Cruise Industry
USA's CDC requires masks for all cruise ship passengers and crew
The industry adopted face masks for cruise passengers as policy months ago. The USA's CDC agency issued an order going into effect on February 1...
February 1, 2021
Port Canaveral officials: cruises restart in July
According to Port Canaveral officials, some sailings might return in July. At a meeting on Wednesday, January 27, Port Canaveral CEO Captain John...
January 31, 2021
Ponant introduces "World Affairs Cruise"on Le Jacques Cartier ship
The top-luxury French travel brand Ponant Cruises introduced an 8-night "World Affairs Cruise" in the Baltic Sea (Northern Europe) on the 2020...
January 31, 2021
Balearia Caribbean relaunches Bahamas ferry service
Balearia Caribbean announced it was planning to relaunch its Bahamas fast-ferry service on February 10, 2021. The daily service (between Fort...
January 31, 2021
P&O Australia's newest cruise ship Pacific Encounter joins the fleet
P&O Cruises Australia's newest ship Pacific Encounter (fka Star Princess) officially joined the fleet. The vessel (currently in Singapore...
January 30, 2021
Saudi Arabia's new Jeddah-based cruise company
Saudi Arabia launched a company in order to establish the cruise sector in the country as well as to generate 50,000+ jobs in the tourism industry...
January 30, 2021
RCI-Royal Caribbean announces new (Hawaii and China) 2022 itineraries
Two new 2022 itineraries have been officially released by RCI-Royal Caribbean International. These are Quantum of the Seas' relocation voyages...
January 30, 2021
VIDEO: CCL-Carnival Cruise Line and PortMiami break ground on Terminal F
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line and PortMiami Florida USA on Friday, January 29, held an official groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of Terminal F...
January 30, 2021
Princess Cruises introduces World Cruise 2023 on Island Princess ship
Princess Cruises' newly announced 2023 World Cruise, on sale February 10, delivers a unique itinerary to more countries than ever before. The 111...
January 29, 2021Port Canaveral commissioners reduce budget due to extended pause in sailings
An extended pause in ship cruises led to Port Canaveral commissioners to reduce the port's budget and ~USD 17 million were moved out of the reserve...
January 29, 2021
France and Italy call off deal for Fincantieri to take majority stake in Chantiers d'Atlantique...
A proposed merger between the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri, in which the government has a majority stake, and the French state-controlled...
January 29, 2021
RCG-Royal Caribbean sells the cruise ships Silver Galapagos and Celebrity Xperience
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group sold 2 cruise ships sailing under the Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises brands. These are small expedition ships...
January 29, 2021
Paul Gauguin Cruises introduces new itineraries for 2022
Paul Gauguin Cruises - Tahiti-based company fully-owned by Ponant and operating 1-ship fleet (MS Paul Gauguin) announced its new 2022 schedule with...
January 28, 2021
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group extending “Cruise with Confidence” programme
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group announced it is extending its “Cruise with Confidence” programme. Effective February 1, 2021, for all bookings...
January 28, 2021CCL-Carnival Cruise Line maintains travel advisor commission rates
In appreciation of the loyalty and commitment of travel agents, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced it is honoring the commission tier each account...
January 28, 2021