Cruise & Cruise Line

Cruise Pulse: News and Notes for Jan. 19, 2016

Jason Leppert
by Jason Leppert
Last updated: 8:30 AM ET, Tue January 19, 2016

Photo courtesy of Seabourn Line

Seabourn Returns to Alaska In 2017; What They're Doing Differently
After a 15-year absence, Seabourn Line will return to Alaska in 2017 with the Seabourn Sojourn on 11, 12 and 14-day cruises.

Jessica Minh Anh to Transform Costa Luminosa Cruise Ship Into the World's Newest Catwalk in Sydney
Jessica Minh Anh will make Costa Luminosa's sun deck the world's newest runway in the Australian port.

Mein Schiff 5 Float Out
After 14 months of construction, TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff 5 was floated out at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland.

Canada/New England Chalked Up 2.44m Cruisers in 2015
According to members of the Cruise Canada/New England Alliance (CCNE), more than 2.44m people visited Canada/New England via cruise ship in 2015.

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By 2025, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. plans to exclusively source cage-free eggs throughout its fleet.

P&O Cruises is celebrating its biggest booking week ever in the first days of January thanks to Australian cruisers.

Since opening in May 2015, China's Qingdao Cruise Terminal at Little Bay has welcomed 38 cruise ships and 32,188 passengers.

South Korea's Busan tallied a drop in 2015 cruise calls compared to 2014, but the future outlook is good with newer Busan International Passenger Terminal.


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