Cruise Industry
TUI to Build New Hapag-Lloyd Cruise Ship
TUI Group approved construction of a 3rd Hanseatic-class newbuild for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, scheduled for delivery in 2021. In its half-year results...
May 10, 2018
Silver Spirit Emerges After Lengthening
On May 3, Silver Spirit left Fincantieri's shipyard in Palermo 49 ft (15 m) longer, following the completion of a complex refurbishment and...
May 9, 2018
Melilla Cruise Forum Gathers Cruise Lines and Cruise Industry Professionals
The Port Authority of Melilla convenes Melilla Cruise Forum on May 9, 2018 at Tryp Melilla Puerto Hotel, via the collaboration of Autonomous City of...
May 9, 2018
Christening of MSC Seaview Delayed
The MSC Seaview cruise ship is slightly behind schedule, so it will now be delivered on June 4, which forced the cancellation of the preview cruise...
May 9, 2018
Silversea Announces Winter 2019-2020 Itineraries
The ultra-luxury cruise brand Silversea announced its classic winter 2019-2020 itineraries, comprising 89 sailings to Asia, Australasia, South...
May 9, 2018
Voyager of the Seas Back to Southeast Asia
Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas, one of the largest cruisers in Asia, is back to Southeast Asia for ship's longest-running program from now...
May 9, 2018
Windstar Cruises Hires a Team of Sommeliers
Small ship cruise line Windstar hired a team of sommeliers to serve passengers on sailings to 270 ports around the globe. The new wine experts...
May 8, 2018
Cruisers Return to Ports in Turkey
Most of the leading cruise companies announced their return to Turkey’s ports. The cruise tourism in the country suffered a plunge in 2016...
May 8, 2018
Royal Caribbean Upgrades Booking
Royal Caribbean added new functionality to AirWaves, line's dynamic packaging booking platform, following feedback from cruise travel agencies...
May 8, 2018
Independence of the Seas Refurbishment 2018
Independence of the Seas, Royal Caribbean's first ship to undergo a refurbishment as part of line's Royal Amplified program, emerged from dry...
May 7, 2018
Norwegian Partners with DeCurtis to Develop State-of-the-Art Technology Platform
Norwegian Cruise Line revealed partnership with technology-solutions leader DeCurtis Corp. for Cruise Freedom - a new technology platform project...
May 7, 2018
Purchase of Transas Finalized by Wartsila
The maritime technology company Wartsila announced the acquisition of the UK-based marine company Transas. Control of the Transas company was...
May 7, 2018
Carnival Opens Second Cruise Terminal at Port of Barcelona
The largest leisure travel company in the world, Carnival Corporation & plc, officially opened its 2nd cruise terminal at Port of Barcelona on...
May 7, 2018
World Dream Boasts World’s First eSports Facility
Dream Cruises unveiled the first-ever permanent eSports facility at sea, where members of the public had an eSports experience debut and also enjoyed...
May 6, 2018
Adventures by Disney Announces Line-Up of 2019 Vacations
The leader in guided group travel, Adventures by Disney, announced the line-up of 2019 vacations, including a new itinerary to Japan. The first-time...
May 6, 2018