Cruise Industry

HAL-Holland America opens bookings for 2025 Grand World Voyage & Grand Voyage: Pole to Pole
After a successful pre-booking period, HAL-Holland America officially commenced public bookings on May 24th for its 2 newest Grand Voyages. These...
May 26, 2023
Lindblad Expeditions bringing enhanced Internet connectivity with Spacex’s Starlink
Lindblad Expeditions announced the beginning of the roll-out of Starlink - SpaceX’s high-speed, low-latency broadband internet. With the...
May 25, 2023
Port Klaipeda (Lithuania) to receive new cruise quay
Klaipeda State Seaport Authority (Lithuania) is currently in the initial planning phase of constructing a new cruise quay, scheduled to be completed...
May 25, 2023
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line cancels Alaskan voyages (Spirit) and European voyages (Epic) in 2024
Following NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's cancellation of the 2024 Alaska schedule for Norwegian Spirit, the company has now announced the cancellation...
May 25, 2023
2 vessels of Corsica Ferries undergo Decarbonisation Modelling with Wartsila
Two ships in the Corsica Ferries fleet will undergo a Decarbonisation Modelling process with Wartsila, thus creating a digital model to simulate the...
May 25, 2023
Crystal Cruises announces 4 "Grand Journey" extended voyages for 2024
The relaunched Crystal Cruises has unveiled 4 "Grand Journey" extended voyages scheduled for 2024, featuring a prominent 68-night itinerary from...
May 24, 2023
Viking starts year-round river cruising in Europe with "Treasures of the Rhine" winter itinerary
Viking announced it will start year-round operations in Europe with a new winter itinerary. The 10-day "Treasures of the Rhine" itinerary is between...
May 24, 2023
CSSC Carnival restarts cruising in Northern China with Adora Mediterranea
The Chinese company CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping, a 60-40 joint venture of China State Shipbuilding Corporation and Carnival Corporation, has...
May 24, 2023
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines launches new video reservations system
The UK-based Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has introduced a new feature on their online cruise viewing platform that enables users to request a video call...
May 23, 2023
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line launches 72-hour “Dockbuster Sale” promotion
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line launched a 72-hour sale on voyages that they are calling the “Dockbuster Sale”. For 72 hours, Carnival lowered...
May 23, 2023
RCI-Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises change deposits on suites
RCI-Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises have both changed the deposits that passengers put down when they book a suite on one of...
May 23, 2023
Jamaica surpasses 1M visitor arrivals to date for 2023
At a destination press briefing held at the 41st CHTA-Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Barbados, Jamaica's...
May 22, 2023
Uniworld unveils 2024 itineraries including world's longest river cruise tour
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises is expanding its long-haul program for 2024 by introducing 3 new brochures that highlight extraordinary journeys and...
May 22, 2023
Port Alicante (Spain) celebrates beating all records for cruise passengers
The projected arrival of cruise passengers in Port Alicante (Spain) this year is breaking all previous records. According to data from the...
May 22, 2023
RCI-Royal Caribbean boasts record bookings for the world's largest cruise ship Icon OTS
Construction is currently underway for RCI-Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, which is set to become the world's largest cruise vessel. As of mid...
May 22, 2023