Cruise Industry
Lindblad Expeditions plans to return to Tahiti
The expedition cruise company Lindblad Expeditions announced it plans to base one of its vessels in French Polynesia from January 2021 as it has...
September 25, 2020
Celestyal Cruises introduces the Experience ship and its itineraries
Celestyal Cruises has a new ship with a new logo. The Greek company published digital images of Celestyal Experience (fka Costa neoRomantica) for the...
September 25, 2020
Pullmantur returns to the cruise market?
Two months after Pullmantur Cruises filed for a supervised reorganization/bankruptcy (mid-July 2020, due to the ongoing pandemic), the company is...
September 25, 2020
VIDEO: Keel laid for Swan Hellenic's first ice-class expedition cruise ship SH Minerva
The keel-laying for the first of Swan Hellenic’s 2 new ice-class expedition cruise ships took place in Helsinki Finland on Thursday, September...
September 24, 2020
Royal Caribbean updates schedules for 5 cruise ships
Five RCI-Royal Caribbean ships will have their summer 2021 schedules changed up, as the cruise company announced an update to its deployment plans...
September 24, 2020
Sweden’s Port Stockholm is open and receives cruise ship calls
Sweden's radical approach to the pandemic (keeping businesses and schools open throughout) is not only benefiting the population but also the cruise...
September 24, 2020
Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras to boast with Grand Central Atrium
Carnival Cruise Line's newest vessel Mardi Gras will boast with Grand Central Atrium when the ship debuts from Port Canaveral FL on February 6, 2021...
September 24, 2020
VIVA Cruises expands cruise offerings for 2021
Following a successful restart of its European itineraries after the COVID lockdown, the river cruise company VIVA Cruises announced it is expanding...
September 23, 2020
Viking announces new 2023 departure for its ‘Baltic Jewels and The Midnight Sun’ itinerary
Viking Ocean Cruises released a new 2023 departure for one of the company's most popular itineraries - the 29-day "Baltic Jewels and The Midnight Sun...
September 23, 2020
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines launches 8 new itineraries for Balmoral
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines launched 8 new itineraries for MS Balmoral ship in 2021, which include a series of regional sailings from homeport Portsmouth...
September 23, 2020
Emerald Waterways’ 2022 European river cruises opened for booking
Emerald Waterways announced that its 2022 European river cruises are now available for booking. With 75% of the schedule on sale, customers...
September 22, 2020
Atlas Ocean Voyages introduce 2 new itineraries aboard World Navigator
Due to the popularity of its unique all-inclusive Max Shore experiences, Atlas Ocean Voyages (AOV) introduced two new luxe-adventure itineraries...
September 22, 2020
Greece-Cyprus ferry link to be launched in May 2021
A ferry link connecting Cyprus and Greece is nearing completion. Cypriot state officials believe it is reasonable to consider that the route will be...
September 22, 2020CLIA announces mandatory core elements of health protocols
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), representing 95% of global ocean-going cruise capacity, announced the adoption of mandatory core...
September 22, 2020
RCC-Royal Caribbean Cruises CEO warns of anti-cruise group using CDC website
According to RCC-Royal Caribbean Cruises' CEO, an anti-cruise group was attempting to flood the CDC website in an apparent attempt to pressure the...
September 21, 2020