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CLIA Projects 28 Million Cruise Passengers in 2018
According to statistics released by CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association), the cruise industry surpassed expectations for 2017. Last year...
May 29, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Returns to Cuba Winter 2019
Ponant announced it returns to Cuba for a 2nd season with a cruise scheduled to run between January 25-February 3, 2019. Passengers who book early...
May 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Introduces Digital Personal Assistant
MSC Cruises announced that the name of its industry-first digital personal assistant will be Zoe. Line's CEO Gianni Onorato revealed the name at the...
May 28, 2018 - Accidents
Passengers Evacuated from Lake Windermere Ferry Due to Engine Room Fire
Passengers had to be evacuated from a chain ferry after it suffered engine failure. About 80 people were taken off the ferry on Lake Windermere ...
May 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry
AmaLea Christened in Vilshofen
AmaWaterways christened AmaLea, its newest river cruise ship, on Saturday (May 26) with an official ceremony in Vilshofen. The event concluded a week...
May 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Opens Bookings for Winter 2019-2020 Itineraries
In addition to Antarctic itineraries for winter 2019-2020, PONANT opened bookings with over 100 departures and a total of 27 new itineraries. The...
May 27, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Horizon Boasts New Standard of Internet Passenger Experience
Speedcast International Ltd, the most trusted provider of remote communication and IT solutions in the world, announced the company had successfully...
May 27, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Construction Begins on New Costa Cruises Ship
Costa Cruises continues to expand and renew its fleet of Italian-flagged ships. Construction has begun at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard on a...
May 27, 2018 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises to Add New Ship in 2019
AIDA Cruises is adding a new ship to its fleet next year. AIDAmira (former Costa neoRiviera), as the vessel will be named, will sail for the...
May 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Tendering Process for Next Northern Isles Ferry Contract Starts in June
Tendering process for the next Northern Isles ferry contract gets under way next month. According to Transport Minister Humza Yousaf, the procurement...
May 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Port of Amsterdam to Invest in Mumbai’s Upcoming Cruise Terminal
Dutch Minister for infrastructure and water management, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, revealed the Port of Amsterdam was interested in bidding for the new...
May 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Expedition Cruise Industry Declares War on Plastic
Following pressure by concerned cruisers, the industry is moving to address the issue of plastic waste. At the forefront of the newly-waged "war...
May 26, 2018 - Accidents
Gastro Outbreak Reported Onboard Silver Shadow
The CDC reported there was a gastrointestinal outbreak on Silversea's ship Silver Shadow. The CDC reported that 28 of a total of 327 passengers (8...
May 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Cruise Ship Set to Return to Kona
Norwegian Cruise Line announced its Pride of America will return to Kailua-Kona on May 30, 2018. The cruise line had previously decided to bypass...
May 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Mumbai-Goa Ferry Service Launched
The most premium India travel experience between Mumbai and Goa was launched Wednesday evening, May 23. At a price starting from Rs 7,000 the first...
May 25, 2018