Cruise news (Venice Italy-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MSC Lirica to Sail The Mediterannean Summer 2020
From May 2020, MSC Cruises' ship, Lirica, is offering passengers two new itineraries. Italy, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro: May 8-June 12, September...
September 23, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Viking's Seventh Ocean Ship to Join Early 2021
Viking Cruises announced that its 7th ocean ship, Viking Venus, is due to join the fleet in early-2021. The 930-passenger newbuild (currently under...
September 18, 2019 - Accidents
Venice Film Festival Targeted by Anti-Cruise Ship Protesters
Several hundred protesters targeted the Venice Italy film festival on Saturday, September 7, to make their anti-cruising point. The protesters are...
September 8, 2019 - 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 is offering its customers the opportunity to combine two or more European itineraries into one value-priced voyage in 2020. Departing...
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
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 big-capacity cruise liners in the port city...
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