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Seven ships to sail 100 departures to 162 ports of call

Seattle, Wash., Jan. 25, 2010 — Holland America Line’s 2011 Europe season will feature the newest Signature-class ship, ms Nieuw Amsterdam, on popular Mediterranean sailings and more round-trip and seven-day itineraries than ever before.

Seven ships — Nieuw Amsterdam, ms Eurodam, ms Noordam, ms Rotterdam, ms Prinsendam, ms Maasdam and ms Ryndam — will be based in the region with the first voy... Read More

My children and I have been planning a trip to Ireland for a long time. Our family heritage is Irish, and we all play Irish music. That will make the trip all that much more enjoyable to us. I think it's good to choose locations with some meaning.

We have saved some of the money and we all continue to save our pennies with this trip in mind. We are at the point that we can start thinking about costs within the next couple of years. Does anyone have tips that will make our... Read More

"Hunting season is over at Carnival Cruises.

The “fun ship” line has announced that it will ban the concept of “cougar cruises,” even though spots on the maiden voyage sold like hot cakes.

Imaginations have been running wild over what in the world happened aboard that boat to make Carnival say “no mas,” but the cruise line has remained very buttoned-up on the subject."

Read the full story from Peter Greenberg here... Read More

Neha Chhikara, 23, was Thursday reported missing by her husband while they were cruising on Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas from Nassau to CocoCay.

Security cameras showed Neha Chhikara jump overboard from the 11th deck, early Thursady morning.

Monarch of the Seas is on a 5 day Bahamas cruise and will return to Port Canaveral Saturday.

The Silver Spirit was delivered to Silversea Cruises in a ceremony at the Ancona shipyard on Saturday, Dec. 12.  Present were the Chairman of Silversea Cruises Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio, while Fincantieri was represented by the Chairman, Corrado Antonini, and the Chief Executive Officer Giuseppe Bono.

At 36,000 tons and 195 meters long, the Silver Spirit is the largest vessel in the Silversea fleet. There are eight decks, and the ship has a cruising speed of 20.3 knots.... Read More