Norwegian Cruise Line has named Drew Madsen president and COO; he will oversee the cruise line’s day-to-day business. Madsen comes to Norwegian from Darden Restaurants, where he was COO. Darden’s brands include Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse. Madsen managed the …
Singapore Cruise Centre has been voted Asia’s Leading Cruise Port by the World Travel Awards, an established London- based organisation renowned for benchmarking excellence in the global travel industry. SCC clinched the title at the World Travel Awards Asia Australasia …
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Pat Busovicki’s eastern Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Dream almost ended in a nightmare. One afternoon, after plummeting down its Twister water slide, she says, she found herself trapped in a dangerous undertow. “I couldn’t get out,” remembers the retired …
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The $2-trillion U.S. travel industry is nervously keeping an eye on the worst Ebola outbreak in history, hoping travelers don’t rein in their spending ahead of Thanksgiving. Already, the deadly disease is having an effect: • On Wednesday, the day …
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Several cruise lines have changed itineraries due to concerns over Ebola, canceling port stops in West Africa. On Holland America Line’s 35-day African Explorer cruise aboard the MS Rotterdam, from Cape Town, South Africa, to Southampton, England, three ports of …
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The $2-trillion U.S. travel industry is nervously keeping an eye on the worst Ebola outbreak in history, hoping travelers don’t rein in their spending ahead of Thanksgiving. Already, the deadly disease is having an effect: • On Wednesday, the day …
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Every Thursday I write about a place that I would love to go. Today, I’d love to go on a cruise to Eastern Europe aboard Emerald Waterways. It even comes with a deal, book by Oct. 31 and save $250. …
October 8, 2014 By: Newswire Travel Agent Emerald Waterways announced a brand new itinerary for 2015: “Enchantment of Eastern Europe.” The 10-day voyage travels from Budapest to Bucharest along the Danube, passing through Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania. Departures on July …
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October 7, 2014 By: Susan Young Propeller woes continue for Veendam, which is now headed to Boston for drydock repairs. Holland America Line has cancelled a third consecutive cruise on Veendam, as a stubborn propellor problem that the line attempted to repair dockside …
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