Cruise news (PropulsionEngines-tagged)
- Accidents
NCL's cruise ship Norwegian Joy cancels call to Cozumel (Mexico) due to propulsion issue
NCL's liner Norwegian Joy had to cancel her stopover in the Mexican port of Cozumel on March 17 due to technical problems. The NCL-Norwegian...
March 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking Mississippi floated out at Edison Chouest shipyard in Houma (Louisiana)
The new riverboat being constructed for Viking River Cruises USA was floated out on Monday, March 7, at Edison Chouest Offshore's LaShip...
March 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Russia launches first dual-fuel ice-strengthened ferry Marshal Rokossovsky
Russia welcomed a new dual-fuel ferry in an official flag-raising ceremony that took place in the seaport of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region on...
March 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding launches Japan’s first LNG-fueled ferry
The naming and launching ceremony for Japan’s first LNG-fueled cruiseferry - Sunflower Kurenai, took place at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries...
March 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Norway initiates one of the largest environmental ship upgrades in Europe
Hurtigruten Norway initiated one of the largest environmental ship upgrades in Europe. With modern technology, the rebuilt cruise ships will cut CO2...
February 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises' newbuild AIDAcosma arrives in Hamburg (Germany) for the first time
On Friday, February 25, the new AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAcosma will visit the port of Hamburg (Germany) for the first time at 04:00 p.m. It is the...
February 25, 2022 - Accidents
TUI cancels the current Mein Schiff 1 cruise due to technical issue
TUI Cruises canceled the current voyage on its cruise ship Mein Schiff 1, a 4-night roundtrip to Oslo (Norway) from Bremerhaven (Bremen, Germany...
February 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Wish to boast new onboard entertainment firsts
With Disney Wish scheduled to start sailing from Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) this summer, DCL-Disney Cruise Line is revealing more details...
February 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten’s MS Richard With starts conversion to battery hybrid propulsion
The first of 3x Norwegian Coastal Express cruiseferries owned by Hurtigruten is being converted from diesel to battery-hybrid propulsion. The 1993...
February 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Havnekraft AS to establish high-voltage shore power system for cruise ships in Haugesund (Norway)
Havnekraft AS is due to establish a high-voltage shore power system for cruise ships at the Garpeskaer berth in Haugesund (Norway). The planned...
February 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Balearia's first electric ferryboat to serve as test lab for green hydrogen
The Spanish ferry company Balearia embarked on a project to build the first electric Ro-Pax/passenger and cargo ferryboat that will be pollution-free...
January 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port San Diego (California, USA) to double cruise ship shore-power capability
The Port of San Diego (California, USA) is a step closer to doubling shore power capability at B Street and Broadway Pier cruise terminals to improve...
January 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings completes $200M Scrubber Installation Program
The leading global cruise company NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. which operates NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania, and Regent Seven Seas...
December 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises testing fuel cells on its newest ship MSC World Europa
The French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique (fka STX France) and MSC recently celebrated the float of World Europa and the keel-laying of...
December 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC World Europa floated out. Keel laid for MSC Euribia
On December 2nd, the French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique and MSC Cruises celebrated two milestones for the company’s newest...
December 4, 2021