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Happy Hour is On!!!

Einstein — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:05:31 GMT

and 1st Round on me today so Belly on Up to the bar. :cheer: Special for the day is a Mai Tai and trust me they are pretty darn good. :clap:

Stop in and order up your favorite refreshment and sit a spell. :doubleup:

Dover Cruise Port Welcomes Two Inaugural Visits Over Weekend

Cruise Industry News — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:20:30 GMT

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Dover Cruise Port welcomed inaugural visits from Royal Caribbean�s Brilliance of the Seas and the Azamara Club cruise ships on May 11 and 12 respectively.

The Royal Caribbean�s Brilliance of the Seas, accommodating 2,500 passengers with all cabins allocated, arrived in Dover on its penultimate disembarkation call at Amsterdam the following day. All tours for this cruise took place in

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New Lloyd�s Register Appointments

Cruise Industry News — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:20:30 GMT

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Lloyd�s Register has made two new senior appointments in Asia which will benefit global shipowners, operators and builders.

Luis Benito has been appointed Strategic Marketing Manager, Lloyd�s Register. Based in Singapore, Benito will strengthen the links between the organisation�s technology development, strategic research and its ship-owning and shipbuilding clients who are looking for support to design and build the ships

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Mein Schiff 1 Turns 3

Cruise Industry News — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:20:30 GMT

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NOAA: New Analysis Shows 8 Percent of U.S. Marine Waters Protected

Cruise Industry News — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:20:30 GMT

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Carnival Breeze Prepares for Maiden Voyage - Travel Agent

News Reporter — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:11 GMT

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USA TODAY

Carnival Breeze Prepares for Maiden Voyage
Travel Agent
Carnival Cruise Lines' newest ship, the 3690-passenger Carnival Breeze, is conducting sea trials in the Adriatic Sea, preparing for its maiden voyage from Venice, Italy on June 3, 2012. The 130000-ton vessel is in the final stages of construction at ...
Sea Trials Completed, Carnival Breeze to Debut on June 3Cruise Fever
Carnival: Sea trials for new cruise ship, Breeze, a successUSA TODAY

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Elderly couple booted from cruise ship after refusing to attend safety drill - msnbc.

News Reporter — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:30:10 GMT

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Cond� Nast Traveler

Elderly couple booted from cruise ship after refusing to attend safety drill
msnbc.com (blog)
In February, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced that its 26 members -- which include every major line -- would hold muster drills before a ship leaves port. At the time of January's accident, most lines were already holding ...
How Safe is Your Cruise Ship?Cond� Nast Traveler
Elderly cruiser kicked off Seabourn ship for skipping drillUSA TODAY
Plans to refloat the Costa Concordia cruise ship given approvalDigitalJournal.com

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New Cruise Ship Countdown- Carnival Breeze

Chris Owen — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:20:12 GMT

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Cruise Line Promotes �Italy At Sea�, To Asian Market

Chris Owen — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:20:12 GMT

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Travel Insurance Comparison Site A Good Place To Start

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Bert�s Beauty Shots: San Diego

Holland America Blog — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:20:12 GMT

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It is the end of the season � our last time in San Diego. I can�t wait to confront the Alaskan wildlife with my camera. Bert van Mackelenbergh is Statendam�s hotel manager.

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Prinsendam Crew Participate in Silent Auction for Charity

Holland America Blog — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:20:12 GMT

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Hostess Annette Gonzalez, Cruise Director Gene Young, International Concierge Carolane Jupsin and Dorie De Jong visited the Instituto de Surdos-Mudos da Imaculada Concei��o in Lisbon, Portugal, during a recent port call. They were met by Sister Ana, the director, and given an extensive tour of the daily operations, classrooms and were introduced to the students [...]

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Csaba�s Aperture: Tracy Arm

Holland America Blog — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:20:12 GMT

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Oosterdam cruised throughout Tracy Arm yesterday for the ship’s first Alaska exploration of the season. Csaba Desvari is Oosterdam�s culinary operations manager.

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Oceania Riviera Ship Review

The Avid Cruiser — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:20:12 GMT

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I’ve just finished nine nights on Oceania Riviera, cruising with the Oceania Cruises’ executive team, travel agents and journalists from points worldwide.
Today, Riviera embarks on#her 10-day Pearls of the Aegean maiden voyage, from Venice to Athens. What can cruisers, now and later, expect from the new ship?

The strongest components of Riviera (and [...]

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Avid Cruiser Voyages: The World Cruise

The Avid Cruiser — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:20:12 GMT

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It�s the iconic voyage, the experience of a lifetime and the journey by which all others are measured. It�s the#World Cruise, typically spanning more than 100 days and visiting destinations flung far and wide � a destination collector’s dream cruise.

Once the exclusive domain of the uber-rich, a World Cruise can now be had [...]

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