Cruise news (technology-tagged)
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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-design expedition...
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 31st. In an official ceremony...
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 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 inserting...
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