Crusie news (tagged with technology)

Ice Model Hull Test Completed for Seabourn Venture
Seabourn marked another key milestone in the building of its new expedition cruise ship, Seabourn Venture, via the completion of ice model testing...
November 27, 2019
Cruise Industry
Costa Smeralda Passes Sea Trials
Costa Smeralda successfully passed her technical sea trials carried out with LNG (liquefied natural gas), the world's cleanest fossil fuel, which...
November 26, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Scenic Eclipse Introduces Scenic Neptune Submarine
Scenic Eclipse revealed a first look at its Scenic Neptune submarine. Scenic Neptune dives below the aquamarine Caribbean waters during her inaugural...
November 23, 2019
Cruise Industry
Fincantieri and Ponant Cruises to Build 2 New-Class Expedition Ships
Fincantieri signed a memorandum of agreement, worth around EUR 300 million, for the construction and design of a couple of new-generation luxury...
November 21, 2019
Cruise Industry
BC Ferries to Receive Four More Electric-Hybrid Ferries
BC Ferries awarded contracts for the building of 4 more energy-efficient "Island Class" ferries, scheduled to join the 2 that are due to enter...
November 9, 2019
Cruise Industry
Aurora Expeditions Celebrates the Christening of Greg Mortimer
Aurora Expeditions celebrated the christening of their highly anticipated ship, Greg Mortimer, on Thursday, October 31. In an official ceremony set...
November 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for the First LNG-Powered World Class Ship
Early Thursday morning, October 31, a major milestone event took place at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire with the...
November 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises Pioneers First-Ever Trial of Fuel Cell Technology
AIDA Cruises partnered with leaders from the engineering and maritime sectors to pilot the first fuel cell system in the world designed to power...
October 18, 2019
Cruise Industry
Star Breeze Cut in Half to Receive New Section
Windstar Cruises is making the final cut to Star Breeze's hull to stretch/rebuilt the first of its 3 Star Ship liners and begin the process of...
October 18, 2019
Cruise Industry
Holland America Reaches Major Milestone in Ryndam's Building
Holland America reached a major milestone in the building of their next Pinnacle Class ship, ms Nieuw Ryndam, with the successful launch of the ship...
October 13, 2019
Cruise Industry
Port of Hamburg to Boast New Shore-Based Power Units
The state government of Hamburg approved a large-scale expansion of shore-based power supply in Hamburg port. This is expected to "create the...
October 10, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hapag-Lloyd Ships to Sail Without Heavy Fuel Oil
From July 2020 onwards, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises fleet will use only cleaner fuels (LS-MGO / low sulfur marine gasoil / content of 0.1%), thus...
October 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises Introduces VR Concept
Princess Cruises revealed details of a new VR (virtual reality) production show that is scheduled to appear on the newbuilds Enchanted Princess and...
September 28, 2019
Cruise Industry
Incheon Port Authority to Cut Cruise Ship Emissions Via ABB Shore Power
ABB secured the contract covering the commitment of South Korea to sustainable shore-to-ship power following a pilot scheme for cruise ships to...
September 25, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen Completes Northwest Passage Crossing
This week, Hurtigruten’s expedition cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen became the first battery-hybrid powered vessel to ever traverse the Northwest...
September 13, 2019
Cruise Industry
Greg Mortimer Ready for Inaugural Voyage to Antarctica
Named after the adventurous co-founder of Aurora Expeditions, the 104-metre Greg Mortimer is the first expedition ship to feature the Ulstein X...
September 11, 2019
Cruise Industry
AIDAperla to Boast the Largest Battery Storage System
Corvus Energy and AIDA Cruises signed an agreement for further cooperation at the opening of the first production plant of the Norwegian battery...
September 10, 2019
Cruise Industry
First X-BOW Polar Ship Delivered to SunStone
The first expedition cruise ship in the Infinity class series of SunStone was officially named Greg Mortimer at China Merchants Heavy Industry's...
September 7, 2019
Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Windstar's Second Star-Class Ship
On Thursday, September 5, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Palermo Italy, Christopher Prelog (VP of Fleet Operations for Windstar Cruises) pushed...
September 6, 2019
Cruise Industry
Wärtsilä to Install Waste Gasification System on Regal Princess
Finnish marine engine producer Wartsila will install a waste gasification system on Regal Princess, one of the new liners in Princess Cruises fleet...
August 31, 2019
Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises Starts Cooperation with Corvus Energy
AIDA Cruises, as part of Europe’s leading cruise company Costa Group, starts cooperation with the leading marine battery supplier in the world...
August 21, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Unveils 3 New Hybrid-Powered Cruise Ships
Hurtigruten announced that three of its ships will be drydock converted to hybrid-powered vessels. Equipped with battery packs, the trio will operate...
August 20, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Scandlines to Install Rotor Sail on Hybrid Ferry
The ferry company Scandlines announced that it had signed an agreement with Norsepower (Norwegian maritime company) to install a Rotor Sail (wind...
August 16, 2019
Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for the Next AIDA Cruises Ship
With the official steel-cutting ceremony at Meyer Werft, work has started on the next new ship for AIDA Cruises. Just like AIDAnova (delivered in...
August 16, 2019
Cruise Industry
Denmark’s First Electric Ferry Departs on Maiden Voyage
Denmark’s first ferry fully powered by electricity (MS Ellen) sailed between the islands of Aеro and Als on Thursday, August 15. The...
August 15, 2019
Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises Adds MedallionNet to 6 More Ships in 2020
Princess Cruises announced it continues the expansion of its MedallionNet Wi-Fi, giving more passengers the chance to enjoy the fast and unlimited...
August 12, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Scenic Eclipse Helicopter Trial
Scenic Cruises released footage of the final tests and trials of Airbus H130 helicopters. The following video shows the helicopters landing on the...
August 8, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Fincantieri Uses ALE Technology for Ferry Stretches
The lengthening of a pair of Grimaldi Group cruise ferries by Fincantieri’s shipyard in Palermo, Italy, earlier this year was accomplished via...
August 3, 2019
Cruise Industry
Energy From Wind Turbines to Power Ullapool to Stornoway Ferry
Outer Hebrides wind farm-produced energy could be used to power ferries to the islands, a new study found. Wind energy could be used to make...
August 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
CroisiEurope Ships on River Seine Convert to Using GTL Fuel
CroisiEurope’s 3 riverboats on France’s Seine River - Renoir, Botticelli, and Seine Princess - have converted to using GTL (gas to...
July 29, 2019
Cruise Industry