Cruise Industry
MSC Lowers Internet Prices
MSC Cruises changed its Internet offerings by decreasing prices, increasing bandwidth and allowing access for more devices per package. The new...
April 19, 2016
Luxury Cruise Ship Captain Charged With Drug Dealing
A luxury cruise ship captain was charged with drug dealing after police found bagged-up ice and smoking utensils on a ship which...
April 15, 2016
Icebreaker Chartered to Escort Crystal's Northwest Passage Cruise
Crystal Serenity will be escorted by the ICE 05 classed Ernest Shackleton (icebreaker ship equipped to navigate through ice-covered waters) through...
April 14, 2016
Royal Caribbean Puts a Second Ship in Bayonne
In 2017 Royal Caribbean will operate two ships out of Cape Liberty Cruise Port (Bayonne, New Jersey) for the first time, when Rhapsody joins Anthem...
April 13, 2016
Oceania Launches World Cruise 2018
Oceania Cruises announced a new world voyage for 2018. The "Around the World in 180 Days" itinerary departs Miami on January 3, 2018 onboard ms...
March 17, 2016
Pacific Pearl Leaves P&O Australia Fleet
Pacific Pearl will be farewelled in 2017, according to an announcement of P&O Australia. A commercial arrangement was reached to transfer the...
March 4, 2016
Genting HK Buys Three German Shipyards
Genting Hong Kong announced the acquisition of Nordic Yards’ 3 shipyards in Stralsund, Wismar and Warnemunde, Germany for EUR 230,6...
March 2, 2016
NCL Raises Beverage and Dining Packages Price
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) raised the price of its Ultimate Beverage Package from US $69 to US $79 per day, and the price of its specialty dining...
March 1, 2016
Exceptional Culinary Options on ms Koningsdam
Holland America is famous for its exceptional dining experiences on every voyage, but the line’s newest ship ms Koningsdam boasts even more...
February 16, 2016
Chinese Company Treats 2,200 Employees to Cruise Vacation
2,200 employees of a mobile Internet firm in China were given a holiday treat on board the Costa Atlantica ahead of Chinese New Year. The company...
February 13, 2016
Crystal Returns to Service SS United States
Together with SS United States Conservancy, Crystal Cruises announced it will save “America’s Flagship”, and embark on the hard...
February 6, 2016
Baby born on RMS Queen Mary 2
The world's largest oceanliner, 2,620-passenger Queen Mary 2, arrived in Brooklyn with an extra passenger this week. A baby boy was born at sea to a...
January 21, 2016
Curious Facts About Oasis of the Seas
Curious about the 225,282-ton, 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas? This unique floating island reinvented the definition of Royal Caribbean of a...
January 12, 2016
SS United States Saved From Scrapyard
The historic SS United States that once carried princes and presidents got a $600,000 lifeline. This will save the cruise ship from...
November 29, 2015
What's the Future of SS United States?
The SS United States Conservancy has released the following statement upon conclusion of a meeting of the Board of Directors concerning the...
November 7, 2015