Cruise news (new ships-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises and Fincantieri postpone Sun Princess ship's delivery
Princess Cruises and the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri have amicably agreed to postpone the delivery of Sun Princess, the company's largest vessel...
January 26, 2024 - Cruise Industry
World's largest cruise ship Icon OTS welcomes world's largest Kinetic Sculpture
RCI-Royal Caribbean's newest vessel - Icon of the Seas, now hosts the world's largest kinetic art sculpture, known as The Pearl. Conceived by the...
January 25, 2024 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: RCI-Royal Caribbean's Icon OTS named by football legend Messi
The world's largest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, received her official designation from football legend Lionel Messi at the AquaDome, an exclusive...
January 24, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Isles of Scilly ferry funding faces return as Steamship Group secures private financing
~GBP 50 million (~USD64M/~EUR60M) in government funding earmarked for new ferries to serve the Isles of Scilly is anticipated to be returned...
January 24, 2024 - Cruise Industry
A&K Luxury Travel building a new riverboat (5th Nile cruise ship)
In the 1970s, while in Egypt, Geoffrey Kent (Abercrombie & Kent's founder) had a visionary encounter at the Sofitel Legend Old Cataract (Aswan...
January 21, 2024 - Cruise Industry
TUI Cruises reveals plans for 3 new ships
TUI Cruises (a joint venture between RCG/Royal Caribbean Group and TUI AG) has unveiled plans for the construction of three new vessels in the...
January 18, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation plans massive newbuilds with Fincantieri for 2028 delivery
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation & plc is in the preliminary stages of commissioning new mega-ships from the...
January 17, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Murray River Paddlesteamers unveils 5-Star riverboat for 2025
Murray River Paddlesteamers has officially announced the 2025 launch date and the commencement of bookings for PS Australian Star, Australia's...
January 16, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Turku commences construction of Royal Caribbean's 3rd Icon-class ship
On January 12, 2024, started the construction of RCI's newest vessel - ICON3 at Meyer Turku (shipyard in Turku Finland). Representatives from RCG...
January 13, 2024 - Cruise Industry
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection opens reservations for Luminara
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, the esteemed luxury hotel brand's cruise line, is currently accepting reservations for its third newbuild...
January 13, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Construction commences for Stena Line's new Heysham to Belfast ferries in China
The building process for Stena Line's upcoming Heysham to Belfast ferries initiated last week in China. The first of the two vessels...
January 12, 2024 - Cruise Industry
World’s largest cruise ship Icon OTS arrives in PortMiami ahead of maiden voyage
RCI-Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas is shattering records in anticipation of her inaugural voyage later this month. Scheduled to embark on...
January 12, 2024 - Cruise Industry
TUI River Cruises starts Douro voyages in 2025 with newbuild ship TUI Alma
TUI River Cruises unveiled its first newbuild boat. The custom-built vessel will be deployed on Portugal's Douro River, marking TUI's river fleet...
January 11, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line orders optimized RoPax E-Flexer ferry for Corsica Linea
The renowned RoPax E-Flexer class, celebrated for its success, is expanding its fleet with a new vessel specifically tailored/optimized for...
January 10, 2024 - Cruise Industry
First China-built cruise ship Adora Magic City completes commercial maiden voyage
China's first domestically-built large cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, completed her inaugural commercial journey on Sunday, January 7, covering...
January 7, 2024