Crusie news (tagged with cruise industry market)

Kenya's Cruise Ship Terminal to Be Completed in August
The construction of Kenya's Sh350 million cruise ship terminal at Port of Mombasa is due to be completed in August 2019. According to Tourism and...
February 16, 2019
Cruise Industry
New Private Destination to Be Developed by Carnival
Carnival Cruise Line confirmed details about its latest private destination that is currently being developed. John Heald, Carnival Brand...
February 13, 2019
Cruise Industry
Kembla Acts as Turnaround Cruise Port
Monday’s visit (February 11) by Explorer of the Seas is not the last with another 3 ships locked in for “turnaround calls&rdquo...
February 11, 2019
Cruise Industry
Port NOLA Sets a Record for Cruise Passengers
Port NOLA (the Port of New Orleans) set a new record in 2018 with a total of 1,182,111 cruise passenger movements, which is up 2.3% compared to a...
February 8, 2019
Cruise Industry
GPH to Manage Cruise Operations in Antigua
Global Ports Holdings (GPH) will manage all of Antigua's cruise port operations for the next 30 years following the signing of a concession...
February 7, 2019
Cruise Industry
Jamaica Voted Caribbean Cruise Destination of the Year
Jamaica was voted top Caribbean Cruise Destination of the year 2018. Jamaica received the prestigious award from Caribbean Journal, the largest...
February 6, 2019
Cruise Industry
South Australia Expects Record Month of Cruise Ships
A total of 36 cruise ships, of which Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth and Silversea's newest flagship Silver Muse, featuring a total capacity of 67,800...
February 6, 2019
Cruise Industry
NYK to Sell Half of Its Cruise Business
NYK, that operates one-ship luxury cruise line Asuka Cruises, is selling 50% of its cruise business to the Japanese ship management & investment...
February 5, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MSC Cruises Introduces Zoe
MSC Cruises publicly demonstrated its new digital personal cruise assistant and promised that training travel agents on the unique technology was at...
February 2, 2019
Cruise Industry
Aberdeen Harbour Announces Increased Activity Levels
Aberdeen Harbour announced growing activity levels in 2018 across ship and cargo tonnage, passengers and arrivals. The growing port saw a 5% increase...
January 31, 2019
Cruise Industry
Brodosplit Makes Offer for Uljanik Shipyard
The Split-based Brodosplit, via the partnership with Fincantieri Group, Italy, made an offer for the restructuring of ailing Uljanik shipbuilding...
January 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
Port Charlottetown Expects Record-Breaking Cruise Season
Port Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island expects the upcoming cruise season to make a greater splash than the one of the record-breaking 2018. A...
January 28, 2019
Cruise Industry
Ferry Line Linking Cyprus with Greece Now in the Works
Cyprus deputy ministry for shipping is now ready to launch a study into the cost and viability of setting up a new ferry company linking...
January 27, 2019
Cruise Industry
Channel Ferry Company Registers Ships Under Cyprus Flag Due to Brexit Uncertainty
A major ferry company operating Channel crossings between UK and France is now re-registering / reflagging its vessels under flag-state Cyprus due to...
January 26, 2019
Cruise Industry
Belfast to Welcome Record 285,000 Cruise Passengers in 2019
A record 151 cruise vessels are scheduled to dock in Belfast in 2019, bringing with them nearly 300,000 passengers. The partnership between Belfast...
January 26, 2019
Cruise Industry
MSC Seaside Hosts the Annual FCCA PAMAC Cruise Summit
A group of over 250 VIP passengers, including Platinum Members representing the top regional stakeholders along with their guests of family members...
January 19, 2019
Cruise Industry
Exmouth Seeks Government Help to Prevent Cruise Cancellations
The tourism industry in Exmouth Australia is currently at a crisis point, with 3 of the past 5 cruise ships due to disembark travelers in town...
January 15, 2019
Cruise Industry
Cruise Passengers Arriving in Keelung Hit Record Number
Port Keelung received a total of 1.06 million cruise passengers in 2018, with strong increase in the number of travelers from the Philippines, TIPC...
January 15, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Stop Using Heavy Fuel Oil
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises announced it will exclusively use low-sulfur MGO (Marine Gas Oil) on all routes operated by company's current fleet (MS Bremen...
January 13, 2019
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to Build Two PortMiami Terminals
MSC Cruises signed a non-binding letter of intent with PortMiami to expand a previously proposed cruise ship terminal development. The original...
January 13, 2019
Cruise Industry
Zen Cruises Launches India's Premier Cruise Line
India's premier domestic and international cruise company, Subhash Chandra’s Essel Group-promoted Zen Cruises launched its first brand...
January 8, 2019
Cruise Industry
9 New Passenger Ferries to Be Launched on UK and Ireland Routes
Plans to launch 9 new passenger ferries on the UK and Ireland routes show the cruise industry is continuing to flourish. Brittany Ferries...
January 7, 2019
Cruise Industry
Russia and Turkmenistan Launch Ferry Service in Caspian Sea
A ferry service, which is due to connect Russia’s Caspian Sea port Makhachkala (Dagestan) with port Turkmenbashi (Turkmenistan) is to be...
January 6, 2019
Cruise Industry
South Africa to Maximize Cruise Tourism
South Africa's department of tourism intends to coordinate the development of a strategy to maximize cruise tourism. In a reply to a...
January 4, 2019
Cruise Industry
More Than 50% of Washington State Ferry Fleet to Be Retired and Replaced
More than 50% of Washington state's ferry fleet is to be retired and replaced with newbuilds over the next twenty years under a new long-term...
January 4, 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
Virgin Voyages Opens Registration for Travel Agents
Virgin Voyages announced that it's officially open for business for travel partners in the UK, Canada and USA. The adults-only new cruise brand says...
January 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
Brexit Ferry Contract Awarded 'to Company with NO Ships’
The UK government has been attacked over the no deal Brexit preparation following the multi-million-pound contract to a ferry company which has never...
December 31, 2018
Cruise Industry
Bermuda Expects More Than 540K Cruise Passengers in 2019
Bermuda’s Ministry of Tourism and Transport anticipates a busy year among cruise liners in 2019. They are estimating that they will receive...
December 31, 2018
Cruise Industry
UK to Spend US$130 Million on Ferries
The British government intends to spend over GBP 100 million (USD 130 million) chartering extra sea ferries in order to ease cross-Channel congestion...
December 29, 2018
Cruise Industry