Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises extends suspension of sailings through end of 2020
The top-luxury brand Crystal Cruises announced in an update on its website on Friday, July 31, that it will cancel all yacht (ships Esprit and...
August 3, 2020
MSC Cruises and Palumbo Group announce joint venture to operate Palumbo Malta Shipyard
MSC Cruises and Palumbo Group announced they had formed a joint venture to operate Palumbo Malta Shipyard. The new JV sees MSC take a 50...
August 2, 2020
First mast raised on new Sea Cloud Spirit ship
The 136-passenger sail ship Sea Cloud Spirit reached another construction milestone. Polish shipbuilding company Choren erected the sailing ship...
August 2, 2020
Blue Star Ferries and Hellenic Seaways debut new e-ticket boarding pass application
Building the new digital era in Greece's cruiseferry services, the companies Blue Star Ferries and Hellenic Seaways introduced an e-ticket (boarding...
August 2, 2020
Variety Cruises restarts Greek island itineraries around the Cyclades
Variety Cruises restarted its Greek island program with 7-day island-hopping itineraries around the Greece's Cyclades Islands (Aegean Sea). The small...
August 1, 2020
AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Company may lay off 250 employees
The pandemic continues to create challenges for the tourism and hospitality industry, which also includes the USA's riverboat cruise ships...
August 1, 2020
Crystal Cruises opens Crystal Symphony 2023 voyages for booking
Reservations are open for the 2023 itineraries on Crystal Symphony. In all, the premium cruise ship is scheduled to sail 36 itineraries (6- to 15...
August 1, 2020
UnCruise Adventures resumes voyages in Alaska
One of the smallest cruise brands in the USA - UnCruise Adventures, restarts operations in Alaska on Saturday, August 1, with one boat only. There...
August 1, 2020
Carnival Corporation sells 2 more cruise ships
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation announced on Wednesday, July 29, in a Form 8-K financial filing that it will get rid of 2...
July 31, 2020
HAL-Holland America Line renames forthcoming newbuild Rotterdam
Carnival Corporation's subsidiary company HAL-Holland America Line announced that its newbuild ms Nieuw Ryndam will be renamed to ms Rotterdam (Nieuw...
July 31, 2020
Royal Caribbean officially drops "cruises" from its name
The parent company Royal Caribbean (RCL) officially dropped "cruises" from its name on Thursday, July 30, according to a press release. The company...
July 31, 2020
Carnival Corporation denies rumours it would be selling Cunard or Seabourn
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation denied rumours it would be selling its top-luxury brands and subsidiaries Cunard and...
July 31, 2020
Fred Olsen releases the first itinerary from its 2023 cruise program
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines unveiled its first look into 2023 with the release of a "North American Waterways and Canadian Fall" itinerary, including the...
July 30, 2020
Port Seattle cancels Request for Proposal for new cruise terminal
In April, Port Seattle WA suspended its planning for a new cruise ship terminal to serve the Alaska market, citing the need to better understand the...
July 30, 2020
230 crew from Mauritius arrive in Genoa, Italy to board MSC Cruises ships
230 Mauritian crew, called to resume service onboard MSC Cruises ships at Port Genoa (Milan) Italy, left Mauritius on a charter flight on July 29...
July 30, 2020