Cruise Industry

Aqua Expeditions’ ship Aqua Mekong restarts Cambodia-Vietnam sailings on September 2
Aqua Expeditions (fleet) announced the long-awaited return of its Aqua Mekong ship which will once again set sail through Cambodia & Vietnam...
March 21, 2022
Amadeus River Cruises’ 17th passenger ship Amadeus Cara scheduled for delivery in Spring 2022
Amadeus River Cruises is building a new river cruise ship scheduled for delivery in Spring 2022. The newbuild will be the 17th passenger ship of the...
March 21, 2022
Cruise lines increase their cancellation policies
Several major cruise shipping companies increased their cancellation policies in order to encourage clients to book. Whilst some cruise lines...
March 21, 2022
Godmother announced for Seabourn Cruises' newest ship Seabourn Venture
Seabourn Cruises announced that Alison Levine - polar explorer, adventurer, mountaineer, entrepreneur - will serve as Godmother of Seabourn Venture...
March 20, 2022
HAL-Holland America speeding up embarkation with “mBark Facial Recognition” & “VeriFLY Vaccine...
HAL-Holland America is enhancing the preboarding passenger experience and making embarkation easier via adding the use of “mBark facial...
March 20, 2022
Brazil 2022-2023 cruise season to begin in October with 19 itineraries
Brazil’s 2022-2023 cruise season will commence in October with a total of 19 itineraries visiting 8 ports/destinations in the Brazilian states...
March 19, 2022
Godmother announced for Emerald Cruises' newest ship Emerald Luna
Travel industry advocate and educator Vanessa McGovern was named godmother of Emerald Cruises’ 9th Star-Ship, Emerald Luna. The christening...
March 19, 2022
First steel cut for CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Jubilee
First steel was cut on Friday, March 18, for CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Jubilee which is due to be arriving in Galveston TX in November 2023...
March 18, 2022
MSC Cruises' ship Grandiosa switching 2022 Baltic Cruises with the Norwegian Fjords
MSC Cruises’ ship MSC Grandiosa will be fully dedicated to the Norwegian Fjords for the summer 2022 season. The MSC liner is now offering 7...
March 18, 2022
Katy Perry to serve as Godmother of NCL's newest cruise ship Norwegian Prima
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced that world-popular pop icon and “American Idol” judge Katy Perry would serve as the godmother to the...
March 18, 2022
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection expands fleet with 2 newbuild superyachts, Ilma and Luminara
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection announced a fleet expansion project with two new superyachts, Ilma and Luminara, scheduled for deliveries in 2024...
March 18, 2022
ACL's cruise ship American Symphony launched at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury MD
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced that American Symphony had been successfully launched last week at Chesapeake Shipbuilding (Salisbury MD). ...
March 17, 2022
Saga Cruises' riverboats Spirit of the Danube & Spirit of the Rhine to be named in Arnhem...
On Saturday, March 19, the two newest riverboats of Saga Cruises UK - the sisterships Spirit of the Danube and Spirit of the Rhine, will be...
March 17, 2022
Viking Cruises names 8 new river ships in Paris (France) and Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Along the Seine River in Paris City, the company Viking River Cruises named 4 new boats (another 4 were christened in Amsterdam) in a special...
March 17, 2022
Princess Cruises unveils new fleet deployment through April 2023
Princess Cruises announced its new deployment plans for the United States featuring a return to homeport cruising in Galveston TX starting in...
March 16, 2022