French Cruise line from Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean Cruises announced it was launching a new French cruise line that will initially operate with a single cruise ship.

The 376-cabin cruise ship Holiday Dream will be transferred to the new line, CDF Croisieres de France, from Royal Caribbean's Spanish cruise line, Pullmantur. After a $60 million renovation and cultural transformation, the ship will become the Bleu de France. Starting in the spring of 2008, the Bleu de France will sail a Mediterranean itinerary, departing from Marseille, and shift to a Caribbean itinerary for winter 2008-2009 sailing out of La Romana, Dominican Republic.

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