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- 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 - Cruise Industry
Spirit of Tasmania IV ferry starts sea trials from Leith (UK)
The new passenger ferry Spirit of Tasmania IV left its temporary berth in Leith Port-Edinburgh (Scotland UK) this week, marking the start of multi...
June 22, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Orient Express Corinthian floats out at Saint‑Nazaire (France)
The ultra-luxury superyacht Orient Express Corinthian (OE Corinthian) was floated out on June 16th at Chantiers de l’Atlantique (fka STX France...
June 21, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC World Asia to sail 7‑night Mediterranean voyages from Winter 2026-2027
MSC Cruises is poised to introduce its third World‑class vessel, MSC World Asia, which will embark on its inaugural sailings in the Mediterranean on...
June 19, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Cordelia Cruises (India) prepares for IPO to fuel fleet expansion
Waterways Leisure Tourism, the Mumbai-based operator behind Cordelia Cruises, has submitted a Draft Red Herring Prospectus with India’s SEBI...
June 16, 2025 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: The Skyview Suite on Regent's newest ship Seven Seas Prestige
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises has meticulously launched its Skyview Regent Suite, a two‑level sanctuary that claims the title of the largest all...
June 12, 2025 - Cruise Industry
AmaWaterways announces Godmother for newest riverboat AmaSofia
AmaWaterways has bestowed the maritime honour of godmother upon Sarah Little, who serves as senior vice president of business development at the...
June 11, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Turku reduces carbon emissions with water-based heating underway
Meyer Turku has embarked on a subtle yet decisive shift in shipyard practice with the introduction of central heating systems aboard vessels under...
June 11, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Lloyd UK’s Register and China Cruises sign strategic partnership for shipbuilding
Lloyd’s Register (LR), the venerable UK class society, and China Cruise Ltd have signed a strategic framework agreement encompassing...
June 10, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Steel cutting at Marghera marks birth of Oceania Sonata
The ceremonial steel cutting of Oceania Sonata, the inaugural ship of Oceania Cruises’ Sonata Class, was conducted today, June 4th, at the...
June 9, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Diana Ross to serve as Godmother for Royal Caribbean's newest ship Star OTS
RCI-Royal Caribbean has designated musical legend Diana Ross as the official godmother of Star of the Seas, the fleet’s second ICON‑class...
June 8, 2025