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At Least 13 Killed After Indonesian Ferry Catches Fire with 147 Onboard
At least 13 people died and 8 are still missing after a passenger ferry caught fire and then sank in central Indonesia. On the boat were nearly 150...
September 15, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Global Ports Holding Signs 20-Year Concession Agreement for Zadar Gazenica Cruise Port
Global Ports Holding Plc, the largest independent cruise port operator in the world, announced that it had signed a 20-year concession agreement...
September 15, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Celebrity Edge Grand Plaza
Celebrity Edge is currently less than 3 months from delivery and Celebrity Cruises completes the transformation of ship's design via the reveal of...
September 15, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line Collaborates with Hitachi to Develop AI-Assisted Ferry
Stena Line collaborated with technology giant Hitachi to develop an AI (artificial intelligence) model that can help ships to reduce fuel consumption...
September 15, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: P&O Cruises' Iona Cabins
P&O Iona ship is company's largest vessel ever constructed - with GT tonnage 180,000 tons and max passenger capacity 6,600. It is also the...
September 15, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Saga Cruises New Ships Go All-Inclusive
Saga Cruises announced that line's first new luxury boutique ship Spirit of Discovery becomes all-inclusive in January 2020. Sister ship Spirit of...
September 14, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Lindblad's Newest Ship Launched
After 10 months of construction, National Geographic Venture, touched water for the first time in Whidbey Island, Washington. National Geographic...
September 14, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Rostock Port to Supply AIDA with Shore Power 2020
On September 11, about 280 AIDA Cruises executives welcomed Manuela Schwesig, prime minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, at AIDA Management...
September 14, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises Newbuild to Launch in Southampton
Celebrity Apex, the new sister ship to Celebrity Edge, will launch in the United Kingdom and sail a number of voyages from Southampton in her first...
September 14, 2018 - Cruise Industry
American Cruise Lines Announces 2019-2020 Itineraries
American Cruise Lines released its schedule of voyages for 2019-2020 season. These include over 10 small ships, such as the line's new contemporary...
September 13, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Disney Cruise Line to Deploy Ship Year-Round from PortMiami
Disney Cruise Line announced it will homeport the 3rd of company's 3 newbuild vessels (capacity 3,500 passengers) in Miami FL on year-round...
September 13, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Fred Olsen Reunites Fleet for ‘Captains in Cadiz’ Celebration
Fred Olsen celebrated the historic coming together of its 4 ocean cruise ships: Balmoral, Black Watch, Boudicca and Braemar, in Cadiz Spain on...
September 13, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Majestic Princess
A passenger has been medevaced from a Princess Cruises ship off the central Queensland coast on Wednesday, September 12, suffering from "serious...
September 13, 2018 - Cruise Industry
PortMiami to Receive US$3.9 Million Grant Funding
Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council (FSTED) unveiled a commitment of US$3.9 million in grant funding for cruise ship...
September 12, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Norwegian Encore Hull Art Revealed
Norwegian Cruise Line revealed that award-winning Spanish artist, Eduardo Arranz-Bravo, has created the hull artwork for the 4th and final ship...
September 12, 2018