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Carnival Celebration To Have Miami Zone
Carnival Cruise Line is revealing a new Miami-themed zone aboard Carnival Celebration, which will arrive to PortMiami this November. Named after the address of Carnival’s original headquarters, 820 Biscayne will celebrate the culture, architectural styles and flavors of the home Read More …
Holland America To Expedite Embarkation, Safely
Holland America will safely expedite embarkation by using mBark facial recognition and VeriFLY vaccine verification. Here are the details: Holland America Line is enhancing the preboarding guest experience and making embarkation easier by adding the use of mBark facial recognition and Read More …
Atlas Ocean Voyages To Visit Greenland
Atlas Ocean Voyages announced 34 voyages aboard the line’s two newly constructed, luxurious small ships. World Navigator will sail Africa, and the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas, while World Traveller will cruise Central and South America, the Caribbean, Western Africa and Western Mediterranean, Ireland Read More …
American Queen Is Largest Ship On The Mississippi
American Queen Voyages kicked off the Pacific Northwest sailing season onboard the American Empress the largest riverboat west of the Mississippi River. The sailing features American Queen Voyages Culinary Ambassador Regina Charboneau as a special guest, showcasing the cuisine Read More …
Holland America Defining New Normal In Cruises
As the COVID-19 virus comes under control and travel moves closer to defining the new normal for everything from flights to cruises, Holland America Line is enhancing the process, making embarkation easier. They do that with the mBark facial recognition and Read More …
Emerald Cruises Visits Egypt
Emerald Cruises’ first oceangoing yacht, Emerald Azzurra, departed on its inaugural sailing this past weekend. Read More …
Viking Debuts New River Ships In Paris
Viking added eight new river ships to its fleet during a celebration in Paris this week. Of the eight new modified Viking Longships four ships, Viking Fjorgyn, Viking Kari, Viking Radgrid and Viking Skaga are built specifically to navigate the Seine River. They will bring travelers Read More …
Seabourn Back To Alaska, Canada, More
Transport Canada is allowing the safe resumption of cruising to visit Canadian ports so Seabourn is finalizing plans for its 2022 scheduled voyages to Alaska and British Columbia in this summer and Canada and New England in the fall. “We look Read More …
Better Satellite Communications Coming Now
Digital Video Systems (DVS), a maritime systems integration and telecommunications provider, and Telesat, a leading global satellite operator, have extended their multiyear contract for satellite coverage in the United States and Canada. The agreement includes addition of a second satellite, which enables Read More …