Cruise news (refurbishment-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MS Margaritaville Paradise (fka Grand Classica) departs on maiden voyage
MS Margaritaville Paradise (fka Grand Classica) is ready for her maiden voyage. The Margaritaville at Sea (Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line) cruise ship...
May 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian celebrates the Great Cruise Comeback's completion with Norwegian Spirit
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line on Monday, May 9, celebrated the completion of its Great Cruise Comeback with the voyage of Norwegian Spirit, the 17th and...
May 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America adds a season of new voyages to Australia/New Zealand/Southeast Asia starting...
In anticipation of the ports in Australia & New Zealand fully welcoming cruise ships back, HAL-Holland America opened bookings for a season of...
May 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Silver Muse docks in Nanaimo (BC Canada) ahead of Alaska cruises
Silversea's ship Silver Muse arrived at Port Nanaimo (BC Canada) on Sunday, May 1, berthing for a 2-week stay to “perform a limited operation...
May 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Cunard’s liner Queen Victoria arrives in Belfast Harbour for dry-docking at Harland & Wolff shipyard
Cunard Line’s Queen Victoria ship arrived in Belfast Harbour on April 26 for dry-docking at Harland & Wolff shipyard. The ocean liner is...
May 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Harland & Wolff wins a drydocking contract for 2 Carnival Corporation cruise ships
Harland & Wolff was awarded a drydocking contract for 2 Carnival Corporation-owned ships (operated by the subsidiaries P&O UK and Cunard...
April 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Oceania Cruises’ ships Riviera and Marina to undergo stem-to-stern refurbishment in 2022 & 2023
Oceania Cruises announced details of the line's most ambitious OceaniaNEXT experience elevation initiative to date - the stem-to-stern re-inspiration...
April 14, 2022 - Accidents
Margaritaville at Sea cancels the first 7 USA to Bahamas cruises on Margaritaville Paradise/Grand...
The new travel brand Margaritaville at Sea (Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line) was supposed to start 3-day/2-night voyages to Freeport (Bahamas) from...
April 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Lindblad-National Geographic introduces Nat Geo Islander 2 (fka Crystal Esprit)
Lindblad-National Geographic unveiled the fleet's newest member - National Geographic Islander 2. With max capacity of just 48 passengers, the 5...
April 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
TUI's full fleet (7 cruise ships) is back to service
On Sunday, April 3, TUI celebrated a major milestone as the company marked the return to operation of the final vessel in the fleet. The...
April 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Oceania Cruises adds new dedicated staterooms for solo travelers
Oceania Cruises announced it was adding dozens more dedicated staterooms for solo guests along with the debut of the Go Green and Beyond Blueprints...
March 31, 2022 - Accidents
Ambassador Cruise Line delays the launch of its first ship, Ambience
Ambassador Cruise Line UK delayed the launch of its first ship, Ambience, due to the crisis in Ukraine taking its toll on the supply chain that was...
March 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Norway initiates one of the largest environmental ship upgrades in Europe
Hurtigruten Norway initiated one of the largest environmental ship upgrades in Europe. With modern technology, the rebuilt cruise ships will cut CO2...
February 28, 2022 - Accidents
TUI cancels the current Mein Schiff 1 cruise due to technical issue
TUI Cruises canceled the current voyage on its cruise ship Mein Schiff 1, a 4-night roundtrip to Oslo (Norway) from Bremerhaven (Bremen, Germany...
February 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten’s MS Richard With starts conversion to battery hybrid propulsion
The first of 3x Norwegian Coastal Express cruiseferries owned by Hurtigruten is being converted from diesel to battery-hybrid propulsion. The 1993...
February 13, 2022