Cruise Industry
VIDEO: RCI-Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas ship conveyance
Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas left Papenburg and commenced her conveyance to the North Sea early Saturday morning, February 27. The newbuild...
February 28, 2021
Coral Expeditions restart cruises in Western Australia
The Australia-based small ship cruise company Coral Expeditions (fleet) confirmed voyages would restart in Western Australia this month, as the...
February 27, 2021
Grand Cayman limiting the number of cruise ship passengers
According to the premier of the Grand Caymans (self-governing British Overseas Territory) Alden McLaughlin, his government was likely to place limits...
February 27, 2021
Windstar resumes cruises on June 10
The ultra-premium travel brand Windstar Cruises announced it planned to relocate its office from Seattle WA to Miami FL in June 2022. The small ship...
February 27, 2021
Port Canaveral becomes America’s first LNG cruise port
A huge barge designed to fuel cruise ships with LNG (liquefied natural gas) made its debut at Port Canaveral (Orlando City, Florida), which will...
February 26, 2021
RCI-Royal Caribbean's mini-cruises from Florida and Texas in 2022-2023
RCI-Royal Caribbean International opened bookings for new short cruises in the Caribbean, with a total of 17 itineraries leaving roundtrip from...
February 26, 2021
Princess Cruises adds 3 itineraries to Regal Princess’ ex-UK 2021 season
Princess Cruises added 3 itineraries to the 2021 ex-UK season of Regal Princess, replacing a cancelled 24-night Canadian Adventure trip on the same...
February 26, 2021
US Congress asking Canada for compromise on cruise ship ban
Canada's ban of cruise ships for a year compelled the US Congress to work together in trying to reach a better decision. Members of the House...
February 26, 2021
NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings crew repatriated on charter flights
The repatriation voyage for the NCLH-Norwegian cruise crew on Norwegian Joy has been canceled. Instead, the company has decided to repatriate the...
February 25, 2021
Which cruise lines require COVID vaccinations for passengers and crew?
A number of cruise lines announced vaccination requirements for passengers and crew as the industry looks to restart after the pandemic. Currently...
February 24, 2021
DCL-Disney Cruise Line extends Future Cruise Credits
Since March 2020, ship cruises have been canceled several times due to the ongoing health crisis, causing major rescheduling issues for all cruise...
February 24, 2021
6 ACL-American Cruise Lines ships deployed in Pacific Northwest USA
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced it is deploying 6 ships in the Pacific Northwest USA for 2021. Four of the boats are on Columbia and Snake rivers...
February 24, 2021
$600 million rescue package for the German shipbuilder MV Werften
Urgent talks are currently underway between MV Werften and its owners Genting Hong Kong (GHK) with the German federal and state government for...
February 23, 2021
Seabourn Sojorn ship's 145-day “World Cruise 2022” Special Events
Seabourn unveiled the special events throughout the upcoming 145-day World Cruise 2022 (themed "Extraordinary Horizons") on the ship Seabourn Sojourn...
February 23, 2021
Carnival Corporation to sell $1 billion in stocks due to the Coronavirus crisis
With passenger shipping operations still paused fleetwide, Carnival Corporation (world's largest cruise shipowner) announced Monday afternoon...
February 23, 2021