Disney announced it will send the 2,700-passenger Disney Magic cruise ship overseas for five months in 2010 for a series of sailings that will take it from Russia to Northern Africa. The April-through-September schedule will mark the longest stretch a Disney cruise ship has ever spent away from its home port at Port Canaveral.
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Cruise Industry-related publication Lloyd’s List (Lloyds of London) reports that Akers shipyard of France has ordered a work stoppage on one of the two new F3 class of cruise ships for Norwegian Cruise Lines. Two of these ships are currently being built with one scheduled for 2010 delivery and the other for 2011. These ships [...]

Orient Lines just announced it has slashed prices for its 2009 European cruise season. Prices have dropped from $4649 per person to $2999 for a 16-day Baltic cruise including an overnight stay and sightseeing in Berlin. The 11-day Mediterranean cruise has been dropped from $2999 per person to $1799.