Cruise news (money-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Florida-based cruise lines to pay $400M for use of Havana Port (Cuba)
Beth Bloom (Miami District Judge) ruled on Friday, December 30th, that 4 Florida-based cruise shipping companies must pay US$400+ million in damages...
January 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
DFDS acquires 100% of McBurney Transport Group
DFDS entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of McBurney Transport Group which is headquartered in Northern Ireland. The company is focused on...
December 30, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages extends the deadline to earn loyalty status
Virgin Voyages extended the deadline to earn loyalty status and sailors now have until March 31st, 2023, to lock in their status through to 2024...
December 30, 2022 - Cruise Industry
TT-Line borrows EUR 30M from KfW IPEX-Bank for Green Ship Nils Holgersson ferry
KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (Germany) revealed it would provide financing in the amount of EUR 30 million for TT-Line’s new dual-fuel cruiseferry Nils...
December 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Mombasa (Kenya) attracts more visitors during the holiday season
Port Mombasa (Kenya) continues to attract more tourists during the festive holiday season after another cruise vessel docked with ~500 tourists...
December 26, 2022 - Accidents
World's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation dialing back new vessel orders
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation - is also the debt-laden parent company of major cruise company brands like CCL...
December 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Mexico welcomed 5+ million cruise ship tourists in 2022
Mexico is on track to become one of the world's most-visited tourist destinations in 2022. From January through to October 2022, the country...
December 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Galveston (Texas USA) and MSC Cruises negotiating the development of a new/4th terminal
The major U.S. cruise homeport Galveston Wharves, and leading international cruise company MSC Cruises are negotiating the development of a 4th...
December 22, 2022 - Accidents
Havila Kystruten delays the delivery of its 3rd cruise ship Havila Polaris
Havila Voyages (subsidiary of the Norwegian shipping company Havila Kystruten/part of Havila Shipping ASA) has been forced to delay the delivery of...
December 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group announces strategic partnership with iCON Infrastructure
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group announced that it had entered into a new partnership with the iCON Infrastructure Partners VI fund, advised by iCON...
December 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America is the latest cruise line to increase daily gratuities
HAL-Holland America Line is the latest cruise line to announce that it will soon be increasing daily gratuities/“crew appreciation&rdquo...
December 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Brisbane Cruise Terminal at Portside Wharf closes ahead of US$20M revamp
Brisbane Cruise Terminal (Queensland Australia) at Portside Wharf officially closed ahead of a USD 20 million revamp of the riverside precinct...
December 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Somec Group reports orders worth EUR 20.5M from German cruise shipbuilder Meyer Werft for Asuka 3
Somec Group, listed on the Euronext Milan stock exchange/specializing in the rollout of complex turnkey construction projects in the civil and naval...
December 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line unveils winter 2024-2025 and summer 2025 voyages
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line unveiled its winter 2024-2025 and summer 2025 voyages sailing to bucket-list destinations in Europe, Alaska, and the...
December 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Lindblad Expeditions increases fares fleetwide starting January 1, 2023
Lindblad Expeditions is now offering avid travelers the opportunity to lock in current pricing on future voyages and take advantage of special offers...
December 8, 2022