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Holland America’s Zuiderdam Begins 35-Night Voyage of the Vikings
The cruise is part of Holland America's Legendary Voyages series, with an overnight in Rotterdam and less-visited calls such as Red Bay, Paamiut and Husavik.
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Fincantieri Delivers Explora III as Fleet’s First LNG Ship
The 72,810-gross-ton Explora III has 463 suites for about 922 guests and was built under RINA class surveillance with certification for polar regions.
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TUI Cruises Sets Schlagerliner 5 From Bremerhaven in 2027
The five-night sailing is scheduled to call at Rotterdam and Dover, with two sea days set aside for concerts, autograph sessions and karaoke.
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Hapag-Lloyd Plans 20th Europa's Best With 23 Michelin Stars
Guests will be served at Pool Deck degustation counters, with ten European wine experts and ten haute cuisine specialists joining the short cruise.
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Norwegian Sun Drops Four Baltic Ports Amid Propulsion Issues
Norwegian Cruise Line said guest and crew safety was not affected, and satellite tracking after the Riga call showed Norwegian Sun making eleven knots toward Ronne.
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CroisiEurope Launches Nine November Cruise Escapes
CroisiEurope was founded near Strasbourg in 1976 as Alsace Croisières, and three Rhine itineraries either begin, end or operate round trip from the city.
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AIDA Cruises Returns as Kiel Week Sponsor for 2026 Festival
Kiel Week draws more than three point five million visitors annually, and AIDA's "Between Sky and Sea" production will include drones and lasers.
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Douglas Mawson Makes Maiden Caen Call During D-Day Events
A new Colombelles swing bridge scheduled for summer 2027 would provide a forty-meter navigable width, allowing ships up to one hundred eighty-five meters long to reach the port.
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Mein Schiff Relax Cleared After Explosives Alert in Kiel
Roughly two thousand passengers were already aboard as the precautionary response moved them away from the port side and set a safety perimeter of about one hundred fifty meters.
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Oceania Plans Three-Ship Northern Europe Season for 2027
Oceania says Insignia, Vista and Marina can pair major cities with smaller calls such as Rosendal, Stornoway, Seydisfjordur and Karlskrona.
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Fred. Olsen to Launch First Dance-Themed Cruise in 2026
The itinerary calls at Amsterdam during its Light Festival before Honfleur, with time ashore around cobbled streets, timber-framed houses and the harbor.
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AIDAsol Reaches 15 Years in Service for AIDA Cruises
AIDAsol was the first AIDA Cruises ship fitted with shore power, allowing its engines to be shut down while alongside at equipped ports.