Cruise news (technology-tagged)
- 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 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean partners with TraceSafe, rolls out mandatory contact tracing wearable
Tracesafe Inc - the global leader in location-aware IoT (Internet of Things) platforms for large-scale industrial and enterprise operations...
October 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Shell launches first fully-electric ferry service in Singapore
Royal Dutch Shell has ordered at least 3x electric ferries in Singapore in order to replace the diesel boats it uses to transport visitors and...
September 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: upcoming shows, games and fun activities on NCL ship Norwegian Prima
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line unveiled its upcoming entertainment and fun experiences on Norwegian Prima. The vessel is the first of six Prima-Class...
September 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises’ newest ship Enchanted Princess sails into homeport of Port Everglades (Fort...
Princess Cruises’ newest ship - Enchanted Princess, sailed into homeport Port Everglades/Fort Lauderdale Florida Thursday morning (September 2...
September 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
DCL cruise ship Disney Wish debuts new interactive experience- Disney Uncharted Adventure
DCL-Disney Cruise Line is taking classic storytelling into a new realm of immersive family fun onboard its newest and largest ship MS Disney Wish...
August 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Valencia starts work on new cruise passenger terminal project
The new public passenger terminal starts to take its first steps with the procedure for the works for the “refurbishment of the site of the...
August 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and Miami-Dade County announce “Shore-Power Ready” efforts
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. announced it had partnered with Miami-Dade County in order to make the Pearl of Miami, its new state-of-the...
August 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri’s VARD delivers polar exploration ship Le Commandant Charcot to PONANT
Fincantieri’s subsidiary VARD, which is one of the major global shipbuilders of specialized ships (expedition and support vessels), delivered...
August 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises celebrating 20th anniversary of shore power in Juneau, Alaska
Princess Cruises made history when the line introduced its revolutionary shore power programme and commenced operations via a partnership with the...
July 30, 2021