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Stay in the loop with Seabourn’s magazine service

  Stay in the loop without spending hours trying to log onto the Internet at sea, with Seabourn’s new customisable digital newspaper and magazine service. PressReader Offline offers access to full editions of global newspapers […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 31 2014
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Haimark to launch its first small-ship, MS Saint Laurent

River cruise line, Haimark, is expanding into small-ship cruising, with its first ocean vessel, MS Saint Laurent, launching in May next year. The company, which was founded in June 2013, already boasts a fleet of […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 31 2014
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Princess Cruises orders a new cruise ship

Princess Cruises is expanding its fleet, with a brand new ship scheduled to enter service in 2017. The 143,000-tonne ship will be built by Italian company, Fincantieri, and will have similar features and design to […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 31 2014
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Princess Cruises takes guests on a Chocolate Journey

Princess Cruises is getting sweeter, with a new onboard chocolate experience featuring custom-crafted desserts, chocolates and wine pairings. ‘Chocolate Journeys’ was created with one of the top 10 chocolatiers in North America, Normal Love. Mr […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 30 2014
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Island Escape caters to solo cruisers

Island Escape Cruises is catering to solo travellers, with the addition of solo cabins on cruises in New Zealand and Vanuatu. Announced with the release of the line’s 2015 cruise brochure, the single cabins are […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 29 2014
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US senator calls for tougher regulations on cruise ships

An American senator is pushing for tougher regulations on cruise ships after a senate hearing was held on cruise passenger safety. During the hearing, called by senator Jay Rockefeller last week, four cruise passengers recounted […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 29 2014
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Officials search for missing Costa Concordia waiter

Now that Costa Concordia has arrived at the scrapyard, officials have resumed searching for the missing body of a waiter who died when the ship sunk off the coast of Giglio in January 2012. Russel […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 29 2014
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Take a husky ride to the wilderness with Hurtigruten

Hurtigruten has launched two new overnight tours to compliment its northern Norway and Arctic voyages. The two new pre/post trips can be added to Hurtigruten voyages departing between 5 January and 5 April starting or […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 29 2014
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Norwegian Cruise Line serves new cocktails

If ‘Norwegian Cruise Line’s chocolate night’ didn’t grab your attention, then maybe this will. The company has announced it will serve new and creative cocktails across its fleet as part of its $250 million Norwegian […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 28 2014
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Costa Concordia completes final journey

Costa Concordia has completed its final journey to the port where it will be dismantled and recycled, two-and-a-half years after it hit rocks and sank. The 115,000-tonne wreckage travelled over 300-kilometres at a speed of […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 28 2014
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Frozen characters board Disney ships

There’s a chill coming to Disney entertainment, as the cruise line brings characters from the animated film ‘Frozen’ on board its ships. Princess Anna and Queen Elsa will appear on select seven-night and longer sailings […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 25 2014