Cruise Industry
Carnival Expands Fun Ambassadors Programme for 2020
Carnival Cruise Line expanded its Fun Ambassadors programme for next year after receiving strong applications from travel agents. The company...
December 2, 2019
RV Katha Pandaw Reaches Varanasi, India
RV Katha Pandaw reached Varanasi, India last week sailing 14 nights up the Ganges River from Kolkata covering about 1000 km. It was a great moment...
December 2, 2019
VIDEO: AIDAmira Officially Named in Palma de Mallorca
On November 30, AIDA Cruises welcomed the 4th Selection Class ship, AIDAmira, to its fleet. TV host Franziska Knuppe, with Capt. Manuel Pannzek by...
December 1, 2019
Cruise Passengers Benefit from Cycle Tours in Kochi
A new project enables tourists, who arrive in Cochin India on cruise ships, to roam around the port city on cycles. The project was introduced by the...
December 1, 2019
Uruguay Expecting 30% More Cruise Calls
Uruguay is expecting 202 cruise ship calls in season 2019-2020, which is 30% increase over season 2018-2019. Port Montevideo has become an exchange...
November 30, 2019
Halifax Boasts Record Cruise Ship Season
Halifax's cruise ship season boasts another record year. Port Halifax NS reported for 2019 a 2,2% growth in cruise passengers over 2018. A total of...
November 30, 2019
Silversea Completes Third “Expedition Training Academy”
Silversea recently completed its 3rd “Expedition Training Academy” which was this time held with 5 accomplished expedition guides from...
November 30, 2019
Lotus Cruises Announces New Ship Launch
Lotus Cruises announced the launch of a new riverboat - the 14-cabin RV Mekong Muse - scheduled for inauguration in October 2021. The ship is planned...
November 29, 2019
Fred Olsen Announces ‘Voyage to the Top of the World’
A 29-day Arctic exploration scheduled for August 2021 and taking in the natural wonders of northern Norway, Greenland, and Iceland is the latest...
November 29, 2019
Costa Cruises Announces Partnership with FlixBus
Reaching the city where guests embark on their Costa cruise ship will now become easier, as the cruise line and FlixBus announced a new partnership...
November 29, 2019
Crystal Cruises Introduces 10 New Ocean ‘Getaways’
Crystal Cruises announced 10 new sailings added to its Crystal Getaways' collection. Crystal Getaways are shortened versions of longer...
November 29, 2019
Doha Cruise Port Emerges as Regional Hub
The Costa Cruises flagship Costa Diadema docked at Port Doha (Qatar) for the first time on Wednesday, November 27, marking the first of all 16...
November 28, 2019
CMV Announce the Acquisition of Two More Ships
CMV-Cruise and Maritime Voyages will take delivery of P&O Australia’s ships Pacific Dawn and Pacific Aria in Singapore on March 2 and May 2...
November 28, 2019
MSC Grandiosa Makes Maiden Call to Valletta
On Tuesday, November 26, Port Valletta welcomed the first visit of one of the newest and most environmentally-advanced cruise ships at sea - MSC...
November 28, 2019
VIDEO: MS Mustai Karim Completes Sea Trials
United Shipbuilding Corporation’s (USC) Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard successfully completed sea trials on the new Russian sea-and-river cruise...
November 27, 2019