Cruise news (money-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
US$5000 Star Wars cocktail on new Disney Wish cruise ship
The Hyperspace Lounge aboard the 2022-inaugurated Disney Wish cruise ship is serving the "rarest"/most "valuable" cocktail from the Star Wars galaxy...
July 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises eliminates single supplement on 275+ sailings through March 2023
Celebrity Cruises announced it is offering no single supplements on 275+ voyages departing through the end of March 2023. The company will allow...
June 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
SH Vega cruise ship successfully acquisitioned by Swan Hellenic
The Finnish shipbuilder Helsinki Shipyard Oy (Helsinki, Finland), having received bids for the NB 517 auction, announced that Swan Hellenic had been...
June 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Right to forced use for up to 2 years of Havila Capella granted to Havila Kystruten
Hordaland District Court has granted Havila Kystruten (parent company of Havila Voyages) arrest in Havila Capella (2021-built cruiseferry), and...
June 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Abercrombie and Kent/A&K now owns Crystal Cruises and the ships Serenity and Symphony
A&K Travel Group Ltd (ultra-luxury travel company owned by Geoffrey JW Kent (1942-born, founder of Abercrombie & Kent Ltd) and Heritage Group...
June 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas' ever-longest world cruise sold out in record time
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises sold out in record time their longest world cruise ever, spanning 36,295 nautical miles across 25 different...
June 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic to purchase its own SH Vega ship from Helsinki Shipyard
Swan Hellenic revealed plans to purchase its own SH Vega cruise ship from Helsinki Shipyard (Finland), through the auction process. The Finnish...
June 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
First Cyprus-Greece car & passenger ferry in 22 years starts Limassol-Piraeus Athens service
The first Ro-Pax vessel (car and passenger ferry) in 22 years linking Cyprus and Greece departed on its first voyage on Sunday, June 19, setting sail...
June 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Havila Kystruten taking legal action to become the owner of Havila Capella ferry
Havila Kystruten took legal action to become the owner of the Havila Capella ferry and to secure its interest in the vessels under construction...
June 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
BetMGM and Carnival Corporation put sports books on 50+ U.S.-based ships
BetMGM and Carnival Corporation announced a new deal on Friday, June 17, to put sports books on 50+ U.S.-based cruise ships. The arrangement allows...
June 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Arrested Crystal Cruises' ships Serenity and Symphony auction-sold for $128M
Crystal Cruises' two ocean ships that have been under arrest in Bahamian for 4+ months were auction-sold on Thursday, June 16, for a combined USD 128...
June 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC to acquire cruise port operator Global Ports Holding?
GPH-Global Ports Holding - the world's largest cruise port operator, which also manages under concession several container ship terminals, confirmed...
June 17, 2022 
Tradewind Voyages pauses Golden Horizon ship due to EU's sanctions against Russia
The UK-based operator of the tall ship Golden Horizon, Tradewind Voyages, has decided to suspend sales as sanctions against Russian entities had...
June 16, 2022- Cruise Industry
Galataport Istanbul (Turkey) expected to boost cruise tourism
The new state-of-the-art Galataport in Istanbul Turkey features an underground cruise terminal, a shopping mall, and a celebrity chef's restaurant...
June 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Barcelona imposes new cruise tax on tourists to curb pollution
Cruise ship tourists visiting Port Barcelona (Spain) will soon have to pay another tax in order to help curb in-port pollution and combat CO...
June 8, 2022