Cruise news (money-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Trondheim (Norway) enhances cruise infrastructure amid passenger decline
Trondheim (Norway) welcomed 170,700 cruise passengers across 93 calls in 2024, a decline from the 108 calls recorded in 2023. In 2025, figures are...
January 29, 2025 - Cruise Industry
15 maiden calls highlight Port of Lisbon’s growing appeal in 2024
The Port of Lisbon (Portugal) has achieved its most successful year to date in cruise tourism, setting 6 new operational records in 2024 and...
January 28, 2025 - Cruise Industry
SeaDream Yacht Club makes waves as first cruise line to accept cryptocurrency payments
SeaDream Yacht Club announced that guests can now book its ultra-luxury voyages to global destinations using cryptocurrency. Effective immediately...
January 28, 2025 - Accidents
New $18 Infrastructure Fee leads to cruise cancellations in Iceland
Major cruise shipping companies are canceling scheduled voyages to Iceland in response to the new fee. Effective January 1st, 2025, the government...
January 27, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Port of Bilbao (Spain) advances with shore power and solar energy integration
Port Bilbao (Spain) received authorization to develop a photovoltaic (PV) solar plant to provide renewable energy for vessels berthed at 2 of its 3...
January 27, 2025 - Cruise Industry
CMP-Copenhagen Malmo Port eyes 1M passengers in 2025
Copenhagen Malmo Port (CMP) recorded substantial cruise activity in 2024, nearing 1 million passengers, and projects exceeding this figure in 2025...
January 26, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Zeebrugge Port's Swedish Quay set for €50M modernization (shore power, new cruise terminal)
The Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority has unveiled plans to modernize the Swedish Quay in Zeebrugge-Bruges (Belgium), an initiative expected to cost EUR...
January 24, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Belfast (Northern Ireland) aims to become a cruise homeport/turnaround port with GBP 90M investment
Belfast Harbour announced a GBP 90 million investment to enhance its cruise ship facilities and support the growing wind energy industry. The...
January 23, 2025 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, and Virgin Atlantic unveil landmark agent challenge for 2025
RCI-Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd (sister-brand to Virgin Voyages) announced a groundbreaking...
January 23, 2025 - Cruise Industry
IMO prioritizes global security, decarbonization, and seafarer welfare for 2025
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will maintain its focus on global security, decarbonization, and seafarer support throughout 2025...
January 22, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Former German cruise ship reborn as luxury liner in Southeast Asia
A former German cruise ship, Dream Goddess, long inactive and nearly consigned to history, is set to reenter service under a new Malaysian cruise...
January 22, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Mandatory €18 daily fee imposed on cruise ship tourists to Iceland
Iceland has implemented a new "infrastructure fee" in 2025, applicable to cruise ship tourists staying within the country’s territorial waters...
January 22, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Port Valletta (Malta) achieves record cruise passenger numbers in 2024
In 2024, Malta achieved a record-breaking year in cruise passenger numbers, surpassing the pre-COVID peak recorded in 2019. Deputy Prime Minister...
January 21, 2025 - Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian starts the construction of a new cruise pier at Great Stirrup Cay
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has commenced construction on a new cruise pier at Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas, marking a significant step...
January 21, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Brisbane cruise terminal marks milestone with 2 million passengers
The Port of Brisbane (Queensland Australia) marks a major milestone as passenger movements at the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal (BICT...
January 20, 2025