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Carnival raises cruise prices

Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival raises cruise prices

By VERONICA DAGHER And NATHAN BECKER

Carnival Corp.'s namesake brand said it will increase summer-cruise prices after seeing bookings so far this year "at unprecedented levels."

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Luanda Carnival is a big hit with tourists

Angolan Carnival

Luanda Carnival is a big hit with tourists

Luanda – The tourists who watched the main parade of the Luanda Carnival, held on Tuesday, considered it surprising, mainly due to the "good performance of the groups”.

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Dutch tourist shot in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO CARNIVAL

Dutch tourist shot in Rio

A Dutch tourist was in hospital in Rio de Janeiro after being shot twice by a mugger who attacked him and his wife after the city's fabled carnival festivities got under way.

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Fascination's multimillion-dollar makeover unveiled by Carnival

Carnival Cruise Lines

Fascination's multimillion-dollar makeover unveiled by Carnival

By Mark Szakonyi

Carnival Cruise Lines unveiled its multimillion-dollar renovation of its more than 2,000-passenger cruise ship Fascination, which now features 98 balcony staterooms and a water park.

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World's first cougar cruise sets sail

Cougar Cruise

World's first cougar cruise sets sail

The first ever international cruise for cougars - older women who are interested in younger men - has set sail from San Diego, US.

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Carnival Corporation confirms order for a new 4,000 passenger ship

Carnival Cruises

Carnival Corporation confirms order for a new 4,000 passenger ship

It seems that unlike the rest of the travel industry, the cruise industry has not been hit as hard by the recession.

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Carnival Australia to base second ship in Brisbane

Brisbane New Tourist Boom

Carnival Australia to base second ship in Brisbane

Cruise ship company Carnival Australia has announced it will base a second cruise liner in Brisbane.

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Amman celebrates centennial anniversary with carnival and marathon

Capital City Of Jordan

Amman celebrates centennial anniversary with carnival and marathon

By Motaz Othman, eTN Jordan

In one of the biggest and most unique carnivals in the region, attended by hundreds of thousands of citizens and visitors and broadcasted live to millions, Amman, the capital city of Jordan, celebrate

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Arison to Alaska: With all other outlets pretty much exhausted, expect lawsuit soon

Cruise Industry To Sue Alaska

Arison to Alaska: With all other outlets pretty much exhausted, expect lawsuit soon

VENICE - The cruise industry is on the verge of filing a lawsuit against the state of Alaska over the $50 per passenger cruise tax Alaska's voters approved three years ago.

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Carnival to restart Mexican cruises next week

Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival to restart Mexican cruises next week

Carnival Cruise Lines is slated to return its ships to Mexico as early as next week now that the U.S.

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Carnival Corp. to US: Revise Mexico travel policy

Mexico Travel Advisory

Carnival Corp. to US: Revise Mexico travel policy

Though the media frenzy surrounding the H1N1 virus formerly known as swine flu has, for the most part, fizzled, the travel advisory against travel to Mexico continues to impact cruises, with ships ski

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Swine flu concerns widespread

Swine Flu Pandemonium?

Swine flu concerns widespread

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

As 66 swine flu infection cases have already been confirmed in the US, at the time of writing, bans on travel to Mexico on this health-related risk have been imposed.

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Carnival 'reviewing' plans to call in Mexico in wake of US travel warning

Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival 'reviewing' plans to call in Mexico in wake of US travel warning

By usatoday.com

Industry giant Carnival is reviewing its decision to go ahead with cruise ship calls in Mexico this week in the wake of the U.S.

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Giant ship shows how strategy varies at top cruise companies

Cruise Lines

Giant ship shows how strategy varies at top cruise companies

By sun-sentinel.com

Carnival Corp. is the world's largest cruise company, but it won't lay claim to the world's biggest ship and says it couldn't care less about that.

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Carnival to sail Alaska cruises from Seattle in 2010

Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival to sail Alaska cruises from Seattle in 2010

By cruisecritic.co.uk

Carnival announced today that its 2010 Alaska cruises will sail roundtrip from Seattle -- a new homeport for the cruise line.

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More Britons to cruise in 2009, claims Carnival

Cruise News

More Britons to cruise in 2009, claims Carnival

By telegraph.co.uk

A reduction in prices will bring an increase in the number of British cruisers this year, Carnival UK has claimed.

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Rio embarrassed by surge in Carnival crime against tourists

Rio de Janeiro

Rio embarrassed by surge in Carnival crime against tourists

By AFP

RIO DE JANEIRO — It's billed as the biggest show on Earth, but this year's Carnival underway in Rio de Janeiro is also confirming the Brazilian city's reputation for crime.

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Carnival in crisis? The party rolls on

Brazil

Carnival in crisis? The party rolls on

By AP

RIO DE JANEIRO — From where he sits inside Rio's Sambadrome, a snack vendor mulls what the global financial crisis means for "the greatest party on earth."

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Aruba kick off 55th Carnival celebrations

Aruba Carnival

Aruba kick off 55th Carnival celebrations

By eTN Staff Writer

Aruba kicked off the island's largest month-long party yesterday with the 55th annual carnival celebration.

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Slumping bookings taking a toll on cruise industry giant Carnival

Carnival

Slumping bookings taking a toll on cruise industry giant Carnival

By usatoday.com

The economic meltdown of the past few months is taking a toll on the world's biggest cruise company.

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