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Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Windstar Cruises / Travel Dynamics / American Cruise Lines

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Windstar Cruises / Travel Dynamics / American Cruise Lines

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Continuing Shawn J. Dake’s Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review Windstar Cruises spent US$18 million on refurbishments to their three-ship fleet consisting of the WIND STAR, WIND SPIRIT and WIND SURF (ex CLUB MED 1). The original pair of sail-assisted cruisers completed theirs in November. The WIND SURF had…

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Voyages To Antiquity / Ocean Star Cruises / Ola Cruises / Abou Mehri / Quark Expeditions

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Voyages To Antiquity / Ocean Star Cruises / Ola Cruises / Abou Mehri / Quark Expeditions

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Continuing Shawn J. Dake’s Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review Voyages To Antiquity is expanding beyond its traditional Mediterranean base with the 11,563 gross ton AEGEAN ODYSSEY (ex NARCIS, ALKYON, AEGEAN DOLPHIN, AEGEAN 1). During the winter season the ship will offer 17 to 22-day cruise-tours in India and…

The EUROPA 2 Officially Delivered To Hapag-Lloyd Cruises

The EUROPA 2 Officially Delivered To Hapag-Lloyd Cruises

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On Friday April 26, 2013 at a formal ceremony, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises took delivery of the modern and casual luxury ship EUROPA 2 from the STX France shipyard in Saint Nazaire. Dr Wolfgang Flägel, Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and Laurent Castaing, General Manager of STX France, signed the takeover protocol.…

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Plantours & Partner / Phoenix Reisen / Hurtigruten / Paul Gauguin Cruises

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Plantours & Partner / Phoenix Reisen / Hurtigruten / Paul Gauguin Cruises

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Continuing Shawn J. Dake’s Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review Plantours & Partner based in Bremen and catering to German passengers began operating the 15,067 gross ton HAMBURG, built in 1997 as the C. COLUMBUS. The German ship owners, Conti, purchased the vessel from Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and chartered it…

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Compagnie du Ponant / Hapag-Lloyd Cruises

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Compagnie du Ponant / Hapag-Lloyd Cruises

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Continuing Shawn J. Dake’s Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review Compagnie du Ponant which until 2012 was a division of the giant French container company CMA-CGM Group, has been sold to Bridgepoint Capital Ltd., a British private equity firm with no previous background in the cruise industry. The deal…

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Louis Cruise Lines

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Louis Cruise Lines

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Continuing Shawn J. Dake’s Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review Louis Cruise Lines agreed to swap their 1,460 passenger LOUIS MAJESTY (ex ROYAL MAJESTY, NORWEGIAN MAJESTY) to Thomson Cruises on a charter basis in exchange for the equivalent sized THOMSON DESTINY (ex SONG OF AMERICA, SUNBIRD) which they renamed…

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Cruise & Maritime Voyages / Voyages Of Discovery / Swan Hellenic

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Cruise & Maritime Voyages / Voyages Of Discovery / Swan Hellenic

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Continuing Shawn J. Dake’s Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review Cruise & Maritime Voyages will not continue to charter the 1976-built OCEAN COUNTESS (ex CUNARD COUNTESS, AWANI DREAM II, OLYMPIC COUNTESS, OLYMPIA COUNTESS, OCEAN COUNTESS, LILI MARLEEN, RUBY) as they have done for the last three years. The 17,593…

BELLA DESGAGNES Is Newest Ship For Canada

BELLA DESGAGNES Is Newest Ship For Canada

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Canada has received their first new passenger-cargo ship in many years.  On April 19, 2013 the m/v BELLA DESGAGNES was christened at the Port of Sept-Iles.  This is the latest ship in the fleet of  Relais Nordik which is a subsidiary of Groupe Desgagnés  based in Quebec.  In coastal service,…

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Saga Holidays / Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Saga Holidays  / Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

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Continuing Shawn J. Dake’s Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review Saga Holidays latest acquisition the 37,301 gross ton, 750-passenger SAGA SAPPHIRE (ex EUROPA, SUPERSTAR EUROPE, SUPERSTAR AIRES, HOLIDAY DREAM, BLEU DE FRANCE) joined the company’s fleet in late March, 2012 after a nearly four-month-long refurbishment. Forty-six balconies were added…

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Crystal Cruises / Silversea Cruises

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Crystal Cruises / Silversea Cruises

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Continuing Shawn J. Dake’s Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review Crystal Cruises enhanced their luxury cruise experience for 2012 by becoming all-inclusive, with gratuities and an open-bar policy, including alcoholic beverages now included in the cruise fare. Combined with some of the best specialty restaurants such as Prego for…

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