Diverts to Holyhead - Afloat

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Double Turnarounds as Liverpool Cruise Diverts to Holyhead
Afloat
#HISTORIC LIVERPOOL CRUISECALL - Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV)'s Ocean Countess (1976/17593grt) became the first turnaround cruise call in four decades after departing Liverpool on Tuesday, however the ship suffered temporary loss of engine power, ...
Liverpool's flagship cruise ship sets sail - and breaks downAndover Advertiser
Liverpool's glory days of cruise liner travel return as Ocean Countess sets ...Liverpool Echo
The Ocean Countess docks in LiverpoolLiverpool Daily Post
Travel Weekly UK
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Disney Cruise ships coast to coast - Canada.com (blog)

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Disney Cruise ships coast to coast
Canada.com (blog)
This will be the first time a Disney ship has used Miami as a home base. Meanwhile, Disney Magic has started its summer cruise season out of the Big Apple. The cruise line is offering a variety of itineraries out of New York base, including nine trips ...
Disney cruise ship rescues 4 men off FloridaCNN
Cubans remain on cruise ship after ocean rescueCayman News Service
Disney cruise ship picks up four adrift off Florida coastmsnbc.com (blog)
Cruise Fever
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The Au Co Launches Unique Vietnam Cruise Ship - PR.com (press release)

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The Au Co Launches Unique Vietnam Cruise Ship
PR.com (press release)
Hanoi, Vietnam, May 31, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The Au Co Cruises is proud to announce the launch of its first luxury Halong Bay cruise ship. Commissioned into service in March 2012, the new ship will offer travelers a truly authentic and unique experience ...

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RCMP probe sudden death of cruise ship passenger - CBC.ca

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RCMP probe sudden death of cruise ship passenger
CBC.ca
A passenger died suddenly on the Holland America Line's Maasdam on Wednesday.A passenger died suddenly on the Holland America Line's Maasdam on Wednesday. (Wikimedia) Nova Scotia RCMP are investigating the sudden death of a passenger on a cruise ship ...
Man dies on cruise ship headed for SydneyCape Breton Post
San Diego elderly man suddenly dies onboard cruise shipOye! Times

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

FBI: Man Who Disappeared From Cruise Ship In 2005 May Have Been Killed By ... - CBS Local

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Daily Mail

FBI: Man Who Disappeared From Cruise Ship In 2005 May Have Been Killed By ...
CBS Local
Until now, it appeared that he fell off a cruise ship by accident. But CBS 2′s Pablo Guzman reported, the FBI now has evidence raising the possibility of foul play. In July 2005, newlywed George Smith of Greenwich disappeared at sea, between Greece ...
The George Smith disappearanceStamford Advocate
Body of George Smith, 26, has never been found after he went missing on Royal ...Daily Mail

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Michael Hart backs Coast cruise terminal - Gold Coast Bulletin News

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Michael Hart backs Coast cruise terminal
Gold Coast Bulletin News
A CRUISE ship terminal for the Gold Coast has been put back on the agenda after a newly elected Government MP spoke up in support of the controversial project. Burleigh MP Michael Hart, who previously refused to express an opinion about the issue, ...

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Vessel's short cruises a boon - New Straits Times

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Vessel's short cruises a boon
New Straits Times
By G. SURACH|PORT KLANG|streets@nstp.com.my 0 comments At 311m in length, it is one of the largest cruise ship next to the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2, Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Epic and the Royal Caribbean International's Freedom class and ...
Strike scuttles cruise ship calls in OsloUSA TODAY
Cruise ship will be an impressive sightFalmouth Packet
Strikes in Oslo Force Cruise Lines to Cancel CallsCruise Critic
Cruise and Ferry -Canada.com -Brisbane Times (blog)
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Man dies on cruise ship headed for Sydney - Cape Breton Post

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Man dies on cruise ship headed for Sydney
Cape Breton Post
SYDNEY — An elderly man died early Wednesday morning onboard the Maasdam while the cruise ship was travelling between Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. The 82-year-old from San Diego, Calif., is believed to have died of natural causes.

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Riverboat-themed cruise ship rides out Beryl in Wilmington - WWAY NewsChannel 3

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Riverboat-themed cruise ship rides out Beryl in Wilmington
WWAY NewsChannel 3
The one-of-a-kind cruise ship features a new paddlewheel, and those renovations took it to Maryland. The crew says they will head back to New Orleans Friday. Disclaimer: Comments posted on this, or any story are opinions of those people posting them, ...

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Sophia's the queen of the cruise liners - Herald.ie

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Sophia's the queen of the cruise liners
Herald.ie
But the 77-year-old was glad to share the honour of being the most beautiful attraction as she launched the latest graceful cruise ship to hit the Mediterranean. But at least Sophia -- Godmother to the MSC cruise line's fleet -- was the star human ...
Stay in the New Sophia Loren Suite on MSC's New Divina Cruise ShipCondé Nast Traveler
MSC Divina christening quite the show in MarseilleCanada.com (blog)
MSC Divina sets sail for MaltaMalta Independent Online
eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition
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Disney Cruise Line's Wonder-full trip to Hawaii - SILive.com (blog)

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Disney Cruise Line's Wonder-full trip to Hawaii
SILive.com (blog)
By Chuck Schmidt Disney Cruise LineThe Disney Wonder sails into Honolulu during its first-ever visit to the Hawaiian islands. While all the attention swirling around the Disney Cruise Line seems to be focused on the Disney Magic's first season sailing ...

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2012 sees rise in cruise ship sailings from UK - ITCM

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2012 sees rise in cruise ship sailings from UK
ITCM
2012 will see increased numbers of cruises sailing from UK ports as the appeal of basing ships in Britain grows. CruiseBritain reports that initial estimates of cruise embarkations for 2012 show a rise of 17% year-on-year. In addition, Round Britain ...
Britain rules the wavesThe Canberra Times

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Liverpool's glory days of cruise liner travel return as Ocean Countess sets ... - Liverpool Echo

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Liverpool's glory days of cruise liner travel return as Ocean Countess sets ...
Liverpool Echo
By Peter Elson LIVERPOOL'S glory days of ocean liner travel have returned with a perfect send-off for the first ship. Hundreds of spectators lined Princes Parade to witness the first turnaround sailing in 40 years from Liverpool Cruise Terminal ...
Liverpool celebrates liner trade's relaunchFinancial Times
The Ocean Countess docks in LiverpoolLiverpool Daily Post

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VNAT promotes cruise ship visits - VietNamNet Bridge

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VNAT promotes cruise ship visits
VietNamNet Bridge
The cruise ships Costa Classica, Costa Romantica, SuperStar Virgo, SuperStar Aquarius, Pacific Venus and Europa have signed long-term contracts with local travel firms or have regularly organised tours to Viet Nam. However, according to Nguyen Thi Minh ...

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Cruise line's return seen as another step in waterfront revitalization - New England Business Bulletin

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Cruise line's return seen as another step in waterfront revitalization
New England Business Bulletin
The return of Harbor Queen cruises to Fall River is an exciting step in the city's multi-prong efforts to revitalize its waterfront, according to officials who made the cruise line announcement on May 14. Harbor Queen President George Barsom, ...

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Canal Crossings, Cruising The World's Oldest Ship, Prepping For Carnival ... - USA TODAY (blog)

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Canal Crossings, Cruising The World's Oldest Ship, Prepping For Carnival ...
USA TODAY (blog)
I was shocked to learn that it has been five years since I cruised on Carnival Cruise Lines. How could that be? Carnival calls itself “The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®,” and yet somehow I have been absent — for far too long.
How safe is a cruise? Even after new law, it's hard to sayChicago Tribune
Fincantieri Delivers "Carnival Breeze" at MonfalconeThe Maritime Executive

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Disney cruise ship rescues 4 men off Florida - CNN

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Disney cruise ship rescues 4 men off Florida
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A Disney cruise liner stopped to rescue four men signaling for help near Key West, Florida, a spokeswoman for the company said Tuesday. The Disney Fantasy was sailing from Port Canaveral, Florida, to Grand Cayman Sunday ...
Disney cruise ship picks up four adrift off Florida coastmsnbc.com (blog)
Disney Fantasy Cruise Ship Rescues 4 Men in a RaftCruise Fever
Disney Cruise Ship Rescues 4 Men Adrift at SeaThe Maritime Executive
CruiseMates Cruise Guide
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Disney cruise ship rescues 4 men off Florida - CNN International

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Disney cruise ship rescues 4 men off Florida
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A Disney cruise liner stopped to rescue four men signaling for help near Key West, Florida, a spokeswoman for the company said Tuesday. The Disney Fantasy was sailing from Port Canaveral, Florida, to Grand Cayman Sunday ...
Disney cruise ship rescues men adrift on raftWKMG Orlando

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Liverpool celebrates liner trade's relaunch - Financial Times

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Liverpool celebrates liner trade's relaunch
Financial Times
Cruise & Maritime Voyages, which owns the Ocean Countess, said it was proud that its ship would “lead the way” in this important moment in Liverpool's history as a maritime port. Cunard, the historic Liverpool shipowner now based in Southampton, ...
Liverpool's glory days of cruise liner travel return as Ocean Countess sets ...Liverpool Echo
Liverpool River Mersey cruise terminal to launch first turnaround cruise for ...Liverpool Daily Post

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Concerns linger about cruise line safety - The Seattle Times

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Concerns linger about cruise line safety
The Seattle Times
Given that travelers are thinking about security on cruise ships and that the summer vacation season is just around the corner, there's no better time to ask whether new rules are working as intended. By Christopher Elliott Tribune Media Services No ...
How safe is a cruise? Even after new law, it's hard to sayChicago Tribune

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Strike scuttles cruise ship calls in Oslo - USA TODAY

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Strike scuttles cruise ship calls in Oslo
USA TODAY
This item was written by Fran Golden, a cruise expert and Trip Coach for Budget Travel magazine. Golden is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away. Several cruise ships were turned away from Oslo in ...
Maritime Pilots Strike in Oslo, Cruises Adjusted, Larger Strike LoomsTravel Agent
Nearly 50000 pulled out on strikeViews and News from Norway

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Cruise ship vacationers visit Port City - Seacoastonline.com

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Cruise ship vacationers visit Port City
Seacoastonline.com
By Charles McMahon PORTSMOUTH — The cruise ship Yorktown made a pit stop at the state pier over the weekend, bringing with it 130 vacationers looking to visit the city's most historic neighborhood. Port Director Geno Marconi said the 257-foot ship ...

How safe is a cruise? Even after new law, it's hard to say - Chicago Tribune

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How safe is a cruise? Even after new law, it's hard to say
Chicago Tribune
Given that travelers are thinking about security on cruise ships and that the summer vacation season is just around the corner, there's no better time to ask whether the rules are working as intended. But that's a hard question to answer.