Cruise news (money-tagged)
- 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 - Accidents
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 - Cruise Industry
Coral Princess cruise ship arrives at homeport Brisbane (Queensland Australia)
The return of cruising in Queensland Asutralia continued on Tuesday, June 7, with the arrival of Princess Cruises’ ship Coral Princess into...
June 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises extending FCC Expiration Date but removing 25% Bonus
RCI-Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises made major changes to their future cruise credit/non-refundable deposit schemes. RCI is...
June 3, 2022 - 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