Cruise Industry
Construction Begins on New Viking LNG-Fuelled Cruise Ship
Viking Line announced that building of its new passenger cruise ship had commenced at Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co Ltd shipyard (China). The LNG...
September 6, 2018
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Enters European Luxury Ferry Market
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) enters the luxury European cruiseferry market as part of the restructuring of company's shipbuilding business...
September 5, 2018
Panasonic Awarded 4-year Contract by TUI Cruises
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), in partnership with subsidiary company ITC Global, has been awarded a 4-year contract by TUI Cruises...
September 5, 2018
P&O Cruises Introduces 2020 Summer Programme
Low deposit of 5% is offered on cruises in the newly released P&O Cruises 2020 summer programme. The deal is now combined with a 5% discount for...
September 5, 2018
Greek Ferry Crews End Strike
Greek ferry crews ended a strike that left tens of thousands of islanders and travelers stranded for over a day. PNO, Greece's main seamen's union...
September 4, 2018
Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation Extend Cooperation
Fincantieri and CSSC (China State Shipbuilding Corporation) signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing, extending the industrial co-operation...
September 4, 2018
Royal Caribbean's SkySea Cruise Line Sails Final Cruise
SkySea Cruise Line, owned by Ctrip and Royal Caribbean, sailed its final voyage this weekend. The two companies unveiled plans to shut down the...
September 4, 2018
Ferry Crew Strike Leaves Thousands Stranded on Greek Islands
Greek ferry crews on Monday, September 3, decided to extend for at least 1 more day a strike which left tens of thousands of travelers stranded on...
September 3, 2018
Disney Returns to the British Virgin Islands
Walt Disney Cruise Line is officially back to British Virgin Islands (BVI). Disney Fantasy ship was the company's first to make a return to the...
September 3, 2018
Fred Olsen Launches Packed Programme of ‘Closer’ Cruises 2019
Fred Olsen is bringing the world ‘closer’ to more passengers than ever before, as the cruise line launched a packed programme of &lsquo...
September 3, 2018
Icy Strait Point Marks 1000th Cruise Ship Call
On August 28, at 3 pm, Celebrity Infinity set a record on her 80th, final visit to Icy Strait Point - the only privately owned cruise ship...
September 3, 2018
Voyager of the Seas Is Back to Southeast Asia
Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas will sail in Southeast Asia from September 2018 through June 2019. The cruise company said in a statement that...
September 3, 2018
Norwegian Cruise Line's Ship to Complete First Season of Cuba Cruises from Port Canaveral
Norwegian Sun is due to complete her first season of voyages to Cuba from Port Canaveral FL with her last trip on September 3 before she moves to...
September 2, 2018
Amawaterways and Backroads Introduce Expanded 2019 Programming
AmaWaterways and Backroads, both leaders in the active river cruise segment, announced the lineup of over 120 Rhine, Seine, Danube and Douro...
September 2, 2018
VIDEO: AIDAnova Officially Christened in Papenburg
AIDA Cruises named its latest newbuild AIDAnova on Friday evening, August 31. The spectacular christening ceremony took place at the sold-out AIDA...
September 1, 2018