Cruise Industry
Holland America’s ms Rotterdam departs on maiden voyage to Florida (Fort Lauderdale)
HAL-Holland America Line’s ms Rotterdam departed on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, on her 14-day maiden voyage from Amsterdam, the Netherlands...
October 21, 2021
Royal Caribbean's first World Cruise (2023-2024) with Serenade OTS ship
RCI-Royal Caribbean International announced the debut of the inaugural 274-night “Ultimate World Cruise” 2023-2024 that visits the 7...
October 21, 2021
Port Skagen (Denmark) received 5 cruise ship calls in 2021 despite national restrictions
Port Skagen (Denmark) received 5 cruise ship calls in 2021 including the first international port call for the Saga's newbuild Spirit of Adventure...
October 20, 2021
UK's Portsmouth Port becomes shore power ready as part of net zero plan
Portsmouth City Council approved a strategy for shoreside power supply at Portsmouth Port UK, which would allow visiting cruise ships to switch off...
October 20, 2021
Hapag-Lloyd's Europa 2 and Hanseatic inspiration restart international cruising from January 2022
The German luxury travel brand Hapag-Lloyd Cruises announced that its 2 ships - ms Europa 2 and Hanseatic Inspiration, would restart operations with...
October 20, 2021
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings acquires 80% stake in Classic Journeys, LLC
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc announced that it had acquired a majority (80%) stake in the luxury walking tour company Classic Journeys LLC. The...
October 20, 2021
MSC Cruises welcomes international passengers on 3 USA-homeported ships for Caribbean 2021-2022...
MSC Cruises welcomed the announcement of the U.S. government that November 8 will be the date that international passengers from many parts of the...
October 19, 2021
Cunard's Queen Mary 2 to sail 2 Transatlantic crossings UK-USA (Southampton-NYC New York)
Cunard's liner RMS Queen Mary 2 will sail a couple of times between Southampton (England UK) and NYC New York USA (Manhattan Terminal) before...
October 19, 2021
Windstar is the biggest small ship cruise line in French Polynesia with 2 of its 6 superyachts
The Xanterra-owned, ultra-premium travel brand Windstar Cruises now has 2 of its 6 superyachts deployed in French Polynesia, making it the region's...
October 18, 2021
South Korea's Port Incheon/Seoul to welcome cruise ships in 2022
South Korea's largest port - Incheon (port to Seoul City) announced that international cruise ships were set to arrive in 2022 - or 2+ years after...
October 18, 2021
SunStone takes delivery of 3rd Infinity-class ship Ocean Victory
The largest expedition cruise shipowner SunStone Ships Inc announced the delivery of the company's 3rd newbuild - Ocean Victory. With a goal of...
October 18, 2021
4 AIDA Cruises' ships to sail in the Caribbean during the 2021-2022 winter season
AIDA is sending 4 of its ships to the Caribbean during the 2021-2022 winter season. On October 16 AIDAsol started her 40-day journey “large...
October 18, 2021
Port Kalundborg (Zealand Island, Denmark) positioned as an alternative to Copenhagen
The world's largest cruise port operator GPH-Global Ports Holding announced that it had signed a 20-year concession with Port Kalundborg (Zealand...
October 17, 2021
ITA and Costa sign LoI for fly-cruise packages
ITA Airways and Costa Cruises signed a letter of intent (LoI) aiming to define joint commercial initiatives for the promotion of new services and...
October 17, 2021
Princess Cruises ship restarts February, March & April 2022
Princess Cruises announced plans for additional ships restarting service in the USA for February-March-April 2022 sailing from Los Angeles/Long Beach...
October 17, 2021