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- Cruise Industry
Port Kusadası Turkey welcomes first cruise ship after 16-month closure
The Aegean Sea resort town Kusadasi (port to Ephesus, Turkey) welcomed on Thursday, September 2, its first cruise ship following a 16-month pause due...
September 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Sitka Assembly approves 20-year land lease for development for cruise passengers
The Sitka Assembly authorized a 20-year lease of land to Alaska Native corporation for development for cruise passengers. The Assembly (voting 5-2...
September 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
First cruise ship to dock in Colombia is Windstar's Star Breeze
After remaining shut down during the past 17 months because of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 crisis, the historic port of Cartagena, the main tourist...
August 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Groundbreaking ceremony to begin an upgrade of Samoa's Port Apia
The Samoa Government and ADB-Asian Development Bank held a groundbreaking ceremony to officially start an upgrade of the country's international...
August 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Valencia starts work on new cruise passenger terminal project
The new public passenger terminal starts to take its first steps with the procedure for the works for the “refurbishment of the site of the...
August 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Construction started on RCI-Royal Caribbean’s new US$125 million cruise terminal
Port Galveston Texas - currently ranked North America's 4th largest cruise port, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on August 14, to mark the beginning...
August 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises and HAL-Holland America restart in the USA/Alaska from Seattle
The Carnival Corporation-owned companies Princess Cruises and HAL-Holland America Line restarted passenger shipping operations from Port Seattle...
July 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
GBP13M Isle of Man's Liverpool ferry terminal additional funding put on hold
A decision over the extra GBP 13,8 million for the Isle of Man Government-funded ferry terminal in Liverpool England was pushed back until at least...
July 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Liverpool's Isle of Man ferry terminal costs extra GBP 13 million
The Manx government might have to spend an extra GBP 13,8 million (EUR 16M / USD 18,9M) on the new Isle of Man ferry terminal in Liverpool...
July 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CLIA welcomes the Italian Government decision regarding cruise ships' access to Venice
CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) welcomed Italy's decision for an alternative route for cruise liners to access Port Venice. For...
July 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Regent Seven Seas Mariner ship's World Cruise 2024 sold out in 3 hours
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises has for the 3rd year in a row broken the company’s world voyage opening day booking record. Regent's World...
July 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival's unvaccinated cruise ship passengers must buy travel insurance policy worth $10,000
Unvaccinated passengers who wish to board a Carnival-owned cruise liner must first buy a travel insurance policy that is worth at least US$10,000, a...
July 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Genting Hong Kong to build and manage cruise ships for hotel brands
GHK-Genting Hong Kong announced plans to build and manage a series of newbuild cruise ships on behalf of world-renown hotel brands. Speaking at the...
July 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Edge is the first ex-USA cruise ship sailing with passengers
The first large cruise liner to depart from the USA in 15+ months departed on Saturday, June 26, from Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades, Florida) at 6...
June 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Auckland NZ's $42M new ferry terminal to open on Queen’s Wharf
Port Auckland NZ’s new AUD 42 million ferry terminal (on Queen’s Wharf) will open shortly. A total of 6 new ferry berths connect to...
June 25, 2021