Cruise Industry
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
First steel cut for Silversea's second EVOLUTION-class cruise ship Silver Ray
Meyer Werft started production of the Silver Ray cruise ship for Silversea Cruises on Wednesday, November 23, hosting a symbolic steel-cutting...
November 24, 2022
Cruise Gate Hamburg (Germany) hosts record number of cruise ship calls
CGH-Cruise Gate Hamburg (Germany) welcomed a record 280 cruise ship calls in 2022, surpassing pre-COVID levels which hit a high of 210 visits in 2019...
November 24, 2022
Seabourn Odyssey is the first cruise ship in 2+ years to dock in Nelson NZ
The first cruise ship in 2+ years arrived in Nelson port (New Zealand), bringing tourists from Australia and the USA. Seabourn Odyssey docked in...
November 24, 2022
CCL's Carnival Celebration ship makes first Caribbean call with visit to Grand Turk
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s newest flagship Carnival Celebration arrived in Grand Turk (Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos) on Wednesday, November...
November 24, 2022
First LNG bunkering of P&O UK’s second Excel-class cruise ship Arvia
The Dutch independent fuel supplier to the maritime industry, Titan, concluded the first LNG-liquefied natural gas delivery to P&O UK’s 2nd...
November 23, 2022
Viking Ocean Cruises takes US$1.5 billion in financing on 4 ships
Viking Ocean Cruises announced it is taking US$1.5 billion in financing on 4 ships. The 4 export credit loan facilities are backed by the Italian...
November 23, 2022
Port Santander (Spain) celebrates 150 years with upgraded facilities
As Port Santander (Spain Cantabria) celebrates 150 years, it looks to the future having invested millions in upgrading/expanding its facilities...
November 23, 2022
Windstar’s cruise ship Star Breeze makes maiden call in Australia
On Tuesday, November 22, Windstar’s 312-passenger megayacht Star Breeze made her first-ever call in Australia in Sydney NSW, where she embarked...
November 23, 2022
VIDEO: Seabourn Venture official naming ceremony in Antarctica
Seabourn Venture's passengers, serving as honorary godparents, joined the Godmother of the ship, polar explorer, global adventurer, and...
November 23, 2022
Holland America's ms Zaandam is the newest cruise ship at Port Durban (South Africa)
Port Durban (South Africa) has a new cruise ship in its repertoire. ms Zaandam made her maiden arrival at the city's port on Sunday, November 20...
November 22, 2022
Trinidad and Tobago welcomes cruise ships back after 32 months
T&T’s tourism sector is due to receive a further boost in activity with the beginning of the cruise season. The first cruise ship to dock...
November 22, 2022
Refurbished Diamond Princess ship sets sail on inaugural voyage from new homeport San Diego CA
The newly refurbished ship Diamond Princess welcomed passengers onboard for her inaugural sailing from homeport San Diego (California USA), helping...
November 22, 2022