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Regent Seven Seas Offering First-Class Air & Suite Upgrades

2020-09-14 by Argophilia Travel News

#SevenSeasExplorer

Regent Seven Seas Cruises is now offering free first-class air and suite upgrades through Sept. 30 as part of its “Elevate Your Experience.”

Tags: Cruise deals, cruise passngers, cruise ships, European cruises, Mediterranean cruises, Regent Seven Seas

ASTA Coronavirus Callousness May Sink American Cruise Industry

2020-03-11 by Phil Butler

MSC Poesia

The ASTA has responded in harsh terms to the U.S. State Department COVID-19 advisory casting good PR to the sailing winds.

Tags: ASTA, CLIA, COVID-19, COVID-19 advisory, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 precautions, cruise ships, Kelly Craighead, State Department, Zane Kerby

Norway’s Hybrid Power Cruise Ship Roald Amundsen Sets Out On Maiden Voyage

2019-07-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Roald Amundsen

Originally scheduled to set sail June 27th, Hurtigruten’s 530-passenger Roald Amundsen finally embarked on its revised maiden voyage from Tromsø, carrying 211 passengers.

Tags: Captain Kai Albrigtsen, cruise lines, cruise ships, cruise technology, energy efficiency, Green ships, Hurtigruten, hybrid propulsion, hybrid ships, Norwegian ships, ship technology, ships

Norwegian Encore to Feature Art by Eduardo Arranz-Bravo

2018-09-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Norwegian Encore

Norwegian Cruise Line today revealed that Eduardo Arranz-Bravo, the award-winning Spanish artist, created the hull artwork for the fourth and final ship of its Breakaway-Plus class, Norwegian Encore, debuting in Miami in November 2019.

Tags: cruise lines, cruise ships, cruises, Eduardo Arranz-Bravo, Norwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian Encore, ships

MSC Meraviglia Gets Stellar Sendoff from Sophia Loren

2017-06-28 by Phil Butler

03 June 2017 MSC Meraviglia Christening

Earlier this month Switzerland-based cruise MSC Cruises christened the MSC Meraviglia at a ceremony in Le Havre, France highlighted by film legend Sophia Loren. MSC Cruises’ biggest ship ever, the 171,598-ton Meraviglia is a $1 billion dollar, 19 deck supership capable of carrying 5,714 passengers.

Tags: cruise lines, cruise news, cruise ships, Meraviglia, MSC Meraviglia, MSC ships, passenger ships, Sophia Loren

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