Cruise news (Santorini Island Greece-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Greece welcomed 4+ million cruise passengers in 2022
Last year, 48 Greek ports welcomed a total of 4,614 cruise ships and 4.38M passengers, the Hellenic Ports Association (ELIME) announced this week...
February 11, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises opens bookings for 2024 itineraries in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe
Costa Cruises announced its itineraries for 2024. The newest edition of the Around the World voyage (December 2024) will also be available in the...
February 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean unveils new European cruises for summer 2024
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced that its new European vacations for summer 2024 are now open for sale, featuring 7 world-class ships in 9 homeports and...
November 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises to debut in Taranto (Italy) next year with Costa Pacifica
In the summer of 2023, Taranto (Italy) will become a new Costa Cruises' port of call. From June 3 until October 7, Costa Pacifica will be in Taranto...
October 31, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line marks the return of Norwegian Escape to Europe
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line marked the successful return of Norwegian Escape, the first liner of the brand's Breakaway-Plus class, to Europe. Back in...
July 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
SeaDream opens all 2024 Mediterranean cruises on both refurbished yachts SeaDream I and SeaDream II
SeaDream Yacht Club recently announced the opening of all 2024 Mediterranean voyages on its newly renovated yachts - SeaDream I and SeaDream II...
July 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises introduce new shore excursions specifically designed by the ships’ Captains
Celebrity Cruises unveiled its newly curated list of shore excursions specifically designed by its ships’ Captains. The exclusive shore...
May 31, 2022 - Accidents
Engine room fire breaks out on NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Escape
A small fire broke out in the engine room on the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Escape Thursday morning, May 12, after the ship departed...
May 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Celestyal Cruises commences the 2022 cruise season with Celestyal Crystal
Celestyal Cruises announced the beginning of the 2022 cruise season on Monday, April 18, on Celestyal Crystal. The cruise ship set sail from Port...
April 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn announces Encore's Eastern Mediterranean cruises (April-November 2022)
Seabourn announced Encore ship's Eastern Mediterranean cruises between April and November 2022. Highlights include voyages to Croatia, Greece...
April 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean introduces 2 more seasons of cruising from Limassol (Cyprus)
After a successful summer 2021 season from Limassol (Cyprus Greece), RCI-Royal Caribbean announced that 2 more seasons from the Greek island were...
January 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to deploy MSC Lirica to the Eastern Mediterranean in summer 2022
MSC Cruises announced it would deploy MSC Lirica to the Eastern Mediterranean in summer 2022. The liner will homeport in Piraeus-Athens during the...
December 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Lirica ship to be homeported in Piraeus-Athens (Greece) in summer 2022 summer
MSC Cruises announced it would deploy MSC Lirica to the Eastern Mediterranean for the 2022 summer season, homeporting at Piraeus-Athens (Greece) for...
December 13, 2021 - Accidents
Cruise ship itinerary changes due to 48-hour general strike at all major ports in Greece
A number of cruise liners had to adjust their itineraries after PNO-Panhellenic Maritime Federation announced a 48-hour general strike beginning on...
November 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Emerald Cruises’ superyacht Emerald Azzurra will visit Saudi Arabia during inaugural season 2022
The premium travel brand Emerald Cruises announced 2 new itineraries in its 2022 schedule of the Emerald Azzurra superyacht. Both itineraries will...
August 15, 2021