Cruise Industry
Celestyal Cruises Extends Cruise Season 2018
Celestyal Cruises announced that Thomson Majesty will conclude the successful charter with Thomson Cruises and contribute to the extension of 2018...
November 14, 2017Celebrity Cruises Adopts Nonrefundable-Deposit Fares
Celebrity Cruises is the latest brand to adopt a fare with nonrefundable deposit, joining efforts by other cruise lines to stop booking practices...
November 14, 2017New Cruise Ship Terminal to Be Opened in Yokohama
Minato Mirai waterfront district in Yokohama will become more bustling in spring 2019 via the opening of a new cruise ship terminal, aiming to...
November 14, 2017Three Fred Olsen Cruise Ships Undergo Multi-Million Refits
Three of the Fred Olsen cruise ships will undergo multi-million drydock refurbishments this winter to prepare for the start of 2018-2019 cruise...
November 14, 2017Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Ship Optimisation Cuts Fuel Spend
The new expedition ships of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises will burn 10% less fuel as the result of new design changes made following optimisation work with DNV...
November 13, 2017American Cruise Lines Reveals Record Holiday Season
American Cruise Lines announced it had record sales for line's 2017 holiday-themed sailings. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s voyages...
November 13, 2017Marella Cruises to Partner with Champneys
A state-of-the-art spa will be offered to passengers onboard Marella Explorer in May 2018. The news follows the announcement of a partnership between...
November 13, 2017Montreal Boasts Record Cruise Season
Port Montreal has welcomed a total of 114,517 cruise passengers and crew during 2017 season, which is up 33% in comparison with 2016. 21 ships...
November 12, 2017Viking Cruises Reveals First Commercial Cruise Ship Call at Port St Maarten
Viking OCEAN confirmed that Viking Sea would be the first commercial cruise vessel to visit post-Irma Port St Maarten on Monday, December 4...
November 12, 2017Carnival Cruise Line Announces Agreement with Shell
Carnival Cruise Line revealed it had signed an agreement with Shell (Shell NA LNG, LLC) to be its supplier of marine LNG (liquefied natural gas) to...
November 12, 2017Ovation of the Seas Arrives at Hualien Port
Asia's largest cruise ship, Ovation of the Seas, arrived at Hualien Port today, November 11, bringing more than 3,700 international tourists to...
November 11, 2017Royal Caribbean Unveils New Amenities for Independence of the Seas
Royal Caribbean is to launch a fish & chips restaurant onboard Independence of the Seas when the ship returns to Southampton in May next year...
November 11, 2017Tallinn Boasts Record Cruise Season 2017
During 2017 cruise season cruise ships visited Tallinn 311 times and brought the record-breaking number of 564,280 cruisers to the port city...
November 11, 2017Iran Plans to Organize Cruise Tours for Tourists
Ali-Asghar Moonesan, head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, & Tourism Organization (ICHTO), announced plans had been drawn up to...
November 11, 2017Carnival Completes Upgrade of Port Everglades Terminal
Carnival Corp. & plc announced it had completed a multi-million-dollar redesign and upgrade of Port Everglades's Cruise Terminal 2 in Fort...
November 11, 2017