Cruise news (Galapagos Islands Ecuador-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Celebrity introduces 2023 Galapagos cruises
The RCG-Royal Caribbean Group's brand Celebrity Cruises announced 2023 sailings in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands. From New Year’s Eve 2022...
March 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
DCL-Disney cruises to Antarctica (2021) and Galapagos (2022) via chartered ships
Walt Disney is planning its first cruises to Antarctica beginning later this year, using a chartered ship. The company also plans its first...
March 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean sells the cruise ships Silver Galapagos and Celebrity Xperience
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group sold 2 cruise ships sailing under the Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises brands. These are small expedition ships...
January 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America Line’s 2022-2023 Grand Voayges (Africa, South America and Antarctica, World...
Three HAL-Holland America Line's World Cruises - Grand Africa Voyage 2022, Grand World Voyage 2023, and Grand South America and Antarctica Voyage...
January 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Adventures by Disney launches first-ever Antarctica and Galapagos cruises
New "Adventures by Disney" Expedition Cruises provide families with the opportunity to sail to some of the world's most popular travel destinations...
January 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises introduces new approach to cruising: ‘Always Included’
The Royal Caribbean Group-owned luxury brand Celebrity Cruises introduced a new approach to cruising named ‘Always Included,’ putting the...
November 11, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises announces 2022 World Cruise onboard Coral Princess
Princess Cruises announced the company’s 15th annual Australia-based World Cruise, sailing roundtrip from 3 homeports - Auckland, Brisbane, and...
September 10, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Silversea's Silver Origin to restart sailings in the Galapagos November 7
Silversea Cruises announced it hoped to be able to sail its Silver Origin ship in the Galapagos Islands from November 2020. Silver Origin is...
September 5, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Silversea Cruises introduces revised collection of 157 expedition voyages
The ultra-premium brand Silversea Cruises revealed a total of 157 new/revised expedition voyages departing between January 2021 and July 2022. The...
August 12, 2020 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Silversea Cruises top executives take delivery of Silver Origin
The top-luxury cruise brand Silversea took delivery of its first-ever destination-specific newbuild vessel - Silver Origin, from Shipyard De Hoop BV...
June 5, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Silversea’s Galapagos cruise ship Silver Origin begins sea trials
On Monday, April 27, at 9 AM the top-luxury cruise ship Silver Origin (De Hoop Shipyard vessel #489) departed from the outfitting quay in Schiedam...
April 28, 2020 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Silver Origin Launched in the Netherlands
The newest ship in the Silversea fleet - Silver Origin - was launched (floated out from drydock) on December 30, 2019, at Shipyard De Hoop (in...
January 11, 2020 - Accidents
Capsized Ship Spills 2,500L Oil in Galapagos
An estimated 2500 litres of MDO fuel (marine diesel oil) have ended up in the waters of Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands after a tanker barge...
December 27, 2019 - Accidents
Celebrity Xpedition ship evacuated in the Galapagos
On November 5, 2019, at ~11:30 pm, the Galapagos Islands-based cruise ship Celebrity Xpedition carrying 46 passengers ran aground on a sand bar at...
November 6, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Saga Cruises Introduces 2021 Sailings
Saga Cruises UK unveiled details of 7 new itineraries for early-2021, among which is the 83-night South American "Grand Voyage" that takes in the...
October 7, 2019