Cruise Industry
Uniworld Unveils Plans For 4 New River Ships
Uniworld announced plans to build 3 new river cruise ships, due to launch 2020. The newbuilds will sail on Nile through North Africa, Mekong in...
October 19, 2018
Carnival Cruise Line Raises Gratuity Rates
In a note that was shared with travel agents, Carnival informed that beginning December 1, the onboard gratuity rate is going up. From that date...
October 19, 2018
MSC Joins Ultra-Luxury Segment Via 4 Newbuilds
MSC Cruises and Fincantieri announced the signing of a MOA (memorandum of agreement) for the construction of 4 ultra-luxury cruise liners for a total...
October 18, 2018
VIDEO: Saga Passengers to See Finishing Touches Applied to Spirit of Discovery
Wilhelmshaven (Lower Saxony, Germany) is featured in the new Maritime Cities of the Continent voyage aboard Saga Sapphire, departing Dover UK on...
October 18, 2018
Cross-Bay Ferry Returns to Tampa Bay
The popular Cross Bay Ferry service (Tampa to St Petersburg) will soon be back to Tampa Bay. Starting November 1, travelers can take a ferry out...
October 18, 2018
Windstar Unveils Partnership with Utrip
A new offering from Windstar and travel personalization platform Utrip was unveiled that supports line’s strength of bringing passengers into...
October 18, 2018
Carnival Corp. Charters 3 Ships to Support APEC Summit
Princess Cruises and P&O Australia (both subsidiaries of Carnival Corporation) will charter 3 ships to house delegates to 2018 Asia-Pacific...
October 17, 2018
VIDEO: Liverpool Cruise Terminal Fly-Through
New images show what the landmark new Cruise Liner Terminal in Liverpool could look like. The city council intends to build the new complex in Mersey...
October 17, 2018
Carnival Victory to Be Transformed into Carnival Radiance
Carnival Cruise Line's 2,758-passenger Carnival Victory will undergo a major makeover in 2020 that is so big so the cruise line plans to rechristen...
October 16, 2018
AIDA Introduces Second Edition of Its Cruise Catalog March 2019-April 2020
The second edition of AIDA Cruises catalog “My hotel shows me the world” for 2019-2020 season was released on October 11. The cruise...
October 16, 2018
Pacific Adventure to Boast New Exclusive Retreat Area
P&O Cruises Australia newest ship Pacific Adventure (currently Golden Princess) will boast a private ‘Beach Club’ for a limited...
October 16, 2018
Cruise Company to Build Another Dock at Cozumel?
A study is conducted for the potential addition of another cruise ship dock at Cozumel because of the continued increase in passenger numbers...
October 16, 2018
Crystal Cruises Introduces 2021 Deployment
Crystal Cruises announced its lineup of 2021 luxury voyages aboard Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony, becoming the first cruise company to...
October 15, 2018
Season's First Cruise Ship Reaches Cochin Port Post Floods
The Bahamas-based luxury cruise ship MV Boudicca berthed at Kochi (port Cochin) Sunday morning, October 14, signalling the start of cruise...
October 15, 2018
Carnival's Faster to the Fun Price Raised Again
Carnival Cruise Line once again raised the price of the popular program FTTF (Faster to the Fun). However, the latest increase is only for the newest...
October 15, 2018