Cruise news (Pulau Penang Island Malaysia-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Diamond Princess cruise ship starts Singapore homeporting season in Asia
Diamond Princess commenced her Singapore season, embarking on 10- to 14-day cruises in the region from December 2023 to March 2024. The initial...
December 20, 2023 - 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
Resorts World Cruises starts voyages to Phuket from Singapore and Kuala Lumpur/Port Klang with...
Resorts World Cruises announced the start of its 3- and 5-night cruises to Phuket (Thailand) from Kuala Lumpur (via Port Klang Malaysia) and...
November 8, 2022 - 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
Resorts World Cruises add Kuala Lumpur/Klang homeport for Genting Dream
The new travel brand Resorts World Cruises (2022-established) announced that it will be the first company to add a Kuala Lumpur Malaysia (Port Klang...
July 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Pulau Penang Island (Georgetown, Malaysia) primed for cruising rebound with the arrival of Genting...
Pulau Penang Island (Georgetown, Malaysia Penang) is primed for a cruising rebound with the arrival of a 2nd cruise ship at the SPCT-Swettenham Pier...
July 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Resorts World Cruises celebrates Genting Dream ship’s maiden voyage from homeport Singapore
On June 15, Resorts World Cruises celebrated a double milestone with a maiden voyage as a new cruise line and the inaugural voyage of Genting Dream...
June 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean cruise ships start sailing from Singapore to Malaysia
Singaporeans will soon be able to choose from more options for travel, as RCI-Royal Caribbean International ships will commence visiting ports in...
June 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Star Cruises' ship Star Pisces sets sail on first voyage from Penang Island (Georgetown, Malaysia)
Genting Cruise Lines on Wednesday, December 22, achieved a new milestone with the Star Cruises brand as the Star Pisces ship set sail on her first...
December 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
GHK's Star Cruises is the first line to restart in Malaysia with Star Pisces ship from Penang
Genting Cruise Lines, along with PPC-Penang Port Commission and PPSB-Penang Port Sdn Bhd announced that the Malaysian government had granted approval...
December 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
New Century Cruise Lines' ships Leisure World and Amusement World sold for scrap
The Singapore-based company New Century Cruise Lines (NCCL) retired two of Asia’s longest-serving cruise ships. The vessels join CruiseMapper...
April 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Penang Port Commission offers RFP to turn ferries into tourism attraction
The PPC-Penang Port Commission will open an RFP-Request for Proposal application to the public who are interested in renovating the existing ferries...
January 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Efforts to restart Malaysia's cruise industry are stalled
Efforts to restart Malaysia's cruise shipping industry using a model similar to Singapore (cruises to nowhere) are still continuing but moving slowly...
December 27, 2020 - Accidents
Malaysia and Thailand Bar Costa Fortuna
Malaysia and Thailand didn't allow a Costa Cruises ship (carrying ~2000 people) from docking because of Coronavirus concerns, a company official...
March 8, 2020 - Accidents
Ocean Dream Postpones Journey Due to Medevac
Selangor MMEA (Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency) rescued a Japanese senior citizen having breathing difficulties while onboard a cruise ship in...
December 3, 2019