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Royal Caribbean International officially took delivery of the 26th ship in its fleet, Spectrum of the Seas, in a ceremony held in Bremerhaven, Germany. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Chairman and CEO Richard D. Fain and President and CEO of Royal Caribbean International Michael Bayley received the new ship from Meyer Werft Yard’s Managing
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Virgin Voyages president and CEO Tom McAlpin and Diana Block-Garcia, Vice President of destination, itinerary and revenue, were joined by La Habana Cruise Port officials yesterday for a ceremonial celebration of the formalisation of Virgin Voyages’ contract to sail to Cuba in 2020. The contract formalisation ceremony piggy-backed off a
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Princess Cruises and Fincantieri shipbuilding company announced today the signing of the final contracts for the construction of two next-generation cruise ships, which will be the largest ever built so far in Italy. Delivery for the 4,300-guest, 175,000-tonne vessels is scheduled for late 2023 and spring 2025 respectively. The announcement follows
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A steel cutting ceremony has been held for Spirit of Adventure, Saga Cruises’ second bespoke-built boutique ship. This follows the first new build ship, Spirit of Discovery, which will be launching in July this year. The event took place yesterday at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, to mark
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P&O Cruises will have a unique Strictly Come Dancing entertainment experience on Iona for Summer 2020, with well known faces from the BBC’s show taking over The Limelight Club – an intimate supper club. On selected 2020 Iona summer cruises guests will be able to enjoy an unforgettable night with
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A Jeroboam of Spirit of Discovery English sparkling wine will be smashed against the bow of Saga Cruises’ new ship Spirit of Discovery at her christening in the Port of Dover on July 5, 2019. The new English sparkling wine has been exclusively blended for Saga Cruises by Hush Heath
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Towards the end of last year I was gifted the award-winning Jennie changing bag by handbag brand Mia Tui. This was my second Mia Tui bag, as they had gifted me the smaller version of the Jennie, the Mini Jen, earlier last year. With a baby on the way, I
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Princess Cruises has unveiled the celebrity speaker line-up for its UK-based ship, Sapphire Princess, as it sails from Southampton during spring and summer 2019. The 2,670-guest vessel will set out on a number of cruises to the Mediterranean, northern Europe and Canada and New England from April to October. The
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In the summer of 2020, Disney Cruise Line will embark on a variety of itineraries around the world, including a long-awaited return to Greece and the addition of five first-time ports of call in Europe. Along with an expanded European season aboard the Disney Magic, adventures will continue across the
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MSC Cruises, the world’s largest privately-owned cruise company, yesterday took delivery of MSC Bellissima from Chantiers de l’Atlantique, a world leader in cruise ship construction. With three Meraviglia generation ships under simultaneous construction at the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, the two parties marked a double celebration yesterday, with MSC Virtuosa’s Coin
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Princess Cruises has celebrated significant milestones for each of its three ships currently under construction. In an industry-first, events took place at Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, to mark the construction progress for the 3,660-guest Sky Princess, Enchanted Princess and a sixth Royal-class ship yet to be named. For Sky
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Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Voyages President and CEO Tom McAlpin announced today that Virgin Voyages is officially open for business. The company’s first ship, the Scarlet Lady, is now open for bookings for her inaugural season with voyages departing from 1st April through to 25th October
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