On Wednesday, we docked at Pomene. The first boat transfer to the island was at 7.45am. Despite still being in bed, the buzz around disembarkation was so infectious that my mum and I ended up getting ready sooner than we …
Viking Cruises celebrated the kickoff today of their inaugural World Cruise aboard their newest ocean ship, Viking Sun. Guests convened in Miami to board the 47,800 ton vessel, which holds 930 passengers and sold out for the grand 141-day itinerary. World Cruise …
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Carter A. Hunt, Pennsylvania State University (THE CONVERSATION) Travel is a major global industry, but in 2017 it attracted unprecedented resentment and retaliation towards …
The cruise industry is closing out a year of extraordinary earnings, with several of the biggest companies enjoying their best profit margins in a decade. Two of the three publicly traded cruise companies, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL) and Norwegian …
Hundreds of passengers fell sick aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise this week due to a gastrointestinal illness — a common issue that plagues cruise lines due to close living quarters, among other factors. The five-night cruise docked in Florida on …
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Advertisement Supported by The Getaway As more people explore the world on their own, travel companies are beginning to find more meaningful ways to serve them. By Stephanie Rosenbloom Dec. 15, 2017 ImageIntrepid Travel’s India tour, which includes a stop …
A Royal Caribbean ship that returned to Port Everglades Saturday morning had many passengers relieved they were on dry land after a five-night cruise to the Caribbean. Cruise line officials reported that there were 220 cases of a stomach virus …
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MarEx 2017-12-16 20:20:21 The Cruise Lines International Association has released its 2018 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook, highlighting nine key industry trends: All Budgets Will Cruise Almost all income brackets are cruising. A third of the cruisers surveyed who …
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Cruise travel is set to keep growing in 2018, according to Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) newly released 2018 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook. The report offers an in-depth look at the cruise industry’s overall global economic impact as …
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All these and more were packed into a week of gently floating along the Rhine on board the Scenic Opal, surely the most luxurious of luxury river ships. I joined the all-inclusive vessel in Amsterdam for an eight-day voyage travelling …
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