Cruise news (Manila Philippines-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line returns to Asia with Norwegian Jewel ship
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it will return to sailing in Asia after 3+ years when the refurbished Norwegian Jewel makes a grand return to...
May 8, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Record 30 cruise ships scheduled to call at the Philippines' ports
The Philippines is getting ready for what it anticipates would be a record-breaking 2023 cruise season. A record 30 liners are scheduled to call at...
February 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival opens bookings for repositioning cruises Long Beach-Tokyo/Sydney-Singapore
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line opened bookings for sailings which mark 2 first-ever port calls for the company with unique itineraries for voyages between...
February 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean unveils line-up of holidays onboard Spectrum of the Seas for 2023-2024
RCI-Royal Caribbean International released the line-up of holidays onboard its Spectrum of the Seas ship for 2023-2024, with longer cruises making a...
August 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
80+ people rescued from a Philippine ferry fire
Philippine Coast Guard personnel and volunteers rescued 80+ passengers and crew of an interisland ferry that caught fire on Friday, August 26, while...
August 28, 2022 - Accidents
8 dead, 7 missing after fire on Philippine passenger ferry
8 people have died after a high-speed passenger ferry in the Philippines, carrying 134 people, caught fire on Monday, May 23, with 7 passengers still...
May 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
SunStone takes delivery of 3rd Infinity-class ship Ocean Victory
The largest expedition cruise shipowner SunStone Ships Inc announced the delivery of the company's 3rd newbuild - Ocean Victory. With a goal of...
October 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Sunstone Ships' Ocean Explorer delivered by China Merchants Heavy Industry
The biggest tonnage provider in the expedition market, SunStone Ships, announced the successful delivery of the 2nd next-generation, INFINITY-class...
July 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cunard Line celebrates 100 years of World Cruises
Cunard Line is set to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its first world voyage, and the first-ever continuous circumnavigation of the world by a...
March 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL Norwegian Joy repatriates non-essential crew
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Joy will soon repatriate the entire fleet's non-essential crew after further cancelations of NCL voyages...
February 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Former Sea Princess cruise ship officially renamed to “MS Charming”
The former Princess Cruises' ship Sea Princess received a new hull art and was officially renamed to “MS Charming”. The vessel completed...
February 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line repatriates fleet's non-essential crew by April 2021
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it will return all crew who joined recently and were not part of the skeleton crew back home. In hopes it...
January 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises announces winter 2021-2022 itinerary program
TUI's UK-based brand Marella Cruises' winter 2021 itinerary program has gone on sale from September 10. The company revealed details of new...
September 16, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises repatriates 200 Indonesian crew from Manila, Philippines
200 Indonesian crew members from Costa Cruises liners anchored off the coast of Manila (Luzon Island, Philippines) were repatriated Thursday evening...
July 11, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Costa Mediterranea completes crew repatriation in Manila Bay, Philippines
The last group of Costa Mediterranea's Italian crew members and supervisors was disembarked on Thursday, July 2. The Costa Cruises ship finally...
July 4, 2020