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News Headlines: May 1-31, 2008 (click for complete story)

• New Flexible Dining Option To Be Tested On Carnival Legend Beginning June 29
• Celebrity Cruises Bartender Shakes Up Success With New Bacardi Recipe
• New Seabourn Catalogue Features 2009-2010 'Yachting Collection'
• Carnival Rolls Out Extensive Redesign of Popular Web Site
• It's Slime Time on the High Seas as Nickelodeon Announces Activity Schedule for Nickelodeon Family Cruise With Royal Caribbean
• Celebrity Cruises “Locks” In Record Number of Panama Canal Itineraries
• Private Cabanas Offered on Holland America Line's ms Eurodam
• Princess Expands Canal Experience in 2009-10 with Extra Day in Panama
• Princess 2009-10 West Coast Sailings Offer Perfect Opportunity for Short Getaways
• NCL Welcomes Return of Norwegian Sky to Miami
• Cause for Celebration: Azamara Cruises Marks First Anniversary
• Seabourn Expansion Includes Its Website
• Jewish Heritage Focus Set for New European Crystal Adventures
• Exciting New Silversea Shore Adventures Range from Cosmonaut Training to Cooking with a Swedish Celebrity Chef
• Royal Caribbean Announces 2009-10 Mexico Cruises From Los Angeles & San Diego
• Loyal Princess Passengers Receive New Launch Discounts
• Still Plenty of Opportunities To Take Mom On A Mother’s Day Cruise

News Headlines: April 1-30, 2008 (click for complete story)

• Azamara to 'Journey' Through a Dreamy Caribbean
• Two Princess Ships to be Remodeled with Line's Latest Signature Features
• Holland America Line & the Port of Seattle Partner to Help Area Charities
• John Lithgow to Perform Aboard Silver Whisper
• Ambassadors Intl, Inc. Announces Plans to Sell Majestic America Line
• Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Galaxy to Become First Ship in New TUI Cruises Fleet
• Fodor's Complete Guide to European Cruising Designates Carnival Cruise Lines as 'Best Of Cruising' in Nine Categories
• Celebrity Cruises Gives 'Spring Cleaning' New Meaning
• Regent Seven Seas Cruises Ships Meet in Bermuda
• New Extended Land Program Takes Crystal Guests to 'Wild Coast'
• Active & Retired Military Personnel Can Book up to Three 'Fun Ship' Staterooms at Special Rates During Month of May
• Holland America Line Plans Exciting New Cruises and Ports in 2009
• Oceania Cruises Adds More Than 100 Gateways to Free Air Program
• Best of the Baltics & Fjords: Costa Cruises Offers Most Verandas & Savings on Northern European Voyages in 2008
• NCL’S First F3 Ship Takes Shape With Keel Laying
• Boston Symphony Chamber Players to Perform Aboard Queen Mary 2
• NCL Introduces New Entertainment On Board Norwegian Jade
• Regent Seven Seas Cruises Offers Tahitian Entertainment & Culture Aboard Paul Gauguin
• New Carnival Splendor Offers An Array of International Cuisines
• Oceania Cruises to Adjust Fuel Surcharge
• New 130,000-ton Carnival Dream to be Based at Port Canaveral
• Celebrity Cruises to 'High Five' its Guests With 2009-10 Caribbean Season
• Holland America Line Offers 70 Europe Cruises in 2009
• Culinary Superstars Set For Crystal's Fall Food & Wine Festival
• Cunard Queens Rendezvous in Southampton for First and Last Time
• Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Revises Fuel Supplement
• Royal Caribbean Intl Announces 2009-10 Caribbean Cruise Season, Offering Most Innovative Ships Afloat
• Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. & TUI AG Complete Joint Venture for TUI Cruises
• Holland America Line's 2008 Europe Collectors' Voyages Offer Best Value for Money
• NCL To Adjust Fuel Supplement
• Royal Caribbean Announces 2009-10 Short Bahamas & Caribbean Cruises
• Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of Independence of the Seas
• Early Booking Amenities Available Until May 31 for Holland America Line's 2009 Grand Voyages
• Pride of Aloha Rescues Shipwrecked Dog
• Short But Oh, So Sweet: Celebrity Cruises To Reprise Four- and Five-Night Caribbean Sailings in 2009
• Royal Caribbean Unveils First Architectural Marvel Onboard Project Genesis Ship
• Holland America Line Celebrates 135 Years in Business in April 2008
• The Votes Are In: Princess Crowns "The Greatest Romantic"
• Silversea Cruises Renews Agreement With Culinary Partner Relais & Châteaux
• Majestic America Line Pays Tribute to the Legendary Delta Queen
• 'Tour de Spin' Cycling Classes Debut Aboard Crystal Ships
• NCL Offers New Shore Excursions, Private Tours for 2008 Alaska Season
• Zigging When They Zag: Seabourn Builds Its Future On Small Ships
• Cunard Line Celebrates 170th year with New Ports & New Itineraries for Queen Mary 2 & Queen Victoria's 2009 Schedule
• Celebrity Cruises Revamps Smoking Policy
• NCL Launches Online Guest Feedback Initiative
• Regent Seven Seas Cruises to Offer 10th Consecutive Year of Luxury Cruising in Alaska
• Carnival Splendor: The Ultimate Family Vacation
• Her Majesty The Queen to Bid Farewell to QE2
• Scuba Excursions Now Offered on Cruise West's 2009 South Pacific Voyages
• A Regal Celebration to Welcome MSC Poesia
• Grand Turk Cruise Center Offers a Variety of Retail Therapy to Caribbean Cruise Ship Passengers
• Princess Cruises Adds Trademark "Sanctuary" to All Ships by Popular Demand
• Windstar Cruises Sails the Awe-Inspiring Greek Isles in 2008
• Royal Caribbean Opens 2009 Alaska Cruise Season
• Tahitian Princess to Be Renamed Ocean Princess
• Princess Cruises Builds on Tradition of Worldwide Itineraries, Combining Long-Time Favorites with New, Emerging Destinations
• Carnival Miracle to Offer New 8-Day Eastern Caribbean Itinerary Option from New York in 2009
• Princess Cruises to Host First-Ever Live Opera Transmission at Sea
• Top Reasons to Cruise Alaska Aboard Majestic America Line's Empress of the North
• Princess' Department of Romance Selects Five Finalists in 'Are You the Greatest Romantic?' Video Contest
• Hubba, Hubba! Three Celebrity Ships to Visit North America's Largest Glacier in 2009 Alaska Season
• Oceania Cruises Launches New Epicurean Immersions
• MSC Cruises Celebrates MSC Orchestra's Inaugural Caribbean Season With Free Balcony Upgrades

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