Cruise Industry
Damen and Fincantieri Linked with STX France Takeover
France’s Le Monde identified Italy’s Fincantieri and Holland's Damen as potential buyers of STX France (Saint-Nazaire). The company is...
September 12, 2016
Time Lapse Shows Construction of MSC Meraviglia: Bow and Stern View
The following thrilling time lapse videos show the piece by piece building of 167,600-GT, 1,033-ft long MSC Meraviglia. The newest...
September 11, 2016
Royal Caribbean Completely Retreats from Brazil
Royal Caribbean has not only withdrawn its brands from Brazil for the coming cruise season, but also closed all its offices in the country...
September 10, 2016
Hanseatic Navigates the Northeast Passage for the Second Time
In the early morning of September 7, 2016 Hapag-Lloyd Cruises‘ expedition ship Hanseatic, once again navigated the Northeast Passage ...
September 10, 2016
NEW Royal Caribbean Unlimited Drink Packages 2017
In early September 2016, RCI rolled out new drink packages available fleetwide: "Deluxe Beverage Package" costs USD 55 per person per...
September 7, 2016
P&O Cruises Launches Cruise Programme 2018 Six Months Early
P&O Cruises is bringing forward its booking cycle by 6 months as it launches its 2018 cruise programme earlier than ever. The cruise line...
September 6, 2016
New Russian Cruise Ship Design
Recently at Lotus shipyard, Astrakhan, part of ASC (United Shipbuilding Company) the keel was laid for the 1st Russian passenger cruise ship in...
September 5, 2016
Extra 150,000 Cruise Passengers Expected Through MSC Meraviglia
MSC Cruises announced that in 2017 MSC Meraviglia, one of the newest, biggest and most luxurious 5-star cruise liners will grace Grand...
August 30, 2016
Cruise Ships Come Under Scrutiny as Pollution Machines
Cruise ships regularly depart major seaports with thousands of passengers onboard, and are now being called out as major sources of pollution. At...
August 25, 2016
Great Stirrup Cay Closes for Two Months
As part of its investment program Norwegian Edge, NCL (Norwegian Cruise Line) will close its Great Stirrup Cay private island for...
August 24, 2016
China Merchants Group Charters Silver Shadow
China Merchants Group entered into an agreement to charter Silver Shadow for pan-Asia voyages that will take place between January 29, 2017 and May 4...
August 20, 2016
CMV Columbus Makes a World Cruise in 2018
The newest addition to the fleet of Cruise & Maritime Voyages/CMV - Columbus/fka Pacific Pearl), will make a 121-night world cruise January...
August 19, 2016
Cruising Boom in Asia Continues
CLIA reports a total of 2,08 million Asian cruise passengers in 2015, which is a 24% growth over 2014. Between 2012 and 2015, the...
August 14, 2016
Wynwood Brewing Company to Offer First Brews Cruise on Norwegian Ship
Wynwood Brewing Company announced its first-ever voyage. The Wynwood Brewing Company Cruise sets sail May 6, 2017 out of Port Miami for a 7...
August 13, 2016
Foreign Cruise Ships Allowed to Operate Along India's Coast Until 2024
India extended by 5 years an earlier relaxation from the so-called "cabotage law" granted to foreign-registered cruise line companies to...
August 13, 2016