Cruise Industry
7th Stena E-Flexer ferry floated out at China Merchants Jinling shipyard
The 7th vessel in the Stena E-Flexer class was floated out at China Merchants' Jinling shipyard in Weihai. The newbuild cruiseferry of Stena Line...
May 30, 2021
Cruise ships to dock in Spanish ports from June 7
Spain is going to allow cruise ships to dock in its ports from June 7, 2021, the transport ministry revealed on Saturday, May 29, hoping to salvage...
May 30, 2021
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line receives approval for Florida & Texas sailings
Carnival Corporation's largest company CCL-Carnival Cruise Line may soon be able to set sail with passengers onboard. CCL is the latest line to...
May 29, 2021
Lindblad Expeditions' ship National Geographic Explorer returns to Iceland in July
Lindblad Expeditions announced it is reactivating its National Geographic Explorer ship for a series of cruises in Iceland this summer. The 148...
May 29, 2021
Riviera River Cruises UK restarts in July on Portugal’s Douro River
The UK-based Riviera River Cruises (fleet of boats under charter) announced that it will restart European voyages in July 2021 with departures on...
May 28, 2021
Ritz-Carlton's 2023 Mediterranean cruise season with itineraries in the Canary Islands
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection (new cruise brand 2021) announced its 2023 Mediterranean itineraries aboard the company's first superyacht Evrima...
May 28, 2021
Brittany Ferries not starting a UK-Portugal ferry route
Brittany Ferries confirmed that it will not operate a UK-Portugal ferry route in summer 2021. Reports first emerged two weeks ago that the French...
May 28, 2021
Oceania announces restart dates for 3 more cruise ships
Oceania Cruises announced the restart dates for 3 more of its ships: Insignia, Riviera, and Sirena, between October 2021-January 2022. Oceania...
May 28, 2021
Princess Cruises enhances "Cruise with Confidence" program
Princess Cruises issued a major update that impacts 2021 sailings in the wake of the pandemic. The Carnival Corporation-owned company announced it...
May 28, 2021
RSSG-Regent Seven Seas Cruises to have all 5 ships back in service by February 2022
The NCLH-owned subsidiary RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced that all 5 luxury ships in their fleet would be back in service by February next...
May 27, 2021
Celebrity Cruises to be the first line to restrat from the USA with Celebrity Edge
Celebrity announced that they would be the first company to restart voyages with passengers leaving from the USA, with the Edge ship. Celebrity's...
May 27, 2021
Royal Caribbean's ship Spectrum OTS restarts with cruises-to-nowhere from Hong Kong
RCI-Royal Caribbean International revealed plans to restart its Spectrum of the Seas ship with "portless voyages" out of Hong Kong this summer. Hong...
May 27, 2021
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line redeploys 8 additional ships
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it will resume operations from additional international and US homeports this fall. Passengers will once again...
May 27, 2021
Viking Cruises announces new Mediterranean itineraries for summer 2021
Viking OCEAN plans to expand its Mediterranean deployment during summer 2021, adding a 3rd ship with homeporting in Valletta Malta. Part of the...
May 26, 2021
First test cruise in the USA aboard Royal Caribbean's ship Freedom of the Seas
RCI-Royal Caribbean International is the first company to receive approval from the USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) for...
May 26, 2021