Cruise Industry
Celestyal Cruises to launch its newest ship Celestyal Journey on September 2
A former HAL-Holland America Line ship is getting a new life with Celestyal Cruises, which announced the arrival of Celestyal Journey. The ship is...
March 24, 2023
Heritage Expeditions brings sisterships together with a rendezvous in the Bay of Islands
Heritage Expeditions NZ brought its sisterships together for the first time with a special rendezvous in the Bay of Islands. The family-owned NZ...
March 23, 2023
Keel laid for Ritz-Carlton's second ship Ilma
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection celebrated a milestone at the keel-laying ceremony held on March 22nd at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique...
March 23, 2023
Carnival Venezia (former Costa ship) officially joins CCL-Carnival Cruise Line fleet
Transitioning from sister line Costa Cruises, Carnival Venezia officially joined CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's fleet on Wednesday, March 22nd. In Cadiz...
March 23, 2023
Royal Caribbean, Meyer Werft and Freudenberg e-Power Systems develop new fuel cell system for ships
Shipbuilder Meyer Werft, German battery technology company Freudenberg e-Power Systems, and Royal Caribbean Group are working on a completely new...
March 22, 2023
SeaDream Yacht Club launches 2023 National Geographic Day Tours
The luxury yachting brand SeaDream Yacht Club announced its partnership with National Geographic in order to offer "National Geographic Day Tours" in...
March 22, 2023
Electric boat manufacturer Candela secures $20M investment to put P-12 Shuttle 'flying ferry' into...
Swedish electric boat manufacturer Candela secured a major GBP16 million (US$20 million) investment that will allow it to put the electric P-12...
March 22, 2023
Princess Cruises announces Australia & New Zealand 2024-2025 schedule
Princess Cruises announced its 2024-2025 sailing schedule for Australia and New Zealand, including the longest world voyage ever to sail from...
March 22, 2023
Frank Del Rio retires from NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, one of the world's top-5 cruise shipowners and the parent company of NCL-Norwegian, Oceania, and RSSC-Regent...
March 21, 2023
Royal Caribbean's ship Symphony OTS sets new Transatlantic Crossing Record
RCI-Royal Caribbean added another world record to its roster, as the brand carried the most people ever on a single Transatlantic crossing. In...
March 21, 2023
Cunard, Lindblad, Ponant and Windstar eliminate COVID vaccination/testing requirements
Several ocean cruise lines that retained their COVID vaccination/pre-boarding testing policies are ready to eliminate them. Windstar Cruises, Ponant...
March 21, 2023
AIDAstella boasts Starlink Internet connection after completing dry dock maintenance
AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAstella completed her scheduled dry dock maintenance at Chantiers Naval de Marseille shipyard (southern France). The...
March 20, 2023
3 cruise ships return to Muskegon (Michigan) with 19 calls in 2023
Muskegon (Michigan) will be a call port for 3 cruise ships currently scheduled to make a total of 19 stops in 2023, which is 3 more than in 2022. 2...
March 20, 2023
Silversea Cruises' ship Silver Endeavour to boast new Suite categories
Silversea's ship Silver Endeavour will emerge from the upcoming refurbishment with 10 new passenger staterooms in 2 new Suite categories. ...
March 20, 2023
Vancouver BC Canada expects record 331 cruise ship calls in 2023
The arrival of Princess Cruises’ ship Sapphire Princess at the Canada Place Terminal on April 12th will be symbolic of the hoped-for...
March 20, 2023