Crusie news (tagged with Alaska)
- Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Introduces 2021-2022 Caribbean Adventures
Royal Caribbean’s 2021-2022 season will bring passengers the biggest Caribbean adventure ever. Vacationers will benefit from shorter...
November 24, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Encore Welcomed to Florida
Florida has its first new cruise liner of season 2019 - Norwegian Encore arrived at PortMiami on Friday, November 15. Owned by NCL-Norwegian Cruise...
November 17, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Announces Alaska and Hawaii Cruises 2021
Royal Caribbean announced that it will have 3 ships in Alaska for the 2021 cruise season. Ovation of the Seas, Serenade of the Seas, and Radiance of...
November 15, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Introduces Alaskan Growth Strategy
The NCLH corporation (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings) revealed in a statement that it had plans to build new facilities in 3 different Alaskan port...
November 6, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Final Ship of 2019 Cruise Season Departs Canada Place
The final ship scheduled to sail during the 2019 cruise season, Star Princess, departed from Vancouver on Friday, November 1, marking the end of the...
November 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Boosts Capacity in Alaska for 2021
Carnival Cruise Line revealed it will homeport Carnival Freedom in Seattle WA for 2021 Alaskan itineraries - along with Carnival Miracle. Carnival...
October 26, 2019 - Accidents
Second Person Medevaced from Norwegian Joy for a Week
A crew member who was reportedly suffering heart complications onboard Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Joy has been hoisted off the vessel by...
October 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cunard Line Announces Additional Alaska Itineraries from Victoria BC 2020
Luxury cruise brand Cunard Line announced 3 additional opportunities for passengers to sail roundtrip from homeport Victoria BC on some Cunard Alaska...
October 9, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Windstar Cruises Introduces 2021 Alaska Itineraries
Windstar Cruises announced its 2021 Alaska season, offering a choice of 9 different voyages on 4 itineraries (June through September). A new 7-day...
October 8, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Regent Seven Seas Cruises Offers Free First-Class Air on 2020 Alaska Sailings
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises now offers free first-class flights for a total of 14 voyages during company's 2020 Alaskan season. Regent's "First...
October 8, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Alaska Railroad Looking for a Partner to Update Cruise Facilities in Seward
The Alaska Railroad is currently looking for a partner to help update and expand its cruise facilities in Seward AK in order to meet the ever...
October 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
British Columbia and Alaska Itineraries for Ocean Victory Revealed
Victory Cruise Lines announced the inaugural itineraries for its 2021 Alaska season onboard the 200-passenger MV Ocean Victory. Currently under...
October 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corp. Executives Back in Federal Court
A US federal judge is pushing Carnival Corporation executives to faster fix company's ocean pollution issues. At a hearing on Wednesday, October...
October 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Last Ship of the Cruise Season Leaves Juneau
The last ship of the cruise season set sail from the port of Juneau, Alaska at 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2. The Cruise Line Agencies of the...
October 3, 2019 - Accidents
Fire Breaks Out on Carnival Legend
A fire broke out in Carnival Legend's engine room on Friday, September 20. The passengers of the Alaskan voyage were awakened shortly after 7 am when...
September 23, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ocean Victory Keel Laid in China
Victory Cruise Lines announced a successful Keel Laying Ceremony for its highly anticipated MV Ocean Victory. Owned by AQSC-American Queen Steamboat...
September 19, 2019 - Accidents
Holland America Line Fined $17K
Holland America will pay the state of Alaska a US$17,000 fine a year after one of its ships holding tanks leaked greywater into Glacier Bay. On...
September 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen Completes Northwest Passage Crossing
This week, Hurtigruten’s expedition cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen became the first battery-hybrid powered vessel to ever traverse the Northwest...
September 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Alaska Ends Ferry Service to Prince Rupert
The US state Alaska announced the termination of its passenger ferry service to and from Prince Rupert (BC Canada), effective October 1, 2019, citing...
September 5, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Alaskan Ferry Workers End 2-Week Long Strike
The union for striking boat workers and Alaska officials reached a deal to end a walkout which shut down the Alaskan ferry system for 10 days at the...
August 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cunard to Offer Cruises from Victoria for the First Time
For the first time ever, cruisers will be able to begin and end their vacation in Victoria BC Canada. Victoria's Ogden Point is a busy cruise port...
July 30, 2019 - Accidents
67-Year-Old Passenger Medevaced from Ovation of the Seas
The US Coast Guard has medically evacuated a 67-year-old female passenger from Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas around 14 miles west of Port...
July 29, 2019 - Cruise Industry
World’s Leading Adventurers Join Cunard in Alaska
Carnival Corporation's British premium brand Cunard Line announced it is bringing together two of the biggest names in mountaineering and exploration...
July 28, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Cruise Line Introduces Songwriter Sailings to Alaska
Cruise tourists now can combine their vacation with the opportunity to meet music idols in a series of brand new routes scheduled by NCL-Norwegian...
July 28, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ferry Service Stoppage Impacts Southeast Alaska Communities
Alaskan ferries (Alaska Marine Highway System) serving dozens of coastal communities which lack outside road access, was shut down for a 2nd straight...
July 26, 2019 - Accidents
Celebrity Solstice Turns Back to Seattle Due to Power Outage
Celebrity Solstice had just departed Friday evening, July 19, for Ketchikan AK, when she had to sail back to Seattle due to a power outage. The US...
July 21, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Ship Forced to Cancel Visit to Nanaimo
The last cruise vessel scheduled to arrive in Port Nanaimo (BC Canada) for season 2019, unfortunately, will not be making the call. Silver...
July 7, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Passenger Medevaced from Norwegian Bliss
The US Coast Guard medevaced a passenger experiencing symptoms of kidney failure onboard an NCL ship in Glacier Bay on Thursday, July 4. According to...
July 7, 2019 - Accidents
Floatplane Crashes in Ketchikan Trying to Land Between Cruise Ships
A floatplane crashed in Alaska while attempting to land between a pair of cruise ships, making it the 3rd seaplane accident in the area in just 2...
June 30, 2019 - Accidents
Investigation Launched After MS Eurodam Passes in Close Proximity to Whales
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) is currently investigating after a Holland America Line cruise ship "may have made contact...
June 28, 2019