Cruise news (curious-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Pacific Encounter gets her new P&O Cruises Australia ‘name badge’
The soon-to-be new Pacific Encounter sailed into Port Singapore and was greeted by her new P&O Australia ‘name badge’. The ship's...
January 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Groove Cruise returns in 2022 on Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas
The health crisis devastated the cruise industry. Themed cruises are now starting to open bookings again, with one of the best electronic music...
January 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America celebrates 75 years Alaskan cruises and cruisetours in 2022
In 2022 HAL-Holland America Line is celebrating 75 years of operations in Alaska, which is longer than any other cruise company. Bookings are now...
January 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Grandeur of the Seas cruises from Barbados in winter 2021-2022
RCI-Royal Caribbean International will for the first time homeport a ship in Bridgetown Barbados in winter 2021-2022 - the 2400-passenger liner...
January 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation has enough cash to survive cruise-less 2021
Carnival Corporation had enough cash to survive a cruise-less 2021, according to CEO Arnold Donald who talked with investors on Monday, January 11...
January 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Venus cruise ship's Godmother revealed
Viking Cruises announced that British journalist and broadcaster Anne Diamond will be serving as the godmother of its 7th ocean ship, Viking Venus...
January 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
327,000+ overseas Filipino crew repatriated in 2020
The DFA-Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines capped its repatriation efforts in 2020 by bringing home a total of 327,511 overseas...
January 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruise pause caused by COVID-19 marked by industry innovation
Affected by the health crisis, cruise shipping companies were forced to delay newbuild launches and cancel voyages to cut costs. However, the...
January 1, 2021 - Accidents
AIDA Cruises cancels New Year's Eve voyages due to IT problems
The Carnival Corporation-owned company AIDA Cruises announced it had to cancel New Year's Eve voyages around the Canary Islands due to IT issues. The...
December 29, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Seas ship sold to Cordelia Cruises India (Essel Group)
A week after RCI-Royal Caribbean International announced that Empress of the Seas and Majesty of the Seas leave the fleet, Waterways Leisure Tourism...
December 28, 2020 - Cruise Industry
GHK-Genting Hong Kong terminates plan to sell and lease back Crystal Endeavor megayacht
GHK-Genting Hong Kong announced that the plan to sell and lease back the Crystal Endeavor megayacht for a total price of EUR 350 million had...
December 26, 2020 - Cruise Industry
CLIA releases State of the Cruise Industry Outlook Report for 2021
CLIA-Cruise Lines International Association, the largest cruise industry trade organization in the world, released the 2021 State of the Cruise...
December 26, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Ocean Builders sell Crypto Cruise Ship MS Satoshi for scrap
Saying they had been unable to obtain insurance for the concept of a community living onboard a former P&O Cruises ship, the organizers of the...
December 21, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Ponant's Le Jacques Cartier awarded with notation to manage underwater radiated noise
The last sistership in the PONANT EXPLORERS series of 6 expedition class cruise ships, Le Jacques Cartier, has been awarded Bureau Veritas class...
December 21, 2020 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America Line launches ‘Buy One, Gift One’ cruise promotion
HAL-Holland America Line is now offering a free 2nd stateroom with new cruise bookings - a rarity in the industry and huge value, as well as a...
December 21, 2020