Cruise Industry
Ambassador Cruise Line's ship Ambition leaves drydock at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (Germany)
Ambassador Cruise Line UK's second ship Ambition/fka AIDAmira recently underwent a 4-week-long dry dock refurbishment at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in...
May 9, 2023
Portland UK welcomes record 5000 passengers in first cruise ship call at the new deepwater berth
Portland Port (Weymouth, Dorset England) has set a new record with the arrival of MSC Virtuosa, which brought ~5000 passengers on board, the highest...
May 8, 2023
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line returns to Asia with Norwegian Jewel ship
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it will return to sailing in Asia after 3+ years when the refurbished Norwegian Jewel makes a grand return to...
May 8, 2023
Oman's largest port Salalah welcomes Phoenix Reisen's ship Amadea
Phoenix Reisen's luxury cruise ship Amadea carrying 749 passengers made a visit to Oman's largest cruise port Salalah, as part of the 153-day...
May 7, 2023
Fred Olsen makes inaugural shore power connections in Bergen and San Francisco
The UK-based Fred Olsen Cruise Lines and its two ships - Bolette and Borealis, recently made their inaugural shore power connections during port...
May 7, 2023
UK's Isle of Man ferry terminal to be completed by autumn 2023
Isle of Man ferry terminal (in Douglas) is to be finished by the autumn of 2023. According to Infrastructure Minister Chris Thomas, while the...
May 7, 2023
Swan Hellenic's 3rd cruise ship SH Diana christened in Amsterdam (Holland)
On Thursday, May 4th, Swan Hellenic announced that the official naming ceremony of its 3rd ice-class expedition ship SH Diana had taken place in...
May 6, 2023
MSC Cruises extends partnership with Formula 1
Ahead of the upcoming Grand Prix in Miami (Florida USA) over the weekend, Formula 1/F1 announced the renewal of its Global Partnership with MSC...
May 6, 2023
World’s largest cruise ship Icon OTS month away from sea trials
Perno Shipyard (owned by Meyer Turku Gmbh/Turku Finland) reported that Icon of the Seas, which is the world's largest cruise vessel ever and has been...
May 6, 2023
Saga UK's ship Spirit of Discovery hosts special Coronation celebrations
Saga Cruises announced it was incredibly proud that Camilla, Queen Consort was the Godmother of its ocean ship, Spirit of Discovery and in honor of...
May 6, 2023
Brittany Ferries' new LNG-battery hybrid ferry to be named Guillaume de Normandie
Brittany Ferries has announced the name of its new eco-friendly ferry, Guillaume de Normandie, which is expected to join the company's fleet in May...
May 5, 2023
ACL-American Cruise Lines christens sisterships American Jazz and American Serenade
On May 3rd, ACL-American Cruise Lines celebrated the christening of two sisterships - the 2020-built American Jazz and the 2023-built American...
May 5, 2023
Carnival Luminosa cruise ship embarks passengers from USA (Alaska) for first time
On Thursday, May 4th, Christine Duffy (CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's President) greeted the initial passengers boarding Carnival Luminosa at Port...
May 5, 2023
DCL-Disney Cruise Line to sail to Hamburg (Germany) in 2024
DCL-Disney Cruise Line has announced that for the 2024 cruise season, it will include Hamburg (Germany) in its itinerary. MS Disney Dream ship will...
May 4, 2023
Cunard Line celebrates float out of Queen Anne in Italy
Carnival Corporation's luxury cruise brand Cunard Line celebrated a construction milestone on Wednesday, May 3rd, with the launch/float out from...
May 4, 2023