Cruise Industry
Abu Dhabi Ports to build Jordan's first cruise terminal
AD Ports (Abu Dhabi Ports Group) signed an agreement to build and run a new cruise ship terminal at Port Aqaba (cruise port to Petra, Jordan). ...
September 20, 2021
Port Ushuaia (Argentina) admitting uncertainty about 2021-2022 cruise season
The recent decision by the ultra-premium travel brand Silversea to change homeporting (to the neighboring Chilean ports Puerto Williams (Navarino...
September 19, 2021
Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship arrives at Honolulu (Oahu Island, Hawaii) for bunkering
The HDOT (Hawaii Department of Transportation) Harbors Division announced that the Celebrity Cruises' ship Celebrity Eclipse was scheduled to arrive...
September 19, 2021
Ports of Toulon Bay (French Riviera) welcomes first cruise passengers for 18+ months
On September 16, 2021, the Ports of Toulon Bay (French Riviera, La Seyne-Sur-Mer) welcomed the first cruise tourists for 18+ months, with the...
September 19, 2021
ACL's newest ship American Melody stops in Davenport IA (Iowa, Quad Cities)
The maiden voyage of ACL-American Cruise Lines' newest boat American Melody stopped in Davenport (Iowa, Quad Cities) on Sunday, September 19. The...
September 19, 2021
Oceania opens sales for inaugural season of Vista with record single-day bookings
The NCLH-owned Oceania Cruises announced a single-day booking record that beat the company's previous record from March 2021 by ~60%. While the...
September 18, 2021
Belfast's Harland & Wolff shipyard wins P&O Cruises and Virgin Voyages work
Harland & Wolff shipyard team provided its first-ever major general maintenance support to Virgin Voyages' ship Scarlet Lady. The team provided...
September 18, 2021
Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) added as new homeport for MSC Cruises
MSC's ship MSC Divina made history when she departed Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) on September 16 on the 3-night maiden voyage to the Bahamas...
September 18, 2021
Crystal Cruises unveils 2024 World Cruise on Serenity ship
Crystal Cruises unveiled its 2024 World Cruise, a 105-night voyage scheduled fo rCrystal Serenity that explores the Southern Hemisphere and beyond...
September 18, 2021
Riviera River Cruises UK restarts in additional European destinations
The UK-based tour agency/brand Riviera Travel (fleet, Scylla's main riverboat charterer) announced that itineraries in additional European...
September 17, 2021
Atlas Ocean Voyages unveils World Navigator’s Inaugural Antarctica season (November 2021)
AOV-Atlas Ocean Voyages announced that the luxe-adventure brand would proceed with the inaugural Antarctica season for AOV's first newbuild...
September 17, 2021
Port Santander Spain to welcome Phoenix Reisen’s ship AMERA
Phoenix Reisen’s Amera ship is expected to dock on Saturday, September 18, at the Port of Santander (Spain Cantabria) with 617 passengers...
September 17, 2021
Princess Cruises outsourced retail business to Harding UK
The Carnival Corporation-owned premium travel brand Princess Cruises is stepping back from retailing and handing over its shopping operations to...
September 16, 2021
St Kitts and Nevis welcomes the first large cruise ship to Port Zante
St Kitts and Nevis started its 2021-2022 cruise season via the return of the first large passenger vessel to Port Zante (Basseterre, St Kitts...
September 16, 2021
UK's "greenest cruise terminal" officially opens in Port Southampton
A new cruise ship terminal at Port Southampton (England), claimed to be the greenest in the UK, was officially opened. The GBP 55 million (EUR 64,5M...
September 16, 2021