Cruise news (new ships-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Hapag-Lloyd Cancels Naming Ceremony for Hanseatic Nature
The naming ceremony for the new expedition ship of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, Hanseatic Nature, has been canceled. The showcase event that was planned in...
March 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: First Sea Trials Completed for Coral Adventurer
Coral Expeditions completed the first sea trials of its newbuild, Coral Adventurer, that is due for delivery in April 2019. After finishing touches...
March 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Spirit of Discovery to Go All-Inclusive
The first cruise ship of Saga Cruises to be built to order, the 999-passenger Spirit of Discovery, is due to go all-inclusive from winter 2019...
March 6, 2019 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises' Iona Receives a Luxurious SPA
P&O Cruises’ Iona will boast whirlpools, destination-themed treatments, and a salt steam room when she launches in May 2020. A couple...
March 5, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Viking and Fincantieri Sign for Two Ships
In the context of an agreement announced in March last year for the building of six ships, Viking Cruises and Fincantieri signed the contracts for...
March 5, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Rescued During Maiden Voyage of Mein Schiff Herz
During the maiden voyage of TUI's boat Mein Schiff Herz in the Mediterranean, a passenger got seriously ill Monday morning (March 4) and had to be...
March 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises’ Iona Proves Popular with Young Passengers
P&O's newbuild cruiser Iona (due to enter service in 2020 summer) is proving popular with younger travelers, more than a year before the...
March 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Bellissima Officially Christened in Southampton
An official christening ceremony for the biggest cruise ship to be named in the UK had to be evacuated as strong winds rocked the quayside marquee...
March 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Lindblad Expeditions Signs for Second New Polar Ship
Lindblad Expeditions signed an agreement for its 2nd newbuild ship, a move that will bring the NatGeo fleet of polar vessels to 4 ships. The...
March 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Virtuosa’s Coin Ceremony Held in Saint-Nazaire
Chantiers de l’Atlantique and MSC Cruises held Coin Ceremony for MSC Virtuosa on February 27, the same day that the cruise line took delivery...
March 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Costa Venezia Delivered at Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone
Today, February 28, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, Costa Cruises officially took delivery of its newest ship, Costa Venezia...
February 28, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Vantage Cruise Line to Charter Ocean Explorer
Shipowner SunStone Ships signed their 4th shipbuilding contract on an expedition ship in the Infinity series. The newbuild, which will be constructed...
February 28, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Spectrum of the Seas Leaving Dock
Royal Caribbean's Spectrum of the Seas got closer to completion as the ship was floated out of the dry dock on Monday, February 25, to begin the...
February 28, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MSC Bellissima Delivered in France
MSC Cruises today, February 27, took delivery of newbuild liner MSC Bellissima from Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in St Nazaire...
February 27, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Yellow Funnel Installed on Costa Cruises Flagship
Construction of the new flagship of Costa Cruises - Costa Smeralda, is continuing at Meyer's shipyard in Turku, Finland. The yellow funnel with...
February 27, 2019