Cruise Industry
MSC Explora Journeys details itinerary for the Maiden Voyage of its first ship Explora I
MSC Explora Journeys announced details of the maiden voyage for its first of 6 ships, EXPLORA I, that will set sail on July 17th, 2023, from...
November 30, 2022
Unfinished mega-ship Global Dream goes to Disney group at a discount price of EUR 40 Million
Global Dream cruise ship goes to Disney group at a discount price of EUR 40 million. DCL-Disney Cruise Line was the only interested party for the...
November 30, 2022
New residential cruise ship MV Narrative offers homes for shared purchase
Storylines, the brand building the residential cruise ship MV Narrative, announced it was releasing "a limited number of homes for shared purchase...
November 29, 2022
Port Quebec (Canada) reports strong 2022 cruise season
Port Quebec (Canada) reported a strong 2022 cruise season after welcoming 92000+ tourists. From the April-November season, Port Quebec welcomed a...
November 29, 2022
Stena Line expanding Ireland-France ferry service
Stena Line announced it was increasing the capacity of the Ireland-France route via the addition of an extra ship starting in June 2023. Ahead of...
November 29, 2022
Aqua Expeditions’ ship Aqua Blu returns to Raja Ampat (Indonesia)
In December 2022, Aqua Expeditions’ (fleet) riverboat Aqua Blu returns to Indonesia's Raja Ampat Islands, popular with its highest levels...
November 28, 2022
Yanbu Port kickstarts the 3rd edition of the Saudi cruise season by MSC Splendida
Saudi Arabia's Yanbu Port officially started the 3rd edition of the Saudi cruise season by berthing the MSC's ship MSC Splendida, which arrived from...
November 28, 2022
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines to launch 2 new cruise ships
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL/containership company) announced it is looking to diversify into the cruising business. The company's Board of...
November 28, 2022
Pandaw’s new 10-night Mekong itinerary to commence in October 2023
Pandaw River Cruises announced a new expedition to commence in October 2023 that will go deeper into the Mekong Delta and the main Mekong River than...
November 28, 2022
Port Funchal (Madeira Island, Portugal) receives record number of cruise ships
Port Funchal (Madeira Island, Portugal) received in 2022's first 9 months 28 more cruise ships than in the same period of 2019 (prior to the COVID...
November 28, 2022
First China-made Adora Cruises' ship to set sail in 2023
China's first domestically developed cruise ship will be delivered by the end of next year under the new brand Adora Cruises which was unveiled in...
November 28, 2022
Virgin Voyages' 4th ship Brilliant Lady floated out at the Sestri Ponente (Genoa) shipyard
The floating-out ceremony of the last of 4 ships that Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages ordered to Fincantieri Italy, Brilliant Lady, took place...
November 27, 2022
Fred Olsen's cruise ship Balmoral to be sailing from Portsmouth UK in December
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be sailing from Portsmouth (England UK) this December, offering festive cruises and an exploration of the Antarctic and...
November 27, 2022
Marella Discovery 2 is the first ship to restart cruise operations in Cuba
With the arrival of the British ship Marella Discovery 2 in Havana, cruise operations in Cuba have restarted. The vessel (owned by TUI UK and...
November 25, 2022
Turkey's Bodrum Port ends the cruise season with a record number of lines
Bodrum Cruise Port, one of the major passenger entrance gates, and adding value to tourism in the Bodrum district of Mugla, hosted the 101st and last...
November 24, 2022