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Norwegian Cruise Line Opens Great Tides Waterpark in the Bahamas
Norwegian Cruise Line has opened the six-acre Great Tides Waterpark at Great Stirrup Cay, its 270-acre private island in the Bahamas. The new water park is now part of the cruise company’s offerings at the island destination.

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