Cruise Industry
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
Gambling on Cruise Ships Permitted in WA
Colin Barnett, Western Australia Premier and Tourism Minister, announced that gambling on cruise ships is to be permitted for intra-State...
August 9, 2016
Fake Cruise Ship Doctor Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
A German court sentenced a man who falsely claimed to be a doctor to 3 years in prison. The man treated patients on a cruise ship. News agency...
August 8, 2016
S.S. United States Not Taking to Sea Again
The world’s fastest ocean liner, S.S. United States, won’t be sailing the seas again. The Titanic-size vessel, which in its...
August 8, 2016
Royal Caribbean Offers Another Zumba Cruise
Global fitness company Zumba announced it is teaming with Royal Caribbean in order to hold a 2nd official Zumba Cruise early 2017. The 5-day Zumba...
August 7, 2016
Baltic Sea First to Ban Cruise Ship Waste
Baltic Sea becomes world's first to ban cruise vessels from dumping waste water offshore. According to a decision announced by the International...
August 7, 2016
U.S. Basketball Team Bunks on Silver Cloud
The U.S. Men's Basketball team, featuring NBA stars including Carmelo Anthony, Draymond Green, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, will be...
August 4, 2016
The Rio Host Committee Stays on Norwegian Getaway During the Olympics
2016 Summer Olympics starts with faulty plumbing and cramped living quarters in the olympic village. In the same time, Rio Organizing...
August 3, 2016- Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen Passengers Struck Down by Norovirus are Entitled to Compensation
The Court of Appeal has ruled: UK holidaymakers who fell ill onboard the Fred Olsen cruise ship are entitled to compensation. A total of 16...
August 2, 2016