Tag: New Cruise Ships

Holland America Line’s Rotterdam Completes Sea Trials

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Returning to Fincantieri’s Marghera (Venice) shipyard in Italy, Holland America Line’s newest and third Pinnacle Class vessel, Rotterdam has successful completed two sets of sea trials off the country’s Adriatic coast. Also Watch: Nieuw Statendam – Ultimate Cruise Ship Tour Rotterdam left Marghera April 25 and performed the preliminary sea trials over two days before going into dry dock at Fincantieri’s Trieste shipyard where standard pre-delivery hull maintenance and painting were performed. The ship started its official sea trials on May 3, returning to Marghera May 6, where the final…

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Amazing Experiences Coming Onboard Disney Wish

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In true Disney fashion, Disney Cruise Line broadcast an incredibly produced reveal video highlighting many of the new features coming to their brand new cruise ship Disney Wish. Hosted by Disney Cruise Director, Ashley Long, with help from Captain Minnie, Fairy Godmother and more, we got our first glimpse of what to expect when the ship launches in June 2022. Keeping What Works From a distance, Disney Wish looks a lot like most recent ships Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy, and continues the classic ocean liner hull design. Disney Cruise…

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Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas Shifts to Israel

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Royal Caribbean has changed the course of the debut for their latest cruise ship, Odyssey of the Seas. Starting in May 2021, the second Quantum Ultra Class ship will begin sailing from Israel with a combination of 3- to 7-night escapes visiting the Greek Isles and Cyprus. The itineraries, roundtrip from Haifa, Israel, will include visits to idyllic isles and destinations in the Mediterranean, including Rhodes, Santorini, Mykonos and Athens, Greece and Limassol, Cyprus. Also Watch:   Prior to the new announcement, Odyssey of the Seas was scheduled to sail…

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Celebrity Cruises Lays Keel for Celebrity Beyond

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Celebrity Beyond

Celebrity Cruises’ third Edge Class cruise ship, Celebrity Beyond, celebrated an important milestone and the start of her construction as her keel block was laid at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Nazaire, France. The moment coincided with the shipbuilding industry’s traditional coin ceremony for Celebrity Beyond, which is meant to bring the ship good fortune. Celebrity, a brand known for its efforts to close the gender gap in the maritime industry, fittingly chose a coin from the American Innovation dollar series honoring Annie Jump Cannon, the daughter of an…

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Top New Cruise Ships Launching in 2021

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It’s time for the annual TalkingCruise guide to The Top New Cruise Ships in 2021. This year we’re highlighting 12 of our top picks of the latest and greatest.   After a year where we saw a worldwide pause in cruising, it’s time to look forward to the new cruise ships coming in 2021. It’s going to be an exciting year for new ship builds, with tons of variety in design, purpose and features. Our list highlights our tops picks, starting off with some highly anticipated vessels delayed from 2020.…

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