Cruise Industry

MSC Opera joins MSC World Europa and MSC Poesia at Doha Port for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
MSC Opera, the 3rd cruise ship to serve as a "floating hotel" during the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar arrived at Doha Port. MSC Opera is joining MSC...
November 22, 2022
Atlas Ocean Voyages hosts dual naming ceremony for World Navigator and World Traveller ships
AOV-Atlas Ocean Voyages celebrated a milestone weekend with the christening ceremonies for its new sisterships World Navigator and World...
November 22, 2022
CCL-Carnival officially names new flagship Carnival Celebration in PortMiami Florida
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s newest flagship Carnival Celebration arrived at her PortMiami Florida homeport and was officially christened by...
November 21, 2022
Silver Endeavour is the first cruise ship to be christened in Lemaire Channel
Silver Endeavour became the first cruise ship to be officially named in the Lemaire Channel (off the Antarctic Peninsula), popular as one of the most...
November 21, 2022
Meyer Group forms Meyer Wismar to complete Disney's ship Global Dream
MEYER Group announced it will complete the cruise vessel under construction at the former MV Werften in Wismar (Germany) for DCL-Disney Cruise Line...
November 21, 2022
Havila Castor ferry christened at Skansekaia in Alesund (Norway)
6 months after commencing operations along the Norwegian coast, the Havila Castor ferry was officially named in Alesund (Norway) on Monday, November...
November 21, 2022
Royal Caribbean's Wonder OTS ship's godmother selected via TikTok contest
An American cancer survivor was selected to name the new RCI-Royal Caribbean ship Wonder of the Seas after a TikTok contest. The daughter of Marie...
November 21, 2022
RCI-Royal Caribbean unveils new European cruises for summer 2024
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced that its new European vacations for summer 2024 are now open for sale, featuring 7 world-class ships in 9 homeports and...
November 18, 2022
CCL-Carnival brings back mandatory mask wearing for passengers on Australian cruises
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line brought back mandatory mask-wearing for all passengers onboard its Australian voyages. The company's updated COVID policy...
November 18, 2022
Celebrity Cruises unveils ~500 departures for season 2024-2025
Celebrity Cruises announced its most ambitious season of sailings with ~500 departures for the 2024-2025 cruise season. The new sailings feature the...
November 18, 2022
Star Clippers lifts COVID vaccine mandates for cruise passengers
Star Clippers announced a new set of health & safety protocols with regard to the prevention of COVID for their fleet of tall clipper ships. The...
November 18, 2022
Scenic Eclipse is the first cruise ship to return at ports along West Coast Central & South America
Scenic Eclipse was greeted with fanfare upon her arrival at numerous Central and South American ports as she made her way down to Antarctica for the...
November 17, 2022
Dubai Harbour welcomes its first cruise ship, AIDAcosma
Today, November 17, Dubai Harbour (Port Rashid, UAE), the extraordinary seafront district of the port city, welcomed its first cruise ship, AIDAcosma...
November 17, 2022
Fred Olsen’s ship Borealis completes multimillion-pound drydock refurbishment
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ ship Borealis completed multimillion-pound refurbishment at Cammell Laird shipyard close to Liverpool (England...
November 17, 2022
MSC Cruises takes delivery of its new flagship MSC Seascape
MSC Group’s Cruise Division on Wednesday, November 16, officially took delivery from Fincantieri of the new flagship MSC Seascape in the...
November 17, 2022