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One of the most legendary and highly regarded ships afloat, Crystal Symphony is still right at the top of the cruise industry more than twenty years after her debut. And little wonder, either. From her top end penthouse suites with their private terraces to the shimmering, two storey Crystal Lobby, the ship oozes finely crafted sophistication an ...
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At 92,000 tons, MSC Magnifica is a big, boisterous cruise ship, catering to several different nationalities, suffused with an unmistakable Italian flair. That flair manifested itself in the magnificent, beautifully styled interiors, as well as the sheer, frustrating chaos that resulted from trying to sort out even the smallest problem at recepti ...
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This short weekend break gave me the chance to sample the most unique and distinctive ship in the Norwegian fleet. Originally built for Star Cruises for the Far East, the ship came across to Norwegian in 2004. In terms of style and design, she is very much a one off. Her original, gorgeous oriental style interiors were left largely unchanged. Th ...
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Costa Favolosa is the sister to the sunken Costa Concordia, so I paid very close attention to the lifeboat drill, which was actually very well done as it turns out. The ship is brash, splashy, and full of fun things to do; a true floating Riviera, chock full of pools, hot tubs, water slides, and eating places. It is also possibly the noisiest pl ...
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MSC Poesia is a large resort vessel, sold to several different nationalities, and intended to appeal to large, extended families. With everything from water slides for the kiddies to a vast, glass walled disco overlooking the stern, the ship is brimming with things to do at all hours of the day and night. All announcements on board are mad ...
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Flagship of the current Fred. Olsen fleet, the 43,000 ton Balmoral accommodates some 1,350 passengers, making her the biggest and busiest ship in the fleet by quite a way. That said, the old, traditional sense of intimacy and excellent service that defines the Fred. Olsen product is evident all over this lovely ship. Food and service are every b ...
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MSC Opera is one of the four original purpose built cruise ships that the Italian company introduced into service in the last few years. She is a relatively mid sized ship compared to the company newbuilds and, as such, she offers a more intimate, pared down cruise experience to well over a thousand passengers. That point made, MSC Opera still c ...
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A big ship brimming with good things to do on a short cruise, the 78,000 ton, 2,000 passenger Norwegian Sky features no less than seven different dining venues, a beautiful, multi storey atrium, and a vast range of cabins, from comfortable insides to large, expansive suites complete with hot tubs on their balconies. She is an all singing, all danci ...
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The Carnival Fantasy was the first of the truly big Carnival cruise ships when she entered service way back in 1990. So successful was she as a design that the Florida based cruise giant would build an astonishing seven, similar sized sister ships to join her. All eight ships are sailing successfully to this day. It was with Carnival Fantasy tha ...
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Sometimes, less is most definitely more. With just 396 passengers accommodated in all suite, outside accommodation, the 28,000 ton Silver Whisper had space and style in droves. She is an all inclusive ship, one where the champagne flows free from the moment you embark until that last, champagne breakfast on the aft facing terrace before you disemba ...
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