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The government of the Bahamas has increased security when American, Canadian, Irish and Chinese cruise passengers on a shore excursion were robbed at gunpoint.
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More say 'I do' to cruise weddings
William Magna Jr. and Gladys DeGuzman's recent wedding at Port Canaveral made local history of sorts.
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NCL's CEO sees positives in financials
A recent report on Norwegian Cruise Line has some cautionary language about the companya s outlook, but CEO Kevin Sheehan gave some positive highlights during a telephone interview Monday afternoon.
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Monstrous Cruise Ship Buoys Company's Hopes
We're headed into the year's biggest travel week, and there's not much bigger than what's sitting in the port of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., right now.
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St. Kitts' Port Zante Can Accommodate the World's Largest Cruise Ship
St. Kitts' Port Zante can physically accommodate Royal Caribbean International's Oasis of the Seas, the largest and newest cruise ship in the world, and it may happen sometime in the future as the island's cruise port has been officially assessed as "Oasis capable." So says one of the ship's first pre-inaugural guests, Senator Ricky Skerritt, St.
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I've had a chance to sail on the Grand Princess and Voyager of the Seas when they were the biggest cruise ships afloat, but my reaction after a few minutes on board the Oasis of the Seas was simple: This is a geometric progression.
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Luxury on the High Seas, For a Price
Imagine you walk into your room aboard a cruise ship on its way to the Caribbean.
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Carnival's Dream arrives at Port | VIDEO
The 130,000-ton Carnival Dream, which carries 3,646-passengers, sailed into Port Canaveral before sunrise this morning to considerable fanfare from community leaders.
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Oasis erodes pricing for other RCCL ships, says research firm
The Oasis of the Seas is hurting pricing for other ships owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., according to equity research firm Majestic Research.
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Ship with 100 tourists stuck in Antarctic ice
A Russian icebreaker carrying over 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on a cruise around Antarctica has become stuck in the ice but is not in danger, a shipping company said Tuesday.
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SNL & Social Media Christen Largest Cruise Ship In The World
Cruise Ships are not usually the butt of a joke, or comedy-rich fodder for comedians.
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Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship with seven neighborhoods, a leafy Central Park, and a retractable smokestack to duck under bridges built for lesser vessels -- will make a splash when she arrives with a flotilla at her home port of Port Everglades Friday morning.
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World's biggest cruise ship arrives in Fla. port
Royal Caribbean International's newest cruise ship, the highly-anticipated Oasis of the Seas, makes her U.S. debut into her homeport of Port Everglades Friday, Nov.
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The $1.5 billion Oasis of the Seas, at 225,782 gross tons and 1,181 feet the largest passenger vessel ever built, was due in Fort Lauderdale on Nov.
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Wave of social media precedes ship
On Friday morning, those who want to watch the arrival of Oasis in Port Everglades can do so at John U. Lloyd Park in Dania Beach.
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How's This For Hypocrisy? Floating City Nears Maiden Voyage
From CNN Money . This ship is 5x the tonnage of the Titanic, and nearly 1/4 mile long, but is all okay--it's "green" . Cruise ships generally get 8 gallons to the mile.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Cements Strategic Partnership With Shanghai International Port Group
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is pleased to announce that the company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Shanghai International Port Co., Ltd.
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Royal Caribbean executives are quick to defend Oasis pricing
Royal Caribbean International would like the chatter surrounding the Oasis of the Seas to focus on its seven neighborhoods, nine-deck-high zipline and diving shows.
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Port firm deepens ties with cruise line
SHANGHAI International Port Group yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen a strategic partner relationship with a cruise line operator in an effort to boost the cruise economy in the city.
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Every few years a new cruise ship becomes the world's biggest and claims to be a game-changer. Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas may have a better shot than most.
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