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Norwegian Breakaway Readies for Her Close-Up, Mr. DeMille
We’ve been following the progress of Norwegian Cruise Line’s upcoming Norwegian Breakaway at the shipyard for awhile now, and our...
Jason Leppert
Nov 27, 20121 min read
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Live Voyage Preview: Viking Freya, Danube River Christmas Markets 2012
We’re excited to announce our next live voyage review aboard the Viking Freya longship from Viking River Cruises. My mom will be my guest...
Jason Leppert
Nov 26, 20121 min read
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Building Excitement: Carnival Cruise Lines Goes All In
Cruise industry developments never fail to fascinate, and the Carnival Fun Ship 2.0 initiative – a set of fleet-wide improvements to...
Jason Leppert
Nov 23, 20125 min read
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New Royal Princess Features Revealed
As the June 2013 launch of Princess Cruises’ latest ship – the new Royal Princess – approaches, additional details about her exciting...
Jason Leppert
Nov 21, 20124 min read
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Azamara Quest Drydock Photo Tour
UPDATED PHOTOS | CORRECTED — Correction: Azamara Club Cruises had, in fact, previously released a concept rendering of the anticipated...
Jason Leppert
Nov 14, 20122 min read
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Crystal Cruises Sets Sail for The Hobbit’s Middle Earth
In an exciting announcement for cruisers and genre fanboys alike, Crystal Cruises today unveiled an exclusive shore excursion to ‘Middle...
Jason Leppert
Nov 13, 20122 min read
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The Cruise Crystal Ball with Cruize Cast
We were on the air with Cruize Cast recently to speculatively discuss the future of the cruise industry in a segment the podcast calls...
Jason Leppert
Nov 10, 20121 min read
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Refurbished Silver Cloud Photo Tour
Silversea Cruises has unveiled a refreshed Silver Cloud after her recent refurbishment in Palermo, Italy as previously reported here:...
Jason Leppert
Nov 7, 20122 min read
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From Norwegian Breakaway to Getaway
Just days after the Norwegian Breakaway sailed on water for the very first time, Norwegian Cruise Line celebrated the keel laying of its...
Jason Leppert
Nov 3, 20121 min read
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Norwegian Breakaway, Meet Water; Water, Meet Breakaway
Norwegian Breakaway continues her impressive march towards completion at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. Just days ago,...
Jason Leppert
Oct 30, 20121 min read
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Cruise Ship Newbuilds Galore
This was definitely the new cruise ship announcement week. Carnival Corporation let out its plans for a newbuild for its Carnival Cruise...
Jason Leppert
Oct 26, 20123 min read
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Windstar Cruises Refurbishments Progress Along
Following the already completed and well received renovations of the Wind Star are upgrades for Windstar Cruises’ Wind Surf and Wind...
Jason Leppert
Oct 26, 20122 min read
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Silver Galapagos Prepares for Launch
Silversea Cruises today announced Silver Galapagos as the name for the cruise line’s second expedition ship launching in late 2013 with...
Jason Leppert
Oct 22, 20122 min read
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Norwegian Breakaway Construction Reaches Milestone
I make no point of hiding our genuine excitement for cruise ship construction at Popular Cruising, so seeing the majority of the...
Jason Leppert
Oct 18, 20121 min read
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Introducing Norwegian’s Breakaway Plus
Norwegian Cruise Line just announced the order of another brand new cruise ship on its Facebook page today, and it’s not a third...
Jason Leppert
Oct 17, 20121 min read
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Onboard Cruise Ship Weddings
As a cruise makes for a wonderful vacation, so too does it act as a sublime setting for a wedding ceremony, reception and honeymoon...
Jason Leppert
Oct 15, 20122 min read
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Book Shore Excursions Here
For your convenience, you can now book your shore excursions directly from Popular Cruising through our partnership with the excellent...
Jason Leppert
Oct 8, 20121 min read
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Extensive Drydock Remodel Planned for Silver Cloud
Under the supervision of renowned Italian architect, Giacomo Mortola, Silversea Cruises’ Silver Cloud will be handsomely transformed from...
Jason Leppert
Oct 1, 20122 min read
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Norwegian Breakaway Shipyard Photo Tour
Amidst the announcements that the upcoming Norwegian Breakaway will feature the first-at-sea salt room as part of her two-deck spa and...
Jason Leppert
Sep 30, 20121 min read
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Celebrity Reflection Conveyance Photo Tour
Before October 12, 2012 when the new Celebrity Reflection will welcome her first guests, she must first be “conveyed” – or floated away...
Jason Leppert
Sep 29, 20121 min read
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