Cruise Industry
Celestyal to launch earliest ever 2027-2028 season across Gulf & Mediterranean
Celestyal Cruises has announced its most advanced deployment to date with the early release of its 2027-2028 season, scheduling 182 departures over...
June 29, 2025
MSC Sinfonia replaces Lirica for 2025-2026 South America season
MSC Cruises has substituted MSC Sinfonia for MSC Lirica on its winter 2025-2026 South America deployment, citing operational realignment across its...
June 29, 2025
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Independence OTS adjusts European voyages due to maintenance
RCI-Royal Caribbean International has modified two itineraries for Independence of the Seas, attributing the changes to ongoing maintenance that...
June 29, 2025
San Juan (Puerto Rico) reopens Pier 3 West to accommodate large cruise ships
Following over a year of diversion and cancellations, San Juan Cruise Port has restored its only berth capable of handling RCI-Royal Caribbean&rsquo...
June 28, 2025
Hilton launches Waldorf Astoria Nile River Cruises in 2026
Hilton has extended its luxury hospitality empire to the cruise sector by announcing the Waldorf Astoria Nile River Experience, a new upscale voyage...
June 28, 2025
Star Cruises extends Hong Kong homeporting through November with 45 departures
Star Cruises has returned to Hong Kong with the inaugural homeport arrival of Star Voyager, officially marking the opening of its 2025 season from...
June 28, 2025
Mindelo Cruise Port (Sao Vicente Island) officially inaugurated as strategic maritime hub in Cape...
The formal inauguration of the Mindelo Cruise Port on São Vicente Island was marked on June 21st by a ceremony attended by Cape Verdean Prime...
June 28, 2025
Princess Cruises earns fleet-wide wine spectator excellence in 2025
Princess Cruises has achieved a notable milestone in wine hospitality by securing the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for each of its 16 ships in...
June 27, 2025
Port Canaveral advances terminal expansions to accommodate largest cruise ships
Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida USA) commissioners have advanced two significant infrastructure projects to better accommodate ever-larger cruise...
June 27, 2025
Federal alarm over BC Ferries’ Chinese shipyard contract
Chrystia Alexandra Freeland (Canada's Transport Minister) has expressed strong concern over BC Ferries’ decision to sign a contract for 4 new...
June 26, 2025
Elogrid™ tunnel thruster technology to be installed on Carnival XL‑class vessels
Elomatic has formalized a substantial contract with Carnival Corporation & plc to equip its entire XL‑Class fleet (9 existing and 2 impending...
June 26, 2025
Cunard's ship Queen Anne to embark on first Wellness at Sea Voyage in July 2026
Cunard has announced that Olympic silver medallist and Queen Anne Icon Katarina Johnson-Thompson will headline its inaugural "Wellness at Sea" voyage...
June 26, 2025
Viking Vesta delivered from Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard
The second vessel in Viking’s new ocean-class series, Viking Vesta, was formally handed over today at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard. The...
June 26, 2025
CroisiEurope to launch Belgium Christmas market river cruise in December 2025
CroisiEurope, the largest river cruise operator in Europe, has announced a new 4-day itinerary set to operate along the canals of Belgium in December...
June 25, 2025
Carnival’s Bahamian resort Celebration Key to debut freshwater lagoons and private villas
On July 19, 2025, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line is set to officially inaugurate Celebration Key, its latest purpose-built destination in The Bahamas...
June 25, 2025