Cruise Industry
Queen Mary 2 Begins Refit at Blohm & Voss
On Friday, May 27, Cunard Line’s 2,620-passenger flagship Queen Mary 2 started an extensive 25-day dry-dock and ...
May 31, 2016
Construction Work Still Taking Place Onboard Harmony of the Seas
Royal Caribbean faces accusations from cruisers that construction work was still taking place onboard the largest cruise ship in the world during its...
May 28, 2016
Empress of the Seas Back to Royal Caribbean
Empress of the Seas, the cruise ship Royal Caribbean officials said they hoped would be able to serve Cuba, arrived to her new homeport, Miami, after...
May 27, 2016
Royal Caribbean to Build Three New Ships
The world's largest cruise ship is getting another sister. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. revealed plans to build a 5th Oasis-class ship, less than a...
May 26, 2016
Freerunning Champion Gives Unique Harmony of the Seas Tour: VIDEO
Last week the largest cruise ship in the world, Harmony of the Seas, opened up to thousands of passengers in Southampton. One of them happened to be...
May 24, 2016
Russia Builds First Cruise Liner in 60 Years
The president of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC, Russia) announced plans to build the first cruise liner of the country since the 1950s...
May 20, 2016
Regent Seven Seas to Sail 137-night World Cruise 2018
In 2017, RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises offers its first world voyage in several years. Today, the luxury line announced it would sail an even longer...
May 18, 2016
Genting Hong Kong Signs for Ten Ships
GHK-Genting Hong Kong has signed an order for 10 new vessels with Lloyd Werft Group (Bremerhaven), comprising of two mega-ships for Star Cruises and...
May 16, 2016
'Mighty' Mississippi Cruise Is This Year's Hit
A pair of unusually lengthy voyages from American Queen Steamboat Company are going to be the year's hottest river sailing. The new...
May 15, 2016
A Man Has Been Living At Sea for Twenty Years
There is a home-made sign on Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas, deck 11, that reads ‘Super Mario’s Office’. And every...
May 8, 2016
Europa 2 Visits Cuba for the First Time
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ ms Europa 2 will visit Cuba for the first time on a couple of Caribbean voyages in October and November 2016. Cuban ports...
May 3, 2016
Genting Hong Kong Reveals Completion of the Purchase of Three German Shipyards
Genting Hong Kong revealed the completion of the acquisition of Nordic Yards’ three shipyards in Stralsund, Wismar and ...
April 28, 2016
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