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Port Kiel (Germany) breaks the mark of 1 million cruise passengers in one season
Over the weekend of September 16th to 18th, the Port of Kiel (Germany) achieved a significant milestone by welcoming 1 million cruise passengers in a...
October 1, 2023
Cruise Industry
Carnival Venezia and Queen Mary 2 experience delays in their departures from New York due to flash...
On September 29th, two cruise ships, the Carnival Venezia and Queen Mary 2, experienced delays in their departures from New York City due to flash...
October 1, 2023
Accidents
Oceania Cruises' 2025 summer sailing collection features 100+ itineraries.
Oceania Cruises has unveiled its 2025 summer sailing program, consisting of over 100 itineraries. The collection, open for booking starting October...
October 1, 2023
Cruise Industry
Italian Coastguard rescues 177 (150 passengers+27 crew) from a ferry experiencing fire accident
Italy's Corpo delle Capitanerie di porto – Guardia Costiera/Coastguard conducted a successful rescue operation, saving a total of 177 people...
October 1, 2023
Accidents
HAL-Holland America Line unveils 2025 Canada and New England cruises
HAL-Holland America Line's 2025 Canada and New England Season offers longer voyages, maiden ports, and a 25-day "Legendary Voyage" to Greenland and...
September 30, 2023
Cruise Industry
Major cruise lines enter into new NYC port usage agreements
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line, MSC Cruises, and all Carnival Corporation's subsidiaries/brands have recently entered into updated usage agreements with...
September 30, 2023
Cruise Industry
Cruise Saudi's Aroya Cruises enters into design collaboration with SMC Design and Partner Ship...
Cruise Saudi's Aroya Cruises has entered into a design collaboration with cruise ship design firms SMC Design and Partner Ship Design for its...
September 30, 2023
Cruise Industry
HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) connects to shoreside electricity in Iceland
HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) achieved a significant milestone in its efforts to reduce emissions by becoming the first cruise company to connect to...
September 30, 2023
Cruise Industry
Amsterdam (Netherlands) increases taxes targeting cruise ship tourists
Amsterdam (Netherlands) is implementing a significant tax increase targeted at tourists (including cruise ship passengers) to enhance its budget for...
September 29, 2023
Cruise Industry
MSC Explora I calls at NYC's Manhattan Cruise Terminal starting voyages in North America
On September 25th, Port NYC New York welcomed EXPLORA I, marking the debut of Explora Journeys in the USA. This luxury vessel is the first of...
September 29, 2023
Cruise Industry
Ritz-Carlton's cruise yacht Ilma launched at Chantiers de l'Atlantique/STX France
During a ceremony at Chantiers de l'Atlantique/STX France (shipbuilding yard in Saint-Nazaire), Jim Murren (Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection's CEO...
September 29, 2023
Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line unveils itineraries visiting Grand Bahama's new port Celebration Key
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has commenced the sale of ~400 voyages that visit Celebration Key, its newly developed private cruise port destination in...
September 29, 2023
Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America achieves fleetwide shore power installation
HAL-Holland America Line has achieved a significant sustainability milestone with the completion of shore power installation on its entire fleet. MS...
September 28, 2023
Cruise Industry
New tax on RCG-Royal Caribbean Group cruise ship passengers in USVI
Port authorities in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) approved a proposal to charge Royal Caribbean Group/RCG cruise ships with US$5 per passenger fee to...
September 28, 2023
Cruise Industry
Magellan Explorer started 2023-2024 cruise season in Ushuaia Argentina
This week's arrival of Magellan Explorer marked the commencement of the 2023-2024 season in Ushuaia Argentina, signaling the anticipated influx of...
September 28, 2023
Cruise Industry