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Holland America Line Donates $100,000 To Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation

2014-04-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Holland America Line

In news from Holland America, to honor of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s work, the leading cruise company has donated $100,000 to the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation (DTPF). The donation follows Tutu’s appearance as a special lecturer of ms Amsterdam’s Grand World Voyage

Tags: cruise lines, cruises, Desmund Tutu, donations, Holland America, Tutu

Carnival Sails Away from Europe

2013-05-13 by Phil Butler

Carnival Cruises Europe no more?

Carnival Cruise Lines is apparently sailing away from Europeans headed to more profitable distant shores. Blaming rising airfare costs and other market problems in Europe, the cruise giant has decided to port Carnival Legend in Australia rather than in Barcelona and the Med.

Tags: Carnival, Carnival Corporations, cruise lines, cruises, Europe cruises, ships, world cruises

Crystal Cruises Announces 2013 Getaway Deals

2012-12-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Crystal Cruises in Norway

In cruise news, Crystal Cruises announced yesterday having unveiled a new collection of Crystal Getaways for 2013. Passengers booking before January get special pricing.

Tags: cruise, cruise lines, cruise travel, Crystal Cruises, Europe cruises, Norway cruises, world cruises

Disney Dream Sails Away With “Best New Ship”

2011-11-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

All aboard Disney Dream

In cruise news, Cruise Critic® has just named the 2011 Cruise Critic Editor’s Picks Awards to honor top cruise lines, ports of call, and other things nautical travel.

Tags: Carnival Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Cruise Critic, cruise lines, cruise travel, cruising, Disney Cruises, Disney Dream, travel

Seasite Engages Business Cruising

2011-07-18 by Phil Butler

Seasite landing page

Seasite.com, an online portal dedicated to business cruise events, has just released their latest version which allows planners added functionality. Like hotel sourcing portals Cvent and Starcite, Seasite aims to help planners course ship charters.

Tags: Anne Lundregan, business cruise, business tools, business travel, Businesswire, cruise lines, cruise organizers, Cruise Planners, cruises, CruiseWeb, Cvent, event cruises, Josephine Kling, press release, Royal Caribbean, Schwartz Communications, travel tools, Voyages to Antiquity

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