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		<title>Monster waves kill 2 on cruise ship</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita Dunham-Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Associated Press, Greek and Cypriot officials are confirming that 26-foot waves crashed into a cruise ship off the coast of France, smashing glass windshields and killing two passengers. Another six people suffered light injuries, a Greek coast guard statement says.  
The accident occurred near the Marseilles, France on Wednesday as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three dead as Costa Europa smashes into Egyptian pier</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita Dunham-Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three crew members were killed when the Costa Europa slammed into the dock at Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, a Red Sea resort on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.  The Europa was carrying 1,437 passengers as it collided with the pier at approximately 4:45 a.m. local time Friday morning. Bad weather and high winds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dubai is the hot new cruise destination</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita Dunham-Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ExpertCruiser is off to Dubai for the Costa Deliziosa inaugural.  Dubai is quickly emerging as a cruise destination and is growing rapidly with 250,000 cruise tourists visiting the emirate during 2009 &#8212; a 37 per cent increase on the previous year. And in 2010, Dubai is expected to host 120 ship calls with over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Princess orders two new ships</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita Dunham-Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carnival Corporation has signed a memorandum of agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of two 3,600-passenger cruise ships for its Princess Cruises brand.  The agreement is subject to execution of a definitive contract, financing and other customary closing conditions.
The new ships – which will have an all-in cost of approximately €155,000 ($211,628 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High winds keep Disney Magic in Bahamas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita Dunham-Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Disney Magic remains docked at its private island, Castaway Cay, due to 50 mph winds and high waves. The Magic was scheduled back in Port Canaveral Saturday morning, but it is not expected to dock until late Saturday night.  Port Canaveral officials said it will take the ship 13 hours to reach the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Princess brings back ‘Bon Voyage’ tradition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita Dunham-Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Princess Cruises is reviving a tradition that vanished years ago when more security became a way of life – the line is debuting a program to give passengers the opportunity to invite their friends and family aboard ship on embarkation day and will be able to spend approximately four hours together on the ship prior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BIG changes for Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) fleet</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita Dunham-Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced its 2011/2012 summer deployment and itineraries with highlights including a new homeport in Europe; more capacity and newer ships to Bermuda from the Northeast; and a year-round commitment to New Orleans.  
In a first for the line in Europe, Norwegian Sun will homeport in Copenhagen offering nine-day cruises [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa takes delivery of its 15th cruise ship &#8211; Costa Deliziosa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita Dunham-Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Costa Cruises took delivery of its 15th cruiseship, the $625 million Costa Deliziosa in Venice on Saturday. Sister ship to the Costa Luminosa the 92,600-ton Costa Deliziosa carries 2,826 guests in 1,130 staterooms – including 52 Samsara, 718 veranda cabins, 50 suites and four Samsara suites inside the 11,000 square foot Samsara Spa. There are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Star Clippers gives Antigua the heave-ho</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita Dunham-Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today Star Clippers announced that it will no longer make port calls in Antigua. The decision comes in the wake of the murder of a Star Clipper’s passenger on the island.  On January 19, Nina Elisabeth Nilssen of San Francisco was stabbed to death after wandering from a barbecue picnic near Pigeon Point Beach. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cruise director&#8217;s movie star past comes back to haunt him</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anita Dunham-Potter</dc:creator>
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I bet you didn’t know Carnival’s senior cruise director John Heald is a movie star (sort of). In 1985, John fittingly starred as the cruise director in a movie with Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen dubbed “The Case Of The Mystery Cruise”.  Check out this movie clip on YouTube where a dark haired and [...]]]></description>
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