Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean introduces 7-night Bahamas cruises from Bermuda
For summer 2021 (June through August), RCI-Royal Caribbean International is launching a series of new (company's first) 7-night itineraries leaving...
March 24, 2021
TUI Marella Cruises launches domestic UK sailings
TUI revealed it will be offering a range of domestic cruises for Brits later this year. TUI's brand Marella Cruises will be hosting the voyages...
March 23, 2021
Hurtigruten's Roald Amundsen ship with a Northwest Passage cruise in 2023
The world leader in exploration travel Hurtigruten revealed a new flagship cruise for the 2023 season, departing on August 18. Onboard MS Roald...
March 23, 2021
UnCruise Adventures requires COVID-19 vaccine for Alaska sailings
UnCruise Adventures announced that it will mandate adults be fully vaccinated to sail with the company this summer in Alaska. In a statement...
March 23, 2021
Celebrity Millennium cruise ship starts Caribbean roundtrips from Philipsburg (St Maarten) in June...
Lisa Lutoff-Perlo (Celebrity Cruises' President and CEO) confirmed that the newly refurbished ship Celebrity Millennium is scheduled for homeporting...
March 22, 2021
Costa restarts cruises in May
Carnival Corporation's Italian brand Costa Cruises revised plans to move the operations' restart to May 2021. The decision was taken in...
March 22, 2021
Irish Ferries charter Blue Star 1 cruiseferry
The Dublin-based shipping company Irish Ferries announced it will charter the Blue Star 1 cruise ship from Blue Star Ferries. The ship (owned by...
March 22, 2021
AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Company christens its newest ship, American Countess
A year after the pandemic canceled the debut of AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Company's 4th paddle-wheeler riverboat American Countess, godmother...
March 22, 2021
DCL-Disney Cruise Line's 2022 Europe, Alaska and Caribbean ship deployment
DCL-Disney Cruise Line announced it will offer in summer 2022 new destinations and ports of call in the regions of Mediterranean, Aegean (Greek Isles...
March 22, 2021
VIDEO: Swan Hellenic's new SH Minerva cruise ship's construction process
On March 17, Swan Hellenic announced that the deck modules and hull sections of its first ship, the purpose-designed cultural expedition ship SH...
March 21, 2021
RCI-Royal Caribbean announces 7-day Adventure of the Seas cruises from Nassau Bahamas
RCI-Royal Caribbean International announced a mini-season in summer 2021 of 7-night roundtrips of Adventure of the Seas (June through August) leaving...
March 21, 2021
China construction updates on SunStone's cruise ships Sylvia Earle and Ocean Odyssey
On March 18, CMHI Haimen yard (China) celebrated the launch of Aurora Expeditions' Sylvia Earle and the keel laying of Vantage Cruise Line's Ocean...
March 21, 2021
MSC Yacht Club expanded on the new ships Virtuosa and Seashore
The family-owned MSC Cruises (part of MSC Shipping) announced it will expand the "MSC Yacht Club" (ship-within-a-ship Suite complex) on its newest...
March 20, 2021
Lindblad Expeditions announces new extraordinary adventures
Lindblad Expeditions announced new extraordinary adventures into wildness and the seldom-seen. Each adventure promises epic opportunities, whether...
March 20, 2021
Royal Caribbean completes sale of Azamara brand to Sycamore Partners
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group announced it had completed the sale of its Azamara brand to the private equity firm specializing in consumer, retail, and...
March 20, 2021