Bermuda, once one of the most popular cruise destination for cruisers from the Northeast, has seen a decrease in cruise ship visitors and will now attempt to lure them back by allowing gambling while vessels are in port.  And this year travel agents report that this year the demand for Bermud has significantly decreased. 
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During the 2009/10 cruise season, Princess Cruises will offer enticing reasons to vacation in the Caribbean, Mexico and Panama Canal with innovative itineraries aboard its newest vessels.
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In the Caribbean, Princess will sail six ships on 13 itineraries including Ruby Princess, which takes over the line’s 10-day Eastern and Southern Caribbean itineraries.  Emerald Princess sails the Eastern [...]

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Louis Cruise Line, a Greek cruise company based in Cyprus, may not be a household name but you’ll probably remember the sinking of the Sea Diamond (left) off Santorini in April, 2007.  
The company suffered another mishap yesterday when its ship, the MV Aquamarine, hit the dock in Crete resulting in a 1.5 meter gash in the [...]

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Roughly 1,000 people will be evacuated from the Mona Lisa, an elderly cruise ship which ran aground off Latvia.  Chartered by a German company, the Mona Lisa is carrying 984 passengers and while there were no reports of injuries, the vessel’s Captain is taking the coast guard’s suggestion that passengers be brought ashore and flown home.
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*** Azamara Cruises has announced that the 694-passenger Azamara Journey will sail on Caribbean and Panama Canal voyages from December, 2009 to mid-April, 20010.  Itineraries will range from  10- to 16- nights in duration.  On Panama Canal crossings, the ship will sail between Miami to San Diego while Caribbean cruises will depart from Miami. 
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Many cruisers wonder why cruise lines keep building bigger and bigger ships.   Last week Royal Caribbean released the first details of the next “biggest ship in the world”, the 220,000-ton Genesis-class with a passenger compliment of 5,400 people.  
At present, Royal Caribbean’s Freedom-class ships are the largest cruise ships afloat. The Genesis vessels will be 69 feet longer, [...]

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This is a case of good news, bad news. 
Carnival Corporation, parent company of Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Holland America, Cunard Line and Seabourn Cruises, will increase its fuel surcharge from $5 to $7 per person, per day.   In addition, third and fourth passengers in a stateroom will now pay $2 per person, per day.   [...]

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*** Princess Cruises has announced that Caribbean Princess will return to New York in Summer 2009 for a second season of the line’s popular roundtrip sailings to Bermuda and the Caribbean.  The ship will then change directions in late summer to head north for a season of roundtrip Canada & New England sailings.  Caribbean Princess’ [...]

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The Florida Attorney General’s Office announced today that Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara will refund $21 million to passengers nationwide who were charged a fuel surcsharge after they booked their cruise.  Under the agreements signed yessterday between RCI and the Florida Attorney General’s Office,  all consumers who were retroactively charged a fuel supplement will be [...]

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*** If you’re like me, the time between cruises can be pretty dreary.  Well now it doesn’t have to be: the original Love Boat TV series has just been released on DVD.  Now Captain Stubing, perky cruise director Julie and witty bartender Isaac can keep us amused and entertained between cruises.
Princess Cruises announced the big news and [...]

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