After news broke last week that Genting Hong Kong, a resort and cruise conglomerate that owns a number of companies, was having financial troubles, Crystal Cruises, one of the companies owned by Genting, issued a statement that despite the trouble, …
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A group of neighboring islands have joined together to reimagine their tourism marketing strategy in the post-Covid era. The Caribbean Group of 8 includes Nevis, St. Kitts, Saba, Statia, French St. Martin, Dutch St. Maarten, Anguilla and St. Barts. This …
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Adam Stewart, the deputy chairman of Sandals Resorts International, is normally on a plane much of the time, island-hopping between the seven destinations where Sandals and Beaches hang their shingles. He was grounded in Jamaica when we spoke by phone …
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FORT LAUDERDALE — Months after the coronavirus pandemic shut down cruising, customers are still complaining that they still haven’t received refunds for prepaid fares and fees. The first time Ken Knox called MSC Cruises’ Fort Lauderdale headquarters to ask when …
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What have you got to lose by practising gratitude? You might roll your eyes when you hear the word ‘gratitude’, and I totally get it. It’s become a ridiculously overused term, and in light of everything that’s happened this year, …
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An English ferryman is offering a cruise to see all-but-abandoned cruise ships off the coast of Dorset, England. With cruise ship operations on pause worldwide, cruise lines including Carnival, Cunard, and PO have anchored their fleets. Captain Paul Derham’s “ghost …
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Silver Spirit arriving in Saudi Arabia – courtesy of Saudi Ports Authority By The Maritime Executive 08-24-2020 01:54:57 Silversea Cruises’ ship the Silver Spirit arrived in the Saudi Arabian port of Dhiba on August 23 as she prepares to become …
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It was a picture-perfect wedding for the year 2020. Denice and Aaron Sawitsky were getting married in Marion, Massachusetts, when a lightning bolt came crashing down. “I started telling her, ‘If we have a wedding that goes completely as planned, …
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will retire two of its vessels, the Boudicca and Black Watch, when it brings on the two former Holland America Line vessels it bought this summer. The U.K.-based line last month acquired Holland America Line’s Amsterdam, …
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Reuters Travel stocks gained in Monday trading as investors found hopeful signs in falling COVID-19 case counts and fast-tracked virus treatments. The FDA issued emergency authorization for plasma to be used as a virus treatment. Separately, the Financial Times reported …