Cruise Industry
CCL's cruise ship Carnival Elation restarts operations at JAXPORT after drydock refurbishment
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Elation returned to service at homeport JAXPORT/Jacksonville (Florida) over the weekend sporting a brand-new look...
February 13, 2023
18 cruise ships visit Port Nukualofa (Tonga) in 2023
Another 15 cruise ships are scheduled to visit Tonga this year. 2023 is a year of revival for the tourism industry that was hit hard by the closure...
February 13, 2023
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line and PRIO complete first biofuel tests in Portugal
Portugal’s biofuel producer PRIO partnered with NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line to complete the first test with advanced biofuels produced/supplied...
February 13, 2023
Seabourn Encore is the first cruise ship to visit Boracay Island since 2019
The first international cruise ship docked at the world-famous Boracay Island (Malay town, Aklan province) since the COVID crisis began in 2020...
February 13, 2023
Cruiseferry line Libya-Tunisia launched for the first time in 11+ years
A cruise line serving the Libya-Tunisia route was launched for the first time in 11+ years. In a statement on Sunday, Libya's Ministry of Transport...
February 13, 2023
NYC's Brooklyn Cruise Terminal shore power design is not fully used
In December 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced MSC's forthcoming year-round homeporting from BCT-Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. The ships, according to the...
February 11, 2023
Virgin Voyages introduces special-edition “Limitless Voyage” (Scarlet Lady ship) with JLo
The American celebrity Jennifer Lopez (JLo) and the British billionaire and entrepreneur Richard Branson join forces to create a collaboration on the...
February 11, 2023
ACL-American Cruise Lines opens 2023 season with American Star ship from Florida
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced that February 18th would mark the opening of the company’s 2023 U.S. cruise season when the American Star...
February 11, 2023
Greece welcomed 4+ million cruise passengers in 2022
Last year, 48 Greek ports welcomed a total of 4,614 cruise ships and 4.38M passengers, the Hellenic Ports Association (ELIME) announced this week...
February 11, 2023
Princess is the first major cruise company to visit Virginia's Historic Triangle (Yorktown...
Princess Cruises announced that for the first time ever it will call at Yorktown-Williamsburg (Virginia's Historic Triangle that also includes...
February 10, 2023
Princess Cruises unveils 2024 Alaska season (7 ships)
Princess Cruises announced the summer 2024 season in the Great Land and Alaska cruises and cruise tours are now on sale. When visiting Alaska...
February 10, 2023
Fred Olsen announces 20-night Cultural Adriatic Discovery cruise on Borealis ship
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines unveiled a new 20-night cultural exploration of the Adriatic & Mediterranean from their upcoming 2024-2025 program...
February 10, 2023
American Queen Voyages/AQV is the first cruise line with fleetwide SpaceX Starlink Internet
AQV-American Queen Voyages announced SpaceX Starlink upgrades to its entire fleet of 7, including the award-winning lines Rivers, Lakes & Oceans...
February 10, 2023
Costa Magica cruise ship sold to SeaJets Ferries (Greece) and renamed Mykonos Magic
The Costa Magica ship was sold to the ferry company (Greece's biggest cruise shipowner) SeaJets, owned by Marios Iliopoulos. The ship was renamed...
February 9, 2023
Explora Journeys' first ship EXPLORA I to be named in Civitavecchia-Rome (Italy)
EXPLORA I, the first of 6 ships to join the Explora Journeys' fleet by 2028, is to be officially named on July 8th in Civitavecchia (Rome, Italy...
February 9, 2023