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Viking Takes Delivery of 82-Guest Nile River Ship
The Nile cruiser has forty-one staterooms, a crew of forty-eight and an indoor-outdoor Aquavit Terrace, with the cruisetour beginning and ending in Cairo.
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Azamara Names Alex Pinelo Chief Sales Officer
Pinelo succeeds Michelle Lardizabal, who left in May for Signature Travel Network. His career includes roles at AmaWaterways, Norwegian Cruise Line and Disney Cruise Line.
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New Alliance Warns Rising Costs Threaten Australia’s Cruise Sector
The report says cruise lines spend about one point five billion Australian dollars locally each year, while passengers add about one point eight billion.
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Atlas Adds Four Long Voyages to Adventurer’s Debut Season
The Grand Odyssey Expedition departs Kobe for Cape Town on November 30, 2028, and includes three exclusive shoreside experiences.
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Royal Caribbean Plans Mahahual K'iin Community Center
Chosen through a community vote, the center’s name means “the sun of Mahahual,” and plans call for a soccer pitch plus basketball and volleyball courts.
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Royal Caribbean Group Adds Former Airbnb Operations Chief to Board
Before Airbnb, Bunch held senior leadership posts at Apple and Hewlett-Packard, and she serves on The Vanguard Group’s board and its Audit Committee.
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Star Clippers Names Former Lindblad Executive Leo Chang CEO
The Monaco-based company, founded in 1989 by Mikael Krafft, operates Royal Clipper, Star Flyer and Star Clipper and has a United States presence in Miami.
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Viva Cruises Names Ghannadian, Weldon to North America Sales Roles
Ghannadian brings more than twenty-two years in cruise and tourism, while Weldon most recently was director of national, key and strategic accounts at Hurtigruten Expeditions.
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Nicko Cancels Vasco da Gama Norway Sailing as Repairs Continue
The pulled 14-night itinerary included calls at Hammerfest, Alesund and Bergen, while booked guests are being offered alternative cruises or full refunds.
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Ellen Kennedy to Retire as Port Everglades Names Successor
Kennedy cited the COVID-19 restart as a proud moment; Celebrity Edge sailed June 26, 2021, as the first oceangoing cruise ship from a U.S. port in 15 months.
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Paul Ludlow to Become Cunard President in Carnival UK Restructure
The changes consolidate oversight across P&O Cruises’ seven ships and Cunard’s four Queens, while formal consultation will shape team structures.
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Atlas Ocean Voyages Seeks New Florida Headquarters Amid Expansion
Ferreira said he was on site at a recently renovated century-old art deco property in Fort Lauderdale, but Atlas has not named the site or a relocation timetable.