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- Cruise Industry
Carnival cruise brands AIDA and Costa switch their LNG-powered ships to diesel fuel
Carnival Corporation's European-based cruise brands, AIDA and Costa, switched their low-emission LNG-powered ships to diesel fuel because of the high...
January 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises UK to raise prices
Paul Ludlow (P&O Cruises UK’s President) reported that booking levels were more than 100% up in the 2-week period since Christmas versus...
January 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
30 cruise ships to call at Puerto Vallarta (Mexico) in January 2023
A total of 30 cruise vessels are expected to dock in Puerto Vallarta (Jalisco, Mexico Riviera) during January. 4 of the 30 ships that Puerto...
January 8, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen Balmoral ship's 78-day South America and Antarctica cruise starts Portsmouth UK's 2023...
2023 will see Portsmouth Port UK (England) host more maiden calls/welcome back cruise companies, as it continues to strengthen its place as the first...
January 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line sharply increasing service gratuities and WiFi charges
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line - the world's second-largest cruise shipping company (after RCI-Royal Caribbean International) is sharply hiking the...
January 6, 2023 - Accidents
877 pounds of cocaine worth $9.1M seized from ferry in San Juan (Puerto Rico)
U.S. customs officers seized a total of 877 pounds of cocaine concealed onboard a Caribbean ferry boat in a single bust over the holidays, Customs...
January 5, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Valencia Port (Spain) carries out the first hydrogen test for its refueling station
This January, technicians from the National Hydrogen Centre, Carburos Metalicos, and Valenciaport are expected to carry out the first hydrogen...
January 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line & Aviate introduce flexible payment scheme
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line clients can now agree on a payment plan with their travel agent in order to pay off dynamic packages amid the cost-of-living...
January 2, 2023 - 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