“Seeing strong volume late in Wave Season” is Robin Farley, a cruise industry analyst with UBS Investment Services. In advance of Carnival Corporation’s upcoming earnings report, she provided these tidbits for investors: UBS projects a 2.3 percent increase in first quarter …

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UnCruise Adventures has announced it will be launching a new Pure Panama adventure cruise in April 2017, with added opportunities for passengers to explore beyond the Panama Canal into jungles and tropical islands. The newly refitted 62-guest Safari Voyager is set to …

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From a potential new cruise port in Kingston, Jamaica, to enhancements at Great Stirrup Cay to Tauck’s additional small ship products, here’s our wrap-up from Seatrade Cruise Global, the annual cruise industry conference that concluded late last week in South Florida. Also, …

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The Travel Corporation (TravCorp), a global travel company that manages tour operations, hotels and cruises, is looking to expand its offerings in the Philippines through some of its key brands. (Photo: danzil raines/Flickr) MANILA—The Travel Corporation (TravCorp), a global travel …

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This week in the cruise industry three major cruise lines have issued updates to their policies regarding specific onboard charges.  Norwegian Cruise Line is increasing its onboard service charge, effective April 1. The prepaid service charge will rise from $15.50 for The Haven and Suites and …

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PHOTO: Two polar bears, one adult and one juvenile, on an ice floe. (photo via Flickr/sheilapic76)  The Lindblad family name is closely associated with adventure travel and especially conservation. Lars-Eric Lindblad, a pioneer in expedition travel, guided some of the first tourist …

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