Cruise Industry
Coin ceremony for Costa Cruises' latest LNG-powered ship Costa Toscana
On Tuesday, October 26, Turku Finland-based shipbuilder Meyer Turku held the 2nd part of the traditional “coin ceremony” for ...
October 27, 2021CDC extending conditional sailing order into January 2022
Federal health officials extended for 3 more months its rules that cruise lines must follow to sail during the COVID crisis. The USA's Centers for...
October 27, 2021SunStone’s Ocean Explorer officially named in Boston MA (USA)
Boston-based cruise company Vantage Deluxe World Travel officially christened MS Ocean Explorer, the brand's first ocean-going small ship, on Monday...
October 27, 2021River cruise operator Pandaw goes out of business
Pandaw Expeditions announced that due to the continuing COVID crisis impacting international travel, the company was closing its operations in Asia...
October 26, 20213 cruise companies express interest in the Amador Cruise Terminal in Panama City
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line, NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line, and RCI-Royal Caribbean International expressed interest in the Amador Cruise Terminal in Panama...
October 26, 2021VIDEO: MSC Cruises invites artists to design MSC Euribia's hull
With October 25 being International Artist Day, MSC Cruises is giving artists around the world the chance to transform MSC Euribia's hull into a...
October 26, 2021NCL continues Great Cruise Comeback with the restart of its 7th ship, Norwegian Bliss
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line continues its Great Cruise Comeback with the restart of its 7th ship, Norwegian Bliss, sailing week-long cruises to the...
October 26, 2021Historic meet-up of Crystal Cruises' ships Endeavor and Serenity off The Bahamas
On Sunday, October 24, the fleet's newest vessel Crystal Endeavor rendezvoused with Crystal Serenity in a historic meet-up of Crystal Cruises ships...
October 25, 2021VIDEO: AIDAcosma successfully completes first voyage on the river Ems
The new AIDA Cruises' ship, AIDAcosma, successfully completed her first voyage on the river Ems. On Saturday, October 23, at around 6:00 p.m., the...
October 25, 2021Carnival Cruise Line christens Mardi Gras at Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida)
Carnival Cruise Line on Saturday, October 23, christened its Mardi Gras ship at Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) during a “Universe of Fun...
October 25, 2021South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard cuts steel for first smart electric passenger ship
South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (one of the world's largest shipbuilding companies) started the construction on an electric propulsion...
October 24, 2021Royal Caribbean's Odyssey OTS Hyperlapse Tour
RCI-Royal Caribbean posted an exclusive hyperlapse video of its newbuild ship Odyssey of the Seas. Front and center are the game-changing Odyssey...
October 24, 2021NCL Encore is the last large cruise ship to dock in Juneau (Alaska) for 2021
On Wednesday, October 20, the 4000-passenger ship Norwegian Encore became the last large cruise liner to dock in Juneau Alaska for 2021...
October 24, 2021Disney Cruise Line's newest ship Disney Wish added to Hollywood Studios exhibit
DCL-Disney Cruise Line's newest ship Disney Wish is the focus of an exhibit at Disney's Hollywood Studios (Lake Buena Vista, Florida USA). The new...
October 24, 2021Silversea's ‘Project Evolution’ is the first cruise ship to use fuel cells providing 100% of power...
The industry’s first hybrid-powered cruise ship is scheduled to debut in summer 2023 (Silver Nova) as part of the RCG-Royal Caribbean Group...
October 23, 2021