Crusie news (tagged with technology)

Windstar Unveils Partnership with Utrip
A new offering from Windstar and travel personalization platform Utrip was unveiled that supports line’s strength of bringing passengers into...
October 18, 2018
Cruise Industry
Balearia Receives Ferry Upgrades Grant from the European Commission
Spanish ferry company Balearia received fleet upgrades grant of EUR 11.8 million from the EU Commission in order to upgrade 5 of its cruiseferries...
October 13, 2018
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Reaches Agreement with Southern Power
Royal Caribbean Cruises announced it had signed an agreement with the leading U.S. wholesale energy provider and subsidiary of Southern Company...
October 13, 2018
Cruise Industry
Funding Granted for First Hydrogen Injection System on Ferry in U.K.
Innovate UK granted GBP 430,332 (US$ 565,000) in funding to design and integrate hydrogen diesel dual fuel injection system onboard a commercial...
October 7, 2018
Cruise Industry
Saga Cruises Introduces New Trade Website
Saga Cruises announced the launch of their new trade website and booking engine, which allows agents to book online as opposed to calling the contact...
October 3, 2018
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: TMS and TGM Sign MOU Concerning Port Specific Environmental Regulations
TGM Fleet & Consulting Services (TGM) and Total Marine Solutions (TMS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to promote the...
September 29, 2018
Cruise Industry
Oceania Announces New Cruise Credit Policy
Oceania Cruises updated its website, cruise credit policy, and more as part of line’s fleet enhancement project, OceaniaNEXT. ...
September 29, 2018
Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises Plans Fleet-Wide Implementation of OceanMedallion
Princess Cruises announced that for passengers sailing onboard the Caribbean Princess ship since early September, satisfaction scores indicated they...
September 28, 2018
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises Launches New Online Trade Portal
Celebrity Cruises announced it will launch a new online trade portal in October, representing company’s largest ever investment for agent...
September 27, 2018
Cruise Industry
Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore to Build “Smart Terminal Solution”
Singapore’s major cruise ship terminal, Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore (MBCCS), revealed plans to build “Smart Terminal Solution...
September 25, 2018
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: World's First Ocean-Going Solar Yacht
Swiss designers unveiled a futuristic, solar-powered yacht that can cruise the world without stopping to refuel. The electric SolarImpact yacht...
September 23, 2018
Cruise Industry
OceanView Mobile Launched by Carnival Corporation
Carnival Corporation launched "OceanView Mobile" - industry's first travel content app from travel providers enabling users to watch the most popular...
September 22, 2018
Cruise Industry
Stena Line Collaborates with Hitachi to Develop AI-Assisted Ferry
Stena Line collaborated with technology giant Hitachi to develop an AI (artificial intelligence) model that can help ships to reduce fuel consumption...
September 15, 2018
Cruise Industry
Rostock Port to Supply AIDA with Shore Power 2020
On September 11, about 280 AIDA Cruises executives welcomed Manuela Schwesig, prime minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, at AIDA Management...
September 14, 2018
Cruise Industry
Panasonic Awarded 4-year Contract by TUI Cruises
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), in partnership with subsidiary company ITC Global, has been awarded a 4-year contract by TUI Cruises...
September 5, 2018
Cruise Industry
Keel Laid for Brittany Ferries' LNG-Powered Honfleur
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has begun to assemble the hull of Honfleur, Brittany Ferries’ first LNG-powered vessel, at its...
August 17, 2018
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Edge to Boast Technologically Advanced Theater
Celebrity Cruises newest ship, Celebrity Edge, will boast with brand’s most technologically advanced main theater, as well as the most...
August 14, 2018
Cruise Industry
Fastest GRP Passenger Catamaran to Be Built in Spain
The GRP Division of Astilleros Gondan shipyard (Spain) signed a contract to construct a new fast ferry - claimed would be the fastest GRP passenger...
August 13, 2018
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Introduces Its Largest Ever Agent Incentive
MSC Cruises is currently giving away a total of 2,000 places for the official christening ceremony of the 4,500-passenger ship MSC Bellissima in...
August 10, 2018
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Royal Caribbean's SoundSeeker Turns Photos into Musical
In a move that is due to redefine modern vacations, Royal Caribbean created a first-of-its-kind tool transforming travelers’ memorable photos...
August 7, 2018
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Princess Launches Luxury Bed in Singapore
Princess Cruises launched its Luxury Bed for the first time in Asia on its Asia Sleep Tour featuring the sleep doctor Dr.Michael Breus, the designer...
August 4, 2018
Cruise Industry
Balearia Converts 5 Ferries to LNG
The Mediterranean ferry company Balearia announced it will invest EUR 60 million (USD 70.2 million) over the next two years to retrofit 5 ferries to...
August 1, 2018
Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages Signs with Wartsila for Scrubbers
The 3 ships forming Virgin Voyages fleet will start operations in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and will all be equipped with Wartsila hybrid scrubber system...
July 24, 2018
Cruise Industry
Cruise Ships Continue Plugging into Shoreside Power at Port of Los Angeles
An air pollution abatement measure was approved on Tuesday, July 17, by Port of Los Angeles’ Board of Harbor Commissions. Cruisers will be...
July 19, 2018
Cruise Industry
Deltamarin to Design NYV Caroline
Deltamarin signed a contract with Norwegian Yacht Voyages (NYV) for conceptual design and consultancy services for NYV Caroline expedition mega yacht...
June 28, 2018
Cruise Industry
Pioneer Hydrogen-Fuelled Ferry to Be Built in Scotland
Glasgow-based Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd. is leading a European consortium which secured EU funding for the development of the first sea-going...
June 21, 2018
Cruise Industry
BC Ferries Introduces LNG Ferry Conversion
BC Ferries’ mv Spirit of British Columbia finished its conversion enabling it to use LNG as fuel and is now back in operation. ABS-classed...
June 19, 2018
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MSC Seaview to Boast Advanced Environment-Friendly Technology
Just a few days prior to MSC Seaview coming into service, excitement is rising high among cruise passengers, port officials, travel agent partners...
June 4, 2018
Cruise Industry
Port of Kristiansand to Boast Europe’s Largest Shorepower System
The shorepower system in Kristiansand, Norway will become the largest in Europe due to the cooperation between local energy company Agder Energi Nett...
May 31, 2018
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Introduces Digital Personal Assistant
MSC Cruises announced that the name of its industry-first digital personal assistant will be Zoe. Line's CEO Gianni Onorato revealed the name at the...
May 28, 2018
Cruise Industry