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Small fire reported at Fincantieri shipyard during NCL's Norwegian Aura construction
A small fire was reported at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, where NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Aura is currently under...
September 8, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Turku launched RCI-Royal Caribbean’s newest ICON ship Hero OTS
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s Hero of the Seas reached a major construction milestone on September 4th, 2026, when the 4th Icon Class cruise ship was...
September 8, 2026 - Cruise Industry
EST-Floattech to supply battery systems for 15 new river cruise ships
EST-Floattech has secured a contract from Dutch system integrator Van Tiem Elektro to supply its Octopus High Energy battery systems for a new series...
September 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
CroisiEurope's 2027 schedule lists 170+ itineraries
CroisiEurope has announced its 2027 cruise schedule, offering 170+ river, canal/hotel barge and ocean itineraries aboard 50 ships operating on 43...
September 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Japan charters Costa Serena as hotel ship for athletes at 2026 Asian Games
Japan will use Costa Serena as a hotel ship to accommodate athletes competing in the 2026 Asian Games, which will open in Nagoya on September 19th...
September 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
CSSC and NOR Cruises sign MoU for 2+3 cruise shipbuilding program at SMM Hamburg 2026
China State Shipbuilding Corporation's/CSSC's subsidiary Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) and China Shipbuilding Trading Co (CSTC) signed an...
September 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MB Energy completes methanol bunkering trial aboard TUI's Mein Schiff 7 in Kiel
MB Energy has completed a methanol bunkering trial aboard TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 7 at the Ostseekai Cruise Terminal in the Port of Kiel...
September 6, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn opens bookings for World Cruise 2029 (ship Seabourn Quest)
Seabourn has opened bookings for its 2029 World Cruise, titled Iconic Islands & Remote Horizons, a 138-day voyage aboard Seabourn Quest covering...
September 6, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Riverside Luxury Cruises adds Danube cycling sailings for 2027
The UK-based Riverside Luxury Cruises will introduce three Riverside Active cycling departures aboard Riverside Mozart in 2027, combining guided...
September 6, 2026 - Accidents
Norway seizes Russian expedition cruise ship over Naftogaz compensation claim
Norwegian authorities have seized the Russian-owned expedition cruise ship Professor Molchanov in the Arctic as part of efforts to enforce a...
September 6, 2026 - Accidents
Ferry disaster off Northern Cyprus claims 12 lives
The death toll from the ferry disaster off northern Cyprus has risen to 12 after rescue teams recovered two additional bodies overnight, according to...
September 5, 2026 - Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean cancels Serenade OTS Alaskan cruise after prolonged repairs
RCI-Royal Caribbean International has cancelled the August 30th, 2026 departure of Serenade of the Seas from Vancouver after technical repairs could...
September 5, 2026 - Accidents
21 injured after ferry and oil tanker collide near Penang Port (Malaysia)
21 people were injured, 6 of them seriously, after a ferryboat and an oil tanker collided near Penang Port in Malaysia on September 1st. The...
September 5, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Uniworld announces 3 new ships and 8 itineraries for 2028
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has unveiled its 2028 programme, which will introduce 3 new Super Ships (SS), 8 itineraries and a new Mystery Journey...
September 5, 2026 - Cruise Industry
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises unveils new wellness offering aboard Prestige ship
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises is preparing its most extensive wellness programme to date for Seven Seas Prestige, which is scheduled to enter...
September 4, 2026