Cruise Industry
Culinary icons join HAL-Holland America’s 2026 Grand Voyages
HAL-Holland America Line will enhance its 2026 Grand Voyages by embedding members of its Culinary Ambassador program into select cruise segments...
October 3, 2025
Goldbelt Inc unveals $500M cruise port project for Douglas Island (Juneau, Alaska)
Goldbelt Inc. has begun to unveil the contours of its proposed US$500 million cruise ship port on the “backside” of Douglas Island...
October 2, 2025
ACL's ship American Symphony to pioneer Gulf Coast cruises
ACL-American Cruise Lines is preparing to launch a new Gulf Coast itinerary in March 2026, deploying the American Symphony, a vessel with capacity...
October 2, 2025
HANSEATIC inspiration cruises the USA Great Lakes in 2026-2027
The HANSEATIC inspiration has embarked on a season through the inland labyrinth of the Great Lakes, an environment seldom navigable by large vessels...
October 2, 2025
CCL expands Florida fleet with Carnival Venezia relocation
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has opened reservations for its 2027–2028 season in Florida, unveiling a reassignment of Carnival Venezia to South...
October 1, 2025
Genting Dream to sail new 2-to-5 night itineraries in Southeast Asia for 2026-2027
Dream Cruises has published the full itinerary for its 2026-2027 Southeast Asia season aboard Genting Dream, offering travellers a varied program of...
October 1, 2025
Camila and Matthew McConaughey to be Godparents of Star Princess
Princess Cruises has appointed Camila and Matthew McConaughey as godparents to its upcoming vessel Star Princess, continuing a lineage of...
September 30, 2025
NCLH honors loyalty fleetwide (NCL-Norwegian, Oceania & RSSC-Regent)
The shipowner NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has introduced a new Loyalty Status Honoring Program that permits loyalty tiers earned under...
September 30, 2025
South Korea's Incheon Port received a Chinese cruise ship
On Monday, September 29th, Port Incheon/Seoul received 2,700+ tourists from a Chinese cruise vessel, coinciding with South Korea’s launch of a...
September 30, 2025
Global Ports Holding/GPH starts expansive constructions across its cruise ports
Global Ports Holding (GPH), known as the world’s largest cruise port operator, moved forward this year following the inauguration of its new...
September 29, 2025
Fincantieri to build two InTUItion ships (deliveries 2031, 2032) for TUI's Mein Schiff fleet
Fincantieri and TUI AG have entered into a contract for the construction of two cruise ships, to be delivered in 2031 and 2032. Initially, these...
September 29, 2025
CCL-Carnival and NCL-Norwegian expand cruise operations from Norfolk VA
By 2027, Norfolk, Virginia, will assume a larger role within the cruise industry as both CCL-Carnival Cruise Line and NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line...
September 29, 2025
MSC unveils Bellissima deployment in East Asia 2025–2026
MSC Bellissima continues to expand its presence across Asian waters, with a deployment plan that underscores MSC Cruises’ commitment to the...
September 29, 2025
RCI-Royal Caribbean outlines timeline for 2027–2028 deployment releases
RCI-Royal Caribbean International has begun to set out the timetable for its cruise deployment announcements covering the 2027–2028 season. The...
September 28, 2025
MSC confirms World Europa ship's homeporting in Dubai (winter 2026-2027)
MSC Cruises has outlined the reasoning behind its decision to scale back from deploying two ships in Dubai during the winter season, opting instead...
September 28, 2025