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MAIDEN. The name of an instrument formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.

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To create interest in the ship, some maiden voyages offer rates on an itinerary that will be priced significantly higher in the future.

Nothing like the first time

The stories woven through Maiden Voyage embrace the forming of Australia as an island continent, convicts and prostitutes, free settlers, currency born, the fight for female suffrage, English migration between the two world wars, survival in the outback, the cultural drain, the Vietnam war, GDP and what is valued.

Maiden voyage: Australian women--their stories and history told through song

The retrofitted vessel had its maiden voyage on June 17.

Finland : Maiden voyage for Germanys first newbuild LNG powered seagoing vessel - equipped with Wartsilas solutions

The gigantic Hoegh Target enters the Tyne during her maiden voyage

Tyneside welcomes a giant among car carriers

In order to generate interest in the ship, some maiden voyages offer "introductory pricing," which can be significantly lower than future sailings.

Why the inaugural voyage appeals to cruise line customers

Waverley Development Board chairman Charlie Gordon said: "What a great honour to have been involved in her maiden voyage.

SET SAIL DOON MEMORY LANE; Waverley want ship's builders, crew and maiden voyagers for Clyde steamer's 65th birthday

The sinking of the unsinkable ship on its maiden voyage, the tragic loss of more than 1,500 lives, the movies and the myths have had a deep impact on our psyche.

A TRAGEDY OF TITANIC PROPORTIONS

Names to chose from include Maiden Voyage, All Aboard, Full Steam Ahead, Iceberg and Nine Tenths Below.

Down the hatch - for the Titanic; Ales commemorate the sinking

Yesterday, businesswomen from the Women's Organisation climbed aboard for the maiden voyage - a three-hour journey from Mann Island Basin through the Liverpool Canal Link, taking in historic sites.

Floating venue sets sail on her maiden voyage

Brunel's Last Launch: A Time Team Special (Channel 4, Thursday, 9pm) In 1858, Isambard Kingdom Brunel's iron-hulled sailing steam ship the SS Great Eastern made her maiden voyage.

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A LUXURY British cruise ship sold every place on its maiden voyage within half an hour of going on sale - despite charging up to pounds 15,799 per person.

New ship a sell-out

The ocean liner Queen Mary 2 made a one-day call Friday at Yokohama port during a world cruise, its first port call in Japan since its maiden voyage in 2004.