Cruise news (curious-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' newest flagship MSC Virtuosa to be named in Dubai on November 27
MSC Cruises plans a glamorous event in Dubai UAE (Port Rashid) for the naming ceremony of the fleet's newest vessel - the flagship MSC Virtuosa...
July 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Regent Seven Seas Mariner ship's World Cruise 2024 sold out in 3 hours
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises has for the 3rd year in a row broken the company’s world voyage opening day booking record. Regent's World...
July 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival's unvaccinated cruise ship passengers must buy travel insurance policy worth $10,000
Unvaccinated passengers who wish to board a Carnival-owned cruise liner must first buy a travel insurance policy that is worth at least US$10,000, a...
July 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings sues Florida over vaccine passport ban
The world's 4th-largest cruise shipowner NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is suing Florida's Surgeon General over the state's law prohibiting...
July 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Italian Government bans large cruise ships from entering Venice starting August 1
Italy banned cruise ships from the Venice Lagoon in a move welcomed by anti-cruise ship campaigners. After Unesco threatened to put Venice on its...
July 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Fireworks to celebrate P&O Iona cruise ship's Maiden Voyage from Southampton on August 7
A spectacular fireworks display, from the vessel’s namesake island (Isle of Iona Scotland), is to be the pinnacle of the entertainment...
July 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's ship Jewel of the Seas to homeport in Limassol, Cyprus
The official restart of sailings onboard RCI-Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas is on July 10 from Limassol (Cyprus Greece) when the ship will set...
July 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Genting Hong Kong to build and manage cruise ships for hotel brands
GHK-Genting Hong Kong announced plans to build and manage a series of newbuild cruise ships on behalf of world-renown hotel brands. Speaking at the...
July 7, 2021 - Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Explorer OTS houses rescuers working at Miami condo collapse
An RCI-Royal Caribbean cruise ship houses rescue teams pouring into South Florida from across the USA as the search for victims continues at the...
July 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Poseidon Expeditions restarts North Pole icebreaker cruises aboard 50 Years of Victory on July 10
Poseidon Expeditions announced the resumption of its North Pole icebreaker cruises aboard the nuclear-powered 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory...
July 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Spirit of Discovery departs on Saga Cruises' first round Britain voyage since early 2020
At 6 pm, Sunday night, Saga Cruises’ ship Spirit of Discovery, which was launched in July 2019, returned to the ocean from Tilbury Docks...
June 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Unesco puts Venice on endangered list if cruise ships not banned
The UN art heritage agency Unesco recently said it would examine a proposal to put Venice Italy on its endangered list if the lagoon city doesn't...
June 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line growing fleet by 2 additional ships
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced plans to grow its fleet by a couple of additional ships by 2023. The company is taking the delivery of a new...
June 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady becomes the largest cruise ship ever to dock in Portsmouth, England UK
A new record was set in Portsmouth Harbour (England UK) as Virgin Voyages’ MS Scarlet Lady became the largest ever cruise ship to dock in the...
June 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Godmother announced for Saga Cruises’ newest ship Spirit of Adventure
In a mark of respect to the medical profession that worked hard over the last 18 months dealing with the pandemic, Commodore Inga J. Kennedy CBE QHNS...
June 23, 2021