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Articles tagged “cruise”

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New fuel additive “Bunker Green” helps make cruise lines sail greener

This new fuel mixture created with a simple by-product of soup could have a huge impact on the way future cruise ships fuel up as it helps remove sulfur and reduce soot emissions by 15 percent.

Skift | 12 years ago

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Hundreds of miles of the Nile River re-open to cruise ships after 15 years

Cruises along the Nile River that used to last only a few days due to safety concerns and unstable water levels will now last up to two weeks and bring tourists to previously unvisited ruins.

Skift | 12 years ago

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Verizon makes it difficult to check email onboard cruise ships

According to this frequent cruiser, Verizon blocks users’ data services while on the ocean. He advises finding another mobile carrier if you're hoping to get work done on your next vacation.

Skift | 12 years ago

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First cruise app Ship Mate is growing up with help of accelerator Startup UCLA

Ship Mate was the child prodigy of mobile cruise apps, but the founders have realized that great products should refine with age so they’re creating products for niche cruises and teaming up with travel agents.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

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An EU research project on air pollution sunk inside the Costa Concordia

Pollution levels in major cruising and shipping centers in the Mediterranean have had historically high levels of pollution but in the last two years sulfur rules imposed by the EU have improved matters.

Skift | 12 years ago

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Holland America Line uses Facebook sweepstakes to accumulate new followers

The cruise line's strategic use of social media ensures that the brand will continue to pop up on their new fans' newsfeed, and possibly even tempt them to book the cruise they didn’t win for free.

Skift | 12 years ago

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Maine’s congresswoman asks cruise ships to buy local lobsters to boost economy

Cruise ships could provide a huge boost to the local economies they visit by buying fresh local produce and seafood -- a boost that many cruise stops from Maine to the Caribbean islands desperately need.

Associated Press | 12 years ago

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Capsized cruise ship will remain an eyesore on the Italian coast until next spring

It may be more lucrative to turn the Costa Concordia into a floating museum of cruise disasters than attempt to lure tourists to book a spot on the repaired ship.

Associated Press | 12 years ago

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Disney Cruise Lines visits six new port destinations for the first time in 2012

Passengers and tourism officials are excited by the itinerary additions, which include Disney Cruises sailing out of New York, Miami, and Galveston, Texas, and making port calls to Hawaii and Canada.

Skift | 12 years ago

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The 4 most common causes behind cruise disasters and what’s being done to stop them

Waves, storms, fires, and crashes usually plague most nervous passengers’ minds and with good reason, but try to have a little faith – a trained staff is any ship’s best preventative measure.

Skift | 12 years ago