Cruise news (new ships-tagged)
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Reports About Sabotage Cast Shadow Over Costa Toscana Building
While the launch of the building of Finland's 2nd liquefied natural gas-powered (LNG) passenger cruise ship was celebrated at Meyer Turku Shipyard in...
August 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
The Only Jazz Theater at Sea Debuts on Sky Princess and Enchanted Princess
Signature jazz evenings are expected to regale passengers onboard the Enchanted Princess and Sky Princess at Take 5, promoted as the only jazz...
July 31, 2019 - Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Costa Toscana
The Italian brand of Carnival Corporation & plc, Costa Cruises, celebrated on Tuesday, July 30, the first steel-cutting for the brand's 2nd ship...
July 30, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Introduces Dining Experiences on New Ultra-Luxury Purpose-Built Expedition Ships
Seabourn unveiled the all 8 dining experiences on company's two newbuild ships scheduled for launches in June 2021, and May 2022. Each...
July 26, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Dame Helen Mirren to Serve as Godmother of Scenic Eclipse
Scenic Cruises announced that Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren will serve as godmother for its upcoming cruise ship, Scenic Eclipse. Mirren...
July 25, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Spirit of Discovery Makes Maiden Call to Southampton
Britain’s newest cruise ship arrived in Southampton on Monday, July 22, for her first visit to the UK port. Saga Cruises launched Spirit of...
July 22, 2019 - Cruise Industry
American Harmony Passes Sea Trials
ACL/American Cruise Lines’ newest riverboat, American Harmony, has successfully passed sea trials, received her Coast Guard certification and...
July 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: AmaMora Christened on the Rhine
The award-winning luxury river cruise line AmaWaterways celebrated on Friday, July 19, the christening of its newest riverboat, AmaMora (156...
July 19, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Carnival's Newest Ship Successfully Completes Sea Trials
Carnival Cruise Line’s newest vessel, Carnival Panorama successfully completed her sea trials in the Adriatic Sea in anticipation of her...
July 19, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Havila Kystruten’s Newbuilds to Contribute to Energy Efficiency
Two of Havila Kystruten’s newbuilds - Havila Castor and Havila Capella’s compressors are expected to contribute to energy efficiency...
July 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
New Ferry to Increase Visitor Numbers to Robben Island
Robben Island (in Table Bay, located west of Cape Town's Bloubergstrand suburb) is expected to increase passenger shipping traffic by 270 via new...
July 17, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises Boasts the World’s First Digital Escape Room
Princess Cruises announced that its newest liners - Enchanted Princess and Sky Princess - will feature "Phantom Bridge" - industry's (and world's...
July 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Arctic Expedition Cruises to Become a Trend for Russia
According to Alexei Rakhmanov, president of USC-United Shipbuilding Corporation (Russia's largest state-own shipbuilding company), expedition cruises...
July 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MS Roald Amundsen to Be Christened in Antarctica
Hurtigruten announced the first-ever naming ceremony in Antarctica for the line's hybrid-powered expedition ship MS Roald Amundsen. This fall, when...
July 12, 2019 - Cruise Industry
AmaMagna Officially Named in Austria
AmaWaterways christened its revolutionary newbuild riverboat - AmaMagna - in Grein, Austria on Thursday, July 11. The official ceremony saw...
July 12, 2019