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Corfu Welcomes MSC Opera as First Cruise Ship of 2020

2020-03-05 by Argophilia Travel News

MSC Opera

MSC CRUISES has begun the new tourist season on the island of Corfu with the portage of “MSC Opera” today.

Tags: Corfu, Greek cruises, Heraklion, Katakolo, Med cruises, MSC Cruises, MSC Opera, Rhodes

Norwegian Pearl Voyages Interrupted Over Ship Repairs

2019-07-08 by Argophilia Travel News

Norwegian Pearl

st week it was announced that Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Pearl European cruise was cut short due to needed repairs.

Tags: cruise lines, cruise news, cruises, Europe cruises, Med cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian Pearl

Oceania Cruises’ Riviera Christened in Barcelona

2012-05-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Cat Cora at Riviera's christening in Barcelona

Oceania Cruises, one of the world’s top luxury cruiselines, cristened their latest vessel, m/s Riviera in Barcelona yesterday. The 66,172-ton vessel, built by famed Italian yard Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente, will set sail on a 10-day maiden voyage from Venice to Athens beginning May 16.

Tags: Balkans cruises, Cat Cora, Chefs, cruise ships, cruises, Eastern Europe, Europe cruises, Europe travel, gourmet cruises, Kunal S. Kamlani, Med cruises, Mediterranean

Cruising the Med in Style with Sea Cloud Cruises: Summer 2011

2011-06-28 by Phil Butler

Sea Cloud in Hamburg

Argophilia is all about the love of the journey, and what journey imaginary or real could be more poignant than a Mediterranean cruise? And since we are destined for dreams, what about a cruise aboard a real ship, a legend, the 80+ year old windjammer Sea Cloud. Talk about a journey, Jason of Argonaut fame himself would fight for the chance.

Tags: Bonifacio Corsica, Cruise industry, cruises, Hansa Treuhand Hamburg, Hansa Treuhand-Group, luxury cruises, Med cruises, Med travel, sailing cruise, sailing ships, Sea Cloud, Sea Cloud Cruises, ships, smal, small ship cruises, tall ships, Windjammer

New Travel Portal Is Indeed ideeli

2011-06-22 by Phil Butler

Sebourn Legend via ideeli

ideeli, Inc. announces an all new flash sale shopping site with a very cool travel component. Powered by Voyage Prive, the first and largest global private flash sale travel group, ideeli travel goes a long way toward connecting travelers with curated travel offers and booking simplicity. With a maze of online travel sites springing up everywhere, maybe it’s time for an old fashioned travel store?

Tags: 7 Night Cruise, Civitavecchia, designer travel, ideeli travel, luxury shopping, luxury yacht cruise, Med cruises, Monte Carlo, online travel, Paul Hurley, Seabourn Legend, Travel Channel, travel deals, travel portal, travel websites, Voyage Prive

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