Cruise Industry
Sky Princess to Operate Caribbean Itineraries
The next new ship of Princess Cruises will spend her first winter in the Caribbean. The 143,700 GT Sky Princess will operate 7-night voyages...
May 18, 2018
Carnival Cruise Line Unveils 24-Night Cruise
Carnival Cruise Line announced that next year they will offer 3 extended trips, of which the longest single-departure cruise in the history of the...
May 17, 2018
AIDA Fireworks Display for 829th Birthday of Port of Hamburg
To mark the 829th Birthday of Port Hamburg, AIDA Cruises, which is the main sponsor, staged a huge birthday fireworks display Saturday night, May 12...
May 17, 2018
Cunard's QM2 Kicks Off Transatlantic Season
On Thursday, May 17, Cunard’s flagship liner RMS Queen Mary 2 returns to homeport of New York for her Transatlantic Season. Following a...
May 17, 2018
Kilauea Eruption Disrupts Another Hawaiian Island Cruise
The recently intensified eruption of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island disrupted another Hawaiian Island voyage. Norwegian Cruise Line's...
May 16, 2018
Carnival Corporation Signs Partnership to Develop Dubai Cruise Terminal
Carnival Corporation signed a strategic partnership with holding company Meraas (based in Dubai) to develop Dubai Cruise Terminal. The new...
May 16, 2018
Silver Dawn Ordered From Fincantieri
Silversea contracted Fincantieri Italy with a shipbuilding order for another ultra-luxury cruise vessel, scheduled for delivery in November 2021. The...
May 15, 2018
Varna and Burgas Lack Cruise Ships This Summer
No cruise ships will visit Varna and Burgas during summer 2018, which is an anti-record for Bulgaria's cruise season. The main reason for the...
May 15, 2018
Royal Caribbean to Build Accommodations on Coco Cay
RCCL-Royal Caribbean is looking at the possibility of building accommodations on CocoCay Island to allow a number of passengers to stay for one night...
May 15, 2018
NCL Cruise Ship Sets Panama Canal Size Record
One of the largest cruise ships in the world, Norwegian Bliss, passed through Panama Canal for the first time on Monday, May 14. Unveiled by...
May 15, 2018
Seabourn Ovation Christened in Valletta
Seabourn introduced its newest cruise ship, Seabourn Ovation, with a christening ceremony in Valletta's harbour. The cruise line orchestrated a...
May 14, 2018
Actors’ Equity Announces Agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line
Actors’ Equity Association announced it had reached an agreement with NCL (Norwegian Cruise Line) to cover members on line’s new ship...
May 14, 2018
MV Reef Endeavour Boasts After Refurbishment
Captain Cook Cruises Fiji completed its US$2 million refurbishment of small ship MV Reef Endeavour that hosts 3-, 4-, 7- and 11-night cruises around...
May 14, 2018
Mallorcan Campaigners Want EUR 5 Tax on Cruise Ships
Mallorcan campaigners in Palma called for the introduction of daily fee of EUR 5 to be paid by cruisers to the busy port, plus a 2-liner-per-day...
May 14, 2018
Scenic Cruises Unveils European River Cruise Collection 2019
Scenic Cruises is pulling out all the stops for line's 2019 Europe River Cruise season with new onboard experiences, shore excursions and early...
May 13, 2018