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The page has been updated with the announced delay of the delivery of the AIDAprima, the image of the new Costa LNG ships and the full list of the ships to be delivered in 2016.
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Carnival Cruise Line and its partner Dr. Seuss Enterprises teamed up to celebrate the release of the new Dr. Seuss book, “What Pet Should I Get?”.
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Ports and destinations can count on the average big ship in the future to carry 5,000-plus passengers, plus 1,500 crew or more, according to the 2015-2016 Cruise Industry News Annual Report.
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The page has been updated with the Crystal Cruises’ order (Letter of Intent) to Lloyd Werft of three new all-inclusive ultra-luxury 1,000-berth 100,000-ton Crystal Exclusive class ships, starting in late 2018. Further American Cruise Lines has named its newest riverboat America.
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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia has announced it’s taking this year’s Cruise Week to a new platform, with the popular consumer event to be promoted through a new interactive online magazine. (australia.etbtravelnews.com)
The just-published 2015-2016 Cruise Industry News Annual Report places MSC Cruises as the number one cruise line in Europe, including in the Mediterranean.
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Michael Dowd, CEO, Grand Circle Cruise Line, announced that Travel + Leisure readers have rated the fleet as one of the top 5 “World’s Best River Cruise Lines” (#4) in the magazine’s 2015 World’s Best Awards survey.
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Azamara Club Cruises announces the launch of its new travel partner tutorial, the Azamara World Academy. The program provides easy-to-follow courses for travel professionals to learn about the brand and its offerings onboard and on shore through its Land Discoveries shore excursions. (cruisebusiness.com)
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MSC Cruises dominates European markets this year with an estimated passenger capacity of nearly 1.1 million passengers, according to the 2015-2016 Cruise Industry News Annual Report.
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It’s a 20-consecutive year reign for the world’s most awarded luxury cruise line, as Crystal Cruises has been voted the “World’s Best” Large-Ship Cruise Line by Travel + Leisure readers in the prestigious magazine’s 2015 annual survey.
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Travel + Leisure readers have ranked Disney Cruise Line No. 1 on the list of Top Mega-Ship Ocean Cruise Lines and the No. 1 Mega-Ship Ocean Cruise Line for Families in the 2015 World’s Best Awards reader’s survey. (more…)
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German cruise brands offer a total estimated passenger of 1.3 million in 2015, compared with the 1.8 million Germans who cruised in 2014.
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Ponant’s Sydney office leads the way with the release of a series of 360° photosphere global visuals that go beyond ship-interiors, presenting an evocative library of ‘in situ’ rotational images displaying Ponant ships in various destinations. (etbtravelnews.com)
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The discerning readers of Travel + Leisure have voted Seabourn as the “World’s Best Small-Ship Cruise Line” in the prestigious magazine’s 2015 annual survey. (more…)
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CruiseCompete’s CruiseTrends report is out for July 2015, analyzing the most popular cruise lines, destinations, departure ports and more for cruisers this summer. (travelagentcentral.com)
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MSC Book, the new booking engine for travel agents from MSC Cruises, is now officially live. (travelagentcentral.com)
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TUI Cruises, the German premium market line, says it has expanded the use of its Meine Reise online portal so that passengers now can book services also when on their cruise, while online messaging and phone calls are on the pipeline. (cruisebusiness.com)
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Cruise Specialists has launched an updated, digital version of Seaviews, its direct mail magazine. (travelagentcentral.com)
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With European river cruising’s phenomenal growth bringing legions of new travelers to the category, Tauck has published a helpful “First-Timer’s Guide to River Cruising” that answers many of the questions common to prospective cruisers. (more…)
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The new online resource is designed as a one-stop shop for travel agents, providing access to information on the line’s destination experiences. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Hurtigruten has brought out a new travel agent website, including the “Amundsen Explorer Club” agent certification program. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Silversea Cruises announced that www.Silversea.com is now available in Spanish, French, and Portuguese — in addition to English and German. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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In 1995 Paul Strachan invited an unlikely assortment of eccentrics and adventurers to join him in an untried new boat that would venture up the Irrawaddy River, the first time foreign tourists had ventured up the mighty Burmese thoroughfare since the Second World War. (more…)
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Cruise Industry News has released its 2015 cruise industry infographic, based off data in the 2015-2016 Cruise Industry News Annual Report.
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The report outlines the most popular cruises in a variety of categories, including consumer trends, top ships, departure ports, and luxury and river cruising. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Miami, Port Canaveral and Port Everglades remain the three largest cruise ports in the world, despite the industry’s global expansion, according to the 2015-2016 Cruise Industry News Annual Report.
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There are 47 new ships on the orderbooks for deliveries through 2022, according to the 2015-2016 Cruise Industry News Annual Report. They represent an estimated building value of approximately $38 billion or some $216,000 per berth.
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Cruise ships are a great venue for spreading contagious foodborne illnesses to a large number of people in a short amount of time, according to a new study on the health and safety of the cruise ship industry by ProPublica. (foodsafetynews.com)
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Some surprising winners and losers were uncovered in the 2014 Australian Cruise Industry Report, released by CLIA Australasia, which revealed surging popularity in distant regions, river cruising and short cruises. (cruisecritic.com)
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Australia’s cruising industry has reached a new milestone, with latest figures revealing that more than one million Australians took a cruise holiday in 2014. (etbtravelnews.com)
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The Seychelles cruises aboard Variety Cruises m/y Pegasus featured amongst the 10 best cruises on small ships in the Times and thetimes.co.uk. (expeditioncruising.com)
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Travelers shopping for a cruise vacation can find health and safety issues in a new online database from ProPublica and USA Today. (azcentral.com)
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Cruise Arabia & Africa is given rare access to Cunard’s former flagship Queen Elizabeth II (QE2) in the Dubai shipyard where she has for the past year lay in a state of limbo, her hallowed decks deserted, her magnificent public rooms frozen in time.
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Isle of Man Post Office has announced that it is celebrating the 175th Anniversary of Cunard Line’s first transatlantic service with a set of celebratory special edition collectibles, due for release on May 25. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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The luxury market niche could see a 53 percent spike in passenger capacity from 2015 to 2018, according to the 2015-2016 Cruise Industry News Annual Report.
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It’s a thrilling but bittersweet time for executives and employees of Crystal Cruises as they bid farewell to Japanese owner NYK and hello to Genting Hong Kong (GHK). (travelpulse.com)
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Carnival Cruise Line has expanded its popular Fun eCollateral Library which now includes more than 500 customizable flyers and Web banners for travel agents to use in their sales and marketing efforts. (more…)
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A fresh new look for the leading online news portal for the global cruise industry.
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For the seventh consecutive year Royal Caribbean International was recognized as the Best Cruise Operator in China by both Travel Weekly China and TTG China, two of the most influential news resources in the travel industry.
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Ship deployment is concentrated in four core sailing regions, according to the “2015-2016 Cruise Industry News Annual Report”.
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