Cruise news (cruise industry market-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Canada's Port of Vancouver reports record cruise season in 2026
The Port of Vancouver has reported a record cruise season in 2026, with Canada Place cruise terminal handling ~1.4 million passengers and 358 vessel...
October 12, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Australia extends cruise ship labour exemption until 2028 with new crew protections
The Australian government has extended an exemption allowing cruise ship companies to remain outside certain national labour requirements until 2028...
October 12, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Madeira set to record ~350 cruise calls and 820,000 passengers in 2026
Madeira is on course to record its strongest year yet for cruise activity in 2026, with the region expected to receive 349 cruise ship calls and...
October 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
2029: Cunard's Queen Anne transferred to P&O, Arcadia joins Holland America Line
Cunard’s newest ship, Queen Anne, is set to leave the fleet following its 2028–2029 World Voyage and will subsequently transfer to sister...
October 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Naha Port begins construction of new cruise terminal in Okinawa
Naha Port Authority, Cruise Port Naha G.K. (joint venture), Royal Caribbean Group/RCG and MSC Cruises started the construction of a new cruise...
October 6, 2026 - Cruise Industry
PortMiami surpasses 10M cruise passengers in record fiscal year
PortMiami welcomed its 10 millionth cruise passenger on September 14th, setting a new annual passenger record ahead of the end of FY 2026 on...
October 1, 2026 - Cruise Industry
ACL-American Cruise Lines christens American Ranger on the Hudson River
ACL-American Cruise Lines has christened its newest vessel, American Ranger, during a ceremony on the Hudson River in New York. The event took place...
October 1, 2026 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group to acquire 50% stake in Sandals & Beaches Resorts
RCG/Royal Caribbean Group and Sandals Resorts International have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture in the all-inclusive resort sector...
September 30, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises started developing Sandy Cay (Bahamas private island) off Ocean Cay
MSC Group’s Cruise Division formally broke ground on September 28th on Sandy Cay (fka Little Cay), an artificial private island destination...
September 30, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Century Cruises (China) entered the European market with the Century Star ship
Century Cruises officially entered the European river cruise market with Century Star, following 23 years of operating Yangtze-deployed large ships...
September 29, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Explora Journeys expands into European river cruising
Explora Journeys is preparing to enter the river cruise sector, with the MSC Group’s luxury ocean brand signing a Letter of Intent/LoI with Den...
September 25, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Ambassador Cruise Line to add Oceania’s Sirena as Ambella and launch German brand
The UK-based Ambassador Cruise Line is expanding its fleet from 3 to 4 ships with the planned acquisition of Oceania Cruises’ 27-year-old...
September 25, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises named title sponsor of 3 Formula 1 Grands Prix in 2027
MSC Cruises will serve as title sponsor of three Formula 1 races during the 2027 FIA Formula One World Championship, with the cruise line attached to...
September 24, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Seatrade Cruise Med brings 2000+ cruise industry professionals to Las Palmas
2,000+ cruise industry professionals from 80+ countries gathered in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on September 16th and 17th for Seatrade Cruise Med...
September 22, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Ferrol Cruise Port to open new passenger terminal in 2027
Ferrol Cruise Port is expected to begin operations from a new passenger terminal in spring 2027, following a 30-year concession awarded to Global...
September 22, 2026