Cruise Industry
Lindblad Expeditions charters Greg Mortimer to expand Alaska operations from 2027
National Geographic–Lindblad Expeditions has arranged a 3-year charter of the expedition cruise ship Greg Mortimer to support expansion of its...
December 16, 2025
MSC Cruises orders 4 “New Frontier” ships from Meyer Werft
MSC Cruises has placed a substantial shipbuilding order with Meyer Werft of Papenburg, Germany, marking the start of a new class of cruise vessels...
December 16, 2025
Star Voyager to operate short cruises from Hong Kong in early 2026
StarCruises’ vessel Star Voyager is scheduled to return to Hong Kong’s Ocean Terminal for a homeport deployment beginning February 13th...
December 15, 2025
Avalon Waterways expands 2026 Christmas Market river cruises
Avalon Waterways has increased its Christmas Market river cruise schedule for 2026, adding 7 new departures. It raised Avalon's capacity...
December 15, 2025
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line introduces limited-time All-In-One Value Packages for 2026
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has introduced two new bundled fare options designed to simplify onboard spending and provide greater cost predictability...
December 15, 2025
Crystal Serenity’s 2028 Winter & Spring season announced
Crystal Cruises has opened reservations for its winter and spring 2028 programme aboard Crystal Serenity, outlining a sequence of voyages that extend...
December 14, 2025- Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean expands Caribbean and Bahamas schedule 2027–2028
RCI-Royal Caribbean International has published its 2027–2028 Caribbean fleet deployment, detailing an expanded 3- to 9-night itineraries...
December 14, 2025 
The new Crystal Grace ship's staterooms/suites reveiled
Crystal Cruises has released detailed suite renderings for Crystal Grace, its new class, all-suite, all-veranda ship scheduled for delivery in May...
December 14, 2025
Port of Genoa completes first passenger ferry bio-LNG ship-to-ship bunkering
At the Port of Genoa, a significant milestone in Italy’s maritime energy transition was reached with the first ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering of...
December 13, 2025
Star Navigator cruises from Kaohsiung to Okinawa and beyond for early 2026
StarCruises’ vessel Star Navigator is scheduled to continue its winter 2025–2026 deployment from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, with a series of 5...
December 13, 2025
Margaritaville at Sea enhances fleet amenities and dining
Margaritaville at Sea has expanded its onboard offerings fleetwide, introducing new amenities and dining formats on its two vessels, MAS Islander and...
December 12, 2025
HAL-Holland America schedules 2027 Alaska Cruisetours
HAL-Holland America Line has released details of its 2027 Cruisetour season, marking the cruise operator’s 80th year of service to Alaska with...
December 12, 2025
Virgin Voyages opens industry-wide Status Match for elite travellers
Virgin Voyages has launched what it describes as the broadest Status Match programme in the cruise sector, extending recognition of elite loyalty...
December 12, 2025
Valencia Port concludes H2PORTS project with hydrogen-machinery showcase
The Port of Valencia (Spain) hosted the final conference of the H2PORTS project on December 3rd, 2025, presenting the principal findings of this...
December 11, 2025
World’s first autonomous passenger ferry begins commercial service in Japan
In western Japan, the passenger ferry Olympia Dream Seto, which provides scheduled service between Shin-Okayama port (Okayama Prefecture) and Tonosho...
December 11, 2025