Cruise news (Tianjin Orient MS Ideal-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
China’s state operators form a new maritime bloc
China Tourism Group has announced that it will helm a broad effort to reinvigorate the nation’s cruise sector through the unification of...
November 27, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Former Costa Magica sold by Seajets to China’s Tianjin Orient International Cruises
After a prolonged period of lay-up, marked by aborted restart attempts and abandoned ventures, the long-stranded cruise ship, last named Goddess of...
November 18, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' ship Fortuna sold, leaves the fleet in Sep 2026
The Carnival Corporation-owned Italian company Costa Cruises is reshaping its shipping operations with the planned transfer of the 22-year-old Costa...
May 10, 2025 - Accidents
Goddess of the Night (G7 Summit security chartered hotel ship) detained over hygiene concerns
A cruise ship chartered to accommodate thousands of security officers for this week's G7 summit has been detained by the Italian police over...
June 13, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Seajets transforms former Costa Magica ship into Greek Islands Party Cruise
The former Costa Magica is set for a new chapter as a party cruise vessel navigating the Greek Islands. Maritime Executive reports that Greek...
June 3, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Greek ferry company Seajets starts a cruise line with Goddess of Night ship (fka Costa Magica)
Seajets, a prominent Greek ferry operator, is making its foray into the cruise industry with the acquisition of the 2004-built cruise vessel Costa...
April 18, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Costa Magica cruise ship sold to SeaJets Ferries (Greece) and renamed Mykonos Magic
The Costa Magica ship was sold to the ferry company (Greece's biggest cruise shipowner) SeaJets, owned by Marios Iliopoulos. The ship was renamed...
February 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Luminosa cruise ship starts for CCL as Carnival Luminosa in November from Brisbane (Australia)
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced that Costa's ship Luminosa will join the fleet of Carnival in September 2022 and will start guest operations as...
June 16, 2022 - Accidents
Costa Magica cruise ship to serve as a potential floating hotel for Ukrainian refugees
Costa Cruises announced they had offered the Magica ship (currently out of service) to the government of Italy as a potential floating hotel...
March 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line growing fleet by 2 additional ships
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced plans to grow its fleet by a couple of additional ships by 2023. The company is taking the delivery of a new...
June 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises announces new itineraries for 2022-2023 season
Costa Cruises announced new Mediterranean itineraries from April 2022 through April 2023, which are now available for booking. In all Mediterranean...
April 10, 2021 - Accidents
Manslaughter allegations against Costa Cruises over Coronavirus deaths
French investigators are opening manslaughter allegations against the Carnival Corporation-owned Italian company Costa over Coronavirus deaths. The...
February 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises introduces new itineraries for 2021
Costa Cruises announced it will continue its program for gradual and responsible reintroduction of cruise vacations. Following the presentation of...
September 26, 2020 - Accidents
850 French passengers sue Costa Cruises after contracting COVID-19 onboard
Around 850 French passengers who were onboard a COVID-riddled cruise ship (turned away from many ports in March 2020) filed a collective suit in...
August 10, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Costa Mediterranea repatriates Filipino and Indonesian crew
The Costa Cruises-operated ship Costa Mediterranea departed on May 15 from Brindisi Italy on a crew repatriation voyage to Asia (The Philippines and...
May 18, 2020