Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' Grandiosa ship ends the first voyage in the Mediterranean
The MSC Cruises-operated liner MSC Grandiosa - the first large-sized cruise ship to resume voyages after the worldwide suspension of operations due...
August 23, 2020
Costa Cruises introduces 2 new itineraries for the restart of operations in September
Costa Cruises announced two new itineraries for the restart of its operations in September 2020, allowing to rediscover Italy’s finest...
August 23, 2020
TUI River Cruises announces Christmas Markets and New Year itineraries
TUI Cruises began a 100-day countdown to the launch of its brand TUI River Cruises. The riverboats will set sail from November 26 with Christmas and...
August 23, 2020
A-Rosa River Cruises’ E-Motion ship scheduled for March 2022 delivery
The delivery of the new “E-Motion ship” (Arosa Emotion) of A-ROSA River Cruises, which was originally scheduled for May 2021, has been...
August 22, 2020
Crystal Clean+ protocols launched for Crystal Endeavor and Crystal Esprit
Crystal Cruises recently announced its health and safety protocols for the line's expedition ship, Crystal Endeavor, and for the Crystal Esprit yacht...
August 22, 2020
VIDEO: Meet BOLT - the fastest and first rollercoaster at sea - aboard Carnival’s Mardi Gras
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line posted a video previewing the anticipated BOLT roller coaster - to be installed on the XL-class newbuilds Carnival Mardi...
August 22, 2020
2 AIDA Cruises ships waiting in Tallinn harbour for a return sail date
For nearly a month (since July's last week), two German cruise liners have been waiting in Port Tallinn Estonia for a return departure date. The stay...
August 22, 2020
Princess Cruises unveils Diamond Princess maiden season itineraries in South America and Antarctica
Princess Cruises announced unveiled the maiden season for its Diamond Princess, sailing to South America & Antarctica in fall 2021-spring 2022...
August 21, 2020
VIDEO: MSC Cruises floats out its first Seaside Evo ship, MSC Seashore
Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri announced that the new MSC Cruises ship, MSC Seashore, had been floated out at the Monfalcone shipyard in...
August 21, 2020
Valletta Cruise Port welcomes its first cruise ship, MSC Grandiosa
Valletta Cruise Port welcomed its first cruise ship, MSC Grandiosa, on Friday, August 21, which will be operating under a new strict and...
August 21, 2020
VIDEO: CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's next ship to be named Carnival Celebration
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line on Friday, August 21, announced that its next Excel-class liner arriving in 2022 to coincide with the company's 50th...
August 21, 2020
Aqua Expeditions resumes yacht cruises in Indonesia
The luxury small-ship expedition cruise company Aqua Expeditions restarts passenger shipping operations with its Aqua Blu yacht sailing in Eastern...
August 19, 2020
Brittany Ferries hit by new travel policy
As of 4 am on Saturday, August 15, anyone travelling to the UK from France has to self-quarantine for 2 weeks. French ministers stated they were...
August 18, 2020
SunStone’s new expedition cruise ship Ocean Explorer launched at CMHI shipyard in China
SunStone’s newest ship - Ocean Explorer, was launched at CMHI's Haimen Shipyard (Jiangsu China), on August 12, 2020. The vessel is the fourth...
August 18, 2020
NSW Australia premier apologizes over Ruby Princess cruise ship Coronavirus outbreak
The leader of Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state apologized for failing to stop people carrying COVID from disembarking from a ship in Port...
August 18, 2020