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Monday, February 29, 2016
Abandoned Cruise Ship Ocean Dream Sinks Off Thailand
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Abandoned Cruise Ship Ocean Dream Sinks Off Thailand

A cruise ship abandoned by its Chinese owner for over a year has capsized and is leaking oil off the port of Laem Chabang in Thailand. The cruise ship

February 29, 2016
Total Views: 1271

Anthem Of The Seas Cruise Ship
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Anthem of the Seas Cruise Cut Short to Avoid Storm

Royal Caribbean isn’t taking any chances when it comes to weather following its nightmare cruise into a hurricane force storm earlier this month, cutting

February 29, 2016
Total Views: 61

Friday, February 19, 2016
WATCH: Ovation of the Seas Float Out
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WATCH: Ovation of the Seas Float Out

Royal Caribbean’s next 168,666-ton Quantum-class cruise ship Ovation of the Seas was floated out of Meyer Werft’s covered building dock II on

February 19, 2016
Total Views: 292

Wednesday, February 17, 2016
The World’s Uber Rich Are Now Renting Giant Cruise Ships
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The World’s Uber Rich Are Now Renting Giant Cruise Ships

By Mark Ellwood (Bloomberg) — Floating amid mega-yachts in Monte Carlo’s crowded harbor during the May 2015 Monaco Grand Prix was a startling sight:

February 17, 2016
Total Views: 175

Friday, February 12, 2016
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Anthem of the Seas — Is She Seaworthy?

On Wednesday night, the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Anthem of the Seas, made it safely back to its berth in Cape Liberty in New York harbor, a bit

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 2273

Monday, February 8, 2016
Anthem of the Seas Caught in Extreme Storm Off U.S. East Coast
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Anthem of the Seas Caught in Extreme Storm Off U.S. East Coast

Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas is expected to return to Cape Liberty, New Jersey on Monday with major interior damage after the cruise

February 8, 2016
Total Views: 590

Friday, February 5, 2016
S.S. United States Restoration One of Many Grand Projects for Crystal Cruises
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S.S. United States Restoration One of Many Grand Projects for Crystal Cruises

(Bloomberg) — “You either grow or die.” To Edie Rodriguez, president and CEO of Crystal Cruises, those words weren’t just lip service for the

February 5, 2016
Total Views: 124

Thursday, February 4, 2016
SS United States: Crystal Cruises Planning Return of Historic Transatlantic Liner
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SS United States: Crystal Cruises Planning Return of Historic Transatlantic Liner

A major development today in the ongoing saga to save the SS United States from a trip the scrapyard. Los Angeles-based Crystal Cruises says it has signed a

February 4, 2016
Total Views: 523

Monday, February 1, 2016
msc cruises signs deal at fincantieri
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MSC Confirms 4 Ship Order from STX France

SAINT-NAZAIRE, France, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Cruise ship company MSC Cruises on Monday confirmed orders for four ships in a 3-billion-euro ($3.26 billion)

February 1, 2016
Total Views: 102

Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – Broken Down ‘Le Boreal’ Gets Lift Back to Europe
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Ship Photos of the Day – Broken Down ‘Le Boreal’ Gets Lift Back to Europe

The luxury cruise ship Le Boreal was loaded onto the deck of the COSCO Heavy Transport ship HLV Kang Sheng Kou in Punta Arenas, Chile this week about two

January 20, 2016
Total Views: 281

Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Meyer Turku Floats ‘Mein Schiff 5’ Cruise Ship
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Meyer Turku Floats ‘Mein Schiff 5’ Cruise Ship

Meyer Turku Shipyard has celebrated the float out of the first ship being contracted and built totally under the ownership of the Meyer family of Germany. Mein

January 19, 2016
Total Views: 47

Wednesday, December 30, 2015
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Carnival Commits to Four New Ships at Fincantieri

World’s largest cruise ship company Carnival Corporation (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) has announced a memo of agreement signed with Italian shipbuilder

December 30, 2015
Total Views: 19

China Blames Weather for Cruise Ship Disaster as Charges Loom
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China Blames Weather for Cruise Ship Disaster as Charges Loom

BEIJING, Dec 30 (Reuters) – A formal inquiry has concluded that freak weather led to the sinking of a Yangtze River cruise ship in June that killed 442

December 30, 2015
Total Views: 55

Saturday, December 26, 2015
Luxury Cruise Ship Runs Aground in UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Luxury Cruise Ship Runs Aground in UNESCO World Heritage Site

A luxury cruise ship has suffered damaged after running aground in a marine preserve off Panama’s Pacific coast. Windstar Cruises confirms that its

December 26, 2015
Total Views: 249

Monday, November 30, 2015
WATCH: On This Day in 1994, the MS Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Caught Fire and Later Sank Off Somalia
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WATCH: On This Day in 1994, the MS Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Caught Fire and Later Sank Off Somalia

Shipping History reminds us that on this day in 1994, the MS Achille Lauro cruise ship caught fire and later sank near Somalia following an engine explosion.

November 30, 2015
Total Views: 1806

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Europe’s Latest Solution for the Refugee Shelter Shortage: Cruise Ships
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Europe’s Latest Solution for the Refugee Shelter Shortage: Cruise Ships

   by Carol Matlack (Bloomberg) – As Europe hastens to find housing for a tidal wave of refugees, some countries

November 24, 2015
Total Views: 103

Thursday, November 19, 2015
MoD: Luxury Cruise Ship Was In Danger of Grounding, New Photos and Video Show ‘Complex’ Rescue
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MoD: Luxury Cruise Ship Was In Danger of Grounding, New Photos and Video Show ‘Complex’ Rescue

The UK Ministry of Defence has provided new details on the rescue of hundreds of passengers and crew who were forced to abandon a luxury cruise ship in the

November 19, 2015
Total Views: 260

Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Hundreds Evacuated from Luxury Cruise Ship After Engine Room Fire
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Hundreds Evacuated from Luxury Cruise Ship After Engine Room Fire

Update: Photos and Video Show ‘Complex’ Rescue Some 347 passengers and crew members were evacuated from a French luxury cruise ship early Wednesday

November 18, 2015
Total Views: 152

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With Piracy Threat Faded, Kenya Plans Cruise Ship Rebirth

By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Nov 18 (Reuters) – East Africa’s biggest port of Mombasa will spend 100 million shillings ($980,392.16) to build a new

November 18, 2015
Total Views: 31

Thursday, November 12, 2015
Cruise Ship Passenger Awarded $21.5 Million For This:
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Cruise Ship Passenger Awarded $21.5 Million For This:

Holland America Line has been ordered to pay a staggering $21.5 million in damages to a cruise ship passenger who apparently suffered a minor brain injury

November 12, 2015
Total Views: 115