Cruise Industry
First cruise ship expected at the Cape Town Cruise Terminal (South Africa) on November 18
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country was moving to adjusted alert level 1 meaning that cruise tourism can resume. The...
October 13, 2021
CCL restarts in St Maarten Island with Carnival Freedom
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line restarted calls to St Maarten Island on Tuesday, October 12, when its Carnival Freedom arrived at Port Philipsburg (St...
October 13, 2021
Croatia boasts an increase in cruise shipping traffic
15 foreign cruise ships made a total of 85 calls at Croatian seaports in the first 8 months of 2021. This is up from 9 vessels that made 21 voyages...
October 13, 2021
Virgin Voyages launches a mermaid-themed debut cruise
Virgin Voyages promised cruisers a "whale of a time" with a mermaid twist. The new adults-only cruise brand made its North American debut on October...
October 13, 2021
Cayman Islands extend cruise ship ban until December 31
The Cayman Islands government officials have approved the extension of the ban on cruise ships sailing to the Island until December 31. The vote...
October 12, 2021
Costa Cruises' latest LNG-powered ship Costa Toscana starts sea trials
Costa Cruises' latest LNG-powered ship Costa Toscana started sea trials on Monday, October 11, according to Turku Finland-based shipbuilder Meyer...
October 12, 2021
Celestyal Cruises launches new packages for 2022-2023
The Louis Group-owned Greek travel brand Celestyal Cruises announced its new recreational tourism packages for 2022-2023. Greek islands cruises will...
October 12, 2021
Hapag Lloyd's cruise ship Hanseatic Nature visits Santander for the first time
Hapag Lloyd's cruise ship Hanseatic Nature docked on October 7 at Raos 2 Dock of Port Santander (Spain Cantabria) at 8 am on a maiden call, arriving...
October 11, 2021
Singapore loosens travel bans, considers more vaccinated routes
Singapore announced the country was considering more vaccinated travel routes following the USA's opening up to key trading partners. Transport...
October 11, 2021
Cunard's Queen Elizabeth ship to sail from Southampton UK to Singapore
In light of the latest news that Australians could soon find themselves in the position of being able to fly overseas to go cruising but be unable to...
October 11, 2021
HAL-Holland America restarts West Coast USA cruises with ms Koningsdam
HAL-Holland America’s ship ms Koningsdam departed Port San Diego CA on Sunday, October 10, 2021, for the HAL’s first West Coast USA...
October 11, 2021
Davenport IA (Iowa, Quad Cities) to increase cruise shipping traffic in 2022
Davenport IA (Iowa USA) is making a million-dollar investment in a riverside park which is part of an effort to get ready for an anticipated increase...
October 10, 2021
MSC Cruises restarts in South Africa and Brazil
The container shipping company MSC Group's subsidiary MSC Cruises confirmed its winter 2021 season in Brazil after the green light from local health...
October 10, 2021Virgin Voyages' app aimed at helping sailors avoid long physical lines
Following months of delays due to the COVID crisis, this week Virgin Voyages restarted operations, offering a wealth of dining and entertainment...
October 10, 2021
San Francisco CA welcomes cruise ships after 19-month halt
Cruise ships are returning to Port San Francisco (California USA) following a 19-month halt due to the COVID crisis, the city's Mayor announced on...
October 9, 2021