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A little Bimini bit more
Friday | Jul 19 2019VIRGIN Voyages has teased the cruise industry a little bit more this week by releasing a first-look video rendering of its exclusive Beach Club at Bimini, a private oasis for Virgin Voyages pax that opens in Apr 2020.
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Sydney welcomes gangway upgrade
Wednesday | Jul 17 2019TWO new gangways have arrived at Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal, designed to better support visits from larger cruise ships in excess of 5,000 passengers.
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Princess makes grand entrance in Asia
Wednesday | Jul 17 2019PRINCESS Cruises has announced it will homeport its 2,600-passenger Grand Princess in Singapore for the first time during the 2020/21 season – making it the first MedallionClass ship to arrive in Southeast Asia.
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A Legend in the Antarctic
Wednesday | Jul 17 2019AUSTRALIAN polar expedition company, iExpedition, is prepping to send its luxury private superyacht Legend, back to the polar caps of the Antarctic, with the cruise line confirming the ship will return to the region for a series of cruises in Dec 2019.
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A&K’s arctic adventure
Wednesday | Jul 17 2019ABERCROMBIE & Kent has released a new 48-day grand Arctic voyage that departs Norway’s Svalbard archipelago and explores Greenland, Iceland, the Northwest Passage, Alaska, and the Canadian Arctic.
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Scenic Eclipse switches out Cuba trips
Monday | Jul 15 2019SCENIC has announced two new itineraries for its upcoming Scenic Eclipse, revamping its program in response to the Trump Administration’s ban on cruises to Cuba (CW 07 Jun).
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Heightening the Allure
Monday | Jul 15 2019ROYAL Caribbean International has revealed it will upgrade its Allure of the Seas Oasis Class ship as part of a 58-day, $165 million transformation.
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Endeavor to adopt new sonar tech
Monday | Jul 15 2019CRYSTAL Expedition Cruises has announced that its first luxury expedition vessel Crystal Endeavor will be equipped with cutting-edge underwater sonar technology from global 3D technology company FarSounder.
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AmaWaterways christens AmaMagna
Friday | Jul 12 2019LAST night saw a major celebration on the Danube River in the Austrian town of Grein, where AmaWaterways and its partner APT formally named the new mega-ship AmaMagna.
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Luxury Escapes cruise boost
Friday | Jul 12 2019LUXURY Escapes has revealed an expansion of its range of cruise packages due to what it describes as “a very high satisfaction rating and repeat purchase” pattern from its customer base.