Cruise news (technology-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises testing fuel cells on its newest ship MSC World Europa
The French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique (fka STX France) and MSC recently celebrated the float of World Europa and the keel-laying of...
December 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC World Europa floated out. Keel laid for MSC Euribia
On December 2nd, the French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique and MSC Cruises celebrated two milestones for the company’s newest...
December 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Silversea Cruises unveils name of its first Project Evolution ship, Silver Nova
Silversea Cruises unveiled the name of its first ship, Silver Nova, which is developed as part of the line's innovative newbuild project popular as...
December 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Ports of Stockholm (Sweden) establishes shore power connections for cruise ships
PSW Power & Automation signed a contract with Ports of Stockholm (Sweden) for 2 high-voltage shore power systems with power outputs 8MVA and...
November 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Wartsila delivering advanced bridge solution for Lindblad Expedition’s National Geographic...
Marine technology company Wartsila Voyage successfully delivered an advanced integrated bridge & navigation solution for polar cruise ship...
November 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: ELECTRA fully electric hydrofoil ferry concept
Boundary Layer Technologies (California USA-based marine technology startup company) unveiled a new fully electric hydrofoil ferry concept design...
November 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean's “Destination Net Zero” program expected to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group introduced its Destination Net Zero, a comprehensive decarbonization strategy including pledging to establish SBT (Science...
October 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: “Scintilla” - 120m World Voyager superyacht
TDoS (Tillberg Design of Sweden) unveiled a 120-m long (393-ft) World Voyager “Scintilla” concept. The forward-thinking innovative...
October 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard cuts steel for first smart electric passenger ship
South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (one of the world's largest shipbuilding companies) started the construction on an electric propulsion...
October 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Silversea's ‘Project Evolution’ is the first cruise ship to use fuel cells providing 100% of power...
The industry’s first hybrid-powered cruise ship is scheduled to debut in summer 2023 (Silver Nova) as part of the RCG-Royal Caribbean Group...
October 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Aurora Expeditions was certified 100% Carbon Neutral
The Australian company Aurora Expeditions was certified 100% Carbon Neutral as part of its ongoing active sustainability plan. The key milestone was...
October 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Shanghai Waigaoqiao completes hull for CSSC Carnival China's cruise ship
The first China-made cruise liner saw the completion of her hull structure in Shanghai, marking the 135,500 GT Vista-class vessel's entering the 2nd...
October 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
UK's Portsmouth Port becomes shore power ready as part of net zero plan
Portsmouth City Council approved a strategy for shoreside power supply at Portsmouth Port UK, which would allow visiting cruise ships to switch off...
October 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages' app aimed at helping sailors avoid long physical lines
Following months of delays due to the COVID crisis, this week Virgin Voyages restarted operations, offering a wealth of dining and entertainment...
October 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Group improves guest boarding experience via Smart Engines’ ID scanning technology
Smart Engines technology helped RCG-Royal Caribbean Group (world's second-largest cruise shipowner / after Carnival Corporation) streamline the...
October 8, 2021