Daily Archives: October 11, 2012

Celebrity rolls out newest in Solstice class as Reflection joins the fleet


  From Marine Link The 126,000 gt Celebrity Reflection is the fith ship out of a series of five cruise ships the German shipyard is building for Celebrity Cruises. The owners and the shipbuilders have developed and built another extremely … Continue reading

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Maine finds cruise ships bring happy tourists spending money


From Bangor Daily News Midcoast communities are increasingly the destination of cruise ships from around the world — vessels that bring with them the all important tourist dollars. Maine overall has seen a doubling of the number of cruise ships … Continue reading

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Ports claim cruise passengers aren’t spending moola with them


From The Washington Post FALMOUTH, Jamaica — Tourists emerge by the hundreds from a towering, 16-deck megaship docked at the Caribbean’s newest cruise port. They squint in the glare of the Jamaican sun, peer curiously at a gaggle of locals … Continue reading

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