Cruise Industry
UK’s newest cruise ship, P&O Arvia, to boast top-deck Altitude experience
A tropical-themed mini-golf, water splash zone, and high ropes experience, will form part of the new top deck Altitude experience on P&O UK's...
December 11, 2021
VIDEO: Solar Eclipse from Lindblad Expeditions’ National Geographic Endurance
Lindblad Expeditions’ ship National Geographic Endurance was on December 4 in the path of the solar eclipse in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean...
December 10, 2021
Crystal Cruises returns to Alaska in 2022 summer with Crystal Serenity ship
Crystal Cruises will mark its return to Alaska after 3 years with a series of 7- to 11-night sailings in summer 2022 aboard Crystal Serenity with...
December 10, 2021
UnCruise Adventures granted permission to sail in Hawaii
One of the smallest cruise companies in the USA, UnCruise Adventures restarted overnight interisland trips in Hawaii in late November 2021, making it...
December 10, 2021
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line's flagship Grand Classica to become Margaritaville Paradise
Margaritaville Hotels & Resorts is the latest travel & leisure brand to expand operations to cruise ships. The Florida-based hospitality...
December 9, 2021
Oceanwide Expeditions' MV Plancius is the first cruise ship to visit the Falkland Islands
Oceanwide Expeditions' ship MV Plancius is expected to become the first cruiser to visit the Falkland Islands since their reopening to tourism. The...
December 9, 2021
Port Zante (Basseterre, St Kitts Island) welcomes 4 cruise ships in a single day
Basseterre (Port Zante, St Kitts Island) welcomed passengers from 4 cruise ships, of which 3 belong to one cruise company, Celebrity Cruises...
December 9, 2021
Norwegian Dawn is the 10th NCL ship to resume cruises
Norwegian Dawn became the 10th ship in the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line fleet to resume operations. The liner welcomed passengers back on December 8...
December 9, 2021
Swan Hellenic takes delivery of new ship SH Minerva at Helsinki Shipyard
Helsinki Shipyard delivered the first of three newbuilds (Vega-class) designed for the travel brand Swan Hellenic Cruises. On December 3, the ship...
December 8, 2021
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Grandeur of the Seas restarts from new homeport
Following a 21-month operational pause, Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas is finally restarting service. The news is followed by launching a...
December 8, 2021
Keelung Mayor urges Taiwan to restart domestic cruises
Since domestic cruises in Taiwan have been suspended for half a year, Keelung City's Mayor Lin Yu-chang last week urged the country to find a balance...
December 8, 2021
Virgin Voyages require additional COVID testing due to Omicron
The UK-based new cruise company and travel brand Virgin Voyages responded to the new COVID Omicron by implementing new safety protocols onboard its...
December 8, 2021
American Queen Voyages to rename Victory I & Victory II ships to Ocean Voyager & Ocean Navigator
AQV-American Queen Voyages announced that ms Victory I and ms Victory II would be renamed Ocean Voyager and Ocean Navigator, respectively, when they...
December 7, 2021
Port Tarragona (Spain Costa Daurada) inaugurates the new Balearic Wharf
Port Tarragona (on Spain's Costa Daurada) on December 3 held the inauguration of the new Balears Wharf, a new multipurpose infrastructure adjoining...
December 7, 2021
GHK's Star Cruises is the first line to restart in Malaysia with Star Pisces ship from Penang
Genting Cruise Lines, along with PPC-Penang Port Commission and PPSB-Penang Port Sdn Bhd announced that the Malaysian government had granted approval...
December 6, 2021