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Ambassador Cruise Line
Ambassador Cruise Line is a British cruise line headquartered in Purfleet, England.[1] The company launched and announced the purchase of its flagship Ambience in May 2021 and commenced sales to the public in the following month. Ambassador Cruise Line tailors towards premium-value no fly cruises which target the adult market, including over 50s, with sailings for families during summer months. Ambassador Cruise Line operates from eight ports in the United Kingdom: London Tilbury, Newcastle, Dundee, Edinburgh Leith, Bristol Royal Portbury, Falmouth, Liverpool and Belfast with London Tilbury and Newcastle being the home ports of Ambience and Ambition respectively. The cruise liner offers cruises to destinations such as the British Isles, the Baltics, Scandinavia, Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands, as well as Cuba and the Caribbean. HistoryAmbassador Cruise Line was established in 2021 by Christian Verhounig, who was the former CEO of Cruise & Maritime Voyages which went into administration in 2020.[2] In 2023, Ambassador cruise line announced that their ships will have internet connections from Starlink[3] and that Ambience would sail the grand round the world cruise in 2024.[4] Launch of Ambience and AmbitionAmbience set sail for the first time on 20 April 2022, with a short cruise to Hamburg, Germany, followed by a cruise to Norway. Ambition launched on the 10 May 2023 after being named by British sailor Shirley Robertson OBE and then set sail for the first time on the 12 May 2023 from Port of Tyne to Dundee, Robertson's birthplace, before heading down to France and Spain.[5] [6] Ambassador Group and RenaissanceAmbassador Cruise Line and Compagnie Française de Croisières will form a leading no-fly cruise line. The transaction is expected to close by the end of January 2025.[7] Renaissance will join the fleet but will continue to sail under the CFC brand serving the French market. To meet the same emission standards as her sisters ships (IMO Tier III), Renaissance will receive some engine upgrades in January 2025 which will then allow her to go into sea areas in which stricter controls are required. ShipsCurrent fleet (Ambassador Group)
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