Cruise news (technology-tagged)
- 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