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Sea Cloud Spirit Touches Water for the First Time
Sea Cloud Spirit, which is currently under construction at Metalyards & Docks Shipyard (Vigo Spain) passed her first round of seaworthiness...
November 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Costa Firenze Floated Out in Italy
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Costa Cruises on Wednesday, November 6, celebrated the official float-out of Costa Firenze, Costa's 2nd ship...
November 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
AmaWaterways Introduces 2021 Sailings
AmaWaterways announced its 2021 cruises are now open for reservations, with rewards for those guests who book early. The company will welcome a brand...
November 6, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Bumper Cruise Season Brings More Than 243,000 Visitors to Cork Harbour
There is only one more cruise ship booked to dock in December 2019 - CMV Marco Polo - for what has been a record season for Port Cork with 100...
November 6, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Introduces Alaskan Growth Strategy
The NCLH corporation (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings) revealed in a statement that it had plans to build new facilities in 3 different Alaskan port...
November 6, 2019 - Accidents
Celebrity Xpedition ship evacuated in the Galapagos
On November 5, 2019, at ~11:30 pm, the Galapagos Islands-based cruise ship Celebrity Xpedition carrying 46 passengers ran aground on a sand bar at...
November 6, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Prince Edward Island Boasts Record-Breaking Year
In what officials called a record-breaking year, cruise liners brought a total of 128,000 passengers to Prince Edward Island (Canada), which is an...
November 5, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Port of Odessa Welcomes First Cruise Ship in 2 Years
Phoenix Reisen’s cruise ship MS Amera (fka Prinsendam) became the first vessel to visit Port Odessa Ukraine in over 2 years. The vessel's...
November 5, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Istanbul's Yenikapi Cruise Port Project to Be Operational Soon
Istanbul's Yenikapi Cruise Port Project is due to become operational soon, the transport and infrastructure minister of Turkey said on Tuesday...
November 5, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises to Link Sanya to Destinations in Vietnam and the Philippines
Carnival Corporation's subsidiary company Costa Asia will launch new itineraries linking Sanya China (Hainan Province) to popular travel destinations...
November 5, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Sky Princess Arrives in Gibraltar on Inaugural Call
Minister Vijay Daryanani welcomed Sky Princess on her inaugural visit to Gibraltar. Sky Princess was on her maiden voyage, having been built in...
November 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Yucatan’s Cruise Ship Arrivals Increase 20% in 2020
The close of October 2019 saw a gathering of cruise-industry officials and key public figures at the Port of Progreso, situated on the north coast of...
November 4, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Anthem of the Seas
The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship about 60 miles off the coast of Hatteras, North Carolina on Sunday, November...
November 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Saga Introduces New-Build River Ship
Saga Cruises revealed plans for a newbuild riverboat that will start cruises in Europe in Spring 2021. The new ship (Spirit of the Rhine) will sail...
November 4, 2019 - Accidents
Norwegian Star Suffers Mechanical Issue Affecting Cruising Speed
Due to a mechanical issue (affecting the ship's max cruising speed), the 7-day Greek Isles cruise (itinerary Nov 3-10, roundtrip from Venice Italy...
November 3, 2019