Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises Raising Daily Gratuity Amount
Princess Cruises announced it is raising the cost of daily gratuities, the sum of money based on the service provided by staff members, charged...
May 1, 2019
UK Cancels No-Deal Brexit Ferry Contracts
UK's Department for Transport cancels contracts to provide extra ferry services following Brexit. Ending the contracts with DFDS and Brittany...
May 1, 2019
Silversea Announces New Winter 2020-2021 Itineraries
Silversea announced a total of 54 new 2020-2021 winter cruises and opened an exclusive pre-sale for Venetian Society members. The voyages feature an...
May 1, 2019
Lüftner Cruises Orders River Ship from Shipyard De Hoop
Shipyard De Hoop (located in Lobith, Holland) announced yard's 15th order from Luftner Cruises - a 135-meter long newbuild river cruise ship. The...
April 30, 2019
Holidays Now a Top Reason to Save for Americans
Americans were recently asked to rank their future financial goals and vacations came in fourth on a list compiled by NerdWallet. It is no wonder why...
April 30, 2019
Voyages to Antiquity Cancels 10 Aegean Odyssey Itineraries
Voyages to Antiquity announced that it had been forced to cancel 10 cruises onboard mv Aegean Odyssey during the upcoming season because the ship is...
April 30, 2019
Genting Cruise Lines Announces the Launch of Make-A-Wish @ Sea Fund-Raising Campaign
In conjunction with Genting Cruise Lines' 25th Anniversary and also in recognition of World Wish Day on April 29, an annual day that celebrates the...
April 30, 2019
Carnival Sunrise Departs on Inaugural Cruise
After an extensive US$200 million renovation, Carnival Sunrise made her debut at Norfolk’s Decker Half Moone Cruise Center. Sunrise is kicking...
April 30, 2019
First Cruise Ship of the Season Visits Tallinn
The first cruise ship of 2019 season, that started her voyage from Warnemunde (close to Rostock) on April 21, visited Tallinn on Saturday, April...
April 29, 2019
Plan Approved to Cut Cost of New Port Canaveral Cruise Terminal
Port Canaveral will save millions of dollars on the building of its new cruise ship terminal via what officials call "value engineering". ...
April 29, 2019
Cruise Industry Expects 30M Passengers in 2019
The cruise ship industry announced growing at record levels. Last year, there were 28.5M cruise passengers at the world level, which was a record...
April 28, 2019
Carnival Cruise Line Reverses Antigua Cancellations
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda managed to convince CCL-Carnival Cruise Lines' executives to reverse the earlier decision to cancel scheduled...
April 28, 2019
BC Ferries Cancels Sailings Due to Strong Winds
Saturday, April 27, was a difficult day for passengers wanting to make a ferry sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay. BC Ferries revealed that Spirit...
April 28, 2019
Crystal Cruises Announces New ‘Grand Journeys’ and ‘Getaways’
Crystal Cruises unveiled a selection of journeys that offers more options for passengers seeking expanded global trips, as well as those with limited...
April 27, 2019
Carnival Australia Wraps Up Record-Breaking Summer Cruise Season
Carnival Australia wrapped up a record-breaking summer season after pumping over 0,5 billion AUD into country's economy via 698 ship calls at local...
April 27, 2019