Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Pays $1 Billion to Acquire 66.7% Stake in Silversea
RCCL-Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and Manfredi Lefebvre D’Ovidio announced an agreement for RCL to buy a stake in the privately-owned cruise...
June 15, 2018
VIDEO: MSC Cruises and STX France Celebrate 3 Ship Building Milestones
MSC Cruises and STX France signed an order for the construction of a 5th Meraviglia class cruise ship. Scheduled for delivery in 2023, the vessel...
June 14, 2018
Black Sea Ports to Revive Cruise Shipping
The USPA (Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority) has signed a plan for revival of cruise shipping operations with roundtrips from Black Sea ports for the...
June 14, 2018
Ritz-Carlton Cruises Opens Reservations
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company recently announced the opening of reservations for its Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. Featuring leisurely cruising...
June 14, 2018
19,000 Irish Ferries Passengers Affected by Cancelled Sailings to France
Around 19,000 Irish Ferries passengers had their sailings to France cancelled due to a delay in the delivery of a new cruiseferry, the company said...
June 14, 2018
Oprah Winfrey to Serve as Godmother of Nieuw Statendam
Oprah Winfrey will serve as godmother for Holland America next ship, the 2,666-passenger ms Nieuw Statendam, due to debut in December 2018. ...
June 13, 2018
Carnival Corporation Creates World Cup Programming Collection
Just in time for the kickoff of the most popular sporting event in the world, Carnival Corporation & plc announced it's creating World Cup...
June 13, 2018
New Polar Expedition Ship Ordered by Quark Expeditions
The Leader in Polar Adventures, Quark Expeditions, signed an agreement with Brodosplit Croatia to build a new expedition cruise ship designed for...
June 13, 2018
Hurtigruten Takes Over Kleven Shipyard
The affiliate company of Hurtigruten, KVE Holding, is taking full control of Norway's Kleven Shipyard (in Ulsteinvik Norway) through buying the yard...
June 13, 2018
TUI Cruises Debuts Premium Spirits & Dining Package
The Hamburg-based premium market cruise line TUI Cruises will launch a package including extra charge restaurants and premium grade spirits...
June 12, 2018
Thousands Protest Against Cruise Ships in Venice
More than 4,000 protesters took part in ‘March for the Dignity of Venice’ Sunday afternoon, June 10, in a demonstration against large...
June 12, 2018
Royal Caribbean Cruises Eliminates Plastic Straws
All 50 cruise ships across the fleet of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will welcome 2019 free of plastic straws. Azamara Club, Celebrity, Pullmantur...
June 12, 2018
Hondius Floated Out in Croatia
Croatian shipyard Brodosplit (in Split, Croatia) floated out Oceanwide Expeditions’ newest Polar Class 6 ice-strengthened expedition cruise...
June 11, 2018
Stena Line Brings Giant Ferry on Holyhead-Dublin Route
STENA LINE revealed it will bring a new cruiseferry on the route Holyhead-Dublin. The company confirmed that the first of its new-built...
June 11, 2018
Fee Increased for Glacier Bay Cruise Passengers
The fee for cruise passengers traveling into Glacier Bay National Park, southeast Alaska will increase in 2019. The permit fee for each cruise ship...
June 11, 2018