Cruise news (Portland ME USA-tagged)
- Cruise Industry

Crystal Cruises announces 4 "Grand Journey" extended voyages for 2024
The relaunched Crystal Cruises has unveiled 4 "Grand Journey" extended voyages scheduled for 2024, featuring a prominent 68-night itinerary from...
May 24, 2023 - Cruise Industry

MSC Meraviglia cruise ship arrives at homeport NYC New York
MSC Cruises' Meraviglia-Class vessel MSC Meraviglia arrived on Thursday, April 20th, at her new homeport - NYC's Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. This...
April 21, 2023 - Cruise Industry

Pearl Seas Cruises announces major interior redesign of its Pearl Mist ship
To celebrate the opening of the 2023 season, Pearl Seas Cruises announced a complete interior redesign of its Pearl Mist ship. The company has...
April 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry

ACL-American Cruise Lines launches 60-day B2B itinerary on 3 ships (4 rivers/coast-to-coast USA)
ACL-American Cruise Lines created a 60-day itinerary combining 4 major rivers and 2 coasts onboard 3 ships. The company is calling it "the longest...
March 27, 2023 - Cruise Industry

MSC Explora Journeys introduces new autumn/winter 2024-2025 itineraries for Explora 1 ship
MSC Explora Journeys announced a new line-up of voyages for the autumn & winter 2024-2025 season of EXPLORA 1, the first of a fleet of 6 luxury...
February 28, 2023 - Cruise Industry

Pearl Seas Cruises announces the 2022 cruise season aboard Pearl Mist
The travel brand Pearl Seas Cruises announced the beginning of its 2022 season aboard the 210-passenger ship Pearl Mist. The company will celebrate...
May 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry

MSC Meraviglia to be homeported in NYC from April 2023
MSC Cruises announced that for the first time the company will homeport a ship in NYC New York for year-round voyages. MSC Meraviglia starts...
March 9, 2022 - 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 - Cruise Industry

Princess Cruises 2023 Canada & New England ships and itineraries
Princess Cruises announced the 2023 Canada & New England cruise and cruisetour season, on sale May 5. The upcoming 2023 Canada & New England...
May 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry

HAL-Holland America’s Canada and New England cruises 2022 on ships Zaandam and Nieuw Statendam
In 2022 HAL-Holland America Line's boats ms Nieuw Statendam and ms Zaandam will be sailing along the East Coast of North America. Bookings are...
March 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry

RCI-Royal Caribbean's 2022-2023 Northeast USA cruise season with departures from Boston and NYC
RCI-Royal Caribbean International opened a new lineup of 2022-2023 cruises on 3 ships (Adventure OTS, Anthem OTS and Voyager OTS) sailing from...
February 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry

NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line reveals Summer 2023 itineraries
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line opened for sale its summer 2023 itineraries while launching a Black Friday Sale, the company’s best deal of the year...
November 19, 2020 - Cruise Industry

Fred Olsen releases the first itinerary from its 2023 cruise program
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines unveiled its first look into 2023 with the release of a "North American Waterways and Canadian Fall" itinerary, including the...
July 30, 2020 - Cruise Industry

Nova Scotia cancels 2020 sailing season due to COVID-19 concerns
Nova Scotia's Government canceled the 2020 passenger shipping season for the subsidized ferry service that links NS with Maine USA, citing "the...
June 28, 2020 - Accidents

Bar Harbor cancels cruise ship calls until July 1
Citing the large volume of feedback on the subject, Bar Harbor Town Council on Tuesday, April 7, cancelled all scheduled cruise ship calls through...
April 8, 2020