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Small fire breaks out on RCI-Royal Caribbean's Icon OTS at Meyer Turku shipyard
Media outlets in Finland reported that a small fire had broken out on the next-largest cruise ship in the world, currently under construction at...
February 5, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Aurora Expeditions’ ships Sylvia Earle and Greg Mortimer meet for the first time in Antarctica
Aurora Expeditions’ 2 cruise ships met for the first time this week while sailing in the icy landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula. The 2019...
February 4, 2023 - Accidents
VIDEO: MSC Musica ship breaks off moorings at Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Musica broke off her moorings at Port Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in the afternoon on February 3rd, when hit by a squall. The...
February 4, 2023 - Cruise Industry
A new Viking Longship for Seine River cruises joins the fleet in 2025
Viking River Cruises announced it would welcome a newbuild Viking Longship (named Nerthus) purpose-built for Seine River cruising, to its fleet in...
February 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Serena restarts sailing 6 months early with first cruises in Asia
Costa Cruises announced it had formed a partnership with Asian travel organizations to return Costa Serena to service as the first Costa liner in the...
February 3, 2023 - Accidents
Fire breaks out on Viking Orion cruise ship docked in Sydney (NSW Australia)
Due to a small cabin fire, around 850 people (~600 passengers plus ~250 crew) were evacuated from a Viking Ocean Cruises ship docked at White Bay...
February 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival opens bookings for repositioning cruises Long Beach-Tokyo/Sydney-Singapore
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line opened bookings for sailings which mark 2 first-ever port calls for the company with unique itineraries for voyages between...
February 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Regent's Seven Seas Grandeur floated out at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
On January 26th was held the float-out ceremony (at Fincantieri's Ancona yard) for Seven Seas Grandeur - the 3rd newbuild that Fincantieri is...
February 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises opens bookings for 2024 itineraries in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe
Costa Cruises announced its itineraries for 2024. The newest edition of the Around the World voyage (December 2024) will also be available in the...
February 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Quark introduces new Greenland cruise itinerary based on Ultramarine ship's helicopters
The global leader in polar adventures, Quark Expeditions, announced a new Greenland itinerary constructed around Ultramarine's 2 twin-engine...
February 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
75-year-old CMV Astoria cruise ship sold for recycling?
The owner of the oldest oceangoing cruise ship in the world denies it is ending a 75-year career. According to a spokesman for Puerto Rico-based The...
February 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Bilbao (Spain) celebrates record 2022 cruise season with 78 ship calls to Getxo Terminals
With the arrival of Fred Olsen’s ship Borealis on December 17th, 2022, Port Bilbao (Spain) closed a successful cruise season, boasting a record...
February 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Oceania Cruises names its second 1,200-passenger Allura class ship "Allura"
Oceania Cruises, the world's leading culinary-/destination-focused cruise line, introduced Allura, naming its second 1,200-passenger Allura Class...
February 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Los Angeles CA releases draft request for proposals on cruise terminal development
The Port of Los Angeles (Long Beach-San Pedro, California) is inviting comments on a draft RFP (Request for Proposals) for the future development of...
February 1, 2023 - Accidents
Further delays to the £70m Liverpool ferry terminal of the Manx government
Further delays to the GBP 70 million ferry port scheme of the Manx government in Liverpool UK are likely due to recent poor weather, according to the...
February 1, 2023