Cruise Industry
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines to launch 2 new cruise ships
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL/containership company) announced it is looking to diversify into the cruising business. The company's Board of...
November 28, 2022
Pandaw’s new 10-night Mekong itinerary to commence in October 2023
Pandaw River Cruises announced a new expedition to commence in October 2023 that will go deeper into the Mekong Delta and the main Mekong River than...
November 28, 2022
Port Funchal (Madeira Island, Portugal) receives record number of cruise ships
Port Funchal (Madeira Island, Portugal) received in 2022's first 9 months 28 more cruise ships than in the same period of 2019 (prior to the COVID...
November 28, 2022
First China-made Adora Cruises' ship to set sail in 2023
China's first domestically developed cruise ship will be delivered by the end of next year under the new brand Adora Cruises which was unveiled in...
November 28, 2022
Virgin Voyages' 4th ship Brilliant Lady floated out at the Sestri Ponente (Genoa) shipyard
The floating-out ceremony of the last of 4 ships that Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages ordered to Fincantieri Italy, Brilliant Lady, took place...
November 27, 2022
Fred Olsen's cruise ship Balmoral to be sailing from Portsmouth UK in December
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be sailing from Portsmouth (England UK) this December, offering festive cruises and an exploration of the Antarctic and...
November 27, 2022
Marella Discovery 2 is the first ship to restart cruise operations in Cuba
With the arrival of the British ship Marella Discovery 2 in Havana, cruise operations in Cuba have restarted. The vessel (owned by TUI UK and...
November 25, 2022
Turkey's Bodrum Port ends the cruise season with a record number of lines
Bodrum Cruise Port, one of the major passenger entrance gates, and adding value to tourism in the Bodrum district of Mugla, hosted the 101st and last...
November 24, 2022
First steel cut for Silversea's second EVOLUTION-class cruise ship Silver Ray
Meyer Werft started production of the Silver Ray cruise ship for Silversea Cruises on Wednesday, November 23, hosting a symbolic steel-cutting...
November 24, 2022
Cruise Gate Hamburg (Germany) hosts record number of cruise ship calls
CGH-Cruise Gate Hamburg (Germany) welcomed a record 280 cruise ship calls in 2022, surpassing pre-COVID levels which hit a high of 210 visits in 2019...
November 24, 2022
Seabourn Odyssey is the first cruise ship in 2+ years to dock in Nelson NZ
The first cruise ship in 2+ years arrived in Nelson port (New Zealand), bringing tourists from Australia and the USA. Seabourn Odyssey docked in...
November 24, 2022
CCL's Carnival Celebration ship makes first Caribbean call with visit to Grand Turk
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s newest flagship Carnival Celebration arrived in Grand Turk (Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos) on Wednesday, November...
November 24, 2022
First LNG bunkering of P&O UK’s second Excel-class cruise ship Arvia
The Dutch independent fuel supplier to the maritime industry, Titan, concluded the first LNG-liquefied natural gas delivery to P&O UK’s 2nd...
November 23, 2022
Viking Ocean Cruises takes US$1.5 billion in financing on 4 ships
Viking Ocean Cruises announced it is taking US$1.5 billion in financing on 4 ships. The 4 export credit loan facilities are backed by the Italian...
November 23, 2022
Port Santander (Spain) celebrates 150 years with upgraded facilities
As Port Santander (Spain Cantabria) celebrates 150 years, it looks to the future having invested millions in upgrading/expanding its facilities...
November 23, 2022