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Victory new charter
Tuesday | Jul 21 2020VICTORY Cruise Lines has announced a charter of upcoming luxury expedition ship Ocean Victory (pictured, CW 16 Oct), which will take guests on the cruise line’s first Alaskan cruises.
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Murray Cruises halted
Monday | Jul 20 2020AUSTRALIAN Paddlesteamers Director Craig Burgess has sent a letter to state Ministers in NSW pleading for an exemption to new health orders, which prevent the company from operating its return services from Echuca, Victoria on the Murray River.
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Fred to purchase two of HAL’s ships
Monday | Jul 20 2020FRED. Olsen Cruise Lines has been revealed to be the buyer of Holland America Line’s (HAL) Amsterdam and Rotterdam (pictured, CW 16 Jul).
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Hudson River resumes
Monday | Jul 20 2020HUDSON River Cruises has resumed its operations on its eponymous US waterway, with a range of enhanced passenger safety procedures.
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Seabourn looks to “vacation revenge”
Friday | Jul 17 2020NEW Seabourn President Josh Leibowitz (CW 26 Jun) believes his cruise line is in a unique position to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Key West to ban cruises?
Friday | Jul 17 2020THE island city of Key West, Florida (pictured), will later this year vote on extensive cruise reforms, which include banning large cruise ships from utilising its port.
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Holland America selling four ships
Thursday | Jul 16 2020HOLLAND America Line’s (HAL) Amsterdam, Maasdam (pictured), Rotterdam and Veendam will all leave the HAL fleet later this year, the cruise line has confirmed.
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CMV in “rescue” talks
Thursday | Jul 16 2020CRUISE & Maritime Voyages (CMV) has said it is hoping to finalise “ongoing discussions and negotiations with a number of financial institutions and banks to improve its liquidity position,” amid Sky News UK reports the cruise line could file for insolvency as soon as this week.
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Ponant receives its sixth Explorer
Wednesday | Jul 15 2020PONANT has taken delivery of Le Jacques Cartier (pictured) from Fincantieri’s Vard shipyard, the sixth and final vessel in the line’s Explorer series delivered over the last two years.
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Uber pushes out the Boat
Wednesday | Jul 15 2020UBER has partnered with Thames Clippers to rebrand the London-based ferry service as Uber Boat by Thames Clippers.
