The Antarctic expedition team tasked with locating Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1912-built barquentine Endurance have called off their search for the famed British explorer’s missing sailship after they lost contact with one of their unmanned submersibles. (bairdmaritime.com)
Tags: Antarctica
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Gather your favorite gal pals and get ready for a sweet vacation! Next year, a Golden Girls-themed cruise will allow fans to sail the seas while reveling in an atmosphere reminiscent of the 1985 classic. (popsugar.com)
Tags: Celebrity Cruises
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Over 645,000 cruise passengers visited Tallinn in 2018, spending an average €80 per person in the capital, a study carried out by Cruise Baltic suggests. The sum total spent by all cruise tourists combined in Tallinn last year was over €50 million, contributing to the employment of hundreds of people. (news.err.ee)
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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia has welcomed Infrastructure Australia’s prioritisation of a new Sydney cruise terminal, which is critical to the future development of the country’s thriving cruise industry.
Tags: CLIA Australasia (Int. Cruise Council Australasia ICCA)
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Ylang will be the latest addition to Heritage Line’s collection of top luxury vessels cruising the unspoiled waters of Lan Ha Bay (Lan Ha Bay is a quiet extension of the famed Halong Bay).
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The Philippine government is considering reducing the number of port calls international cruise lines make to Boracay Island. The island was closed for around six months for rehabilitation which affected tourism as a whole, as Boracay has been dubbed by many international publications as ‘one of the best island in the world’. (aseancruising.com)
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Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line’s Grand Classica was on its way to Cuba as part of its special Valentine’s Day four-day trip for families to reconnect with their loved ones. However, it was denied entry Friday morning. (cbs12.com)
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines commenced its 2019/20 cruise season from Dover on 13th February 2019, with a romantic four-night ‘Valentine’s in Antwerp with Amsterdam’ getaway, aboard 880-guest Boudicca.
Tags: Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, Port of Dover
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Lindblad Expeditions announced it expects to bring parts of its Farm-to-Table program to its offerings in the Falkland Islands, Costa Rica, Baja and the Arctic Svalbard. (luxurytraveladvisor.com)
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Salamis Cruise Lines has confirmed it will operate a seasonal program this summer with the Salamis Filoxenia in the Mediterranean. The company said it will announce deployment and open sales shortly. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Cruise Planners Ribbon Cutting – Home Office in Coral Springs
Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative, hosted its official ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new corporate headquarters yesterday (Feb.12), which boasts a modern, sleek and Google-inspired design with semi-open collaboration spaces.
Tags: Cruise Planners/American Express
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Puerto Vallarta is set to open a new cruise terminal this summer. Travel Agent spoke with the officials behind the project at Gala Vallarta, which took place February 11 – 12 in Puerto Vallarta. (travelagentcentral.com)
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The keel laying ceremony of “Silver Moon”, the second of three new ultra-luxury cruise ships that Fincantieri is building for Silversea Cruises took place yesterday at the Ancona yard. The vessel will enter the ship owner’s fleet in 2020.
Tags: Fincantieri, Silversea Cruises
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Portland Port has been receiving cruise ships for more than 20 years; using a combination of the experience gained and increasing ship numbers, the services and facilities that the port provides to the visiting cruise ships has improved significantly.
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