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MSC Joins NCL in Requiring All Guests to be Vaccinated.

Nov 29, 20212 min read

MSC Joins NCL in Requiring All Guests to be Vaccinated.

Unvaccinated children will not be allowed to sail. MSC Cruises has announced that all guests for its winter sailings fleetwide must now...

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Cruising From "The Big Easy" Will Be Easy in 2022

Tom Drake

Nov 23, 20213 min read

Cruising From "The Big Easy" Will Be Easy in 2022

285 cruise ship call projected for New Orleans next year. The arrival of the Norwegian Breakaway on Nov. 21, 2021 at the Port of New...

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Norwegian Cruise Holdings Completes Offerings

Tom Drake

Nov 23, 20216 min read

Norwegian Cruise Holdings Completes Offerings

First significant step forward in executing their post-crisis financial recovery plan. Key elements of the optimization transactions...

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Tom Drake

Nov 23, 20211 min read

NCL Brings Joy to Miami

The 3800 passenger ship will be the third NCL vessel sailing from Miami. This past weekend Norwegian Cruise Line welcomed its third ship...

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Sophia Loren Godmother of MSC Seashore Christens Their Newest Build

Tom Drake

Nov 19, 20215 min read

Sophia Loren Godmother of MSC Seashore Christens Their Newest Build

MSC's Private Island played host to the christening. MSC Cruises, the third largest cruise brand in the world, will officially name its...

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Tom Drake

Nov 19, 20212 min read

Getting Cold is Becoming Very Hot!

Silversea leads the way to Antarctica with Silver Explorer. Silversea's Silver Explorer has launched the return of luxury expedition...

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MSC Floats Out Number 21 at the Fincantieri Shipyards

Tom Drake

Nov 19, 20213 min read

MSC Floats Out Number 21 at the Fincantieri Shipyards

The MSC Seascape will be delivered in November 2022 MSC Cruises today celebrated the float out of its next flagship MSC Seascape at the...

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Celebrity Cruise Cuts the Steel for Another Ship

Tom Drake

Nov 18, 20211 min read

Celebrity Cruise Cuts the Steel for Another Ship

The Celebrity Ascent will be delivered in late 2023. The pandemic has slowed down many businesses but don't count shipbuilding as one of...

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Tom Drake

Nov 18, 20211 min read

NCL Holdings Luxury Brand Returns to Miami

Regent Seven Seas Explorer arrived in Miami on November 15th. Regent Seven Seas President Jason Montague was very happy to see Seven Seas...

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Tom Drake

Nov 17, 20212 min read

NCL Continues Its Foray Into Filmmaking

NCL Embark Alaska will premiere on demand December 9th. Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), the innovator in global cruise travel with a 55-year...

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Carnival Names Dr. Lucille O'Neill Godmother of Radiance

Tom Drake

Nov 17, 20212 min read

Carnival Names Dr. Lucille O'Neill Godmother of Radiance

The mother of Shaquille O'Neill is a noted author, speaker and philanthropist. Dr. Lucille O’Neal – author, philanthropist and mother of...

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Tom Drake

Nov 17, 20213 min read

Azamara Joins the World Cruise Party

President Carol Cabezas announces 155 cruise onboard Azamara Onward. Joining Oceania's 180 day, Royal Caribbean's 274 day and Princess's...

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NCL's Del Rio Says Discounting is Not Fair to Our Travel Advisors or Our Shareholders

Tom Drake

Nov 16, 20211 min read

NCL's Del Rio Says Discounting is Not Fair to Our Travel Advisors or Our Shareholders

Regent's Montague and NCL's Sommer agree with the boss. At Travel Weekly's CRUISEWORLD event last week in Miami, Norwegian Cruise Line...

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NCL HOLDINGS SEEKING TO PRIVATELY RAISE 800 MILLION

Tom Drake

Nov 16, 20216 min read

NCL HOLDINGS SEEKING TO PRIVATELY RAISE 800 MILLION

They will offer exchangeable notes due 2027. NCL Corporation Ltd. (“NCLC”), a subsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:...

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Port of Tampa Resumes Cruising with Carnival Pride

Tom Drake

Nov 15, 20212 min read

Port of Tampa Resumes Cruising with Carnival Pride

Continuing its successful restart, Carnival Cruise Line resumed guest operations today from Tampa, Fla. with Carnival Pride. A second...

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President of La Palma Appeals to Cruise Ships to Keep Coming Despite Active Volcano

Tom Drake

Nov 14, 20211 min read

President of La Palma Appeals to Cruise Ships to Keep Coming Despite Active Volcano

President Mariano Hernandez says the island is operating normally in spite of the lava flow. Seatrade Cruise News is reporting that La...

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Royal Caribbean Officially Names the Odyssey

Tom Drake

Nov 14, 20213 min read

Royal Caribbean Officially Names the Odyssey

After a very long pandemic delay, the newest build is welcomed into the fleet. It’s official: Royal Caribbean International celebrated...

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Outgoing CEO Fain Offers His Thoughts on Vaccine Mandates for Kids

Tom Drake

Nov 13, 20212 min read

Outgoing CEO Fain Offers His Thoughts on Vaccine Mandates for Kids

Fain said he thinks there will be protocol changes coming soon. At a media event last week onboard Odyssey of the Sea, retiring Royal...

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Tom Drake

Nov 13, 20212 min read

Silversea Adds Ship Number Ten

The Silver Dawn delivered from Fincantieri shipyards is the newest vessel in the family. Leading ultra-luxury cruise line Silversea...

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Tom Drake

Nov 13, 20212 min read

NCL's Del Rio Says Mandates Are Working

Del Rio tells Travel Weekly that they also give his lines a competitive advantage. A very confident sounding Frank Del Rio told Travel...

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