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HAL-Holland America returns to Dover UK in 2025 (ship MS Nieuw Statendam)
HAL-Holland America Line has commenced its first UK-based season in over a decade, with the Pinnacle-class vessel Nieuw Statendam embarking on a 14...
April 25, 2025 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean issues health advisory following Legionnaires’ disease case on Symphony OTS
RCI-Royal Caribbean International has issued a health advisory to guests scheduled to sail aboard the Symphony of the Seas on April 30, 2025, after...
April 25, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn announces 2026–2027 itineraries across Asia and the Caribbean
Seabourn has unveiled its 2026–2027 fall, winter, and spring deployment, featuring 31 voyages across 73 destinations in 30 countries between...
April 25, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to develop a second/artificial Bahamian island (Little Cay) near Ocean Cay
MSC Cruises is advancing its private island offerings in the Caribbean by developing a second exclusive destination in the Bahamas, provisionally...
April 24, 2025 - Accidents
Incident aboard RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Liberty OTS results in passenger arrests
During a 4-night voyage to the Bahamas aboard RCI-Royal Caribbean's vessel Liberty of the Seas, an altercation occurred involving passengers and a...
April 24, 2025 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America’s ms Oosterdam emerges from dry dock with major upgrades
In a display of maritime renewal befitting her storied voyages, ms Oosterdam, one of HAL-Holland America Line’s VISTA-class vessels, has...
April 24, 2025 - Accidents
30-yo crew medevaced from the National Geographic Venture off Coos Bay, Oregon
In the early hours of Easter Sunday, April 20, a medical emergency unfolded aboard the National Geographic Venture, a cruise ship operated by...
April 24, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Major drydock refurbishment of MS The World ship at Navantia Shipyard (Cadiz)
The residential cruise vessel MS The World has entered drydock at the Navantia Shipyard (Cadiz, Spain), for a scheduled 6-week refit valued at over...
April 23, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Inaugural sailing of Star Voyager ship marks new era for Thailand's cruise tourism
Building on more than three decades of regional maritime operations, Star Cruises commences a new chapter with the arrival of its Star Voyager ship...
April 23, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Float-out of Viking Amun marks a milestone for Nile Cruises
On April 17th, Viking Group launched/floated out from drydock its newest Nile cruiser Viking Amun. The elegant boat hosts 82 guests in 41 staterooms...
April 23, 2025 - Cruise Industry
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas schedules major refits for Mariner and Voyager in 2025–2026
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced comprehensive refurbishment plans for two of its vessels, Seven Seas Mariner and Seven Seas Voyager, as...
April 23, 2025 - Accidents
P&O Cruises cancels Aurora's post-refit voyage due to maintenance delays
P&O Cruises has announced the cancellation of the Aurora's scheduled 3-night voyage from Southampton to Zeebrugge, originally set to depart on...
April 22, 2025 - Accidents
84-yo passenger medevaced from TUI's ship Mein Schiff 3
On April 20, 2025, an 84-year-old German passenger aboard the TUI cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 experienced a severe cardiac event while the vessel was...
April 22, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Mumbai Port unveils India's largest cruise terminal at Ballard Pier
On April 21, 2025, the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal (MICT) commenced operations, marking a significant advancement in India's maritime...
April 22, 2025 - Accidents
Gastrointestinal illness/Norovirus reported on Viking Polaris ship (32 cases)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported a gastrointestinal illness outbreak aboard the Viking Polaris ship during the...
April 22, 2025