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Something’s up with Carnival move
Look, I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I am having trouble figuring out what Carnival is doing announcing that another ship is going to Europe in 2013. Something’s up here. My...
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Sunshine for Carnival fleet, too
Carnival’s Destiny is getting a new look and a new name. Not long ago I speculated that when Carnival announced the Destiny would be making a one-way Transatlantic cruise in February 2013 — with no...
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Details for this week’s Transatlantic trips
And a Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you all! This is a followup to Ports and Bows column that appeared in these papers this week: Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Windsor Star, Regina Leader Post,...
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Cruising’s damaging year continuing
Catching up on the news… The cruise line industry has had a series of incidents in the past year not on its wanted list. The most damaging was the terrible tragedy with the Costa Concordia. Now,...
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Gazing at cruising’s crystal ball
There are many questions to be answered in regard to the 2013 cruise season. One thing we do know is that cruise lines are continuing to build, rebuild and refurbish ships against a volatile economic...
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Back to normal for Carnival fleet
Two Carnival ships that spent a long time on the shore and missed cruises are now back in the water and operating as scheduled. One, the almost 3,000-passenger Carnival Triumph, suffered fire damage...
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The Sunshine: when old becomes new
Just now on board the new Carnival Sunshine after catching the ship in Rome, which was three days into the cruise. I say “new” even though the ship is the old Carnival Destiny. You would never know it...
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Carnival brings Sunshine to New Orleans
I am travelling so I asked veteran cruise writer Fran Golden to bring readers up to speed on the Carnival Sunshine’s naming ceremony in New Orleans this week. By Fran Golden Carnival Cruise Lines is...
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