Crusie news (tagged with Venice Italy)
- Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to Bring Two Ships to South Africa
MSC Cruises announced that in 2020-2021 cruise season the company will homeport two liners in South Africa. This will mark the first time that a...
August 22, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Venice Bans Cruise Ships from Entering the Historic City Centre
Venice Italy will start rerouting cruise liners away from city's historic downtown, in a victory for locals tired of the huge vessels. Some...
August 8, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Venice Appeals to European Cities in Call for Cruise Ship Rules
Venice appealed to top European cruise destinations, including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Marseille, and Dubrovnik, to unite in tackling the environmental...
August 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
The Louvre Museum Getting Into Cruise Business
The Louvre Museum (Paris France) is partnering with a top-luxury cruise company to offer cultural trips of the Adriatic and the Persian Gulf. ...
July 20, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Costa Deliziosa Almost Collides with Venice Dock
A large-sized Costa Cruises liner lost control in strong winds and almost crashed into Venice port. In videos uploaded to YouTube, Costa...
July 8, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Silversea Guests to Combine Two or More European Cruises
Silversea Cruises is offering its customers the opportunity to combine two or more European itineraries into one value-priced voyage in 2020...
July 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Uniworld to Welcome Five New Ships in 2020
Next year, Uniworld River Cruises is due to welcome 3 new boats to its European fleet (to operate from homeports Bordeaux France, Venice Italy and...
June 27, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Venice Mayor Asks UNESCO to Put City on World Heritage Blacklist
The mayor of Venice asked UNESCO to include the city on its world heritage site blacklist after the transport minister of Italy failed to deliver a...
June 21, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Thousands Protest Cruise Ships in Venice
Thousands of people took to the streets in Venice Italy on Saturday, June 8, calling for a ban on large cruise ships in the port city following last...
June 9, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Windstar Announces European Cruises 2020
Windstar Cruises announced its in-depth exploration of Europe in 2020, boasting a variety of itineraries through the Baltic, North, Norwegian...
June 5, 2019 - Accidents
Venice Crash Revives Calls to Ban Large Cruise Ships
A collision on a busy canal in Port Venice Italy sparked new calls for banning large cruise liners. On Sunday, MSC Opera lost control and people...
June 3, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: MSC Opera Rams Tourist Boat in Venice
A huge runaway MSC Cruises ship ran into a smaller boat in Venice Italy Sunday morning, June 2, injuring at least 4 people on the dockside. The 66...
June 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Industry Expects 30M Passengers in 2019
The cruise ship industry announced growing at record levels. Last year, there were 28.5M cruise passengers at the world level, which was a record...
April 28, 2019 - Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Holland America's New Ship
The steel cutting ceremony for the 3rd ship that Fincantieri is building for Holland America took place on Wednesday, March 13, at the shipyard in...
March 14, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Passengers Who Visit Venice to Be Charged €10
Venice is going to charge day visitors a tax of up to EUR 10 each in a move approved by Italy's government. The new measure, that will bring in tens...
January 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Europe 2020 Cruise Program
Royal Caribbean released the 2nd phase of its European itineraries for 2020. Six ships of Royal Caribbean had their 2020 voyages revealed, along with...
December 20, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Panorama Launched in Venice
Carnival Panorama, the new Carnival Cruise Line's ship, was launched today, December 6, at Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera (near Venice Italy). Due...
December 6, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Legend to Offer Line’s Most Diverse European Schedule
Carnival Legend is due to operate the most diverse European season of Carnival Cruise Line to date with 9- to 16-day journeys visiting 34 ports in a...
December 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Thousands Protest Against Cruise Ships in Venice
More than 4,000 protesters took part in ‘March for the Dignity of Venice’ Sunday afternoon, June 10, in a demonstration against large...
June 12, 2018 - Accidents
Marella Discovery 2 Experiences Engine Failure in Venice
Marella Discovery 2 has been disabled after engine failure, while sailing in Guidecca Canal, Venice historic center, close to Doge’s Palace and...
May 16, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Venice Restricts Cruise Ship Traffic
Italian governmental committee decided that water taxis and gondolas will never again have to vie with large cruise ships for space in front of...
November 8, 2017