Cruise Industry
Norwegian Bliss Comes to Florida
While Alaska is expected to be the first seasonal destination for NCL Norwegian Bliss, Miami will be the second. The Breakaway Plus class ship...
January 11, 2017
Retired Couple Lose $37,000 After Collapse of Cruise Company
What was meant to be the cruise of a lifetime turned into a nightmare for retired Australian couple. The incident invilves a 43-day...
January 7, 2017
Tui Group Reports Strong Performance
Tui Group reported second consecutive year of strong performance since the merger in 2014. Underlying earnings before interest, taxes and...
January 5, 2017
All Leisure Group Cancels Cruises
The mood at the cruising ventures of All Leisure Group is one of uncertainty. There are rumours that at least one, if not two of their ships, could...
January 4, 2017
India Lifts Visa Ban Against Bangladesh
India looks to visa-free and luxury cruises to improve its tourism economy. Travellers from Dubai or Singapore can head to the country via one...
December 31, 2016
MSC Cruises Signs for Meraviglia-Plus Ships
MSC Cruises exercised an option for a couple of Meraviglia-Plus mega cruise vessels with STX France (St Nazaire). The two underlying...
December 25, 2016
STX France and 2 Owners Sign Contracts for 8 Ships
The French cruise ship builder STX France (St Nazaire) and 2 of its customers signed firm building contracts covering 8 ships that have been...
December 23, 2016
Oceanwide Expeditions Supports Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica
Oceanwide Expeditions (small cruise line) salutes the adoption of Ross Sea region marine protected area soon adopted by CCAMLR (Commission for...
December 19, 2016
Sir Bani Yas Cruise Port Opens
Sir Bani Yas Cruise Beach opened on Thursday, December 15, creating another key destination for cruise ship passengers in Arabian Gulf. The ceremony...
December 18, 2016
Ovation of the Seas Arrives in Sydney
The largest cruise ship ever to visit Australia docked in Sydney Harbour with more than 4,000 passengers onboard. Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the...
December 15, 2016
Cruise Ship Influx to Overwhelm Miyakojima’s Economy
Amid rising expectations for economic growth, the tourism boom in Japan exposed need for the regional authorities to develop...
December 12, 2016
New Cruise Ships in 2017-2018
What's next from the biggest cruise lines in the world? The following is a yearly rundown of maritime vessels on request for real brands, for example...
December 12, 2016
Royal Caribbean 'Icon Class'
The next class of Royal Caribbean ship will be LNG-powered (by liquefied natural gas) and introduce the use of fuel cell technology to considerably...
December 11, 2016
Pollution Emissions by Cruise Ships Restricted in Sydney Harbour
Harbourfront suburbs will now breathe easier after Turnbull Government agreed to renew restrictions on sulphur content of fuels that are used by...
December 10, 2016
Pearl Seas Cruises Also Gains Approval to Sail to Cuba
Havana Harbor will truly get crowded in 2017. On Thursday, December 9, Connecticut-based line Pearl Seas Cruises announced it gained...
December 9, 2016