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Friday December 04, 2015

 

Ocean Cruising

Norwegian's newest cruise ship has that Miami flavor
Like Norwegian Cruise Line's most recent ships, Escape reflects its home port. The ship is populated by South Florida dining and drinking spaces including Tobacco Road, the first Margaritaville at sea, Pubbelly and Wynwood Brewing…

Scotland's Greenock Cruise Port Receives Multi-Million Pound Investment
‎£14 million investment confirmed to expand Scotland's Greenock cruise ship terminal and develop a state-of-the-art visitor facility at the…

Cruise insider: Lively nights on an Oceania Cruises ship
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Comedian Kathy Griffin to play Carnival ships
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Cruise insider: A walk through the revamped Disney Dream
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Princess Cruises to Feature in New Six-Part ITV Documentary
Princess Cruises will feature in a new six-part ITV documentary…


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River Cruising

River Cruise Trends: Families, Younger Passengers, Themes and Exotic Locations
River cruise lines are looking to get more families…

Full bloom ahead! Set sail to take in Holland's truly glorious tulips
For floral enthusiasts, there's no better way to experience Amsterdam's tantalising tulips than by luxurious river…


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Luxury Cruising

Celestyal Cruises Installs 43 New Balconies on Celestyal Crystal
Celestyal Cruises has installed 43 new balconies on Celestyal Crystal as part of an upgrade to prepare the ship for the 2016…

Crystal River Cruises Unveils New 2016 - 2018 Itineraries
Crystal River Cruises unveiled itineraries for its five new river yachts and has opened bookings for sailings from 2016 through…


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Small Ship Cruising

Photo tour: The charm of a Windstar sailing ship
The 148-passenger Wind Spirit recently underwent a major…

Odds and Ends

British military called in to rescue cruise ship passenger bitten by seal
The British military this week scrambled two aircraft and a warship to a remote area of the South Atlantic to rescue a cruise ship passenger bitten by a…

And the award for oddest cruise ship souvenir goes to ...
Costa Cruises has begun offering passengers 3D statuettes of…

Aussie discovers cheapest way to cruise the world
Retired Australian farmer has found the cheapest (and, he thinks, the best) way to travel the…

A glimpse of what's underneath the seven seas
Take a plunge into the seven seas and get a glimpse of the fascinating subaquatic world of Southeast…

Run off to the circus... on the high seas
Is there anything you can't experience, learn or do on a cruise? From the sublime to the seemingly ridiculous, Sarah Lucas explores all that's on offer aboard the mega-ships in the upcoming…

Full steam ahead: Ships we can't wait to see in 2016
The year 2016 will be one full of debuts we're on the edge of our seats to…

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Adventures Ashore: Barcelona, Spain

From Las RamblaRalphs and its great markets to the Sagrada Familia, Gaudi’s masterpiece, to Montserrat and its monastery, we cover all of Barcelona by bike, boat, bus and on foot.

What’s Montserrat? About 45 minutes to an hour from the port of Barcelona, Montserrat is a national park and a pilgrimage site in a spectacular setting. The name derives from the serrated look of the mountains. You can visit the basilica at Montserrat or simply come here for the stunning views over the valley. Learn more about shore excursions from Barcelona.

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Soundings

Partner's First? Maybe Not.

Susan SchafferWithin a single month, Norwegian Cruise Line has succeeded in upsetting travel agents to the point of where many are asking if they really are NCL’s partners (and forget partners FIRST).

If you are not holding speculative/promotional group space with NCL right now, you may not be aware of the latest “Partners first! (maybe not)” moment. Earlier in November, an email went out to travel professionals holding group space. The email advised that due to existing promotions, individual cruise fares had increased dramatically on sailings when compared to group prices held by travel agencies. With any other cruise line that would be a whoo-hoo! moment for travel agents holding space. However, NCL decided to make it more of…

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