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BREAKING NEWS: Carnival Corporation Launches New Brand

Liam P. Cusack

Carnival Corporation Launches New Brand Creates New Travel Category fathom pioneers social impact travel on a scale the world has never seen, with a focus on transformative, holistic impact and long-term sustainable development WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, N.Y. (June 4, 2015) – Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest travel and leisure company, today launched a new brand called fathom™, defining a new travel category it is calling “social impact travel,” that will offer consumers authentic, meaningful impact travel experiences to work alongside locals as they tackle community needs. What sets fathom apart is the long-term, systematic partnership approach

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BREAKING — Cruise Lines Cancel Puerto Vallarta Ship Calls

Liam Cusack ,

MAY 12, 2014 – PUERTO VALLARTA Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Disney Cruise Line have canceled calls this week in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, citing recent violence in the resort city. Royal Caribbean’s 2,501-passenger Jewel of the Seas and Disney’s 1,754-passenger Disney Wonder will skip stops at Puerto Vallarta scheduled for today, while the 2,170-passenger Celebrity Infinity bypassed the port on Sunday. “Jewel of the Seas and Celebrity Infinity’s calls to Puerto Vallarta were canceled due to the recently experienced episodes of violent civil unrest, stemming from criminal gangs that have engaged in armed conflict with local authorities,” said Royal Caribbean

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Cruise and Travel Report Carnival Corporation and Brands Donate $200,000 to Earthquake Relief Efforts in Nepal
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Carnival Corporation and Brands Donate $200,000 to Earthquake Relief Efforts in Nepal

Liam Cusack ,

Team of cruise lines demonstrating support for employees from Nepal through donations to Mercy Corps, Disaster Emergency Committee and Save the Children in broader relief and rebuilding efforts across the country 6 May 2015 — Miami – Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) teamed with several of its global cruise brands to pledge $200,000 to relief efforts in Nepal in the wake of April’s devastating earthquake. Carnival Corporation is working through Mercy Corps, the Disaster Emergency Committee and Save the Children to support on the ground teams distributing emergency supplies and aiding rebuilding efforts targeting the most affected

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Cruise and Travel Report MSC Cruises’ First Next Generation Ship Named “MSC Meraviglia,” As First Steel ...
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MSC Cruises’ First Next Generation Ship Named “MSC Meraviglia”

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OPEN FOR BOOKINGS FROM JUNE 2015 MSC MERAVIGLIA WILL BE THE FIRST SHIP WITH THREE HOMEPORTS   SAINT-NAZAIRE, April 20, 2015 – MSC Cruises, the world’s largest privately-owned cruise company, marked a key milestone in its $5.4 billion growth plan today as the first steel for its new Vista generation of megaships was cut at STX France, during a ceremony in Saint-Nazaire. At the steel-cutting ceremony, MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago told assembled press and dignitaries that the cutting-edge 4,500 guest (double occupancy), 167,600-GRT ship — due to be delivered in May 2017 and open for bookings from June 2015 —

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Holland America Line Launches Tablet App

Liam Cusack

Free, one-of-a-kind app puts Alaska in the palm of travel professionals’ hands and allows for easy itinerary display and collateral creation   Seattle, Wash., April 20, 2015 — Holland America Line has made it easier for travel partners and consumers to experience the line’s Alaska cruises and Land+Sea Journeys with the launch of a new application for tablets. Those using an Apple, Android or Windows tablet can search key words such as “Holland America Alaska” in their respective app store and download the application for free. The app is optimized for tablets and offers the best of Holland America Line’s

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Holland America Line’s new ms Koningsdam to Homeport at Port Everglades for Caribbean Cruises in Winter 2016/Spring 2017

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  Ship to sail four- to 11-day Caribbean itineraries from South Florida April 1, 2015 — Following its inaugural Europe season in 2016, Holland America Line’s new ms Koningsdam will homeport at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The ship will sail a series of Caribbean voyages and one cruise to the Bahamas from November 2016 through March 2017. Koningsdam’s Caribbean itineraries will be available for booking in late spring. The seven-day cruises visit popular ports in the region, while the longer nine-, 10- and 11-day itineraries provide more time for exploring and include a diverse array of islands with

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Holland America Line Launches Anniversary Sale on Select 2015-16 Cruises

Liam Cusack

  Holland America Line Launches Anniversary Sale on Select 2015-16 Cruises with Shore Excursion Credits, Dining Package and Savings Seattle, Wash., March 31, 2015 — Holland America Line launched an Anniversary Sale to celebrate the company’s 142nd anniversary in April that features a shore excursion credit of up to $400 per stateroom, a dining package, free or reduced fares for third and fourth guests in a stateroom and 50 percent reduced deposits. The Anniversary Sale is valid on a wide variety of the line’s summer 2015 through winter/spring 2016 voyages when an ocean-view or above stateroom is booked by June

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Poseidon bags new North Pole ‘final voyage’ on 50 Years of Victory

Liam P. Cusack

Final Arctic Voyage of Legendary Nuclear-powered Expedition Ship  By Cruise & Travel Staff   Poseidon Expeditions added a fourth and final exclusive voyage of the nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Years of Victory for the 2015 season. For the vessel’s last summer in tourism service, three trips will be operated by Quark Expeditions in June followed by the four Poseidon Expedition departures in July and August. Poseidon Expeditions’ new 14-day program, which begins Aug. 10, was added to its earlier summer departures that commence July 8, 19 and 30. Per person rates start at $25,995 for the final 2015 season departures. Nikolay

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