It wasn’t the public welcome with rows of camera-clicking spectators that Saga would otherwise have expected for the arrival in Britain of a brand new ship. But as Spirit of Adventure docked at the Essex port of Tilbury last night, …

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SOUTHAMPTON, England, Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — At an official handover ceremony with the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany on Friday, PO Cruises took ownership of Iona, the latest addition to its fleet and the largest cruise ship ever built for …

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Jacob and Abbie Bennett have had some rough luck trying to pull off a successful honeymoon. A kindergarten teacher, Jacob came down with the flu during their original honeymoon trip to Hawaii, so the couple planned a “do-over” trip around …

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Three further cruise ships will soon join the quintet at the Turkish port. Aliaga’s ship recycling port’s business is up 30 percent on the previous year, according to Getty. Normally the port doesn’t deal with cruise ships. “But after the …

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Vice President Mike Pence on Friday joined cruise industry executives and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director on a call to discuss COVID-19 and how the industry plans to approach the restart of operations, according to the White House. Their …

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MIAMI, Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Carnival Cruise Line has notified guests and travel agents that it is cancelling the remaining cruises for the six total ships operating from PortMiami and Port Canaveral for November 2020.  It has also cancelled …

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Viking announced the Mississippi cruises in late March, their first river cruises in the U.S., at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “At a time where many of us are at home, looking for inspiration to travel in the future, …

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What’s more, it usually means email subscribers will benefit before the news spreads. With cruise lines preparing to bounce back as soon as they are given the green-light, there are plenty of deals on the horizon. What’s more, given the …

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(5 p.m. EDT) — Royal Caribbean Group, which counts Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Azamara among its cruise lines, has extended its suspension of operations through at least November 30, 2020 — and into 2021 for some brands. “Our primary goal …

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