Cruise Industry
Holland America’s ship ms Westerdam restarts cruising in Japan
For the first time in 2 and a half years, cruising is resuming in Japan after on November 15th, the government announced that it had again opened up...
December 1, 2022
GHK Dream Cruises' ship World Dream set for auction
MS World Dream ship, one of the prime assets of the bankrupt Genting Cruise Lines (part of GHK-Genting Hong Kong), was set for auction 9 months after...
December 1, 2022
Carnival Celebration ship commences first Caribbean cruise season
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s newest flagship Carnival Celebration kicked off her first-ever sailing to the Caribbean. The 6000-passenger...
December 1, 2022
Cunard Line announces 2024 Summer & Fall Program
Cunard announced itineraries from April 2024 through to January 2025, offering 190+ new voyages (fleetwide/4 ships), including MS Queen Anne's maiden...
November 30, 2022- Cruise Industry
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines puts the Braemar ship up for sale
The UK-based Fred Olsen Cruise Lines announced the sale of its Braemar ship. In a statement, the company said that while Braemar's small size...
November 30, 2022 
MSC Explora Journeys details itinerary for the Maiden Voyage of its first ship Explora I
MSC Explora Journeys announced details of the maiden voyage for its first of 6 ships, EXPLORA I, that will set sail on July 17th, 2023, from...
November 30, 2022
Unfinished mega-ship Global Dream goes to Disney group at a discount price of EUR 40 Million
Global Dream cruise ship goes to Disney group at a discount price of EUR 40 million. DCL-Disney Cruise Line was the only interested party for the...
November 30, 2022
New residential cruise ship MV Narrative offers homes for shared purchase
Storylines, the brand building the residential cruise ship MV Narrative, announced it was releasing "a limited number of homes for shared purchase...
November 29, 2022
Port Quebec (Canada) reports strong 2022 cruise season
Port Quebec (Canada) reported a strong 2022 cruise season after welcoming 92000+ tourists. From the April-November season, Port Quebec welcomed a...
November 29, 2022
Stena Line expanding Ireland-France ferry service
Stena Line announced it was increasing the capacity of the Ireland-France route via the addition of an extra ship starting in June 2023. Ahead of...
November 29, 2022
Aqua Expeditions’ ship Aqua Blu returns to Raja Ampat (Indonesia)
In December 2022, Aqua Expeditions’ (fleet) riverboat Aqua Blu returns to Indonesia's Raja Ampat Islands, popular with its highest levels...
November 28, 2022
Yanbu Port kickstarts the 3rd edition of the Saudi cruise season by MSC Splendida
Saudi Arabia's Yanbu Port officially started the 3rd edition of the Saudi cruise season by berthing the MSC's ship MSC Splendida, which arrived from...
November 28, 2022
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines to launch 2 new cruise ships
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL/containership company) announced it is looking to diversify into the cruising business. The company's Board of...
November 28, 2022
Pandaw’s new 10-night Mekong itinerary to commence in October 2023
Pandaw River Cruises announced a new expedition to commence in October 2023 that will go deeper into the Mekong Delta and the main Mekong River than...
November 28, 2022
Port Funchal (Madeira Island, Portugal) receives record number of cruise ships
Port Funchal (Madeira Island, Portugal) received in 2022's first 9 months 28 more cruise ships than in the same period of 2019 (prior to the COVID...
November 28, 2022