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Carnival Cruise Line offers longer length journeys
As Carnival Cruise Line continues to expand its itinerary offerings, the company today announced that it will offer three special longer length Carnival Journeys cruises in 2019. The voyages include a unique 24-day trans-Pacific crossing aboard Carnival Splendor from Long … Read more…
Carnival Legend reposition to Tampa Bay
Carnival Cruise Line has announced that the 2,124-passenger Carnival Legend will reposition to Port Tampa Bay in October 2019, providing consumers with an exciting seagoing vacation choice in that market. Carnival Legend is undergoing an extensive two-week-long dry dock that is taking … Read more…
Brisbane’s international cruise terminal set to launch
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says Queensland is set to welcome its first dedicated mega-cruise ship terminal with construction set to commence on the Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd’s (PBPL) $158 million Brisbane International Cruise Terminal at Luggage Point on the north … Read more…
Princess Cruises to air Royal Wedding across fleet
Princess Cruises is to air the forthcoming Royal Wedding live on all 17 of its ships. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s marriage on Saturday May 19 will be shown on the ships’ top deck cinema screens, in bar lounges and … Read more…
Royal Princess in Pictures – We’ve been onboard!
If the Bank Holiday wasn’t good enough, a few of our team were lucky enough to spend their time onboard Royal Princess… Christened by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge in 2013, Royal Princess offers the latest in innovation from … Read more…
Norwegian Bliss makes U.S. debut in NYC
Norwegian Cruise Line debuted the highly-anticipated Norwegian Bliss, the sixteenth ship of the young and modern fleet, in New York City on Thursday, May 3. Amidst a sea of excitement and celebration, her arrival into the U.S. marks the beginning of … Read more…
Hurtigruten to ban single-use plastic by this summer
As one the first major companies, Hurtigruten bans all unnecessary single-use plastic. Already by 2 July 2018, everything from plastic straws and cups, coffee lids and plastic bags will be removed from all Hurtigruten ships. The goal is to become … Read more…
P&O Cruises cancels Pacific Aria’s Cairns-based cruise season in 2019
P&O Cruises has rescheduled Pacific Aria’s 2019 deployment, following the announcement that Pacific Eden will leave its fleet in Apr 2019 to join Cruise & Maritime Voyages. The cruise line noted that “such a significant change to the make-up of the fleet … Read more…
Military couples saluted aboard Carnival Miracle at Port Tampa Bay
Carnival Cruise Line, which carries more active and retired military personnel than any other cruise operator, joined forces with Operation Homefront Sunday, April 29, 2018, to host a “day date” event for 100 military couples aboard Carnival Miracle at Port Tampa … Read more…
Seabourn takes delivery of new ultra-luxury ship
Seabourn, the world’s finest ultra-luxury travel experience, has taken delivery of its newest ship, Seabourn Ovation, during an official handover ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa, Italy. Seabourn Ovation is the fifth ship in the line’s award-winning fleet and the … Read more…
Princess Cruises reveals 2020 World Cruise onboard Pacific Princess
Destination lovers seeking new worldwide travel experiences need to look no further than Princess Cruises and the cruise line’s 2020 World Cruise. Offered on the intimate 670-guest Pacific Princess, cruisers will visit 42 destinations on five continents and come back holding … Read more…
Ed Sheeran documentary filmed onboard Queen Mary 2 to be shown at festival
A documentary capturing Ed Sheeran recording his divide album onboard Cunard’s flagship Queen Mary 2 is being shown at a prestigious film festival, Tribeca. Ed Sheeran made the voyage from New York to Southampton while in the process of recording … Read more…