Cruise news (new ships-tagged)
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MSC Explora Journeys introduces new autumn/winter 2024-2025 itineraries for Explora 1 ship
MSC Explora Journeys announced a new line-up of voyages for the autumn & winter 2024-2025 season of EXPLORA 1, the first of a fleet of 6 luxury...
February 28, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Godmother announced for Oceania Cruises' newest ship Vista
Oceania Cruises named the Italian-American chef, restaurateur, author, and Emmy Award-winning TV host Giada De Laurentiis as godmother of the fleet's...
February 28, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic's largest ship, SH Diana, to be christened in Amsterdam by Valerie Ann Wilson
On Thursday, February 23rd, Swan Hellenic announced that the christening ceremony of its 3rd and largest ice-class cultural expedition ship, SH Diana...
February 24, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises’ newest flagship, MSC Euribia, to be named in Copenhagen on June 8th
MSC Cruises announced that the official naming ceremony for the fleet's newest flagship MSC Euribia will take place in Copenhagen (Denmark) on...
February 24, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Aurora Expeditions' newest purpose-built small ship Sylvia Earle officially christened in Antarctica
Earlier this week, Aurora Expeditions christened its newest purpose-built small ship, Sylvia Earle alongside namesake/godmother, Dr. Sylvia...
February 24, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Shiri Gordon to serve as the godmother of MS VIVA Two
River cruise specialist, VIVA Cruises (fleet), announced it will christen its new flagship VIVA Two on March 23rd, 2023. Following the launch of its...
February 23, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Ulstein signs with CMHI Haimen (China) shipbuilding contract for a SunStone INFINITY cruise ship
The Miami-based expedition cruise shipowner SunStone Ships Inc is going for another cruise ship in its INFINITY class designed by Ulstein Design &...
February 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Methanol producer Proman and Costa Group join forces towards cruise industry's decarbonisation
Costa Group (part of Carnival Corporation) and Europe’s leading cruise operator managing the brands AIDA and Costa, signed with Proman...
February 17, 2023 - Cruise Industry
First steel cut for RCI-Royal Caribbean's second Icon Class ship
RCI-Royal Caribbean marked the initial milestone – the first cut of steel – for the 2nd ship in its revolutionary Icon Class. An...
February 16, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Emerald Cruises to homeport its superyachts Azzura and Sakara in the Caribbean for 2023-2024 winter...
Emerald Cruises announced it will homeport its 2 new 100-passenger yachts, Azzura and Sakara, in the Caribbean for the 2023 & 2024 winter seasons...
February 15, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Ultra-luxury superyacht Scenic Eclipse 2 enters final building phase
Scenic Cruises announced that its new ultra-luxury superyacht - Scenic Eclipse 2, is now entering the final phase of build with sea trials/final...
February 15, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Ritz-Carlton opens bookings for its second superyacht Ilma
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection announced it will soon open reservations for the fleet's newest cruise ship - Ilma. In 2022, the new cruise...
February 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival's first Excel-class cruise ship Carnival Jubilee marked construction milestone
Meyer Werft shipyard (Papenburg, Germany) provided an update on the construction of CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship Carnival Jubilee. ...
February 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Explora Journeys' first ship EXPLORA I to be named in Civitavecchia-Rome (Italy)
EXPLORA I, the first of 6 ships to join the Explora Journeys' fleet by 2028, is to be officially named on July 8th in Civitavecchia (Rome, Italy...
February 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Coin ceremony held for Explora Journeys' 2nd ship EXPLORA II at Fincantieri Italy
The coin ceremony of EXPLORA II, the second of the 6 ships planned by MSC Group's Explora Journeys, took place on Wednesday, February 8th, at...
February 9, 2023