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The $1 Billion Celebrity Edge Woos Millennials With Magic Carpet

The Celebrity Edge  2,918-passenger vessel with all the neat tricks on the 16-deck, will make you the world’s coolest cruiser, also leave you feeling like a fish out of water, writes Fran Golden for an article in Bloomberg.

What is so special?

To open the door to the stateroom on the Celebrity Edge, you can use your phone. When you eat dinner on Deck 4 at Le Grand Bistro, miniature cartoon chefs are projected on your plate in 3D.

The top half of a wall-size window in your Kelly Hoppen-designed...

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Traveling the World Without Flying – 168 Countries Counting

Have you thought of sailing through the world, never having set foot on an airplane? Quite a daunting task right? Well, Thor, a goodwill ambassador of Danish Red Cross is just doing that. He is conquering one country at a time – all without flying. So, far he has traveled 168 countries like this and it’s still counting.

Conde Nast Traveller writer Andrea Pinto has done a wonderful article on him. Here’s an excerpt from that article.

About Thor

Torbjørn C. Pedersen, (“just call me Thor”) left...

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Maersk Looking for Tech Innovation; Indian Startups Maybe the Answer


  • When it comes to the age-old logistics and shipping industry, digitalisation still remains a challenge.
  • Danish shipping giant Maersk is ushering changes in the industry with the help of their startup accelerator program, OceanPro.
  • Recently, the first cohort of the OceanPro accelerator program showcased their AR-VR solutions post the 120-day intensive training program in Bangalore.
  • This transformation is about becoming a global integrator of container logistics.

When it comes to the age-old...

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Inside Pics of Battered Viking Sky Cruise Ship After Rescue

The Viking Sky Cruise ship carrying 1300 passengers was traveling to the southern city of Stavanger from Tromsoe in Norway on Saturday when it suffered engine trouble and drifted towards the rocky coast.

Following a mayday call from the ship 479 passengers were airlifted before the ship could be towed to a nearby port of Molde.

The USA Today published an inside peek into that battered cruise ship after it was rescued.


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Why Ship Owners Are Reluctant To Help Distressed Colleagues?

  • Increasing number of shipowners are reluctant to assist in salvage operations during distress.
  • It has been attributed to an aspect of the law which empowers the owner of the distressed vessel to sue the rescuer in case of damages to vessel in distress or loss of lives.
  • Potential salvors want the owners of vessels to sign off on some documentation in view of legal principles.
  • This catch-22 situation has resulted losses running in millions of dollars that is incurred by vessels ostensibly acting...

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A Global Issue: Shipping Disputes and Suicides at Sea

Shipping disputes that expose vulnerable seafarers to tedious legal cases that leave them stranded at sea without pay are not exclusive to the UAE, reports The National UAE.

What is the situation?

Charities and human rights groups say as many as 500 vessels can be anchored offshore from the UAE at any time, waiting to load cargo, unload, or switch crews.

Of those, only a small percentage ever become embroiled in any kind of legal dispute, usually over unpaid contracts. But it can leave scores of...

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How To Get a Cruise Vacation Nearly Free?

Who will say NO to take a cruise vacation for nearly free? Is it really possible to get one? “Yes it is,” says an article published in Forbes.

Experts stand a chance

If you are an expert in some field, there’s a chance you and your plus one (if you have one) could take a cruise vacation for pennies on the dollar.

This is particularly true if you know a cruise port destination inside and out. These are temporary positions that might last a week or two, or sometimes a little longer — the length of...

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Herodotus’s Egyptian Ship Discovered in Sunken City

The ancient Greek historian Herodotus wrote extensively about a ship during his travels to Egypt in 450BC. Now that mysterious Egyptian ship has been unearthed in a sunken city, reports the Dailystar.co.uk.

About the Lost Ship

“It wasn’t until we discovered this wreck that we realized Herodotus was right”, said Damian Robinson one of the explorers.

In his magnum-opus – Historia – he described how the barge used sails made of papyrus, had a mast made of acacia wood and used a rudder that passed...

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The 10 Best New Cruise Ships for 2019

The cruise boom is continuing full steam ahead into 2019, with plenty of new ships piled high with innovations, lined up to sail the seven seas.

Freelancer Elissa Garay who has traveled to and reported on nearly 60 countries and 30 cruises around the globe, has written an article on the cruise boom 2019 for CNN. Here’s an excerpt from it.

Technology adds to water experience

Shipbuilding trends are leaning toward sustainability with industry-first hybrid and LNG-powered ships on the roster and...

http://mfame.guru/the-10-best-new-cruise-ships-for-2019/

PA Couple Has Ride of Their Life When Their Cruise Ship Tilts 45 Degrees!

According to Yourerie, passengers aboard a Norwegian cruiseliner received the scare of a lifetime last week; a PA couple was among the many passengers aboard that ship.

What happened?

Patricia and Don Hoffman thought their March cruise on the Norwegian Escape to the Bahamas was going to be like any of the other trips they’ve taken, but their first night out the sea, Patricia felt something going wrong.

Patricia tells us she was “sitting on the stool at the slot machine, and I felt like someone was...

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