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Pride of Canterbury Rescues Migrant Trying to Swim to the UK
A migrant who tried to swim to the United Kingdom wearing a wetsuit has been rescued when a cross-Channel ferry ship made a U-turn to save him, the...
November 12, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Meraviglia Welcomed to Miami
MSC Cruises’ first Meraviglia Class vessel MSC Meraviglia debuted in the USA last month. On November 10, the liner made an inaugural call to...
November 12, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Celebrates 25 Years of Sailing from Port of Tampa
Carnival Cruise Line/CCL celebrated company's 25th-anniversary of homeporting in Tampa Bay Florida with a cocktail reception and lunch on Carnival...
November 11, 2019 - Cruise Industry
New Cruise Pier Opens at Port Zante
The St Kitts and Nevis Government announced the completion of St Kitts Island's new cruise pier at Port Zante. With the opening of the second pier of...
November 11, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Mumbai Set to Become Major Cruise Destination
Mumbai Port Trust, currently transforming into a cruise port, announced the homeporting of Costa Victoria - the biggest foreign passenger ship ever...
November 11, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Giving Compensation for Delayed Opening of New Private Island
MSC Cruises is compensating all bookings on 3 liners after delaying the opening of Ocean Cay Island (company's Caribbean private island in the...
November 11, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MSC Grandiosa Christened by Sophia Loren
MSC Cruises christened its newest vessel (and fleet's flagship) - MSC Grandiosa - on Saturday night, November 9, in Port Hamburg on the 4th and final...
November 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Long Beach Goes Ahead with Cruise Ship Terminal Expansion
The Long Beach Cruise Terminal is planned to become bigger. At its November 7 meeting, the Planning Commission approved plans to add a total of 657...
November 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Cruise Line to Sail to New Destinations in 2021-2022
Carnival will for the first time sail to Kimberley, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Dravuni Island (Fiji) in 2021-2022. Carnival Cruise Line's Australia...
November 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
BC Ferries to Receive Four More Electric-Hybrid Ferries
BC Ferries awarded contracts for the building of 4 more energy-efficient "Island Class" ferries, scheduled to join the 2 that are due to enter...
November 9, 2019 - Cruise Industry
AECO Decisions to Strengthen Responsible Industry Practices
Following the recent Annual Meeting of the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators, the association announced a number of decisions aimed...
November 9, 2019 - Cruise Industry
American Glory Adds to Artificial Reef Hull
On November 4, the 200-foot cruise ship American Glory was sunk by a contractor thus adding to the artificial reefs that went down off Delaware bay...
November 9, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Cruise Line Brings New Finance Options
Carnival Cruise Line announced it is partnering with Uplift in order to bring flexible pay-over-time options to its guests. Instead of paying for the...
November 9, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Becomes First Carbon-Neutral Cruise Operator
MSC Cruises announced it will become world's first major cruise company to go “carbon neutral” via donating money "to reduce or capture...
November 9, 2019 - Accidents
Philippine Ferry Capsizes Near Cebu
The Philippine authorities rescued dozens of passengers on Thursday, November 8, after the Siargao Princess ferry sank in rough seas off Cebu City...
November 8, 2019