Cruise news (new ships-tagged)
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Construction delays push Oceania Allura's maiden voyage to July 2025
Oceania Cruises has announced a delay in the delivery of its vessel Allura due to construction setbacks. Consequently, 6 sailings planned for next...
February 5, 2024 - Cruise Industry
KT Marine orders Damen's Fast Ferry 4212 for South Korean route
Damen Shipyards has recently entered into an agreement to construct a Fast Ferry 4212 (FFe 4212) for the Korean ferry operator KT Marine. The...
January 31, 2024 - Cruise Industry
TUI Cruises' ship Mein Schiff 7 to run on green methanol supplied by Mabanaft
Mabanaft has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TUI Cruises, outlining plans for the supply of green methanol in the future. The...
January 29, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's/world's biggest vessel Icon of the Seas begins inaugural cruise from Florida
Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, embarked on her inaugural voyage from PortMiami Florida USA on Saturday...
January 28, 2024 - Cruise Industry
World's biggest LNG-powered cruise vessel Icon of the Seas ignites debate on methane emissions
The world's largest cruise ship is preparing to embark on her maiden voyage from PortMiami Florida USA, amid growing concerns regarding the vessel's...
January 27, 2024 - Cruise Industry
SunStone announces reactivation of Ocean Explorer and Ocean Odyssey
SunStone Maritime Group A/S has announced the reactivation of two Infinity Class vessels, with multi-year charters secured for Ocean Explorer and...
January 26, 2024 - 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