Cruise news (money-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
France to impose €15 cruise-passenger levy under new budget
The French legislature approved a proposal to introduce a new tax on cruise ship passengers — a levy of EUR 15 per person for each French port...
December 9, 2025 
CCL-Carnival unveils plans for Ensenada Bay Village
The port of Ensenada, long treated as a routine West Coast call port rather than a standout destination, is poised for transformation. On December...
December 9, 2025- Cruise Industry
Dart Harbour enhances tender facilities for cruise ships visiting Dartmouth
The Dart Harbour authority has recently upgraded the tendering arrangements for cruise vessels calling at Dartmouth (England). According...
December 6, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Saudi and Heritage Commission sign deal to embed Saudi culture into itineraries
The state-backed operator Cruise Saudi has formalised a collaboration with the Heritage Commission of Saudi Arabia to weave the Kingdom’s...
December 6, 2025 - Cruise Industry
RSSC-Regent expands land-to-sea offer with 2027-2028 Concierge Collection
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises has revealed its 2027–2028 “Concierge Collection,” a programme of 3-night, pre-cruise land stays in...
December 4, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages introduces month-long Alaskan cruise season 2026
Virgin Voyages is preparing for its first Alaskan deployment in summer 2026 and is positioning the program around slow-paced exploration and an...
December 3, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Construction underway for Philadelphia’s new cruise terminal
PhilaPort has begun construction on the future PhilaPort Cruise Terminal, a facility planned on a 16-acre site adjacent to Philadelphia International...
December 2, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises unveils 2-fare structure for 2025 bookings
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has announced a revised fare structure that will take effect for all new bookings made on or after December 2nd, 2025. The...
December 1, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Taiwan projects continued growth across its cruise terminals
Taiwan’s cruise sector has entered a period of renewed visibility as recent projections from the Taiwan International Ports Corporation...
November 30, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Azamara introduces pre-cruise reservation system for dining and spa services
Azamara Cruises has announced a new system that allows guests to arrange specialty dining and spa appointments prior to embarkation. The program...
November 28, 2025 - Cruise Industry
China’s state operators form a new maritime bloc
China Tourism Group has announced that it will helm a broad effort to reinvigorate the nation’s cruise sector through the unification of...
November 27, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Havila Voyages secures EUR 456 million refinance
Havila Kystruten AS, operating under the brand Havila Voyages, has entered into a comprehensive refinancing agreement covering its total outstanding...
November 25, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Thessaloniki Port Authority commences Pier 6 expansion project
Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A./ThPA has formally executed a construction works contract with the METKA S.A. – TEKAL S.A. (PIER 6) Joint...
November 22, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Former Costa Magica sold by Seajets to China’s Tianjin Orient International Cruises
After a prolonged period of lay-up, marked by aborted restart attempts and abandoned ventures, the long-stranded cruise ship, last named Goddess of...
November 18, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises orders 2 more WORLD class ships from CdA France
On Wednesday, November 12th, MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l’Atlantique/CdA (fka STX France) announced orders for two more units in the World...
November 13, 2025