Cruise news (curious-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
"Crystal Cruises" relaunches as "Crystal" in 2023
After being acquired in 2022 by Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group, the former Crystal Cruises company is being relaunched as "Crystal" in 2023...
February 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic takes ownership of SH Minerva, cancels 31-night Antarctic cruise
Following negotiations/discussions ongoing since September 2022 (concluded in January 2023), Swan Hellenic and its Irish counsels identified a legal...
January 31, 2023 - Cruise Industry
UnCruise Adventures opens bookings for “Baja California Eclipse Cruise 2024” (ship Safari Voyager)
UnCruise Adventures announced it had opened bookings for a dedicated “Baja California Eclipse Cruise” setting sail on April 6th, 2024...
January 28, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Greek brothers named co-captains of Celebrity Cruises’ 4th EDGE-class ship Ascent
In an industry first, Celebrity Cruises President & CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo revealed that Greek brothers Dimitrios and Tasos Kafetzis had been...
January 26, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Cunard offers Rocky Mountaineer train tours for Alaskan cruises on Queen Elizabeth ship
Cunard Line offers its guests the opportunity to experience the Rocky Mountaineer train when they sail through Alaska aboard Queen Elizabeth ship in...
January 24, 2023 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Cunard Line celebrates the 100th anniversary of its first World Voyage in Southampton...
Cunard Line celebrated the 100th anniversary of its first world voyage in Southampton (England UK) as its Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria ships...
January 18, 2023 - Accidents
MV Ganga Vilas gets stuck in Bihar's Chhapra on 3rd day of the world's longest luxury river cruise?
The world's longest luxury river cruise aboard the boat MV Ganga Vilas which on Friday, January 13th, commenced a 3200 km maiden voyage, was...
January 17, 2023 - Accidents
MSC Meraviglia encounters boat in distress and rescues 24 migrants at sea
An MSC Cruises ship bound for Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) encountered a boat in distress on Saturday, January 14th and rescued all 24 occupants...
January 17, 2023 - Accidents
Port Timaru (New Zealand) to host another unexpected cruise ship due to NZ's biofouling laws
The second visit of Seabourn' ship Seabourn Odyssey to Timaru (New Zealand) on Monday, January 16th, could be followed by a larger cruise ship call...
January 16, 2023 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's ship Liberty OTS rescues 17 Cuban migrants on makeshift boat
RCI-Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Liberty of the Seas rescued 17 Cuban migrants after they were spotted on a small makeshift boat on Saturday...
January 16, 2023 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Silversea unveils details on the newest ship Silver Nova
The ultra-luxury travel brand Silversea announced new details on the public venues aboard the upcoming ship Silver Nova. The 728-passenger...
January 15, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Hotel giant Accor to launch the world's largest luxury sailing ship Orient Express
Hotel giant Accor SA will enter the luxury cruise market with the debut of the largest sailing ship in the world. 140+ years after the original...
January 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
World’s longest river cruise departs from Varanasi (India) on Antara's boat MV Ganga Vilas
A luxury cruise ship made history today, January 13th, when it embarked from the Indian spiritual city of Varanasi on a voyage that ushers in a new...
January 13, 2023 - Accidents
5th cruise ship denied entry to New Zealand due to strict biofouling laws
Regatta (Oceania) became the 5th cruise ship to cancel port calls in New Zealand because of strict biosecurity laws. So far the biofouling laws in...
January 12, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Riverside Collection Cruises acquires the remaining 4 Crystal riverboats
Riverside Collection Cruises, which bought Crystal Mozart in November 2022, has purchased the remaining 4 riverboats of Crystal Cruises. In addition...
January 11, 2023