Cruise news (Canada-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Toronto to replace its aging fleet of ferries with fully electric vessels
A new City of Toronto staff report is now recommending a plan to replace the current, aging fleet of Toronto’s ferry ships with fully electric...
January 10, 2022 - Accidents
BC Ferries cancels sailings between Victoria and Vancouver due to a winter storm
The Canadian Canadian state-owned company BC Ferries canceled morning crossings between Victoria BC and Vancouver Island on Thursday, January 6...
January 6, 2022 - Accidents
BC Ferries cancels multiple crossings between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland
Several BC Ferries-operated routes between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island were canceled on Sunday, January 2, due to a wind warning from...
January 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
American Queen Voyages 2024 season's new routes & itineraries
AQV-American Queen Voyages released its 2024 season, marking the furthest in advance a cruise season has opened for reservations in the 10-year...
December 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
American Queen Voyages to rename Victory I & Victory II ships to Ocean Voyager & Ocean Navigator
AQV-American Queen Voyages announced that ms Victory I and ms Victory II would be renamed Ocean Voyager and Ocean Navigator, respectively, when they...
December 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises 2023 Canada & Bermuda program with Celebrity Summit ship
Celebrity Cruises revealed its brand-new itineraries for 2023 on the fully-refurbished ship Celebrity Summit. The program (August thru October...
December 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line launches week-long travel advisor game “Carnival Playbook”
As part of CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's “Onboard with You” pledge that supports the longstanding commitment to the community of travel...
November 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises' summer 2023 season of expedition voyages
Viking Cruises announced the line's summer 2023 season of expedition voyages, including a new 2-week itinerary in the Great Lakes along with...
November 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Expeditions launches largest ever Antarctica program (2023-2024)
Hurtigruten Expeditions revealed the first details about its 2023-2024 itinerary program. Deeper Antarctica exploration, off-the-beaten-track Alaska...
November 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
SunStone’s Ocean Explorer officially named in Boston MA (USA)
Boston-based cruise company Vantage Deluxe World Travel officially christened MS Ocean Explorer, the brand's first ocean-going small ship, on Monday...
October 27, 2021 - Accidents
BC Ferries cancels multiple sailings on major routes due to “bomb cyclone”
The Canadian company BC Ferries canceled multiple sailings on major routes for Monday, October 25, as a 2nd powerful “bomb cyclone&rdquo...
October 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Atlas Ocean Voyages' World Navigator to set sail on inaugural cruise November 19
AOV-Atlas Ocean Voyages announced further details of how the company is planning to operate their Antarctic cruises during the coming 2021-2022...
October 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking OCEAN's newest cruise ship Viking Saturn joins the fleet in 2023-Q1
Viking Cruises announced that its newest ship - Viking Saturn, is set to join the fleet in early 2023. The 930-passenger sistership will spend her...
October 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Mandatory COVID vaccination requirements do not apply to BC Ferries
The Canadian company BC Ferries announced that its travelers will not be subject to federal rules mandating that all passengers be fully COVID...
October 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Canadian company Bay Ferries to restore Maine-Nova Scotia CAT ferry service
Following two canceled seasons due to the Coronavirus crisis, the catamaran high-speed ferry service linking Maine USA with Nova Scotia Canada is...
October 3, 2021