Cruise Industry
Turkey Offers Subsidies to Tourism Operators of Cruise Ships
Turkey offers subsidies to A-group cruise operators bringing foreign tourists in a bid to bolster visitor numbers that have fallen sharply because of...
September 29, 2017
Dream Cruises Announces Partnership With Alipay
Dream Cruises announced its new partnership with Alipay, the largest online and mobile payment platform in the world operated by Ant Financial...
September 28, 2017
Carnival Creates New Ways to Communicate with Consumers
In 2016, Carnival Corporation produced TV series that it hoped would become billboards for cruising. The largest cruise ship company in the...
September 27, 2017
Costa Offers WeChat Programs for Guests from China
Costa Cruises became the first cruise brand launching a series of WeChat mini programs in an effort to provide one-stop digital solution for guests...
September 27, 2017
Norwegian Cruise Line Pampers with Premium All Inclusive Plus Benefits
Norwegian Cruise Line, which recently launched its Premium All Inclusive offering, now pampers guests with Premium All Inclusive Plus. The new offer...
September 27, 2017
P&O Cruises Sells Adonia to Azamara
On September 26, 2017, Azamara Club Cruises (RCCL Royal Caribbean subsidiary company) announced an agreement with P&O UK (Carnival...
September 26, 2017
Port Charlottetown Welcomes First Ever 4-ship Cruise Day
Prince Edward Island, Port Charlottetown welcomes its first ever 4-ship cruise day today, September 26. The first to arrive was Pearl Mist, set to...
September 26, 2017
Fourth Viking Ocean Cruises' Ship Delivered
The 4th of 8 cruise ships Viking Ocean Cruises ordered from Fincantieri, Viking Sun, was delivered on Monday, September 25, at the shipyard...
September 26, 2017
Cunard Adds Fourth Cruise Ship
Luxury cruise brand Cunard announced it is adding a 4th ship to its fleet. The investment is part of the line’s ambitious plans for its ...
September 25, 2017
Crystal's Northwest Passage Cruise Won’t Return in 2018
Crystal Cruises' itinerary through the Arctic's Northwest Passage will take 2018 off. The company plans to come back with a smaller ship...
September 25, 2017
Scenic Adds New Christmas Market Cruises
Scenic Cruises added a couple of new Christmas Market voyages for 2018. Cruises will take passengers on either Danube or Rhine through...
September 25, 2017
Princess Increases Price of Alcohol Package
Princess Cruises changed its alcohol-inclusive beverage package and upped its price. Rolling out fleet-wide, these changes were implemented...
September 25, 2017
P&O UK, Princess and Cunard to Offer Same-Sex Marriages
Carnival Corporation cruise ships registered in Bermuda can offer same-sex wedding ceremonies for couples who wish to get married at sea. A...
September 24, 2017
First AIDAnova Module Released into Water
On Thursday, September 21, an AIDAnova module was released into the water for the first time at Neptun shipyard, Rostock. This is the first of a...
September 24, 2017
Royal Caribbean to Build School for Seafarers in Manila
Leading global operator Royal Caribbean Cruises is betting big on human resources from the Philippines by teaming up with STI ESG (STI...
September 24, 2017