Cruise Industry
Doha Port (Qatar) receives 3798 tourists with Costa Cruises' ship Toscana
Doha Port (Qatar) received a total of 3798 tourists aboard Costa Cruises' ship Costa Toscana, on Sunday, January 22nd, on her 2nd voyage after the...
January 23, 2023
T. Mariotti and Neptune launch “Project Sama”, the first ship for the Aman Luxury Brand
Project Sama represents the first ultra-luxury at-sea experience from Neptune Co., a joint venture of Aman Group and Cruise Saudi. The new concept...
January 23, 2023
Port Hong Kong welcomes first ship carrying overseas passengers since the COVID shutdown in 2019
Port Hong Kong (China) welcomed its first ship carrying overseas passengers since the shutdown started in 2019. The easing of COVID restrictions and...
January 23, 2023
Celebrity Cruises’ 4th EDGE-class ship Ascent floated out at STX France
The newest ship for Celebrity Cruises - Celebrity Ascent, is a step closer to joining the fleet. On Saturday, January 21st, Celebrity announced that...
January 22, 2023
Windstar adds 2 hotel-themed suites on cruise ship Star Legend
The ultra-luxury travel brand Windstar is bringing the look/feel of a couple of famed resorts to one of its newly refurbished vessels. The 312...
January 21, 2023
First cruise ships plug into newly completed shore power expansion at Port San Diego (California...
On January 13th, 2023, two large cruise vessels plugged into the newly completed shore-power expansion at Port San Diego (California USA) passenger...
January 21, 2023
Meyer Werft Papenburg (Germany) provides update on the construction of CCL's newest ship Carnival...
Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg (Germany) provided an update on the construction of CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship Carnival Jubilee...
January 21, 2023
Madeira's cruise ports Funchal and Porto Santo record 323 ship calls in 2022
The ports of Funchal and Porto Santo (Madeira) registered a total of 323 calls in 2022, 25 more in comparison with the pre-COVID 2019. According to...
January 20, 2023
HAL-Holland America introduces 2023-2024 West Coast USA cruises
San Diego (California USA) has been a West Coast homeport for HAL-Holland America since the 1990s. Season 2023-2024 is highlighted by two solar...
January 20, 2023
MSC Magnifica cruise ship to make 26 stops in Port Tarragona (Spain)
At FITUR (Feria Internacional de Turismo-Ifema Madrid) on Thursday, January 19th, Tarragona Cruise Port presented Tarragona City as an excellent...
January 20, 2023
MS Balmoral cruise ship marks the start of Fred Olsen’s 2023 grand voyages
Fred. Olsen's ship ms Balmoral is the first of the fleet’s 3 ships to set sail on a 2023 grand voyage. The vessel recently arrived in Bermuda...
January 19, 2023Carnival Corporation expanding next-generation Wi-Fi connectivity with SpaceX's Starlink
Carnival Corporation (the world's largest cruise shipowner) signed a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) to...
January 19, 2023
Nassau Bahamas welcomed record number of cruise passengers in one day
157,000+ passengers have visited the Bahamas since the start of 2023, with a record 26410 cruise tourists arriving in a single day last week...
January 19, 2023
3 cruise ships berth at Port Cochin (India) in a single day
3 cruise ships, including ms The World, Phoenix Reisen's Artania, and Ponant's Le Champlain, called at Port Cochin (India) early on Tuesday morning...
January 19, 2023
Port Stockholm (Sweden) receives green light for EU grant funding application
Ports of Stockholm (Sweden) can jointly apply, together with 8 other Baltic Sea ports, for EU grant funding for pilot studies in order to develop the...
January 18, 2023