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- Cruise Industry
JaxPort Breaks Record with Carnival Elation
Florida’s port Jacksonville set a new record of cruise passengers who have passed through over the last year. A total of 199,899 cruisers...
October 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry
AmaMora Godmother Announced
AmaWaterways announced that co-president of Ensemble Travel Group, Libbie Rice, will serve as Godmother of AmaMora, one of the 3 new ships...
October 27, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Holland America Retrofits Ships with Shore Power Connectors
Holland America retrofitted 3 of its vessels with shore power connectors that were supplied by ABB, with further 8 due to install the technology. The...
October 27, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Genting Signs MoU with Baoshan District Government to Deploy First Global-Class Ship to Shanghai
Genting Hong Kong (GHK) signed a strategic MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Baoshan District Government to extend its cooperation in developing...
October 27, 2018 - Cruise Industry
PortMiami Sets Records for Cargo and Cruise Passengers
PortMiami reported a record year (for both cargo and passenger shipping) via collaboration with its business partners. The seaport, popular as the...
October 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Anthem of the Seas Headed Back to UK
Royal Caribbean unveiled it will re-deploy Anthem of the Seas from homeport New York in 2020, repositioning the liner back to UK (homeport...
October 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten to Add 3rd Hybrid-Powered Ship
Expedition cruise and ferry company Hurtigruten announced it had signed an order of memorandum with Kleven Verft AS shipyard in Norway to add a...
October 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Offers Longer Shore Excursions During World Cruise
MSC Cruises announced a selection of longer shore trips for passengers during line's first-ever World Cruise, embarking January 5, 2019 onboard MSC...
October 26, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Ovation of the Seas
An elderly passenger has been medevaced from Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas ship off the coast of Exmouth on Wednesday, October 24. The 74...
October 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Bahamas No Longer Pay Cruise Companies to Bring Passengers
Bahamas Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar revealed that in the past, Bahamian government had spent up to US$12 million per year on incentives paid to...
October 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
New Green Ferry Ordered for Helsinki-Tallinn Route
Estonia-based shipping company Tallink Grupp ordered an environmentally friendly car and passenger ferry from Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC...
October 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises Adds New Ports 2019
Marella Cruises revealed 3 new ports of call and 3 new itineraries as part of line's winter 2019 program which sees a selection of new destinations...
October 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Bliss Rerouted Due to Tropical Storm Willa
San Diego welcomed one of the largest NCL cruise liners being rerouted due to Tropical Storm Willa. The ship Norwegian Bliss entered...
October 25, 2018 - Accidents
Carnival Victory Changes Itinerary Due to Technical Issues
Carnival Victory was forced to arrive to PortMiami Monday afternoon, October 22. The scheduled 5-night cruise to Key West (October 23) and Cozumel...
October 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Southampton Terminal Gets Ready for Iona
A GBP 12 million package of investment due to support further growth in cruise industry sector is beginning at Port of Southampton. Ocean Terminal is...
October 24, 2018