Disney Cruise Line makes inaugural call in New York
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- Published: 29 February 2012 29 February 2012
In a photo taken Feb. 28, 2012, the Disney Fantasy, newest ship of Disney Cruise Line, sails past the Statue of Liberty Tuesday after traveling nearly 3,800 miles across the Atlantic Ocean from Bremerhaven, Germany. The 4,000-passenger Disney Fantasy will be christened in New York on March 1, then sail to her home port of Port Canaveral, Fla. With a maiden voyage on March 31, the Disney Fantasy will sail seven-night cruises to the Caribbean and Disney’s private island, Castaway Cay.
(Kent Phillips/Disney, photographer)
RCCL takes up option to build second Sunshine class ship
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- Published: 29 February 2012 29 February 2012
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd (RCCL) says it has exercised its option to build a second Sunshine-class cruise ship to be delivered in the Spring 2015. The 158,000 gross ton ship will be built by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft on substantially the same terms as the first Sunshine ship. “This confirms our continued confidence in the success of this new generation of ships and our strong conviction about the Royal Caribbean International brand,” said Richard D. Fain, Chairman and CEO RCCL. The fiirst ship was ordered in February last year at a cost of 170,000 euro per berth. It will be delivered in 2014
Argentina escalates Falklands row by cruise call ban
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- Published: 28 February 2012 28 February 2012
Argentina has escalated the row over the ownership of the Falklands Islands as two British flag cruise ships were banned from calling at Ushuaia on Monday after they had called the Falklands earlier.
Princess Cruises 109,000 gross ton Star Princess and P&O Cruises 30,000 gross ton Adonia were both banned from calling at the Argentine port following an earlier visit at Port Stanley in the Falklands Islands, which belong to the UK. Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises are both parts of the Carnival Corp & plc group.
No explanation was given to the ban. Foreign & Commonwealth Office, the UK foreign ministry, said in a statement the ban was unacceptable interference with free commerce. Both ships in question are registered in Hamilton, Bermuda, a British overseas dependency. They fly the Red Ensign of the British merchant navy.
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