Cruise Industry

Norwegian Cruise Line Introduces Renovated Norwegian Spirit
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line unveiled the renovated Norwegian Spirit following a more than USD 100 million refurbishment as part of NCL's "Norwegian...
February 15, 2020
VIDEO: P&O Flagship Iona Floated Out at Meyer Werft Shipyard
P&O Cruises newbuild Iona left the covered building dock II at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany on February 14. The 184,000 GT-ton...
February 15, 2020
Royal Caribbean and Antigua Sign for First Royal Beach Club
RCI-Royal Caribbean and Antigua and Barbuda's government have signed an agreement for the company’s first Royal Beach Club. The new...
February 14, 2020
Construction Work on Costa Toscana Continuing at Meyer Turku
Assembly work started on Tuesday, February 11, at the Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland on the hull of Costa Toscana, the 2nd ship in the Costa...
February 14, 2020
Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady Delivered by Fincantieri
Shipbuilder Fincantieri delivered Virgin Voyages' highly anticipated first cruise ship, Scarlet Lady, on Thursday, February 13. The vessel, which...
February 14, 2020
MSC Cruises Signs Long-Term Agreement with Abu Dhabi Ports
MSC Cruises signed a long-term agreement with Abu Dhabi Ports concerning preferential berthing rights at both Port Zayed and Sir Bani Yas Island...
February 13, 2020
Top 5 Cruise Destinations to Spend Students’ Holidays
Cruising today enjoys more popularity than ever. According to CLIA (cruising.org), the Cruise Lines International Association, the number of people...
February 12, 2020
Celebrity Apex Successfully Completes Sea Trials
Celebrity Apex returned to Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint Nazaire over the weekend following a successful first sea trial. The...
February 12, 2020
Disney Embarks on Inaugural Cruise Season from New Orleans
Disney Cruise Line embarked on inaugural season cruising from New Orleans (Port NOLA, Louisiana). This marks the first time that Disney has had a...
February 11, 2020
First-Ever Ship Visits Antarctica on a World Cruise
Passengers sailing aboard Silversea’s superyachts Silver Whisper and Silver Cloud enjoyed a rare moment in the line’s history when the...
February 11, 2020
CMV Announces the Maiden Voyage of Amy Johnson
CMV-Cruise and Maritime Voyages announced the Maiden Voyage of their latest ship Amy Johnson (currently sailing as P&O Pacific Dawn). After a...
February 10, 2020
Saga's Spirit of Adventure to Be Christened in Portsmouth
Saga Cruises will christen Spirit of Adventure, its new cruise ship, in Portsmouth UK on August 19, 2020, marking the first time that the UK cruise...
February 9, 2020
TUI Group Selling Hapag-Lloyd Cruises to Its JV with Royal Caribbean
Holiday company TUI said it would receive EUR 700 million (US$ 767 million) from the sale of its unit, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, to its joint venture (JV...
February 8, 2020
Virgin Voyages Introduces Smart Wearable Technology
Virgin Voyages revealed “The Band” – the line's new wearable technology that is made from recycled ocean plastic expected to unlock...
February 8, 2020
Carnival Magic to Sail from 4 Cities Across 2 Continents in 2021
Carnival Magic is scheduled to operate a diverse 2021 schedule featuring a series of European voyages, a couple of trans-Atlantic crossings, a summer...
February 6, 2020