Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Guests to Experience a Solar Eclipse
In December 2021, sustainable expedition cruise ship operator Hurtigruten is offering its guests the opportunity to experience the solar eclipse from...
January 16, 2020
Aurora Expeditions Launches New Global Voyages
Aurora Expeditions launched its 2021-2022 programme aboard both ships (Greg Mortimer and Sylvia Earle) which both have the patented Ulstein X...
January 15, 2020
Le Commandant Charcot to Sail from Iceland to Alaska 2021
An Arctic expedition cruise in 2021 sails from Iceland to Alaska (via the Northwest Passage) on the first hybrid-electric polar ship in the world...
January 15, 2020
CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Welcomes Costa Atlantica
CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping, the joint venture between the largest Chinese shipbuilding company China State Shipbuilding Corp. and the US-based...
January 14, 2020
Portland Port Expects Record Cruise Season
Portland UK's cruise season 2020 is going to be another record-breaker by visiting passengers and ship calls. Numbers have been increasing from just...
January 14, 2020
U River Cruises Pushes Back Inaugural 2020 Cruises
U River Cruises (UNIWORLD) pushed back its inaugural dates for 2020, cancelling all April sailings. The company said the shift would better align...
January 14, 2020
Stena Estrid Sets Sail from Dublin
STENA LINE's newest cruiseferry started regular crossings on the Dublin-Holyhead route (Irish Sea) on Monday morning, January 13. The 215-m (705...
January 13, 2020
Uniworld Launches RV Mekong Jewel
RV Mekong Jewel - a "Super Ship" class riverboat - started operations on Mekong River between Vietnam and Cambodia. Mekong Jewel is owned by Uniworld...
January 13, 2020
Pearl Mist to Sail 7-Night Panama Canal Itinerary
New for this year, Pearl Seas Cruises announced a 7-night Panama Canal cruise aboard Pearl Mist - the region’s only fully stabilized small ship...
January 13, 2020
First Cruise Ship Departs from Puerto Penasco
After much anticipation, the first cruise ship departed Thursday, January 9, from Puerto Penasco, Mexico, commonly known in the USA as Rocky Point...
January 13, 2020
Star Clippers Announces 21 New Themed Cruises for 2020
Star Clippers announced 21 new themed cruises departing in 2020 onboard its three tall ships during voyages in the Caribbean, Mediterranean and...
January 12, 2020
Chinese Investors to Support Service Between China and Cambodia
Cambodia asked Chinese investors to consider investing in cruise shipping services between Cambodia and China, aiming to boost the travel of Chinese...
January 12, 2020
Operations Begin at Ilocos Cruise Port
Operations have begun at the renovated Ilocos Cruise Port close to the northern tip of Luzon, the Philippines' largest island. Over the holidays, the...
January 12, 2020
Royal Caribbean Unveils Deployment from Shanghai for 2021
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced its itineraries in China for the first half of 2021. Spectrum of the Seas will be homeported in Shanghai operating on 4...
January 11, 2020
VIDEO: Silver Origin Launched in the Netherlands
The newest ship in the Silversea fleet - Silver Origin - was launched (floated out from drydock) on December 30, 2019, at Shipyard De Hoop (in...
January 11, 2020