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With the acquisition of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises by TUI Cruises, TUI Group and its partner Royal Caribbean Cruises are planning to grow their luxury, expedition and premium cruise segments and to attract new target audiences for luxury cruise products, the companies announced today as TUI Cruises acquired Hapag-Lloyd. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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TUI AG announced that has reached an agreement today to contribute its 100% subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd Cruises into TUI Cruises, a 50:50 joint venture owned by TUI AG and Royal Caribbean Cruises, valuing it at 1.2 billion euro on a debt and cash free basis, with an expected net cash consideration of approximately 700 million euro, according to a statement. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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TUI Group, Europe’s largest tourism group announced on Wednesday that it is currently assessing the potential for further growth at Hapag-Lloyd Cruises “through an expansion of its luxury segment in the German and adjacent markets”. (fvw.de)
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TUI Group released its full year 2019 financial results on Wednesday, with strong performance coming from the company’s trio of cruise brands: TUI, Marella and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Underlying (cruise) EBITA increased by 43 million euro to 367 million euro, according to the company. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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On the evening of 11 October 2019, the naming ceremony for the HANSEATIC inspiration, the second of three new Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ expedition ships, was held in the port of Hamburg. (more…)
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Fincantieri subsidiary Vard Holdings has delivered Hanseatic Inspiration, the second ship in a new series of luxury expedition cruise vessels for Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Hanseatic Inspiration follows sister ship Hanseatic Nature, which was delivered in April of this year. (more…)
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From July 2020 onwards, the global fleet of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises will use marine gas oil with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1 % (LS-MGO) exclusively. In doing so, the company will cut the emissions of its fleet of both luxury and expedition ships significantly. (more…)
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On Friday, 11 October, 2019 in the Port of Hamburg, Laura Dekker will name the HANSEATIC inspiration, which is the second of the three, new expedition ships belonging to the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ fleet. (more…)
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The HANSEATIC inspiration, which is the second of the three new expedition ships from Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, will be named on Friday 11 October 2019 with an exceptional ceremony in true expedition style at Uberseebrucke in the Port of Hamburg. (more…)
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The cruise operations of TUI AG, the German travel company that is listed in London, continued their strong performance in the third quarter of the company/s financial year. “All three brands continue to deliver growth. In Q3 2019, all three cruise brands operated by the Group continued their growth roadmap and delivered a significant increase in their operating results. With the launch of Hanseatic Nature and Marella Explorer 2 in May 2019, TUI’s cruises fleet grew to a total of 17 ships,” the company said in a statement. (cruisebusiness.com)
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New ship after new ship, and now a very diversified product pyramid from budget to luxury has seen the German cruise market reach new heights, with AIDA and TUI continuing their aggressive growth outlooks. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Yesterday, May 26th 2019, was a truly remarkable day and a date to mark in the calendar! Portland Port welcomed a brand new state of the art upmarket luxury expedition cruise ship on her inaugural visit, The Hanseatic Nature. As one of the 18 German cruise ship’s Portland have coming in this year, The Hanseatic Nature is operated by Hapag-Lloyd cruises who have now entered the expedition travel market. (more…)
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This summer, the successful “fashion2sea” format will once again take place on board the luxury ship EUROPA 2 – this time with the acclaimed designer duo ODEEH. (more…)
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“Cruises continues to deliver a strong performance, taking into account additional dry dock and launch costs in H1,” said TUI Group in a prepared statement for its first half year earnings released on May 15, 2019. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Delivery of the Hanseatic Nature
Yesterday Hapag-Lloyd Cruises took over their new ship, The “HANSEATIC Nature” at VARD shipyard in Norway. (more…)
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In the 2020/2021 season, the luxury Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ ship EUROPA 2 will set sail for amazing hotspots, glamorous harbours, spectacular nature and varied coastal landscapes. The west coast of Australia is a new addition to EUROPA 2’s itineraries. (more…)
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has issued a statement confirming the first two cruises aboard the new Hanseatic Nature have been cancelled due to a delayed delivery by the shipbuilder VARD. Thus, the ship will enter service on May 5 in Hamburg. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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The cruise featuring the British pop artist Natasha Hamilton will head from Sydney to Bali via Brisbane, Hamilton Island, Cairns, Lizard Island and Komodo with live performances on board the EUROPA 2. (more…)
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Together with the introduction of new expedition cruise catalogues for the 2020-2021 season. Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has also announced that low-pollutant marine gas oil (MGO) will be used exclusively on all routes sailed by its expedition ships in the fleet – the HANSEATIC nature, the HANSEATIC inspiration and the BREMEN from July 2020. (more…)
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has canceled the naming ceremony for one of its two upcoming expedition ships, the Hanseatic Nature, a spokesperson for the cruise line tells Travel Agent, but the new ship is still set to embark on its inaugural voyage as scheduled. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is introducing a new, user-friendly concept for digital learning never seen before on board an expedition ship – the study wall, which will be found on board the new HANSEATIC nature, HANSEATIC inspiration, and HANSEATIC spirit expedition ships. (more…)
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An important milestone has been reached in the construction of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ HANSEATIC inspiration: the new expedition ship started its journey on Saturday, February 16, from the VARD Group’s Romanian site in Tulcea to the VARD Langsten shipyard in Norway. (more…)
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Add another operator to the booming expedition cruise market as Scylla today announced it had acquired the Bremen from Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The Swiss company will take delivery of the expedition vessel in May of 2021. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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When the EUROPA 2 sets sail for the Balearic Islands and the Cote d’Azur in July 2019, the guests on board can look forward to being entertained by the electronic pop artist Christopher von Deylen, aka SCHILLER. (more…)
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“Inspired by nature”: the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ philosophy for the new expedition ships, HANSEATIC nature, HANSEATIC inspiration – the company’s international expedition ship – and HANSEATIC spirit, is reflected in the spa and fitness areas. (more…)
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Reporting full year earnings, TUI Group saw revenue increase across its three cruise brands by 10.7 percent to 901.9 million euro for the 2018 fiscal year. Turnover was reported at 324 million euro, up 26.8 percent over the year prior. It was a strong year for TUI Cruises, Marella Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises with the company noting that investments in growing and modernizing its fleet were paying off. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Cruise operator Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has announced two new appointments on its ships’ bridges. Ulf Wolter, current captain of the EUROPA 2 will take the helm of the new, international expedition ship HANSEATIC inspiration, taking to the water in October 2019. (more…)
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Marlink has re-established its commitment to Hapag-Lloyd Cruises to provide its quality Sealink services on the latter’s fleet of four cruise vessels, plus two new cruise ships which are due to enter operational service in 2019. (more…)
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When Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ Europa 2 sails from Hamburg to Dublin in September, guests will enjoy exclusive concerts performed by Heather Nova, the internationally-acclaimed singer and songwriter. As part of the UNPLUGGED music format, she will thrill audiences with her unique musical style in captivating stage shows on board the luxury ship. (more…)
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Saturday July 28, a polar bear was shot dead in Svalbard after attacking a cruise ship’s polar bear guard. The guard sustained moderate injuries. The incident is being investigated by the Governor of Svalbard.
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This Saturday on a trip ashore in Spitsbergen during a BREMEN cruise an incident occurred: a polar bear guard – an expert employed by the cruise line – was attacked on land by a polar bear. The guard suffered head injuries, however, he was responsive after the attack and was airlifted.
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Norwegian authorities said a polar bear attacked and injured a cruise ship employee who was leading tourists off a ship Saturday on an Arctic archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole. (nypost.com)
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Guests on board the luxury ship Europa 2 will to be enchanted by a unique performance that blends breakdancing and classical music. (more…)
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Vard Holdings Limited is pleased to announce that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one luxury expedition cruise vessel for German cruise company Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. (more…)
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TUI Group, one of the world’s leading tourism group with 1600 travel agencies and 16 cruise lines is setting up camp in Malaysia to promote fly-cruise holidays. TUI has picked Langkawi to homeport its ships and will offer direct fortnightly flights to Langkawi from three airports in Britain – Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham. (aseancruising.com)
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TUI Group’s cruise business accounts for 25 percent of EBITA for the company and TUI noted strong earnings for the first half of 2018 were being driven by a “shortage of cruise ship supply,” in an investor presentation hosted aboard the new Mein Schiff 1. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Coming off a strong first-half performance in 2018, TUI Group said its board had approved a third Hanseatic-class newbuild for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The 230-guest ship will join the Hapag-Lloyd fleet from VARD in 2021, following the Hanseatic Nature and Inspiration, which will be delivered next year. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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TUI AG, the German travel company which is listed in London, has reported strong demand for all its three cruise brands and highe revenues plus EBITDA. (cruisebusiness.com)
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises will hold the naming ceremony for its second expedition ship, the HANSEATIC inspiration, on 13 October 2019 against the backdrop of the Belgian port city of Antwerp. It will be the first time in the city’s history that an ocean-going cruise ship has been christened in Antwerp. (more…)
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is expanding. At a press conference in London the company presented its first English-language main catalogue for the new expedition class, together with announcing more specific details. (more…)
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