Cruise news (refurbishment-tagged)
- 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 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages introduces cabin refurbishment on Scarlet Lady and Valiant Lady
Virgin Voyages’ ship Scarlet Lady boasts a dynamic cabin design with intelligent architecture. Both Scarlet and Valiant Lady (Virgin’s...
January 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Italian company Somec wins a new order for Azamara Onward's refurbishment
Italian company Somec has won a new order for Azamara Onward ship's drydock refurbishment. Budgeted EUR 14+ million, this is the most valuable...
January 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Marella Explorer boasts after drydock refurbishment in Cadiz-Puerto Real, Spain
Successfully was completed the extensive 4-week drydock refurbishment of Marella UK's ship Marella Explorer, at Navantia's Puerto Real shipyard...
January 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten doubles Galapagos cruises in 2022-2024 with Santa Cruz II yacht
Hurtigruten Expeditions's inaugural Galapagos cruise is currently scheduled to depart on January 7, 2022. The company has already revealed additional...
December 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Cruises' Le Ponant yacht to be refurbished before the Adriatic summer season
Le Ponant, the 3-masted sailing ship of the French expedition company Ponant Cruises, is undergoing a unique transformation to offer passengers an...
December 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings completes $200M Scrubber Installation Program
The leading global cruise company NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. which operates NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania, and Regent Seven Seas...
December 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line's flagship Grand Classica to become Margaritaville Paradise
Margaritaville Hotels & Resorts is the latest travel & leisure brand to expand operations to cruise ships. The Florida-based hospitality...
December 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
American Queen Voyages to rename Victory I & Victory II ships to Ocean Voyager & Ocean Navigator
AQV-American Queen Voyages announced that ms Victory I and ms Victory II would be renamed Ocean Voyager and Ocean Navigator, respectively, when they...
December 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Bahama Paradise Cruise Line’s ship Grand Classica enters drydock at Grand Bahama Island
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line’s only ship Grand Classica is scheduled to enter drydock at Grand Bahama Island (Freeport) in order to prepare for...
November 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Silversea restarts Antarctica cruises with Silver Explorer from Puerto Williams (Chile)
The ultra-premium brand Silversea reached an agreement with Chilean authorities for homeporting in Punta Arenas and Puerto Williams...
November 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Shaquille O’Neal's mother to serve as Godmother to the transformed Carnival Radiance
Dr. Lucille O’Neal – philanthropist, author, and mother of CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s "Chief Fun Officer" Shaquille O’Neal...
November 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
ACL-American Cruise Lines’ fleet expands to 15 small ships in 2022
The USA's largest river cruise company ACL-American Cruise Lines announced that the renaming of their riverboat fleet was complete and the company...
November 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MS Birka Stockholm to be converted for expedition use
A ship that mainly operated 22-hour cruises leaving roundtrip from homeport Stockholm Sweden will be converted to a high-end-of-the-market expedition...
November 7, 2021