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New Guinness World Record: The World's Largest LEGO Cruise Ship Revealed

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It is official, the world’s largest cruise ship replica made with LEGO blocks is Hong Kong's Dream Cruises vessel “World Dream”.  The world’s largest cruise ship replica was constructed in two months using more than 2.5 million LEGO blocks, with the help of LEGO certified professional, Andy Hung and some 1,000 volunteers.

Scam: 40% Discount for a Cruise with Family and Friends Program

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A 40-year-old woman in Rome, Italy has devised a new method to steal the money of acquaintances offering them a family cruise with a 40% discount. The woman was claiming to be a sister of a respectable employee of Costa Cruises who was working in the head office, and thanks to the family and friends program she can access more than favorable discounts. She lured her victims with a tempting offer on the purchase of cruise packages.

MSC Cruises will pay $500.000 in damages after MSC Armonia crash into the pier in Roatan

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The authorities of the Merchant Navy have finalized the damage evaluation to the Port of Roatan infrastructure caused by the crash of the cruise ship MSC Armonia. According to the newspaper El Heraldo, the Insurance company of MSC will have to pay 13 Million Honduran Lempira which equals around 550.000 US Dollars.

Azamara Pursuit Arrives in Belfast for Extensive Dry Dock and Rebranding

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The Latest Azamara Club Cruises boutique ship Azamara Pursuit arrived at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast for complete dry dock refurbishment and rebranding.

The third Renaissance R-class ship joining Azamara Club Cruises fleet was purchased from P&O Cruises ‘sailing under the name “Adonia” and under Carnival's Fathom brand as the first cruise ship to sail to Cuba.

Freedom of the Seas departure delayed after false bomb alert

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Yesterday's Boarding on the cruise ship Freedom of the Seas has been delayed at Port Everglades Pier 29 for two hours due to a security alert. According to the media report, the terminal went on lockdown after a K9 bomb-sniffing dog thought he smelled something suspicious in what was on a pallet which needed to be loaded on the ship. The suspicious pallet was offloaded on the pier by a truck bringing supplies to the Freedom of the Seas in Port Everglades, Ft. Lauderdale.