Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises deploys 3 ships in the Middle East (winter 2023-2024)
MSC Cruises is making significant strides in strengthening its presence in the Middle East for the upcoming winter season of 2023-2024. One of the...
September 2, 2023
Australia finally scraps COVID cruise ship protocols
Following last week's announcement that Australian COVID protocols affecting the cruise industry would be lifted, New South Wales (NSW) promptly and...
September 1, 2023
Port Gothenburg (Sweden) partners in the H2AMN project
The Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten) has given the green light to a project known as H2AMN (hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol), aimed at examining the...
September 1, 2023
NCL’s Pride of America ship returns to Kahului, Maui
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced its resumption of calls to Kahului Maui, following collaboration with the Maui community, Hawaii State Governor...
September 1, 2023
Hurtigruten's ships Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen meet in Northwest Passage
On August 28th, 2023, a significant event unfolded on the Northwest Passage route as Hurtigruten Expeditions' ships MS Roald Amundsen and MS Fridtjof...
September 1, 2023
Northern Irelands's Port Belfast enjoys growth as cruise homeport/turnaround destination
Over the past decade, Port Belfast (Northern Ireland) has emerged as a significant player in the cruise industry, hosting some of the largest and...
August 31, 2023
Celebrity Cruises removes prepaid gratuities from inclusive packages
Celebrity Cruises, a distinguished premium cruise line under the umbrella of the Royal Caribbean Group, has unveiled a series of strategic...
August 31, 2023
Port Galveston TX celebrates 1 millionth cruise passenger of 2023
The Port of Galveston Texas, recognized as the fourth most prominent cruise home port in North America, marked a significant milestone on August 28th...
August 31, 2023
MSC Explora 1 makes maiden call to ABP's Port Southampton (England UK)
ABP Port of Southampton warmly received the maiden call of Explora Journeys' vessel, Explora 1, heralding the commencement of a nine-night voyage...
August 31, 2023
CCL-Carnival, Bacardi and ecoSPIRITS to reduce single-use glass at sea
In a pioneering move within the cruise industry, a novel pilot program is bringing closed-loop packaging to CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ships...
August 30, 2023
ACL's first new Coastal Catamaran (American Eagle) enters service
ACL-American Cruise Lines introduced its newest ship - Coastal Cat American Eagle (catamaran-design vessel). The inaugural voyage was marked by a...
August 30, 2023
Vantage Deluxe World Travel to be rebranded as Vantage Explorations
The recently appointed owner of a financially troubled Boston cruise company has expressed intentions to rebuild the brand's credibility and...
August 29, 2023
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines celebrating 20 Years of homeporting at Port Liverpool UK
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines celebrated two decades of homeporting at/sailing from Port Liverpool (England UK) by hosting a surprise event at the Cruise...
August 28, 2023
RCI-Royal Caribbean and Inter Miami CF join forces in multiyear partnership
RCI-Royal Caribbean International and Inter Miami CF have formed an unprecedented, multiyear partnership that brings together two prominent entities...
August 28, 2023
CCL-Carnival's new Grand Bahama cruise port destination to be named ‘Celebration Key’
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has officially revealed the name of its upcoming exclusive cruise port in the Bahamas as "Celebration Key." This new...
August 28, 2023