Cruise news (new ships-tagged)
- Cruise Industry

Bookings Open for Costa Venezia
Costa Cruises opened bookings for the inaugural cruise of Costa Venezia from Trieste to Yokohama. The 53-day voyage departs on March 8, 2019. The 5...
March 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry

Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of the World's Largest Cruise Ship
Royal Caribbean on Friday morning, March 23, took delivery of the new world's largest cruise ship, 228,081 GT Symphony of the Seas from the STX...
March 24, 2018 - Cruise Industry

Carnival Cruise Line Opens Bookings for Panorama
Carnival Cruise Line opened bookings for its newest ship, Carnival Panorama. Despite the fact that the ship will not start sailing until the end of...
March 24, 2018 - Cruise Industry

NCL Opens Bookings for Norwegian Encore
Norwegian Cruise Line officially opened bookings for the latest addition to its fleet and 4th Breakaway-Plus class ship, Norwegian Encore. Caribbean...
March 23, 2018 - Cruise Industry

Seabourn's 5th Ship Completes Final Sea Trials
Seabourn's newest ship, Seabourn Ovation, has achieved another major milestone with the completion of her final round of sea trials held in the...
March 23, 2018 - Cruise Industry

MSC Bellissima to Be Christened in UK
MSC Cruises will officially name a ship in the United Kingdom for the first time in over a decade in 2019. MSC Bellissima will be christened in...
March 22, 2018 - Cruise Industry

TUI Announces Fleet Expansion and Modernisation
The Executive Board of TUI Group has decided to increase TUI Cruises' capacities. Because of the continued increase in demand, the group has...
March 21, 2018 - Cruise Industry

Hanseatic Inspiration to Be Named in Antwerp
Hapag-Lloyd will hold the naming ceremony for its 2nd expedition ship, Hanseatic Inspiration, on October 13, 2019 against the backdrop of Belgian...
March 19, 2018 - Cruise Industry

Construction Begins on China's First Polar Expedition Cruise Ship
China has started building its first ever polar expedition cruise ship, according to state news agency Xinhua. The country looks to shipping lanes...
March 19, 2018 - Cruise Industry

National Geographic Endurance Keel Laid
A major milestone in the construction of the most sophisticated expedition ship in the world was marked on Saturday, March 17, via the keel laying at...
March 18, 2018 - Cruise Industry

Virgin Voyages and Ritz Carlton Unveil Details of New Ships
Two of the newest names in cruise industry soon unveiled details of their new products. Ritz-Carlton initially announced its new 3-ship yacht cruise...
March 17, 2018 - Cruise Industry

HAL Nieuw Statendam to Boast Stateroom Enhancements
Holland America’s ms Nieuw Statendam is due to debut in December. When the cruise ship sets sail from Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, it will...
March 17, 2018 - Cruise Industry

First Steel Cut for New Regent Ship
The steel-cutting ceremony for Seven Seas Splendor took place at Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona on Wednesday, March 15. Splendor is the 2nd ship...
March 15, 2018 - Cruise Industry

VIDEO: Norwegian Bliss Departs Meyer Werft
The Norwegian Bliss cruise ship departed Meyer Werft in Papenburg last night, Tuesday, March 13, for her conveyance along Ems River. The ship will...
March 14, 2018 - Cruise Industry

American Cruise Lines Introduces Second River Boat
American Cruise Lines announced the name of the 2nd ship in line's new Modern Riverboat Series (a sibling to the upcoming American Song) - American...
March 13, 2018