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From TravelPulse:

Louis Cruise Lines Takes Back Majesty After NCL Charter

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Louis Cruises said it took back the 1,790-passenger Louis Majesty at the end of its charter to Norwegian Cruise Line. The cruise ship was chartered to NCL and, as Norwegian Majesty, operated cruises from the U.S. until the end of October.


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From MSNBC:

Beware of cruise ships’ public restrooms

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NEW YORK - Going on a cruise? To cut your risk of getting sick while sailing the high seas, avoid using the ship's public bathrooms.

Stealth investigations of 56 ships operated by 9 large cruise lines found evidence that only about 30 percent of frequently touched bathroom surfaces were disinfected daily.


More at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34000562/ns/travel-cruising/
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From Cruise Critic:

British Cruise Operator All Leisure Group Snags New Ship

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(2:32 p.m. EST) -- British-owned All Leisure Group plc (ALG), which operates Swan Hellenic, Voyages of Discovery and Hebridean Island Cruises, is back on the acquisition trail.

The company -- which saved the Swan Hellenic name from extinction in 2008 and bought Hebridean Princess earlier this year from the ailing Hebridean International -- has just snapped up a fourth vessel, the 15,271-tonne mv Alexander von Humboldt.


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From Cruise Critic:

Ta Ta to Tut? King's Tomb to Close for Five Years

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(2:10 p.m. EST) -- Planning to take a Nile cruise in order to visit the famous tomb of Tutankhamun, aka King Tut? You'd better hurry, as it has just been announced that the burial chamber, the most visited in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, is to be closed for five years.


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From The BBC:

Cruise ship pair in drugs arrest

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Two people have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling cocaine into the UK on a luxury cruise ship.


Brief story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/8369411.stm

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From The Queensland Government:

Townsville Cruise Ship Terminal gets the green light – without residential development

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Premier Anna Bligh has today reaffirmed her government’s commitment to the long-awaited Townsville Cruise Ship Terminal which will now go ahead without an accompanying residential development.


More at http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=67516
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From CBS News:

Cruise Ships Will Not Be Used For Olympic Lodging

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(AP) VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - An Olympic accommodation plan in which thousands of visitors would have stayed on cruise ships has been called off because of the rough economy.

As many as seven ships would have been used for fans and sponsors as part of the multimillion-dollar plan proposed by the DEAP Group.


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From MSNBC:

Cruise operator: Young adults bring parents

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CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's largest pleasure cruise company said on Thursday it would continue to insist that young adult passengers be accompanied by parents even though the policy has been branded discriminatory.


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