Cruise Industry
MS Balmoral cruise ship marks the start of Fred Olsen’s 2023 grand voyages
Fred. Olsen's ship ms Balmoral is the first of the fleet’s 3 ships to set sail on a 2023 grand voyage. The vessel recently arrived in Bermuda...
January 19, 2023
Carnival Corporation expanding next-generation Wi-Fi connectivity with SpaceX's Starlink
Carnival Corporation (the world's largest cruise shipowner) signed a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) to...
January 19, 2023
Nassau Bahamas welcomed record number of cruise passengers in one day
157,000+ passengers have visited the Bahamas since the start of 2023, with a record 26410 cruise tourists arriving in a single day last week...
January 19, 2023
3 cruise ships berth at Port Cochin (India) in a single day
3 cruise ships, including ms The World, Phoenix Reisen's Artania, and Ponant's Le Champlain, called at Port Cochin (India) early on Tuesday morning...
January 19, 2023
Port Stockholm (Sweden) receives green light for EU grant funding application
Ports of Stockholm (Sweden) can jointly apply, together with 8 other Baltic Sea ports, for EU grant funding for pilot studies in order to develop the...
January 18, 2023
Meyer Turku shipyard grows business network and turnover 2018-2021
A study on the economic impact of Meyer Turku shipyard/its supplier network found that the network had expanded/its turnover increased between 2018...
January 18, 2023
VIDEO: Cunard Line celebrates the 100th anniversary of its first World Voyage in Southampton...
Cunard Line celebrated the 100th anniversary of its first world voyage in Southampton (England UK) as its Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria ships...
January 18, 2023
HAL-Holland America returns to Asia with MS Westerdam ship
HAL-Holland America is back with sailings in Asia with its ms Westerdam ship. In her first Asian visit since the 2020 shutdown, ms Westerdam was...
January 18, 2023
CCL-Carnival’s 2nd-oldest ship Elation headed to 3-week drydock
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s second-oldest ship Carnival Elation is scheduled for a 3-week drydock at the end of the week. The boat is currently...
January 18, 2023
Mississippi RIver's largest cruise ship ever debuts in June 2023
The largest cruise ship to ever sail on the Mississippi River is scheduled to set sail after June 2023. Viking Mississippi is a large riverboat that...
January 17, 2023
Japan’s first LNG-fueled ferry Sunflower Kurenai is already in operation
MOL-Mitsui OSK Lines' first dual-fuel ferry in Japan is already in operation. It is Sunflower Kurenai, presented to the world at the beginning of...
January 17, 2023
Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port (Saudi Arabia) welcomes first cruise ship
The Saudi Red Sea Authority, Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), and Cruise Saudi this month welcomed MSC World Europa, the inaugural call of the first...
January 17, 2023
Costa Cruises Toscana ship arrives at Doha Port (Qatar) for the very first time
Costa's flagship Costa Toscana arrived at Doha Port (Qatar) on Sunday, January 15th, as a part of her first maiden tour of the Arabian Gulf...
January 16, 2023
Stena Line's newest cruiseferry Stena Ebba to boost capacity on the Karlskrona-Gdynia/Sweden-Poland...
Stena Ebba ferry was named during an official ceremony where godmother Ulrica Messing, governor of Sweden's Blekinge region, smashed a bottle of...
January 16, 2023
Adventures by Disney unveils 2024 River Cruise Itineraries
Adventures by Disney announced its Europe 2024 river cruise season. With a total of 22 departures scheduled, Disney travelers can once again...
January 15, 2023