Cruise news
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Oceania's Regatta and Regent's Seven Seas Explorer ships cancel scheduled calls to Port Burnie...
TasPorts announced that two international cruise ships scheduled to call at Port Burnie (Tasmania Australia) last week had bypassed/canceled their...
January 23, 2023 - Accidents
New MSC cruise ship Seascape suffers engine problems in the Caribbean
One of the main engines of MSC Seascape, which was officially christened in New York in December 2022, failed last week and only a reduced cruising...
January 23, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises’ 4th EDGE-class ship Ascent floated out at STX France
The newest ship for Celebrity Cruises - Celebrity Ascent, is a step closer to joining the fleet. On Saturday, January 21st, Celebrity announced that...
January 22, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Windstar adds 2 hotel-themed suites on cruise ship Star Legend
The ultra-luxury travel brand Windstar is bringing the look/feel of a couple of famed resorts to one of its newly refurbished vessels. The 312...
January 21, 2023 - Cruise Industry
First cruise ships plug into newly completed shore power expansion at Port San Diego (California...
On January 13th, 2023, two large cruise vessels plugged into the newly completed shore-power expansion at Port San Diego (California USA) passenger...
January 21, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Werft Papenburg (Germany) provides update on the construction of CCL's newest ship Carnival...
Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg (Germany) provided an update on the construction of CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship Carnival Jubilee...
January 21, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Madeira's cruise ports Funchal and Porto Santo record 323 ship calls in 2022
The ports of Funchal and Porto Santo (Madeira) registered a total of 323 calls in 2022, 25 more in comparison with the pre-COVID 2019. According to...
January 20, 2023 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America introduces 2023-2024 West Coast USA cruises
San Diego (California USA) has been a West Coast homeport for HAL-Holland America since the 1990s. Season 2023-2024 is highlighted by two solar...
January 20, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MSC Magnifica cruise ship to make 26 stops in Port Tarragona (Spain)
At FITUR (Feria Internacional de Turismo-Ifema Madrid) on Thursday, January 19th, Tarragona Cruise Port presented Tarragona City as an excellent...
January 20, 2023 - Accidents
Dover-Calais ferry services suspended due to strike in France
Ferry services to/from Calais (France) were suspended due to a national strike in France. P&O Ferries said it had produced an optimized sailing...
January 20, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MS Balmoral cruise ship marks the start of Fred Olsen’s 2023 grand voyages
Fred. Olsen's ship ms Balmoral is the first of the fleet’s 3 ships to set sail on a 2023 grand voyage. The vessel recently arrived in Bermuda...
January 19, 2023 - Accidents
NCL cancels Norwegian Joy ship's cruises (Jan 6-Feb 10, 2024) due to drydocking/refurbishment
All sailings onboard NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Joy have been canceled between January 6th and February 10th, 2024, with passengers...
January 19, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation expanding next-generation Wi-Fi connectivity with SpaceX's Starlink
Carnival Corporation (the world's largest cruise shipowner) signed a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) to...
January 19, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Nassau Bahamas welcomed record number of cruise passengers in one day
157,000+ passengers have visited the Bahamas since the start of 2023, with a record 26410 cruise tourists arriving in a single day last week...
January 19, 2023 - Cruise Industry
3 cruise ships berth at Port Cochin (India) in a single day
3 cruise ships, including ms The World, Phoenix Reisen's Artania, and Ponant's Le Champlain, called at Port Cochin (India) early on Tuesday morning...
January 19, 2023