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MedallionNet to Be Available on 10 Princess Cruises Ships
High-speed onboard Wi-Fi is expanded on more than 50% of Princess Cruises’ ships by the end of 2019. MedallionNet is due to be available on 10...
March 5, 2019 - Cruise Industry
More Cruises Ships Connect to Juneau's Local Electrical Grid?
Juneau officials are currently exploring the idea of expanding the cruise port's infrastructure in order to allow more ships to connect to the...
March 5, 2019 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises' Iona Receives a Luxurious SPA
P&O Cruises’ Iona will boast whirlpools, destination-themed treatments, and a salt steam room when she launches in May 2020. A couple...
March 5, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Viking and Fincantieri Sign for Two Ships
In the context of an agreement announced in March last year for the building of six ships, Viking Cruises and Fincantieri signed the contracts for...
March 5, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Rescued During Maiden Voyage of Mein Schiff Herz
During the maiden voyage of TUI's boat Mein Schiff Herz in the Mediterranean, a passenger got seriously ill Monday morning (March 4) and had to be...
March 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Costa Luminosa Arrives in Tauranga for Her Only Visit This Season
Costa Luminosa arrived in Port Tauranga (New Zealand) for the first and only time this season. The visit is part of a 112-day world cruise. The 294...
March 4, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from P&O Cruises' Arcadia
Sailors from Guam-based “Island Knights” of HSC (Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron) 25 provided emergency assistance to a passenger in...
March 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Ship Calls Inject $270M into WA Economy
A trio of cruise ships will make maiden calls to Fremantle (Perth, Western Australia) this month, marking a revival in the US$270 million-per-year...
March 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Presidential Yacht Transformed into Floating Beach Club
A new GBP 5 million vessel, dubbed the “ultimate floating beach club style cruise ship experience” was launched ahead of the 2019 Ibiza...
March 4, 2019 - Accidents
More Than 100 Migrants Storm the Port of Calais
Dozens of migrants who were hoping to reach Britain have scrambled aboard a cross-Channel cruiseferry in northern France, sparking a 12-hour manhunt...
March 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises’ Iona Proves Popular with Young Passengers
P&O's newbuild cruiser Iona (due to enter service in 2020 summer) is proving popular with younger travelers, more than a year before the...
March 3, 2019 - Accidents
Ferry Runs Aground Close to Batam
A Singapore-flagged ferryboat ran aground at Karang Galang reef, off Batam's coast, Saturday afternoon (March 2), the Maritime and Port...
March 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Bellissima Officially Christened in Southampton
An official christening ceremony for the biggest cruise ship to be named in the UK had to be evacuated as strong winds rocked the quayside marquee...
March 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
The Freeport of Riga Aims to Double the Number of Cruise Ship Calls
The Green Cruise Port - Sustainable Development of Cruise Port Locations project has completed an action plan for cruise ports in the Baltic Sea...
March 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Gratuities to Be Rolled into Cruise Fares
From April 2, MSC Cruises' gratuities will be rolled into cruise fares for UK and Ireland passengers. Speaking onboard MSC Bellissima ahead of her...
March 2, 2019