Crusie news (tagged with Alaska)
- Cruise Industry
Holland America Celebrates Grand Opening of New Addition at McKinley Chalet Resort
Holland America Line held a grand opening ceremony for the line's new luxury guest accommodations at McKinley Chalet Resort (Denali Park, Alaska) on...
June 19, 2019 - Accidents
5-Year-Old Medevaced from Ovation of the Sea
A 5-year-old girl has been medevaced from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship sailing in the Gastineau Channel outside of Juneau, Alaska Sunday afternoon...
June 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Nanaimo Welcomes First of 3 Cruise Ships in 2019
A Monaco-based luxury cruise line received a welcome in Nanaimo (Vancouver Island, BC Canada) on Sunday, June 16. Season's first cruise vessel...
June 17, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Cruise Line Partners on a Private Dock North of Ketchikan
Ketchikan could soon become home to a private dock in Ward Cove, north of city limits. Ward Cove Group, which is based in Ketchikan, is partnering...
June 15, 2019 - Accidents
HAL Cruise Passenger Medevaced Near Skagway
The Alaskan US Coast Guard was called on to evacuate an unwell female cruise passenger on Wednesday, June 12. The 62-year-old woman was rescued...
June 14, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Port Alberni Welcomes First Cruise Ship in 6 Years
It was a major milestone for Port Alberni (Vancouver Island, Canada) on Saturday, May 25. For the first time in 6 years, the city welcomed a cruise...
May 26, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Announces Wild Escapes
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic announced Wild Escapes, a collection of eleven action-packed shorter cruises to experience wellness and...
May 25, 2019 - Cruise Industry
UnCruise Adventures Announces 2020 Alaska Cruises
UnCruise Adventures announced its schedule of Alaska voyages for 2020 with a total of 117 departures on 7 inclusive itineraries throughout Southeast...
May 25, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth Begins Inaugural Alaska Season
Cunard Line’s ship Queen Elizabeth kicked off company’s Alaskan season from homeport Vancouver BC. The liner will sail four 10-night...
May 23, 2019 - Accidents
Five Dead, One Missing After Floatplanes Carrying Cruise Passengers Collide in Alaska
Five people are dead and one person is missing, with ten others currently in hospital after two floatplanes collided and went down in the water close...
May 14, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Joy Completes First Alaska Cruise
Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Joy completed ship's inaugural Alaskan cruise from homeport Seattle WA. During the maiden voyage...
May 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Icy Strait Point Adds Megaship Dock
Hoonah’s Icy Strait Point is currently positioning itself as one of the top Alaskan cruise ship travel destinations. Roughly 1 in 3 cruisers...
May 8, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Azamara Quest Boasts After Refurb
Azamara Club Cruises finalized refurbishments to its Azamara Quest following the ship's recent dry dock in Singapore. The vessel now boasts several...
May 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Royal Princess Gets Ready for Inaugural Season in Alaska
Princess Cruises 50th year in Alaska began recently with the arrival of Ruby Princess in Ketchikan and Juneau. During the summer, 7 Princess ships...
May 6, 2019 - Accidents
Two Holland America Ships Collide in Vancouver Port
A cruise ship sailing into Canada Place, Vancouver Harbour on Saturday, May 4, collided with another ship of the same cruise company while berthing...
May 5, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Joy Sets Sail on Inaugural Preview Cruises
After a more than US$50 million renovation to make her nearly identical to Norwegian Bliss, the successful sistership, Norwegian Joy on Thursday...
April 26, 2019 - Cruise Industry
NCL Announces 2020-2021 Itineraries
Norwegian Cruise Line announced select 2020-2021 itineraries for 12 of the company's 17 ships. The new itineraries include the debut of Norwegian...
April 17, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Victory Cruise Lines Confirms Plans to Add a Third Ship
Victory Cruise Lines confirmed that it plans to add a 3rd ship that will sail in Alaska during the summer. Starting in 2021, the cruise company...
April 11, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cunard Line Announces Expanded 2020 Alaska Season
At Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami Beach FL, Cunard Line announced new details of the partnership with fashion brand Badgley Mischka along with news...
April 11, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Vancouver Starts 2019 Cruise Season
2019 cruise season in Port Vancouver officially started on Friday, March 29 with the arrival of Emerald Princess to Canada Place cruise terminal...
March 30, 2019 - Cruise Industry
National Park Service Announces Alaska's Glacier Bay Cruise Plan
US National Park Service announced a new concession plan on Friday, March 22, that approves 7 major cruise lines to visit the Glacier Bay National...
March 26, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Juneau Reaches an Agreement Over the Way It Spends Cruise Passenger Fees
The City and Borough of Juneau reached an agreement with an industry group that represents cruise companies over the way it is spending money...
March 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Port of Seattle to Build 3rd Cruise Terminal
On Wednesday, March 13, Port Seattle began the process of building a US$200 million cruise terminal along Seattle's waterfront. The cruise...
March 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Announces Endeavor’s 2021 Deployment
Crystal Expedition Cruises announced the complete 2021 deployment for the luxury expedition yacht Crystal Endeavor. During expedition voyages that...
March 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Disney Cruise Line Is Back to Greece for Summer 2020
Disney Cruise Line will embark on various itineraries around the world in summer 2020, including a return to Greece and the addition of 5 first-time...
March 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Alaska Ferry Services Threatened by Winter Shutdown
The Alaska Marine Highway System has no scheduled sailings past October 1, 2019, amid funding uncertainty in the budget proposal of Alaska Government...
February 27, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Disney Cruise Line Modifies All 2019 Alaskan Itineraries Sailing on Disney Wonder
Disney Cruise Line modified all of the 2019 Alaskan Itineraries on MS Disney Wonder. The cruise liner is no longer scheduled to call at Tracy...
January 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Port of Seattle Expects Another Record Season
The record 1,114,888 cruise passengers using the two cruise terminals of port Seattle in 2018 is set to be broken in 2019 via the arrival of a pair...
January 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
New Alaska Ferries Need Additional US$30 Million in Public Money
An additional USD 30 million in public money is needed to install crew quarters on the two new ferries of Alaska, Alaska Marine Highway System...
December 29, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Cunard Line Introduces Full Season of Alaska Cruises in 2020
Luxury cruise line Cunard announced it will spend a full season in Alaska between June and September 2020 onboard the newly-refurbished Queen...
December 21, 2018