Cruise news (Turku Finland-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Viking Line takes delivery of cruiseferry Viking Glory from Xiamen Shipbuilding China
Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co (China) delivered the Viking Glory cruiseferry on December 23, 2021. The Finnish company Viking Line ABP has...
December 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' 2nd LNG-powered ship Costa Toscana arrives in Barcelona (Spain)
Following the first departure from Meyer Werft (Turku, Finland) on December 3, Costa Cruises' Costa Toscana headed for the Mediterranean and arrived...
December 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises takes delivery of its newest ship, Costa Toscana, at Meyer Turku
On Thursday, December 2, at Meyer Werft's shipyard in Turku Finland, Costa Cruises took delivery of its newest ship - Costa Toscana, the most...
December 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Cruise Line's 3rd Excel-class/newest ship Carnival Jubilee (2023) will be homeported in...
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced that its 3rd Excel-class ship, Carnival Jubilee, will be delivered in 2023 and based at the Port of Galveston...
November 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Coin ceremony for Costa Cruises' latest LNG-powered ship Costa Toscana
On Tuesday, October 26, Turku Finland-based shipbuilder Meyer Turku held the 2nd part of the traditional “coin ceremony” for ...
October 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
53-passenger Polar Pioneer cruise ship returns to service in 2022
Scandinavian investors are currently breathing new life into the 53-passenger cruise ship MV Polar Pioneer for a return to the market next year...
August 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Construction started on Royal Caribbean's first Icon Class ship
On Monday, June 14, RCI-Royal Caribbean marked the start of construction on the line's first “Icon Class” cruise ship. To celebrate the...
June 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
TUI's Mein Schiff 1 is the first cruise ship to visit Stockholm Sweden
The TUI Cruises' ship Mein Schiff 1 kicked off the cruise season departing from Kiel Germany on a 7-day "Blue Baltic" voyage. Captain Omar Caruana...
May 31, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: CCL-Carnival Cruise Line and PortMiami break ground on Terminal F
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line and PortMiami Florida USA on Friday, January 29, held an official groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of Terminal F...
January 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Costa Cruises' newest ship Costa Toscana launched at Meyer Turku Finland
On January 14, Costa Cruises celebrated the launch (float-out from drydock) of the company's newest ship - Costa Toscana at the Meyer Shipyard...
January 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Construction started on Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship Carnival Celebration
Construction works on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s 2nd Excel-class ship Carnival Celebration started with the steel cutting ceremony at...
January 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line takes delivery of its newbuild Mardi Gras ship
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line on Friday, December 18, took delivery of its highly anticipated newbuild, Mardi Gras, in a live virtual signing ceremony at...
December 19, 2020 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line moves the inaugural voyage of Mardi Gras for April 24
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line informed passengers and travel agents that it had cancelled select itineraries in 2021, as the company implemented its plans...
December 4, 2020 - Accidents
Viking Line's Viking Grace ferry runs aground near Port Mariehamn
The Baltic Sea-deployed cruiseferry Viking Grace (carrying 331 passengers and 98 crew) ran aground in heavy storm winds on Saturday, November 21, in...
November 22, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises introduces South America 2021-2022 season
Costa Cruises announced its programs for South America 2021-2022 winter season during an online conference led by the brand’s General Manager...
October 28, 2020