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Princess Cruises has debuted an innovative array of digital documents designed to transform the way passengers plan for and learn about their upcoming cruise.  The all-new electronic format will deliver more information about their cruise than ever before, arriving conveniently by email and right to their computer desktop from the time of booking and continuing through departure.
 
The timely digital documents include a brand-new email series filled with personalized pre-c... Read More

HELSINKI — The world's largest cruise liner — the Oasis of the Seas — has set sail for Miami from the Finnish shipyard where it was built.

The 1,200-foot (360-meter) ship has a price tag of almost euro1 billion ($1.5 billion) and was commissioned by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. It is due to begin cruises out of Miami in December.

The ship has 16 passenger decks with 2,700 cab... Read More

Today, on 28 October 2009, STX Europe's Turku shipyard delivered the world's largest and most innovative cruise vessel to the U.S. cruise line Royal Caribbean International.

The Oasis of the Seas marks an unforeseen step forward in the development of cruise vessels and opens totally new prospects for cruise business. The gigantic size of the ship provides opportunities for a variety of novel functions. Bold design approach has generated new and exciting innovations with help of whi... Read More

A new elevated chair lift – which will offer an exhilarating round-trip transfer between the new Mahogany Bay Cruise Center in Roatan and beautiful Mahogany Beach – will debut in conjunction with the cruise facility’s grand opening next month.

Unique to the Caribbean, the “Magical Flying Beach Chair” will be the first chair lift that transports riders from a cruise ship terminal directly to the beach.

T... Read More

Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) joined with 385 colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3619, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010.  Included in this legislation to authorize funding of the United States Coast Guard is a provision authored by Representative Matsui, H.R. 3660, the Cruise Vessel Safety and Security Act of 2009.  With today’s passage of this critical and common-sense legislation, Americans on board cruise ships will finally have t... Read More