MSC Cruises’ First Next Generation Ship Named “MSC Meraviglia”

OPEN FOR BOOKINGS FROM JUNE 2015 MSC MERAVIGLIA WILL BE THE FIRST SHIP WITH THREE HOMEPORTS   SAINT-NAZAIRE, April 20, 2015 – MSC Cruises, the world’s largest privately-owned cruise company, marked a key milestone in its $5.4 billion growth plan today as the first steel for its new Vista generation of megaships was cut at STX France, during a ceremony in Saint-Nazaire. At the steel-cutting ceremony, MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago told assembled press and dignitaries that the cutting-edge 4,500 guest (double occupancy), 167,600-GRT ship — due to be delivered in May 2017 and open for bookings from June 2015 —

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Holland America Line Launches Tablet App

Free, one-of-a-kind app puts Alaska in the palm of travel professionals’ hands and allows for easy itinerary display and collateral creation   Seattle, Wash., April 20, 2015 — Holland America Line has made it easier for travel partners and consumers to experience the line’s Alaska cruises and Land+Sea Journeys with the launch of a new application for tablets. Those using an Apple, Android or Windows tablet can search key words such as “Holland America Alaska” in their respective app store and download the application for free. The app is optimized for tablets and offers the best of Holland America Line’s

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Holland America Line’s new ms Koningsdam to Homeport at Port Everglades for Caribbean Cruises in Winter 2016/Spring 2017

  Ship to sail four- to 11-day Caribbean itineraries from South Florida April 1, 2015 — Following its inaugural Europe season in 2016, Holland America Line’s new ms Koningsdam will homeport at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The ship will sail a series of Caribbean voyages and one cruise to the Bahamas from November 2016 through March 2017. Koningsdam’s Caribbean itineraries will be available for booking in late spring. The seven-day cruises visit popular ports in the region, while the longer nine-, 10- and 11-day itineraries provide more time for exploring and include a diverse array of islands with

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