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Azamara's fleet (4 Renaissance-class cruise ships) for the first time ever meets in Koper (Slovenia)
The ultra-premium cruise company and travel brand Azamara celebrated a rare occurrence on October 8th in Slovenia's principal seaport - Koper, where...
October 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Opera chartered as a hotel ship in Doha during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
A 3rd cruise ship has been hired by World Cup organizers in Qatar on Monday, October 10, to operate as a soccer fan hotel docked at the Port of Doha...
October 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL's newest ship Norwegian Prima completes first USA cruise from NYC
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced the completion of the first U.S. voyage of Norwegian Prima, which sailed roundtrip from Cape Liberty Bayonne NJ...
October 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Ecstasy ship departs on final voyage
Carnival Ecstasy commenced her final voyage on Monday, October 10. The 31-year-old boat that has carried ~5.5 million tourists on "fun ship...
October 11, 2022 - Accidents
100+ rescued after Super Shuttle Ferry 21 runs aground in Southern Philippines
The Philippine Coast Guard announced it had successfully rescued all 103 passengers and crew of a cruiseferry after it had run aground off southern...
October 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Atlas Ocean Voyages takes delivery of 200-passenger expedition ship World Traveller
AOV-Atlas Ocean Voyages announced that it had taken delivery of the 200-passenger expedition ship World Traveller, which is due to be officially...
October 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Greece-Turkey ferry service launched between Thessaloniki and Izmir
The 2011-initiated project for cruiseferry services between Turkey and Greece (İzmir and Thessaloniki) was finally completed...
October 10, 2022 - Accidents
Viking river cruise ship Viking Mississippi ends voyage earlier due to low water levels
A Viking ship that was sailing up the Mississippi River was halted on Thursday, October 6, after low water levels forced the ship to end her voyage...
October 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL Norwegian deal with NYC for cruise ship charter/migrant housing unlikely
NYC's Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to house migrants at an NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship docked off Staten Island fizzled because it was too...
October 10, 2022 - Accidents
Ferry service set up to bypass damaged Kerch Strait bridge in Crimea
Russia's Ministry of Transport set up a ferry service across the Kerch Strait in order to take over vehicle traffic, offsetting the impact of the...
October 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Oceania Cruises introduces innovative mixology program aboard Vista ship debuting May 2023
Oceania Cruises recently introduced an elevated, innovative bar program onboard the 1,200-passenger Vista ship debuting on May 20, 2023. Oceania...
October 8, 2022 - Accidents
MSC Grandiosa ship docks in Palma earlier due to medical emergency
MSC Grandiosa docked in Palma de Mallorca (Majorca Island, Balearic Spain) 7 hours earlier than scheduled on Friday morning, October 7, due to a...
October 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Unfinished mega-ship Global Dream to join DCL-Disney Cruise Line
The world’s largest by passenger capacity and still unfinished cruise ship Global Dream could be joining DCL-Disney Cruise Line's fleet in 2024...
October 8, 2022 - Accidents
Unruly CCL-Carnival Cruise Line passengers to be fined $500
In a recent update to the company's cruise ticket contract, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line revealed that unruly passengers could be fined US$500 and forced...
October 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to homeport its MSC Seashore ship to Port Canaveral in 2023
MSC Cruises announced it will homeport one of the fleet's biggest ships to Port Canaveral/Orlando (Florida USA) in 2023, providing new opportunities...
October 8, 2022