Cruise Industry
Hambantota (Sri Lanka) welcomes MV Arius and MV Gem for month-long layups
Two cruise ships - MV Arius (fka SuperStar Aquarius) and MV Gem (fka SuperStar Gemini), each with a capacity to carry 800+ passengers, are currently...
July 5, 2022
ABP-Associated British Ports welcomes 2 cruise ship calls at Port Troon (Scotland)
The UK’s leading port operator ABP (Associated British Ports) welcomed 2 cruise ship calls at Port Troon (Scotland) in June 2022. Noble...
July 4, 2022
Cunard's Queen Victoria and P&O UK's Iona among the ships visiting Southampton
Cunard's Queen Victoria and P&O UK's Iona are among the cruise ships scheduled to visit Southampton (England UK) this week. Vessels managed by...
July 4, 2022
Princess Cruises' online contest offers the chance to win an 8-day voyage in Australia
Princess Cruises announced an online contest through its social media channels offering guests the chance to win an 8-day voyage in Australia aboard...
July 4, 2022
Singapore's cruise industry to return to pre-COVID levels between 2023-2024
The STB-Singapore Tourism Board on Friday, July 1, said that the cruise industry of the country was expected to return to pre-COVID levels between...
July 3, 2022
VIDEO: Fastest electric ship Candela P-12 Shuttle to enter Stockholm in 2023
The world's fastest electric ship - Candela P-12 Shuttle - is scheduled to enter Stockholm’s waters in 2023, in an effort to shape the water...
July 3, 2022
Mein Schiff 5 and Marella Explorer 2 dock in Rijeka (Croatia) with ~4,000 passengers onboard
A couple of cruise ships, Marella Cruises' Marella Explorer 2 and TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff 5, docked in the northern Croatian Adriatic port city of...
July 3, 2022
HAL-Holland America removes pre-cruise COVID testing
HAL-Holland America is removing pre-cruise COVID testing requirements for guests boarding select voyages in Europe this summer. In a letter to...
July 3, 2022
US$5000 Star Wars cocktail on new Disney Wish cruise ship
The Hyperspace Lounge aboard the 2022-inaugurated Disney Wish cruise ship is serving the "rarest"/most "valuable" cocktail from the Star Wars galaxy...
July 2, 2022
MSC Cruises’ newest ship, World Europa, to boast the largest kids' area in the fleet
Family-owned Swiss cruise company, MSC Cruises, revealed that its newest liner - MSC World Europa, which is scheduled to debut in December 2022 in...
July 2, 2022
Keel laid for RCI-Royal Caribbean's first LNG-powered Oasis Class ship "Utopia of The Seas"
On Friday, July 1, a keel-laying ceremony for the first LNG-powered cruise ship of the industry-defining Oasis Class took place at the Chantiers...
July 2, 2022HAL-Holland America adds 2nd Commemorative 150th Anniversary Transatlantic Crossing (April 2023) on...
As its 150th anniversary approaches April 18, 2023, HAL-Holland America is adding a 2nd commemorative transatlantic crossing aboard ms Rotterdam to...
July 1, 2022
PONANT opens bookings for 2023 inaugural Kimberley sailing expedition program onboard Le Ponant
PONANT opened bookings for their 2023 inaugural Kimberley Coast (Western Australia) expedition program onboard the 3-masted sailing yacht Le Ponant...
July 1, 2022
Princess Cruises launches new $1 deposit offer
In addition to the summer savings Princess Cruises currently offers on voyages in 2022-2023, passengers can take advantage of a new US$1 deposit...
July 1, 2022
VIDEO: Scenic Eclipse 2 floatеd out at 3. maj shipyard in Croatia
Scenic Cruises' newest Discovery Yacht, Scenic Eclipse 2, floated out for the first time at 3. maj shipyard in Croatia/Rijeka (part of Uljanik...
July 1, 2022