Cruise news (Small Cruise Lines-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
SunStone Ships launches Sylvia Earle and lays keel of Ocean Odyssey
SunStone Ships launched its Sylvia Earle expedition class “Infinity” ship at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) facility in Haimen...
April 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
SunStone’s Ocean Explorer and Ocean Victory nearing completion from CMHI yard
SunStone’s Ocean Victory is ship number 3 in the line’s INFINITY series, while Ocean Explorer is number 4. When signing up for the first...
April 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line resumes USA-Bahamas voyages on June 2
The Florida-based company Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, which normally operates 2-night voyages from West Palm Beach FL to Freeport (Grand Bahama...
April 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Paul Gauguin Cruises opens bookings for its 2022 voyages
From the Society to the Cook Islands, passing through Tahiti, the Tuamotus, the Marquesas, Paul Gauguin Cruises' teams who have been experts in the...
April 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic's Antarctic Polar Solar eclipse inaugural cruise already fully booked
Swan Hellenic announced that interest in the line's cultural expedition cruises was translating into "buoyant bookings across the board." Driven by...
April 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Storylines' MV Narrative to be built at Croatia's Brodosplit shipyard
Storylines announced that the new cruise ship selling condos, MV Narrative, will be built at Brodosplit Shipyard in Split Croatia. The company...
April 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Coral Expeditions' newest ship Coral Geographer welcomed in Cairns, Australia
Australia’s pioneering small ship cruise company Coral Expeditions (fleet) welcomed their newest vessel with an official ceremony held in...
April 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Swan Hellenic's new SH Minerva cruise ship's construction process
On March 17, Swan Hellenic announced that the deck modules and hull sections of its first ship, the purpose-designed cultural expedition ship SH...
March 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
China construction updates on SunStone's cruise ships Sylvia Earle and Ocean Odyssey
On March 18, CMHI Haimen yard (China) celebrated the launch of Aurora Expeditions' Sylvia Earle and the keel laying of Vantage Cruise Line's Ocean...
March 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Paul Gauguin Cruises announces drydock ship refurbishment
Paul Gauguin Cruises, operator of ms Paul Gauguin - the highest-rated and longest continually sailing luxury cruise vessel in the South Pacific...
March 19, 2021 - Accidents
Crew tests positive for COVID-19 on NYK Cruises' ship Asuka 2
The Japanese shipping company NYK Cruises (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) announced that 3 upcoming voyages on the Asuka 2 ship were suspended after a crew...
March 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Coral Expeditions' Coral Geographer cruise ship delivered by VARD
Following the delivery of Coral Adventurer (sistership) in 2019, Coral Expeditions Australia (fleet) ordered a second newbuild from VARD Vietnam...
March 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Oceanwide Expeditions' ship Janssonius launched at Brodosplit Croatia
On Thursday, March 11, Dutch polar travel company Oceanwide Expeditions celebrated the ship launch of its newest Polar Class 6 ship, MV Janssonius...
March 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Celestyal Cruises resumes passenger shipping on May 29
The Greek cruise ship operator Celestyal Cruises announced plans to resume operations on May 29, 2021, with 7-night 'Idyllic Aegean' sailings on the...
March 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Aurora Expeditions Australia dedicates Sylvia Earle cruise ship to leading female conservationists
Aurora Expeditions Australia (fleet) announced it is celebrating International Women’s Day 2021 by dedicating its newest ship to 5 of the world...
March 7, 2021