Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries floats out its first new LNG ferry Salamanca
The first of two LNG-powered ships (China-built) for Brittany Ferries - MS Salamanca - has been floated on January 5, 2021. The newbuild cruiseferry...
January 9, 2021
MSC resumes scheduled Mediterranean cruises from January 24 with Grandiosa
Due to the extension of the travel restrictions within Italy (which also prevents access to cruise ports) until January 15, MSC Cruises announced the...
January 9, 2021
Schulte Group acquires Rescompany Systems (cruise ship hospitality software developer)
The shipowner and ship management company Schulte Group (operating via the Cyprus-based Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement Ltd/part of Bernhard Schulte...
January 8, 2021
CroisiEurope offers private cruises for family and friends
CroisiEurope is currently operating six luxury hotel barges sailing on canals in France. With max passenger capacity 22 per boat, these small ships...
January 7, 2021
RSSC-Regent introduces cruise company's largest cabin upgrade promotion
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises launched the “Upgrade Your Horizon” promo offer allowing booked customers to receive a 2-Category cabins...
January 7, 2021
Windstar Cruises launches Wave Sale with additional promotions for travel advisors
The top-luxury travel company Windstar Cruises released its wave season promo offer on January 5, 2021, and encourages future customers to take...
January 6, 2021
Crystal Expedition Cruises' Crystal Endeavor is on shedule to debut in Summer 2021
Crystal Endeavor, the PC6-designated ship for Crystal Expedition Cruises is on schedule to debut in Summer 2021. Originally scheduled to launch in...
January 6, 2021
Atlas Ocean Voyages’ ship World Navigator boasts SeaSpa by L'Occitane
Atlas Ocean Voyages and L’OCCITANE en Provence announced the launch of the first-at-sea Luxury SeaSpa by L’OCCITANE. Passengers on a...
January 6, 2021
P&O Australia extending cruise pause in New Zealand
P&O Cruises Australia extends its cruise shipping pause in New Zealand to departures on/before April 25, 2021. The Carnival Corporation-owned...
January 6, 2021
2 major cruise lines return to Bermuda's ports Hamilton and St George
Charles Gosling (Hamilton's Mayor) revealed that already 2 major cruise lines plan to return to Bermuda's largest cruise ports - Hamilton and St...
January 5, 2021
Viking Venus cruise ship's Godmother revealed
Viking Cruises announced that British journalist and broadcaster Anne Diamond will be serving as the godmother of its 7th ocean ship, Viking Venus...
January 5, 2021
Oman allows cruises to resume
Oman allowed ship cruises to resume following a long hiatus after the spread of COVID. The country is expected to receive its first cruiser in...
January 5, 2021
327,000+ overseas Filipino crew repatriated in 2020
The DFA-Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines capped its repatriation efforts in 2020 by bringing home a total of 327,511 overseas...
January 5, 2021
Taxpayers fund $3 billion dock expansion in Victoria BC Canada
A CAD 3 billion dock expansion project (federal government facility) on Canada's west coast is being planned so it could be used for ship repairs...
January 5, 2021
Cotentin ferry returns to the fleet of Brittany Ferries
After nearly 8 years in the Baltic, the Cotentin ferry made a welcome return to the Brittany Ferries fleet. The vessel returned to the route for...
January 5, 2021