Cruise news (new ships-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Atlas Ocean Voyages offers complimentary shore excursion at every cruise port in 2021
Atlas Ocean Voyages announced that all of its guests on all sailings would be able to enjoy a choice of complimentary shore trips at every port...
January 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Octantis cruise ship in 2022 becomes the largest on the Great Lakes
For the first time, Thunder Bay ON will become a homeport/turnaround port for a Great Lakes cruise vessel starting in 2022. Viking Cruises announced...
January 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Costa Cruises' newest ship Costa Toscana launched at Meyer Turku Finland
On January 14, Costa Cruises celebrated the launch (float-out from drydock) of the company's newest ship - Costa Toscana at the Meyer Shipyard...
January 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Silversea's 10th ship Silver Dawn floated out at Fincantieri Ancona
Silversea Cruises’ newest ship Silver Dawn touched water for the first time during an official float-out ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard...
January 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Construction started on Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship Carnival Celebration
Construction works on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s 2nd Excel-class ship Carnival Celebration started with the steel cutting ceremony at...
January 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries floats out its first new LNG ferry Salamanca
The first of two LNG-powered ships (China-built) for Brittany Ferries - MS Salamanca - has been floated on January 5, 2021. The newbuild cruiseferry...
January 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Expedition Cruises' Crystal Endeavor is on shedule to debut in Summer 2021
Crystal Endeavor, the PC6-designated ship for Crystal Expedition Cruises is on schedule to debut in Summer 2021. Originally scheduled to launch in...
January 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Atlas Ocean Voyages’ ship World Navigator boasts SeaSpa by L'Occitane
Atlas Ocean Voyages and L’OCCITANE en Provence announced the launch of the first-at-sea Luxury SeaSpa by L’OCCITANE. Passengers on a...
January 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Venus cruise ship's Godmother revealed
Viking Cruises announced that British journalist and broadcaster Anne Diamond will be serving as the godmother of its 7th ocean ship, Viking Venus...
January 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Werft Papenburg Shipyard invests in cruise ships' Zero Emissions Tech
One of the oldest shipyards in service, the cruise shipbuilding company Meyer Werft celebrates 226 years in late-January. Throughout its history, the...
January 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
New Stena Line ferry Embla deployed on the Ireland-England route Belfast-Liverpool
Stena Line's newbuild ship Stena Embla arrived in Belfast Ireland to be deployed on the Irish Sea route to Liverpool England (Birkenhead Terminal...
January 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruise pause caused by COVID-19 marked by industry innovation
Affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, cruise shipping companies were forced to delay newbuild launches and cancel voyages to cut costs...
January 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Quark Expeditions' new ship Ultramarine sets sail for her maiden voyage
On December 18, 2020, Hull 487 (polar cruise ship Ultramarine) set sail for her maiden voyage in order to be docked at Viktor Lenac Shipyard in...
December 29, 2020 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: DCL-Disney Cruise Line presents teaser video for its next ship, Disney Wish
DCL-Disney Cruise Line introduced a teaser video for its newest liner - Disney Wish. The company revealed that Cinderella is to be the lobby...
December 27, 2020 - Cruise Industry
GHK-Genting Hong Kong terminates plan to sell and lease back Crystal Endeavor expedition ship
GHK-Genting Hong Kong announced that the plan to sell and lease back the Crystal Endeavor ship for a total price of EUR 350 million had been...
December 26, 2020