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25-year-old crew arrested for raping a colleague on MSC ship Seashore
A 25-year-old male crew was arrested for allegedly raping a colleague aboard the MSC Cruises' ship MSC Seashore. The suspect was arrested by the...
March 16, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Large-capacity cruise ship terminal in Port Malacca (Malaysia) unjustified, expert says
The low number of cruise ships calling at Port Malacca (Bandaraya Melaka, aka Kota Melaka, Malaysia) doesn't justify the construction of a large...
March 15, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CLIA Awards celebrating cruise industry renaissance in Australia & New Zealand
CLIA Australasia held its 20th Cruise Industry Awards in Sydney (NSW Australia), where ~500 people gathered to celebrate the role of ship travel in...
March 15, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises adding pickleball courts to 9 of its ships
The fastest-growing sport in the world - pickleball - is coming to Celebrity Cruises ships in 2023 as the company is adding pickleball courts to...
March 15, 2023 - Accidents
Death toll in Gabon ferryboat accident rises to 21
Search teams in Gabon recovered the dead bodies of 15 passengers of the ferry that sank off the West African country's coast last week, thus bringing...
March 15, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises unveils Guinness World Records Partnership
MSC Cruises announced they are continuing to expand their new entertainment offerings with Guinness World Records, the officials for record-breaking...
March 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Emerald Cruises announces 2024 Europe river cruise collection
Emerald Cruises unveiled its 2024 Europe river cruise collection, which includes a selection of Epic Voyages. The program features multi-river...
March 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
First zero-emissions fuel cell ferry in the USA arrives in San Francisco CA
A new zero-emissions ferryboat powered by hydrogen fuel cells arrived in San Francisco CA USA, where it will undergo sea trials/preparations to...
March 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Construction started on ACL/American Cruise Lines' 4th Coastal Cat/catamaran ship American Legend
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced that construction had begun on the 4th Coastal Cat (from the Project Blue series) American Legend. First...
March 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises unveils brand-new kids entertainment for Euribia ship
MSC Cruises announced expanded and new kids and family offerings for the fleet's newest liner - MSC Euribia, scheduled for inauguration in June 2023...
March 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
TUI Cruises resumes sailings from Hong Kong after a 3-year halt with Mein Schiff 5
TUI Cruises resumed sailings from Hong Kong after a 3-year halt, becoming the first German cruise company to do so. TUI's ship Mein Schiff 5 arrived...
March 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Resorts World Cruises add Penghu (Taiwan) as a destination for Kaohsiung/Hong Kong voyages
Resorts World Cruises announced that its Resorts World One ship will call at Magong (Penghu Islands, Taiwan), a 90-island archipelago, every Tuesday...
March 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s Beach Club on Paradise Island (Bahamas) opens in 2025
RCI-Royal Caribbean is moving ahead with the development of its first Royal Beach Club (on Paradise Island) after the company received approval from...
March 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Diamond Princess ship returns to Port Yokohama (Japan) 3 years after the epidemic COVID outbreak
Princess Cruises' liner Diamond Princess returned to Port Yokohama (close to Tokyo, Japan) on Friday, March 10th, for the first time since an...
March 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Ritz-Carlton Cruises opens bookings for Ilma ship's inaugural 2024 Mediterranean season
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection announced that the inaugural 2024 Mediterranean season for Ilma (fleet's second newbuild superyacht) is now open...
March 13, 2023