Cruise news (Marseille France-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Costa restarts cruises on March 27 with Smeralda ship
The Carnival Corporation-owned Italian brand Costa Cruises announced its liners are ready for passenger shipping with fleetwide enhanced health and...
February 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Newbuild Costa Firenze delivered to Costa Cruises by Fincantieri
Costa Cruises has taken delivery of the 5200-passenger liner Costa Firenze from the Italian shipyard Fincantieri. According to Costa Group's CEO...
December 23, 2020 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises winter 2021-2022 program
MSC Cruises reconfirmed its winter cruise programme for 2021-2022 with an array of itineraries in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and the Gulf...
December 14, 2020 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises opens bookings for its 2023 World Cruise aboard MSC Poesia
MSC Cruises opened sales for the MSC World Cruise 2023 boasting 53 destinations in a total of 33 countries across 6 continents with a focus on Asian...
November 9, 2020 - Accidents
13 test COVID-19 positive on Ponant’s Le Jacques Cartier
13 people (3 passengers and 10 crew) on Ponant’s cruise ship Le Jacques Cartier (2020-newbuild) tested COVID-positive and the vessel...
November 3, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises introduces South America 2021-2022 season
Costa Cruises announced its programs for South America 2021-2022 winter season during an online conference led by the brand’s General Manager...
October 28, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises bases 3 Royal-class ships in Europe for 2021 season
Princess Cruises’ 2021 programme will see 3 Royal-class cruise ships based in Europe, including the newest addition to the fleet, Enchanted...
October 8, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' ship Costa Smeralda prepares for a October 10 restart
Wednesday morning, September 16, Costa Cruises' flagship and the group's first LNG-powered ship, Costa Smeralda, entered Port Savona Italy...
September 17, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises introduces new 2020-2021 winter itineraries
Costa Cruises announced it was ready to sail for a 2020-2021 winter season rich in holiday opportunities. After the restart of the line's cruise...
September 13, 2020 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line sending its North America-based ships to Europe
The world's 3rd-largest cruise shipowner - NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line - is sending a proportion of its North America-homeported cruise ships to Europe...
August 17, 2020 - Cruise Industry
French company Ponant Cruises has 8 ships back cruising
The premium French brand Ponant Cruises recently announced that it had 8 ships back sailing, with 4 of them offering itineraries within France. These...
July 29, 2020 - Cruise Industry
PONANT's L’Austral is the first French cruise ship to take to sea after confinement
The first French cruise ship taking to the seas since confinement due to the COVID crisis returned to Port Marseille-Fos France after a 7-day...
July 21, 2020 - Accidents
Fire erupts on cruiseferry GNV Fantastic in Marseille, France
A fire erupted onboard the cruiseferry GNV Fantastic at Port Marseille Fos, France, early Sunday morning, June 28. The accident commenced in a...
June 29, 2020 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises introduces winter 2020-2021 programme
MSC Cruises confirmed full details of its winter 2020-2021 season, featuring more than 90 different itineraries across the Mediterranean, Caribbean...
June 23, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation, Shell and Marseille Fos Port carried out France's first “ship-to-ship” LNG...
One of the world's first LNG-powered cruise ships, Costa Smeralda (operated by Costa Cruises, shipowner Carnival Corporation) berthed in Marseille...
May 17, 2020