Cruise news
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Viking river cruise ship Viking Mississippi ends voyage earlier due to low water levels
A Viking River Cruises' ship that was sailing up the Mississippi River was halted on Thursday, October 6, after low water levels forced the ship to...
October 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL Norwegian deal with NYC for cruise ship charter/migrant housing unlikely
NYC's Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to house migrants at an NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship docked off Staten Island fizzled because it was too...
October 10, 2022 - Accidents
Ferry service set up to bypass damaged Kerch Strait bridge in Crimea
Russia's Ministry of Transport set up a ferry service across the Kerch Strait in order to take over vehicle traffic, offsetting the impact of the...
October 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Oceania Cruises introduces innovative mixology program aboard Vista ship debuting May 2023
Oceania Cruises recently introduced an elevated, innovative bar program onboard the 1,200-passenger Vista ship debuting on May 20, 2023. Oceania...
October 8, 2022 - Accidents
MSC Grandiosa ship docks in Palma earlier due to medical emergency
MSC Grandiosa docked in Palma de Mallorca (Majorca Island, Balearic Spain) 7 hours earlier than scheduled on Friday morning, October 7, due to a...
October 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Unfinished mega-ship Global Dream to join DCL-Disney Cruise Line
The world’s largest by passenger capacity and still unfinished cruise ship Global Dream could be joining DCL-Disney Cruise Line's fleet in 2024...
October 8, 2022 - Accidents
Unruly CCL-Carnival Cruise Line passengers to be fined $500
In a recent update to the company's cruise ticket contract, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line revealed that unruly passengers could be fined US$500 and forced...
October 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to homeport its MSC Seashore ship to Port Canaveral in 2023
MSC Cruises announced it will homeport one of the fleet's biggest ships to Port Canaveral/Orlando (Florida USA) in 2023, providing new opportunities...
October 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Panama Canal marks the start of 2022-2023 cruise ship season
On October 4, the Panama Canal announced the transit of CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s ship Carnival Spirit, thus marking the start of cruise...
October 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line launches Children’s Space Program
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced a partnership with the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in order to design a children’s space program...
October 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Halifax’s 2022 cruise season boasts with the largest number of passengers
Thursday, October 6, was the busiest day of Port Halifax (Nova Scotia Canada) this season, with the largest number of tourists since the start of the...
October 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
P&O UK's newest cruise ship Arvia in final stage of completion ahead of maiden voyage
P&O UK announced that its newest ship - Arvia, was in the “final sprint” to completion ahead of the maiden voyage departing on...
October 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Alaskan cruise season to be extended due to climate change
Climate change might play a role in extending Alaska's cruising season, potentially opening up revenue opportunities for the state's industry, NCLH...
October 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Emerald Cruises' luxury superyacht Emerald Azzurra to homeport in Antigua 2023
Antigua Cruise Port confirmed that an Emerald Cruises-owned luxury yacht will homeport in Antigua next year. Emerald Azzurra will commence full...
October 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Damen Brest Shipyard (France) chosen to refurbish CFC Renaissance ship
CFC-Compagnie Francaise des Crocieres (new French cruise brand line) has chosen Damen Brest Shipyard to carry out the refurbishment/technical...
October 6, 2022