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Portugal's Porto Cruise Terminal sets record for cruise ship calls in 2022
A record number of cruise ships visited Porto Cruise Terminal (Leixoes, Portugal) in 2022 as the industry recovered in the wake of the COVID crisis...
February 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Liverpool cruise port schedule 2023 includes record number of roundtrips
2 cruise ships on the berth at once, a record number of turnaround calls, and a 20th-anniversary celebration are some of the highlights of the 2023...
February 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Wartsila confirms contract for new Balearia's LNG-powered ferry
Finland’s Wartsila secured a contract to supply dual-fuel engines/other equipment for Balearia’s second LNG-powered high-speed ferry...
February 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
UK's Portsmouth International Port accepts an offer from SSEN to secure extra power supply
Portsmouth International Port’s plans to become the most sustainable port in the United Kingdom take a step closer to being fully shore power...
February 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Swedish researchers develop induction technology for wireless charging ferries
Researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology (Goteborg) developed an induction technology to wirelessly charge batteries in electric...
February 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island, Canada) to welcome 91 cruise ships and 150,000...
Port Charlottetown (REI-Prince Edward Island, Canada) is set to welcome 91 cruise ships, 150,000+ passengers and 63,000+ crew members to the island...
February 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Sokhna (Egypt) welcomes first cruise ships amid development works
Development works at the Suez Canal Economic Zone are progressing well, according to a senior official, with the brand-new berth at Port Sokhna...
February 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
DCL-Disney Cruise Line announces the return of “Pixar Day at Sea” and “Marvel Day at Sea” early 2024
In 2024, DCL-Disney Cruise Line passengers will embark on extraordinary adventures due to the return of “Pixar Day at Sea” and &ldquo...
February 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises introduces public spaces on the new Sun Princess ship (2024)
Princess Cruises revealed a first glimpse of the most contemporary/state-of-the-art designs imaged yet aboard Sun Princess - the line's newest and...
February 5, 2023 - Accidents
Small fire breaks out on RCI-Royal Caribbean's Icon OTS at Meyer Turku shipyard
Media outlets in Finland reported that a small fire had broken out on the next-largest cruise ship in the world, currently under construction at...
February 5, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Aurora Expeditions’ ships Sylvia Earle and Greg Mortimer meet for the first time in Antarctica
Aurora Expeditions’ 2 cruise ships met for the first time this week while sailing in the icy landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula. The 2019...
February 4, 2023 - Accidents
VIDEO: MSC Musica ship breaks off moorings at Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Musica broke off her moorings at Port Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in the afternoon on February 3rd, when hit by a squall. The...
February 4, 2023 - Cruise Industry
A new Viking Longship for Seine River cruises joins the fleet in 2025
Viking River Cruises announced it would welcome a newbuild Viking Longship (named Nerthus) purpose-built for Seine River cruising, to its fleet in...
February 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Serena restarts sailing 6 months early with first cruises in Asia
Costa Cruises announced it had formed a partnership with Asian travel organizations to return Costa Serena to service as the first Costa liner in the...
February 3, 2023 - Accidents
Fire breaks out on Viking Orion cruise ship docked in Sydney (NSW Australia)
Due to a small cabin fire, around 850 people (~600 passengers plus ~250 crew) were evacuated from a Viking Ocean Cruises ship docked at White Bay...
February 3, 2023