Cruise Industry
VIDEO: AmaMora Christened on the Rhine
The award-winning luxury river cruise line AmaWaterways celebrated on Friday, July 19, the christening of its newest riverboat, AmaMora (156...
July 19, 2019
Major Cruise Lines Release New Itineraries for Scheduled Cruises to Cuba
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced new plans for two cruise liners that had been sailing on Cuba itineraries after the USA restricted cruise travel to...
July 19, 2019
Carnival Vista Resumes Galveston Cruises Earlier Than Expected
Carnival Vista, which was taken out of service earlier in July for drydock repairs, will return to homeport Galveston TX 4 days earlier than expected...
July 19, 2019
Carnival's Newest Ship Successfully Completes Sea Trials
Carnival Cruise Line’s newest vessel, Carnival Panorama successfully completed her sea trials in the Adriatic Sea in anticipation of her...
July 19, 2019
Port of Keelung Eyeing 1M Cruise Ship Visitors in 2020
The number of cruise tourists visiting Port Keelung (Taiwan) is expected to exceed 1 million in 2020. The state-run seaport management company Taiwan...
July 18, 2019
Cruise Ships to Accommodate Tourists During Tokyo Olympics?
Tokyo City (Japan) is facing a severe shortage of accommodation when Olympic fans pour into the capital of Japan for next year's Games so officials...
July 18, 2019
Portland Port to Welcome 8 AIDA Cruises Ships in 2019
Port Portland (UK) welcomed AIDAura on Thursday, July 18. As well as the usual staff, guests' every need is attended to by company's team of...
July 18, 2019
Havila Kystruten’s Newbuilds to Contribute to Energy Efficiency
Two of Havila Kystruten’s newbuilds - Havila Castor and Havila Capella’s compressors are expected to contribute to energy efficiency...
July 18, 2019
GBP 38 Million Funding Approved for Isle of Man Ferry Terminal
Manx government funding was approved for a GBP 38 million passenger ferry terminal in Liverpool despite costs growing by over 1/5. The project, that...
July 17, 2019
Windstar Announces Australia and New Zealand Cruises 2020-2021
Windstar Cruises will join the increasing number of small ship luxury lines in Australia in 2020-2021, using the renovated Star Breeze ship. The all...
July 17, 2019
New Ferry to Increase Visitor Numbers to Robben Island
Robben Island (in Table Bay, located west of Cape Town's Bloubergstrand suburb) is expected to increase passenger shipping traffic by 270 via new...
July 17, 2019
Royal Caribbean Cancels Planned Call in Puerto Rico
Royal Caribbean canceled a planned visit to San Juan Puerto Rico, amid protests against the governor in the capital of the US territory. Owen...
July 17, 2019
Ponant Announces New Gourmet Cruises
Ponant and Relais & Chateaux announced their exciting food partnership for 2020. The luxury French cruise company and the 5-star hotel...
July 16, 2019
Princess Cruises Boasts the World’s First Digital Escape Room
Princess Cruises announced that its newest liners - Enchanted Princess and Sky Princess - will feature "Phantom Bridge" - industry's (and world's...
July 16, 2019
Royal Caribbean Introduces New Fees for Cruise Ship Attractions
Royal Caribbean announced it will start adding a new fee for several attractions on one of their ships starting November 2019. The cruise line...
July 16, 2019