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Astoria Goes on a Quest for Adventure with Saga
Saga has purchased the 18,591 GT, 500-berth Astoria from Club Cruise, as previously rumored. The ship, on charter to Transocean Tours until April 2009, will be renamed Quest for Adventure and become … more »
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Astoria Goes on a Quest for Adventure with Saga
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Doug Newman wrote 3 weeks ago: Saga has purchased the 18,591 GT, 500-berth Astoria from Club Cruise, as previously rumored. The sh … more »
Minerva's Second Swan Maiden Postponed
Doug Newman wrote 2 months ago: Swan Hellenic has been forced to cancel its first cruise with its once and future ship, Minerva, du … more »
Astoria to Become Spirit of Adventure II?
Doug Newman wrote 2 months ago: Rumors are strengthening that Club Cruise’s Astoria, whose charter to Transocean Tours ends in … more »
Louis Sells Princesa Marissa and Serenade; Buys Thomson Destiny and Thomson Spirit
Doug Newman wrote 2 months ago: Louis Cruise Lines‘ parent, Louis plc, has announced that it has sold two of its oldest ships … more »
Trouble at Club Cruise? Van Gogh UK Plans Axed; Da Vinci Scrap Rumors; Astoria Sale Imminent?
Doug Newman wrote 2 months ago: The past week has looked rather grim for Dutch-based operator Club Cruise. First came the news that … more »
P&O Takes Delivery of Ventura
Doug Newman wrote 3 months ago: P&O Cruises has taken delivery of its newest ship, Ventura from Fincantieri’s Monfalcone s … more »
Van Gogh Cruise Line Cancels Summer Cruises; Van Gogh Chartered to Metropolis Tur
Doug Newman wrote 3 months ago: Van Gogh Cruise Line has cancelled its summer 2008 cruises. According to a report in Seatrade Inside … more »
Balmoral: Fred. Olsen for Americans?
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Doug Newman wrote 4 months ago: UK-market veteran Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is aiming to make a big splash in the US with its latest … more »
Van Gogh Cruise Line's New Web Site
Doug Newman wrote 5 months ago: Club Cruise subsidiary Van Gogh Cruise Line now has its own web site. As I reported last month, it i … more »
All Leisure Seeks New Ships
Doug Newman wrote 5 months ago: All Leisure Group plc, parent of Swan Hellenic and Voyages of Discovery, continues to seek new tonna … more »
Rumors: Club Cruise, Fred. Olsen, Saga to Order in Korea?
Doug Newman wrote 5 months ago: Cruise Business Review reports that Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines and Saga Cruises are rumored to be cons … more »
Swan Hellenic Returns to River Cruising in Partnership with A-ROSA
Doug Newman wrote 5 months ago: Swan Hellenic has announced a return to river cruising with a new program for 2009 in partnership wi … more »
Fred. Olsen Cancels Balmoral Inagural
Doug Newman wrote 5 months ago: Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has cancelled the 30 January inaugural voyage of Balmoral. The former Crown … more »
New Club Cruise Subsidiary to Market Van Gogh in UK - Updated
Doug Newman wrote 6 months ago: Following the collapse of charterer Travelscope, Club Cruise has announced the formation of a new s … more »
Travelscope in Administration; Club Cruise to Operate Van Gogh World Cruise
Doug Newman wrote 6 months ago: UK tour operator Travelscope Holidays Ltd, charterer of Club Cruise’s Van Gogh, was placed und … more »
Queen Victoria Delivered to Cunard & First Official Interior Photos
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Doug Newman wrote 7 months ago: This past Sunday, 25 November 2007, Cunard took delivery of the new 90,049 GT, 2,000-berth Queen Vi … more »
New Queen Elizabeth to Debut in 2010
Doug Newman wrote 9 months ago: Cunard Line has ordered a new 92,000 GT, 2,092-passenger ship, to be named Queen Elizabeth and enter … more »
Balmoral Gets Her Own Web Site
Doug Newman wrote 9 months ago: Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a dedicated web site for its fifth ship, Balmoral (currently N … more »
Classic International Cruises' Athena
Doug Newman wrote 1 year ago: I’ve just received the latest copy of Sea Lines, the wonderful magazine of the Ocean Liner Soc … more »
