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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...

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12 Night Panama Canal Cruise Begins on Oct 27

The Huntingburg Senior Center is sponsoring a 12-night Panama Canal Cruise from October 27 November 8, 2019, reports Washington Times-Herald.

What’s the plan?
  • Package includes round trip flight from Louisville to Miami, all meals on board the NORWEGIAN JOY, all port taxes and stops in Great Stirrup Cay; Cartagena, Columbia; Panama Canal/Gatun Lake Colon, Panama; Puerto Limon; Roatan, Bay Islands; Harvest Caye; and Costa Maya.
  • A valid passport is required.
  • The cost is $3,299 for an inside cabin...

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Cruise Workers Say Sex on Ships Is Comparable to College Dorms

  • Cruise ship employees say sex among cruise ship workers is pervasive.
  • Some compare the hookup culture as being similar to, or even exceeding, that of a college dorm.
  • Aggressive or inappropriate behavior is seen as a result of the permissive sexual culture on cruise ships.
  • The duration of romantic relationships among employees is shorter than on land, making long-term relationships difficult.

Among the many distinctive features of a cruise ship job is the fact that you live with your...

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Cruise Ship’s Secret Codes You Never Want To Hear

Cruise ship employee’s secret code words have been revealed and there are some you’d hope you won’t have to hear, says an article published in Mirror.

Dealing with tricky situations

Cruise ships can hold thousands of passengers at any given time, meaning that the ship’s employees often have their work cut out for them.

With so many people on board, an employee has to deal with tricky situations in such a way that they won’t cause mass alarm.

What comes handy?

A series of secret code words that cover...

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Winners of the “Public Eye Investigation Award” Shed Light on Shipbreaking

Belgian journalist Gie Goris, Editor in Chief of MO* Magazine, and Nicola Mulinaris, Communication, and Policy Officer of the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, received Public Eye’s first ever “Investigation Award” for their research on the shipbreaking business, says a press release published on Ship Breaking Platform.

How ships are handled?

Gie Goris looked for signs of Swiss shipping companies in the Indian town of Alang, where ships go to die. There, he saw many middle-aged wrecks and met angry...

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Alien Ship has Entered Our Solar System : Harvard


Extraterrestrial life has always been a hot topic of discussion. It’s just a very exciting feeling to believe that civilization exists outside of our planet that we may have no idea about. The latest is, a HARVARD professor insisted that he has found part of an alien spaceship and is in the process of finding the evidence, reports Freddie Jordan for Express.

Cigar shaped sail or asteroid?

The head of Harvard’s astronomy department Avi Loeb believes that he has found part of an alien spaceship...

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Living in a Shipping Container?

Have you ever thought of living in a shipping container? Well, Shawn and Mike did and this is how they did it!

An article published in Forbes titled “Shipping Container Living” illustrated their crazy living idea. Here’s an excerpt from it.

How does it like to have a dream fulfilled?

Building a container home was a dream come true for homeowners Shawn and Mike McConkey. Mike, an architectural engineer and construction superintendent was able to do a good portion of the building, along with a...

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[Watch] 7 Things On The Solstice Class Ship Silhouette

  • There are 5 Solstice-class ships in Celebrity Cruises’ fleet with the 4th named Celebrity Silhouette launched in 2011.
  • It is a 122,400 gross tons ship, holds 2,800 guests, has a length of 1,047 feet, and travels at speeds upwards of 28 miles per hour.
  • One of the best places to visit, the Solarium has 2 hot tubs and a pool that is heated just enough to allow you to swim without overheating.
  • The Alcoves on Lawn Club are available for rent on either side of the lawn and cost $99 on a port day and...

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Crew Compensated for Reporting Ocean Dumping

The Czech crew of the M/V Marguerita were in for a major surprise when a federal judge in Portland awarded nearly a quarter million dollars to them for reporting a German shipping company who was covering up illegal dumping of oily water, says a report published on Press Herald.

Why was it important?

The criminal case brought the issue of vessel pollution in the global maritime industry to Maine. The Coast Guard first detained the offending cargo ship in Portland Harbor in July 2017, and its...

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133 Year Old Beer From Shipwreck To Be Brewed Again

Beer lovers may get a chance to try a brew that’s more than 130 years old, reports The Associated Press.

Bottle from a sunken ship

A bottle from a ship that went down in 1886 was recently opened. The biotechnology students at the State University of New York at Cobleskill are going to try to extract yeast that may be used to recreate the beer.

Who got the bottle and from where?

Serious Brewing Company of Howes Cave’s Bill Felter got the bottle from a customer of his who has several artifacts from...

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