Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises testing fuel cells on its newest ship MSC World Europa
The French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique (fka STX France) and MSC recently celebrated the float of World Europa and the keel-laying of...
December 5, 2021
UK Government tightens travel restrictions on cruise ships
The UK government tightened travel restrictions on cruise ships after fears grew about the COVID Omicron variant. The new regulation (passed on...
December 4, 2021
MSC World Europa floated out. Keel laid for MSC Euribia
On December 2nd, the French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique and MSC Cruises celebrated two milestones for the company’s newest...
December 4, 2021
Celebrity Cruises 2023 Canada & Bermuda program with Celebrity Summit ship
Celebrity Cruises revealed its brand-new itineraries for 2023 on the fully-refurbished ship Celebrity Summit. The program (August thru October...
December 4, 2021
RCI-Royal Caribbean takes “wait-and-see” approach on mandatory COVID vaccines for kids
While Celebrity and DCL-Disney will soon require passengers ages 5-11 to be fully vaccinated, RCI-Royal Caribbean International is taking a...
December 4, 2021
Celebrity Cruises returns to South America in December 2023 with Celebrity Eclipse ship
Celebrity Cruises announced their return to South America was scheduled for December 2023. The Celebrity Eclipse ship will spend 4 months (December...
December 3, 2021
Carnival Glory is the first cruise ship to call at Montego Bay (Jamaica) since industry's restart
The 2nd CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ship to call at Jamaica, since the restart of the industry is Carnival Glory, visiting for the first time Montego...
December 3, 2021
Silversea Cruises unveils name of its first Project Evolution ship, Silver Nova
Silversea Cruises unveiled the name of its first ship, Silver Nova, which is developed as part of the line's innovative newbuild project popular as...
December 3, 2021
Costa Cruises takes delivery of its newest ship, Costa Toscana, at Meyer Turku
On Thursday, December 2, at Meyer Werft's shipyard in Turku Finland, Costa Cruises took delivery of its newest ship - Costa Toscana, the most...
December 3, 2021
MSC Virtuosa returns for MSC Cruises' biggest ever UK season
MSC Cruises revealed it would bring MSC Virtuosa back to homeport Southampton (England UK) in summer 2022 before the company deploys another liner...
December 2, 2021
Carnival Corporation’s North American brands to maintain travel advisors’ commission
Carnival Corporation’s North American brands will maintain travel advisors’ current commission tiers that are earned through 2023. The 5...
December 2, 2021
Royal Caribbean opens bookings for 2023 Alaska cruises
RCI-Royal Caribbean International released its Alaskan cruises for season 2023. The company plans to send 4 ships to Alaska matching the number of...
December 2, 2021
Celestyal Cruises' majority stake taken by Searchlight Capital Partners
Searchlight Capital Partners (USA-based private equity investor) has taken an undisclosed stake in the Greek company Celestyal Cruises (part of Louis...
December 1, 2021
MSC Orchestra heading to Durban (South Africa) despite COVID's Omicron variant
MSC Cruises is going ahead with South African itineraries, despite travel bans in the country due to the COVID Omicron variant. MSC Orchestra is...
December 1, 2021
Costa neoRomantica cruise ship sold for scrapping at Gadani Pakistan
The former Costa Cruises' ship Costa NeoRomantica, which was sold to Celestyal Cruises in July 2020 as part of Carnival Corporation's sell-off of 19...
December 1, 2021