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Cruise Community News

Azamara Acquires Pacific Princess

27 Jan 2021

The company behind the recent purchase of Azamara has revealed that it is to add the former Princess Cruises ship, Pacific Princess, to the luxury…

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Pacific Princess To Leave Princess Cruises Fleet

22 Jan 2021

Princess Cruises has announced the sale of Pacific Princess to an undisclosed buyer in line with parent company Carnival Corporation's plan to remove less efficient…

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Saga Becomes First Cruise Line To Require COVID-19 Vaccine

21 Jan 2021

Saga Cruises has said it will demand passengers are vaccinated against COVID-19 ahesd of boarding, becoming the first cruise line in the world to do…

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MSC Cruises To Restart This Week

20 Jan 2021

MSC Cruises has confirmed it is to restart cruising this Sunday, 24 January 2021, with MSC Grandiosa to sail from Italy. With strict travel restrictions…

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New Cruise Ships News

Odyssey Of The Seas To Sail Short Southampton Season

26 Oct 2020

Royal Caribbean International has revealed that new ship Odyssey of the Seas is to sail a 'mini season' from Southampton and Barcelona in spring 2021.  Odyssey…

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P&O Cruises Iona Edges Closer To Delivery

28 May 2020

New P&O Cruises ship Iona is to leave the Meyer Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven shortly, bound for a final dry dock inspection in Rotterdam ahead…

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UK Launch of Enchanted Princess Delayed

15 Apr 2020

Princess Cruises will delay the launch of Enchanted Princess that had been due to be named in Southampton on 30 June.The majority of Princess Cruises…

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Celebrity Cruises Take Delivery Of Apex In World First

30 Mar 2020

In what is a first for the industry, Celebrity Cruises have this weekend taken ‘virtual’ delivery of their new Edge-class ship, Celebrity Apex.The official handover…

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Cruises From Southampton News

New Southampton cruise terminal set to open in 2021

26 Nov 2020

A new cruise terminal is set to open in the port of Southampton in 2021.  The £55m cruise terminal will let suitably-equipped ships plug in to a local power…

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Oceana To Leave P&O Cruises Fleet

7 Jul 2020

P&O Cruises has announced that the popular Oceana will leave the P&O Cruises fleet later this month. P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: “Whilst we and…

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Star line-up for Princess Cruises 2020 UK cruises announced

9 Dec 2019

Princess Cruises has revealed the first round of celebrities who will speak on Princess Cruises 2020 Southampton-based cruise ship, Crown Princess.In 2020, Crown Princess will…

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P&O Cruises Launches New 2021 – 2022 Cruise Holiday Collection

14 Oct 2019

In their biggest cruise holiday launch yet, this morning P&O Cruises shared the details of their newest collection, featuring sailings from April 2021 right through…

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