Cruise Pulse: News and Notes for Dec. 7, 2015

100-Year-Old Carnival Cruiser Hits Big in Casino Senior Cruise Director for Carnival Cruise Line, John Heald, posted the news on his Facebook page about the 100-plus-year-old gold status guest who won big on Carnival Sunshine's slot machines.

Windstar Cruises Launches Deckside Festival on the Panama Canal Windstar Cruises will emphasize the marvel that is the Panama Canal on Costa Rica & Panama Canal sailings with special Canal Celebration evening passages and commentary.

Holland America Line's Zuiderdam Earns the Company's 7th Perfect Score in 2015 Holland America Line's Zuiderdam is now the seventh ship in the fleet to earn a perfect 100 score in 2015 during a United States Public Health inspection by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Two passengers onboard Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Summit were killed in a local bus accident in Tortola while another 16 were injured with two in critical condition.

Produced by UK company, Wild Pictures, new "The Cruise" documentary series will showcase Princess Cruises' Regal Princess in northern Europe and Russia.

Genting Hong Kong has laid the keel for its new Genting Dream for Dream Cruises at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany during a commemorative ceremony.

Doha, Quatar might see a new cruise port if proposals for The Falcon of Doha by Architects Riccio+Maciejowski project is given the green light.

Royal Caribbean International's Explorer of the Seas, the biggest cruise ship to call this season, was welcomed in Tauranga, New Zealand, and was late to depart after a passenger died onboard without suspicion.

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