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Summit Receives "Spring Cleaning" During 17 Day Dry-Dock

MIAMI, April 28, 2008 -- Celebrity announced today that Summit has emerged from a 17 day dry-dock they described as "taking spring cleaning to a whole new level" with enhanced shopping and thoroughly refreshed carpet, tile and fabric throughout the vessel.


RCI Appoints Karin Stahre-Janson the Industry's First Female Captain

MIAMI, May 14, 2007 -- RCI has named Karin Stahre-Janson captain of Monarch of the Seas, making her the first female captain in the cruise industry.


P&O Aurora's World Cruise Cancelled; Significant Financial Impact for Carnival Corp

MIAMI, Jan. 20, 2005 -- P&O's 1,870-passenger Aurora, is experiencing a technical problem with its propulsion system that has forced the cancellation of its 103-day, 2005 world cruise.


QE2 Sets "Personal Speed Record" of 35 Knots

NEW YORK, April 29, 1987 -- Faster than ever before, the legendary superliner Queen Elizabeth 2 set a "personal record" Monday night, clocking in at nearly thirty-five knots -- comparable to forty miles per hour on land.


QE2 Nears Completion of $130M Overhaul

Feb 17, 1987 -- Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2 is currently undergoing an uprecedented $130-million, six-month enhancement. Cunard describes this refit as one that "will ensure that the world's only Transatlantic superliner and most celebrated ship will sail well into the 21st century."


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