Cruise news (curious-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Katy Perry christens NCL Norwegian Prima cruise ship in Reykjavik Iceland
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Prima got a rock star send-off this Saturday, August 27, when Katy Perry did the honours at an official...
August 28, 2022 - Accidents
Carnival Paradise cruise ship rescues 6 Cubans at sea
6 Cuban migrants adrift at sea on a makeshift raft have been rescued by the CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Paradise, last week when the ship was...
August 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Contract for Storylines' residential ship MV Narrative signed with Brodosplit
Brodosplit Shipyard (in Split Croatia) has signed a US$1.5 billion shipbuilding contract with Storylines for the residence cruise ship MV Narrative...
August 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Spain) sets cruise ship record for 2022 in terms of GT-tonnage
Port Palma de Mallorca (Majorca Island, Balearic Spain) set a cruise ship record for 2022 in terms of GT-gross tonnage/volume. On Saturday, August...
August 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Greek shipping magnate Marios Iliopoulos sells Holland America's Maasdam ship to CFC HoldCo (France)
A new cruise travel brand (targeting exclusively the French-speaking market) is now on the horizon with the purchase of the former HAL-Holland...
August 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Windstar celebrating 35 years of cruising in Tahiti with a President’s Cruise on Star Breeze
The Xanterra-owned ultra-luxury travel brand Windstar announced it is celebrating 35 years of cruising in Tahiti in 2022 with a special President...
August 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ponant’s cruise icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot collects Arctic Ocean data with FerryBox
-4H-JENA engineering GmbH (German manufacturer) installed its FerryBox (multi-parameter seawater sensor and measuring system) on a cruise ship to...
August 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Carnival Celebration's BOLT getting ready to ride
Today, August 16, is National Roller Coaster Day and CCL-Carnival Cruise Line is getting its second "BOLT: Ultimate Sea Coaster" aboard the liner...
August 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises bringing 3-dimensional campaigns to Hamburg (Germany)
The German online and out-of-home advertiser Stroer SE & Co and AIDA Cruises are bringing the new trend of 3-dimensional campaigns to Hamburg...
August 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
USA's CDC stops monitoring COVID outbreaks on cruise ships
The USA's agency CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) discontinued a program that tracked cases of COVID aboard cruise vessels in the...
August 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
3 cruise ships with capacity ~9000 passengers dock in Malaga (Spain) for the city’s fair
3 large vessels with a capacity to accommodate ~9000 passengers are expected to dock at Port Malaga (Spain Granada) to coincide with the city's Feria...
August 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Cruises-Smithsonian Journeys itinerary program (schedule 2022-2023)
Smithsonian Journeys - the travel program of the Smithsonian Institution (world's largest museum, education, and research complex) commenced voyages...
August 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ambassador Ambition is the second cruise ship to house Ukrainian refugees in Scotland
A 2nd cruise ship berthed on the Clyde is to be used to house Ukrainian refugees arriving in Scotland from September. The Scottish Government will...
August 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
1M Carnival Cruise Line passengers have utilized “VeriFLY” free travel app
1 million CCL-Carnival Cruise Line passengers have now utilized “VeriFLY” by Daon, a secure/free travel app allowing vaccinated...
August 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: RCI-Royal Caribbean launching new video series about Icon OTS
"Making an Icon" is the new video series that RCI-Royal Caribbean International will produce to provide details and insight into the Icon of the Seas...
August 10, 2022