Cruise news (money-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Cordelia Cruises India to purchase at least 3 ships by 2025 (US$ 1 billion investment)
The India-based company Cordelia Cruises announced it was planning to pump in excess of US$ 1 billion by 2025 for acquiring at least 3 cruise ships...
June 2, 2022 - Accidents
Britain cancels contract with P&O Ferries "with immediate effect"
Britain canceled a contract with P&O Ferries "with immediate effect." It was the UK's latest action against the DP World (Dubai)-owned ferry...
June 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Portsmouth International Port’s carbon neutral cruise terminal getting underway
Portsmouth International Port’s cruise terminal transformation is currently underway, as contractors Knights Brown started construction on a...
May 31, 2022 - Accidents
Havila Voyages cancels another Havila Capella's roundtrip cruise from Bergen
Another roundtrip voyage with Havila Capella cruiseferry has been canceled. Havila Kystruten was forced to cancel the upcoming voyage as no solution...
May 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation could sale Seabourn Cruises to Saudi Arabia's PIF
Carnival Corporation., which is the world's largest cruise shipowner, is reportedly in negotiations to sell one of its brands to Saudi Arabia...
May 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Increasing food cost impacts cruise shipping industry
The rapidly increasing cost of food worldwide is now impacting the cruise shipping industry, figures released by the 3 largest companies in the...
May 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony to be auctioned in the Bahamas on June 7
The two ocean ships in the fleet of GHK-Genting Hong Kong's subsidiary Crystal Cruises are to be auctioned in the Bahamas on June 7. The 68900-GT...
May 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
New rule gives cruise passengers more rights to refunds
During the COVID crisis, a lot of cruisers lost thousands for voyages that never happened. As of April 2022, there is a new rule that is better...
May 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
GHK Dream Cruises' ship Genting Dream to sail under under new Resorts World Cruises brand
A mega cruise liner that used to be operated by Genting Cruise Lines via Dream Cruises (GHK/Genting Hong Kong-owned company) is due to sail from...
May 18, 2022 - Accidents
Sunstone Ships' Ocean Discoverer will not be built by China Merchants Heavy Industry
The Miami-based expedition cruise shipowner SunStone Ships Inc has decided to move to a new class of newbuilds after the contracted Chinese...
May 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation implements significant price increases on services/offerings onboard its...
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation implemented significant price increases on several types of services/offerings onboard...
May 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises re-vamping MSC Voyagers Club loyalty program with new benefits
MSC Cruises announced it is re-vamping its MSC Voyagers Club loyalty program with a range of new benefits. Voyagers Exclusives replaces Voyages...
May 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Havila Kystruten takes delivery of its 2nd eco-friendly hybrid-powered ship Havila Castor
Norwegian shipping company Havila Kystruten took delivery of its 2nd eco-friendly hybrid-powered ferry Havila Castor at Tersan shipyard (Turkey...
May 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group and WWF-World Wildlife Fund recommit to partnership
On April 28, 2022, RCG-Royal Caribbean Group announced the company's new commitment to the next phase of the ongoing partnership with the World...
May 2, 2022 - Accidents
P&O Ferries forced to reverse an attempt to pay its cheaper seafarers less
P&O Ferries was forced to reverse an attempt to pay its cheaper seafarers less. It comes after the RMT Union had received reports of agency...
April 25, 2022