Cruise news (Yokohama Japan-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America Line announces Asia 2027–2028 schedule
HAL-Holland America Line has released details of its 2027–2028 Asian season. The program introduces three new ports in Japan—Hitachinaka...
October 17, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Sapphire Princess returns to service with new culinary offerings
After a 2-week drydock in Portland, Oregon USA, the ship Sapphire Princess has resumed service featuring several upgrades and the introduction of two...
October 15, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Star Navigator to resume Keelung operations for 2026 Japan and Korea season
StarDream Cruises has confirmed that its flagship Star Navigator (fka Resorts World One) returns to homeport Keelung (Taiwan China) in February...
October 6, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Culinary icons join HAL-Holland America’s 2026 Grand Voyages
HAL-Holland America Line will enhance its 2026 Grand Voyages by embedding members of its Culinary Ambassador program into select cruise segments...
October 3, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC unveils Bellissima deployment in East Asia 2025–2026
MSC Bellissima continues to expand its presence across Asian waters, with a deployment plan that underscores MSC Cruises’ commitment to the...
September 29, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises to deploy two ships (Diamond and Sapphire) to Japan in 2027
Princess Cruises has detailed its most extensive program in Japanese waters to date, set for March to December 2027, with sailings placed on sale...
August 10, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Asuka Cruises schedules nearly 50 voyages aboard new and classic vessels
Asuka Cruises, NYK Line's subsidiary and Japan’s premier luxury ship travel brand, has plotted an ambitious schedule of nearly 50 voyages for...
June 18, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises homeport two ships (Sapphire & Diamond) in Singapore for winter 2026-2027
Princess Cruises will return two of its sister ships—Sapphire Princess joining Diamond Princess—to Singapore for the 2026-2027 Asia...
June 14, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Nippon Maru to conclude service in May 2026 after 35 years with Mitsui Ocean Cruises
MOL Cruises Ltd., the operator of Mitsui Ocean Cruises, has announced that its flagship vessel Nippon Maru will be retired from service on May 10th...
June 5, 2025 - Accidents
Norovirus illness outbreak on Regent's ship Seven Seas Explorer during Transpacific cruise
In May 2025, the CDC/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a GI/gastrointestinal illness outbreak on RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises...
May 19, 2025 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Navigator OTS homeported in Singapore (2026-2027 Asia season)
RCI-Royal Caribbean International has announced that Navigator of the Seas will homeport in Singapore for the first time, introducing an extensive...
May 15, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Hankyu Travel International to charter Ponant's Le Jacques-Cartier for 2027 Japan cruises
Hankyu Travel International has announced plans to charter Ponant's expedition vessel, Le Jacques-Cartier, for three cruises around Japan scheduled...
May 11, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Crystal introduces The Crystal Cup: a convergence of luxury cruising and competitive golf
Crystal Cruises has unveiled The Crystal Cup, an amateur golf tournament developed in partnership with Troon, a prominent golf management company...
May 10, 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 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn announces 2026–2027 itineraries across Asia and the Caribbean
Seabourn has unveiled its 2026–2027 fall, winter, and spring deployment, featuring 31 voyages across 73 destinations in 30 countries between...
April 25, 2025