Cruise Industry
Stena Line acquires Ferry & RoRo Port Operations in Latvia's Ventspils
Stena Line has acquired the ferry and RoRo operations in Port Ventspils, Latvia. The acquisition is part of Stena's plan to expand its presence in...
May 10, 2023
Captain Cook Cruises Fiji invests in bringing in new cruise ship, Caledonian Sky
The small company and travel brand Captain Cook Cruises Fiji invested in bringing in the new ship - Caledonian Sky. Allison West (The company's CEO...
May 10, 2023
Port Tarragona (Spain) receives 3 cruise ships simultaneously
On May 7th, 3 cruise ships arrived at the Balears Wharf in the Port of Tarragona (Spain) simultaneously for the second time. The ships were MSC...
May 10, 2023
Princess Cruises homeports Caribbean Princess in Port Canaveral FL from late November 2024
For the first time ever, Princess Cruises announced it will homeport in Central Florida. The "Love Boat" brand will reposition the Caribbean...
May 10, 2023
Passenger medevaced from Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Dream
On May 6th, 2023, a medical emergency took place on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Dream shortly after it left Galveston Texas for an 8...
May 10, 2023
Oceania Cruises christens its first ALLURA Class ship Vista in Malta
Against the dramatic backdrop of Valetta Malta, Oceania Cruises celebrated the launch of its 1,200-guest Vista, its first new ship in a decade on May...
May 10, 2023
MSC Musica to be homeported in Greece for the very first time
MSC Cruises hosted a special event onboard its MSC Musica ship at the port of Piraeus (Athens, Greece) to celebrate the ship's summer 2023 season...
May 9, 2023
Princess Cruises introduces 75 voyages to Hawaii, Mexico and the California Coast (2024-2025)
Los Angeles’ hometown cruise line Princess is further cementing its West Coast USA heritage with the newly released fall 2024 thru spring 2025...
May 9, 2023
Ambassador Cruise Line's ship Ambition leaves drydock at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (Germany)
Ambassador Cruise Line UK's second ship Ambition/fka AIDAmira recently underwent a 4-week-long dry dock refurbishment at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in...
May 9, 2023
Portland UK welcomes record 5000 passengers in first cruise ship call at the new deepwater berth
Portland Port (Weymouth, Dorset England) has set a new record with the arrival of MSC Virtuosa, which brought ~5000 passengers on board, the highest...
May 8, 2023
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line returns to Asia with Norwegian Jewel ship
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it will return to sailing in Asia after 3+ years when the refurbished Norwegian Jewel makes a grand return to...
May 8, 2023
Oman's largest port Salalah welcomes Phoenix Reisen's ship Amadea
Phoenix Reisen's luxury cruise ship Amadea carrying 749 passengers made a visit to Oman's largest cruise port Salalah, as part of the 153-day...
May 7, 2023
Fred Olsen makes inaugural shore power connections in Bergen and San Francisco
The UK-based Fred Olsen Cruise Lines and its two ships - Bolette and Borealis, recently made their inaugural shore power connections during port...
May 7, 2023
UK's Isle of Man ferry terminal to be completed by autumn 2023
Isle of Man ferry terminal (in Douglas) is to be finished by the autumn of 2023. According to Infrastructure Minister Chris Thomas, while the...
May 7, 2023
Swan Hellenic's 3rd cruise ship SH Diana christened in Amsterdam (Holland)
On Thursday, May 4th, Swan Hellenic announced that the official naming ceremony of its 3rd ice-class expedition ship SH Diana had taken place in...
May 6, 2023