Cruise Travel

Sep 6, 2010

Sea Star – Croatia’s first event ship

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The ship was bought by Dubrovnik Travel, together with the local boat company “G&V Line.” This new addition to the Croatia MICE scene is ideal for organizing meetings, lectures, presentations, workshops, weddings, day trips, swimming, sunbathing on any part of the coastline.


Jul 26, 2010

Uniworld Launches the River Victoria along the Imperial Waterways of Russia in 2011

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Uniworld Boutique River Cruises will be reentering the Russian market in 2011 with the launch of the completely refurbished River Victoria, projected to be one of the most beautiful and comfortable ships to sail the Volga River.


Jun 29, 2010

Asia cruise source market could reach 5 million by 2020

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With a population close to 3 bn, Asia is almost double the size of all the current leading cruise theatres put together, and boasts an as yet largely untapped source market. Since the inaugural Seatrade All Asia Cruise Convention in 2008, the cruise market in China has seen rapid development.


Mar 19, 2010

Ukrainian cruise ports lower fees to promote Black Sea

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In order to enhance cruise ships call figures, the port of Odessa, Ukraine, will offer a 20% discount on port fees for cruise liners, starting from the 2010 cruise season. Furthermore, all Ukrainian cruise ports will provide a 50% discount on port fees from November 15th till March 15th every year.


Feb 28, 2010

Dubai Crown Prince opens new Dubai Cruise Terminal

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The new Dubai Cruise Terminal has been formally opened by the Dubai Crown Prince His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Tuesday in the presence of VIPs and officials, including His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum


Feb 2, 2010

Amawaterways announces a second ship for the Mekong

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Award-winning river cruise line Amawaterways has commissioned the construction of a second ship to cruise the Mekong river as part of the line’s hugely successful “Vietnam, Cambodia & the Riches of the Mekong” programme.


Feb 1, 2010

Blue Lagoon Cruises to retire MV Nanuya Princess

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Fiji’s iconic Blue Lagoon Cruises has announced it will officially retire its MV Nanuya Princess on 01 May 2010 after more than 24 years of service. Announcing the move Blue Lagoon Cruises’ CEO Tim Stonhill said the decision to retire the vessel is part of a bigger picture plan which will also see the boutique cruise specialist consolidate its ‘Club’ and ‘Gold Club’


Jan 26, 2010

UBM to Launch Cruise Shipping Asia Event Nov. 16-18, 2011

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UBM International Media, organizers of the annual Cruise Shipping Miami, the world’s largest and most important international tradeshow and conference serving the cruise industry, announces today the launch of Cruise Shipping Asia.


Jan 24, 2010

Cruise travel deals: Major sale on Orbitz until Feb. 4

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If you are hoping for a cruise deal from California – you’ve got lots of company: Orbitz analyzed cruise bookings made on Orbitz.com from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 last year for travel in 2010 and found that cruises with itineraries between “Los Angeles – Mazatlan – Puerto Vallarta – Cabo San Lucas” made the “Most Popular Cruise Routes” list behind a Florida itinerary, “Miami – Key West – Cozumel.”


Jan 21, 2010

Virgin Holidays Cruises’s new exclusive ‘Luggage Chauffeur’ service

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Virgin Holidays Cruises has launched a free, new and exclusive ‘Luggage Chauffeur’ service, collecting holidaymakers’ bags from their homes, whisking them safely to the cruise ships and back home again.