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Two cruise-ship passengers have been killed after a 26-foot wave smashed into the ship off the coast of France. A Greek coast guard statement says another six people suffered minor injuries on board the Cypriot-owned Louis Majesty. It says the accident occurred near the French Mediterranean port of Marseilles, as the ship was sailing from Barcelona to Genoa in Italy with 1350 passengers and 580 crew. The victims have been identified only as a German and an Italian man. Louis Cruise Lines spokesman Michael Maratheftis said the ship was hit by three “abnormally high” waves up to 26ft high that broke glass windshields in the forward section. The cruise ship was safely heading back to Barcelona. Operated by Louis Cruise Lines, the 18-year-old Louis Majesty sailed for years as Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Majesty. It left the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet in October. Louis is a major player in Mediterranean cruises, particularly in the Greek Isles and Eastern Mediterranean, where it operates a number of ships.

Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean

Ship Name: Splendour Of The Seas

Departure Port: Barcelona, Spain

Ports of Call: Barcelona, Spain; Villefranche (Nice), France; Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy; Naples, Capri, Italy; Corfu, Greece; Split, Croatia; Venice, Italy

2010 Date(s): April 3

Itinerary:

Day:

1. Barcelona, Spain
2. Villefranche (Nice), France
3. Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
4. Naples, Capri, Italy
5. Cruising
6. Corfu, Greece
7. Split, Croatia
8. Venice, Italy

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Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean

Ship Name: Independence Of The Seas

Departure Port: Southampton, England

Ports of Call: Southampton, England; Lisbon, Portugal; Palma De Mallorca, Spain; Barcelona, Spain; Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy; Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy; Naples, Capri, Italy; Cagliari (Sardinia), Italy; Gibraltar, United Kingdom; Cadiz, Spain; Southampton, England

2010 Date(s): December 21

Rates:

Interior – $2,362
Outside – $2,512
Balcony – $2,849
Deluxe/Suites – $3,689

Itinerary:

Day:

1. Southampton, England
2. Cruising
3. Cruising
4. Lisbon, Portugal
5. Cruising
6. Palma De Mallorca, Spain
7. Barcelona, Spain
8. Cruising
9. Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy
10. Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
11. Naples, Capri, Italy
12. Cagliari (Sardinia), Italy
13. Cruising
14. Gibraltar, United Kingdom
15. Cadiz, Spain
16. Cruising
17. Cruising
18. Cruising
19. Southampton, England

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Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean

Ship Name: Brilliance Of The Seas

Departure Port: Barcelona, Spain

Ports of Call: Barcelona, Spain; Cannes (Monte Carlo), France; Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy; Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy; Naples, Capri, Italy; Venice, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Corfu, Greece; Barcelona, Spain

2010 Date(s): June 8

Rates:

Outside – $2,349
Balcony – $2,899
Deluxe/Suites – $4,699

Itinerary:

Day:

1. Barcelona, Spain
2. Cannes (Monte Carlo), France
3. Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy
4. Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
5. Naples, Capri, Italy
6. Cruising
7. Venice, Italy
8. Venice, Italy
9. Dubrovnik, Croatia
10. Corfu, Greece
11. Cruising
12. Cruising
13. Barcelona, Spain

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