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All the news that's fit to print on Specialty Cruises!
The world of specialty cruises is full of news. This niche market of the cruise industry has dozens of companies each providing unusual or offbeat cruise journeys. Here we bring you the latest news from these cruise lines, including any of their press releases. We also feature news from the specialty cruise industry in general.
In addition, we'll share any interesting or exciting news about us and our members. To the best of our knowledge, we're the only resource, community, and travel center that is wholly devoted to specialty cruises. So there's always something happening within our online community, and we know some of it may interest to you.
In this section we try and share stories that are time-sensitive. And if the story is still valuable as an on-going resource or reference tool, we then archive it in our archives.
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Top▲Press Releases from the Cruise Operators
Cruise West Announces a New 2011 Itinerary - Wild Alaska SeafariAugust 05, 2010Cruise West, a global leader in small-ship explorations, today announced a new 5-night itinerary, Wild Alaska Seafari, dedicated to showcasing Alaska’s wildlife like never before.
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Russian cruise ship collides with barge on Volga RiverAugust 18, 2010More than 100 foreign tourists experienced a short-lived Titanic-like scare on the Volga River early Wednesday when their luxury cruise ship sailing from Moscow to St. Petersburg collided with a sand-laden barge. None of the 111 tourists from the United States, Germany and Italy were injured, while three of the 91… |
Luxury cruise line Silversea goes more affordable, more luxuryAugust 10, 2010How do you make luxury more luxurious? Push upscale up the scale just a little higher? That's the trick for any business that caters to high-end travelers. But in an economic era when those businesses are also looking to attract less affluent clients, the trick becomes even trickier. Silversea Cruises launched its… |
American Cruise Lines Building Mississippi River BoatAugust 20, 2010American Cruise Lines, a small-ship operator based in Guilford, Conn., is building a 140-passenger paddlewheel boat to operate on the Mississippi River starting in 2012. The vessel is under construction at Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corp. in Salisbury, Md., according to Tim Beebe, the line’s vice president of marketing. |
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