Cruise Industry
Holland America Retrofits Ships with Shore Power Connectors
Holland America retrofitted 3 of its vessels with shore power connectors that were supplied by ABB, with further 8 due to install the technology. The...
October 27, 2018
Genting Signs MoU with Baoshan District Government to Deploy First Global-Class Ship to Shanghai
Genting Hong Kong (GHK) signed a strategic MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Baoshan District Government to extend its cooperation in developing...
October 27, 2018
PortMiami Sets Records for Cargo and Cruise Passengers
PortMiami reported a record year (for both cargo and passenger shipping) via collaboration with its business partners. The seaport, popular as the...
October 26, 2018
Anthem of the Seas Headed Back to UK
Royal Caribbean unveiled it will re-deploy Anthem of the Seas from homeport New York in 2020, repositioning the liner back to UK (homeport...
October 26, 2018
Hurtigruten to Add 3rd Hybrid-Powered Ship
Expedition cruise and ferry company Hurtigruten announced it had signed an order of memorandum with Kleven Verft AS shipyard in Norway to add a...
October 26, 2018
MSC Cruises Offers Longer Shore Excursions During World Cruise
MSC Cruises announced a selection of longer shore trips for passengers during line's first-ever World Cruise, embarking January 5, 2019 onboard MSC...
October 26, 2018
Bahamas No Longer Pay Cruise Companies to Bring Passengers
Bahamas Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar revealed that in the past, Bahamian government had spent up to US$12 million per year on incentives paid to...
October 26, 2018
New Green Ferry Ordered for Helsinki-Tallinn Route
Estonia-based shipping company Tallink Grupp ordered an environmentally friendly car and passenger ferry from Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC...
October 25, 2018
Marella Cruises Adds New Ports 2019
Marella Cruises revealed 3 new ports of call and 3 new itineraries as part of line's winter 2019 program which sees a selection of new destinations...
October 25, 2018
Norwegian Bliss Rerouted Due to Tropical Storm Willa
San Diego welcomed one of the largest NCL cruise liners being rerouted due to Tropical Storm Willa. The ship Norwegian Bliss entered...
October 25, 2018
Southampton Terminal Gets Ready for Iona
A GBP 12 million package of investment due to support further growth in cruise industry sector is beginning at Port of Southampton. Ocean Terminal is...
October 24, 2018
Scenic Eclipse Ship Build at Uljanik Shipyard
The new video, “Scenic Eclipse - time-lapse of ship build” released by Scenic Cruises, shows the time-lapse construction of the new...
October 24, 2018
Pacific Explorer to Homeport in Brisbane
P&O Cruises Australia announced that its flagship Pacific Explorer will homeport in Brisbane from October 2020. Since 2012 more than 1 million...
October 24, 2018
National Geographic and Scenic Introduce National Geographic River Cruises
National Geographic and Scenic Cruises teamed up to launch the brand new line of National Geographic River Cruises. The itineraries combine Scenic...
October 23, 2018
Pacific Aria Returns to Auckland for Longest New Zealand Season
P&O Australia announced the return of its Pacific Aria ship to Auckland for the line’s longest New Zealand season to date spanning 7 months...
October 23, 2018