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Azamara Pursuit Receives Unprecedented Refurbishment in Belfast
A cruise ship of Azamara Cruises docked at Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast for "unprecedented" drydock refurbishment. Newry-based MJM Group...
April 6, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Amadeus Queen ship christened in Amsterdam
Corina Luftner, daughter of company's founders Dr. Wolfgang Luftner and his wife, Martina, smashed the champagne bottle against the newest riverboat...
April 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Scenic Cruises Introduces New 2019-2020 Itineraries
Scenic Cruises announced it is adding a number of new itineraries for 2019-2020 cruise season. Highlights include a 13-day adventure through...
April 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Balearia’s First LNG-Powered Ferry Floated Out
Hypatia de Alejandria - the first of two LNG (liquefied natural gas) newbuild ferries owned by Spanish shipping company Balearia - was floated out at...
April 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Changes Cancellation Policy
Royal Caribbean adopted a new cancellation policy making it more difficult to retain a cruise fare and deposit when cancelling a voyage. For...
April 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Vard Signs with Viking for Two Special Cruise Ships
Vard Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of Fincantieri, Italy, signed a Letter of Intent for the design and building of two special cruise ships for Viking...
April 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Liverpool Cruise Terminal Plan Approved
Liverpool approved plans for a new GBP 50 million permanent cruise ship terminal. City's Princes Jetty on Princes Parade is to be demolished in order...
April 4, 2018 - Accidents
Radiance of the Seas Cruise Cancelled Due to Propulsion Issues
Royal Caribbean informed passengers booked on an upcoming sailing aboard Radiance of the Seas their cruise had been cancelled due to needed...
April 4, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced From Norwegian Getaway
A U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) crew came to the rescue of ailing Norwegian Cruise Line passenger off Florida Keys. According to officials, a 81-year-old...
April 4, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Overboard from Norwegian Spirit
A land & sea search is ongoing for a passenger who went overboard from a Norwegian Cruise Line ship. Coastguards said that Norwegian Spirit...
April 3, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Announces Seasonal Caribbean & Northeast Cruises 2019-2020
Royal Caribbean unveiled its Seasonal Caribbean and Northeast cruises. Royal Caribbean Crown and Anchor Society members can start booking sailings...
April 3, 2018 - Accidents
176 Ferry Passengers Rescued in Fiji
176 people are safe after they had been rescued from inter-island ferry stuck on Cakaudavui Reef, situated off Dawasamu, Tailevu, Monday afternoon...
April 3, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Victory Cruise Lines Announces New Cuba Cruises
Victory Cruise Lines announced a series of 13- and 14-night circumnavigation voyages of Cuba onboard Victory I between January-April 2019, with a...
April 3, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Horizon Departs on Inaugural Voyage
In a traditional maritime ceremony at the Italian shipyard, last week Carnival Cruise Line took delivery of the newly-constructed 133,500 GT...
April 3, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Adelaide Expects Even Bigger Cruise Season
Another record cruise season has ended in Port Adelaide, and a bigger one is now scheduled for next summer. The summer cruise season in South...
April 2, 2018