First Steel Cut for Seabourn’s Newest Luxury Ship Seabourn Ovation

Seattle, June 7, 2016 – Seabourn, the world’s finest ultra-luxury cruise line, has taken a giant step forward toward the launch of its next new vessel, Seabourn Ovation, with the commemorative cutting of the first steel. The ceremony, held today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa, Italy, was presided over by Seabourn President Richard Meadows and Genoa shipyard Director Raffaele Davassi. “The cutting of steel is a significant milestone in the creation of Seabourn Ovation, as well as the continuing evolution of the Seabourn fleet and the ultra-luxury cruise segment,” noted Meadows. “We are excited to witness this important step

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NCL’s Norwegian Jewel Will Call Down Under Home

MIAMI, Fla (June 7, 2016) – Norwegian Cruise Line today announced several itineraries for the company’s Fall/Winter 2017/2018 deployment. The line will be featuring a wide array of itineraries from convenient U.S. ports of departure, as well as exciting new Australia & New Zealand itineraries from Sydney and Auckland, all offering Norwegian’s signature freedom and flexibility onboard. Cruise Line Announces New & Exciting Itineraries Fleetwide Some of the Highlights: New for 2017/18, Norwegian Jewel will be based in the Asia Pacific region with departures to and from Australia beginning November 2017. San Juan, Puerto Rico returns as a seasonal homeport,

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Welcome! Victory Cruise Lines – Florida To Cuba & Canada/Great Lakes

MIAMI (June 7, 2016) — The list of cruise operators sailing to Cuba continues to grow and now a new Miami-based cruise line is set to begin sailing Florida-Cuba itineraries starting in November. The newly formed Victory Cruise line will begin sailings this July 8th from Montreal, Canada, to ports in Canada and on the U.S. Great Lakes. Victory Cruise Lines Ltd. plans to operate m/v Victory I on cruises from three to 14 days in length. The 5,000-gross-ton, 300-foot-long Victory I — the former Saint Laurent –has been renovated and has 101 4.5-star staterooms and a maximum guest capacity

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