Cruise news (new ships-tagged)
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Labor unrest forces Royal Caribbean's ship Star OTS to shorten Cadiz refit
RCI-Royal Caribbean has altered its final outfitting plans for Star of the Seas, the cruise line’s newest Icon-class vessel, due to an...
July 13, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Viking Brahmaputra charts new course on India’s historic river
Viking has introduced its inaugural river voyages in India with the Viking Brahmaputra, an 80-guest vessel designed specifically for navigation...
July 11, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Oceania Cruises takes delivery of Oceania Allura
Oceania Cruises has formally taken delivery of Oceania Allura, the 8th vessel in its boutique fleet, at Fincantieri’s Genoa shipyard. As the...
July 11, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Star of the Seas joins Royal Caribbean's Icon Class fleet
RCI-Royal Caribbean has formally taken delivery of Star of the Seas, its second Icon Class liner, in a ceremony held at the Meyer Turku shipyard in...
July 11, 2025 - Cruise Industry
ACL-American Cruise Lines christens American Patriot in Newport (Rhode Island)
ACL-American Cruise Lines has formally inaugurated its latest small ship, American Patriot, in Newport, Rhode Island, aligning the ceremony with the...
July 10, 2025 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Evolution program expanded with 4 more ships scheduled for drydock refurbishments by 2028
As part of its largest fleet modernization effort to date, AIDA Cruises' AIDA Evolution program aims to extend the operational life and guest appeal...
July 9, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Xcel ship unveils 4 immersive new venues
Celebrity Cruises has unveiled 4 novel venues aboard the Celebrity Xcel, designed to enrich the voyage with opportunities to both explore and restore...
July 8, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises secures SACE-backed financing for two new ships
Crystal Cruises has secured financing for two of the three vessels on order, each intended to carry approximately 650 passengers at around 61,800...
July 2, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Viking’s 10th anniversary marked by the naming of Vesta in Split
In the Adriatic Sea port of Split, Croatia, the newest addition to Viking OCEAN’s fleet was formally named on June 30th. Delivered by...
July 1, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Antara River Cruises (India) expands with Cochin Shipyard-built ships on Brahmaputra
Cochin Shipyard Ltd/CSL, through its Hooghly unit in West Bengal, has entered into a contract with Heritage River Journeys Pvt Ltd for the...
June 30, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Federal alarm over BC Ferries’ Chinese shipyard contract
Chrystia Alexandra Freeland (Canada's Transport Minister) has expressed strong concern over BC Ferries’ decision to sign a contract for 4 new...
June 26, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Elogrid™ tunnel thruster technology to be installed on Carnival XL‑class vessels
Elomatic has formalized a substantial contract with Carnival Corporation & plc to equip its entire XL‑Class fleet (9 existing and 2 impending...
June 26, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Viking Vesta delivered from Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard
The second vessel in Viking’s new ocean-class series, Viking Vesta, was formally handed over today at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard. The...
June 26, 2025 - Cruise Industry
TUI Cruises' ship Mein Schiff 7 marks first year of service
One year has passed since the cruise vessel Mein Schiff 7 entered service on June 22, 2024. Constructed at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, the...
June 25, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Oceania's ship Allura to be christened by esteemed food & wine culinary alumni
Oceania Cruises has charted an unprecedented course in maritime tradition by appointing a group of alumni from Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs...
June 24, 2025