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Ferry Passenger Found Dead in Columbia River
A Coast Guard spokesperson confirmed that a woman had died after falling off a ferry into Columbia River Friday night, April 6. According to the...
April 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Mumbai-Goa Ferry Service Starts Mid-April
The much-awaited Mumbai-Goa ferry service is due to start in the middle of April, Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) officials confirmed. The voyage is...
April 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Port Ruse Expects 338 Cruise Ships
The high interest in cruising along the Danube still remains. During the new season in Ruse a total of 338 ship calls were declared, in 2017 they...
April 7, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Uniworld's SS Beatrice Receives Super Ship Status
Uniworld revealed plans to upgrade 2 more of its river vessels to Super Ships next year, just in time for the inaugural voyage of its newly...
April 7, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Legend Heads to Alaska Ahead of Dry Dock
Carnival Legend sailed from Sydney on Tuesday, April 3 for her yearly northern hemisphere summer season in Alaska, prior to dry dock refurbishment...
April 7, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises Announces Ocean & River Combination Voyages 2019
Viking Cruises announced Ocean and River Voyages (B2B / back-to-back cruises) for 2019, providing customers with the opportunity to explore the...
April 6, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Singapore Reports 25% Growth in Indian Cruisers
Singapore-based cruise lines are reporting strong increase in footfall of Indian passengers, with 127,000 of them having sailed onboard luxury liners...
April 6, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Crystal River Cruises Announces New Itineraries 2018
Crystal River Cruises announced over 2 dozen new Crystal Getaways for 3 of its river ships, sailing between May-November 2018. The new Getaways...
April 6, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Azamara Pursuit Receives Unprecedented Refurbishment in Belfast
A cruise ship of Azamara Cruises docked at Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast for "unprecedented" drydock refurbishment. Newry-based MJM Group...
April 6, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Amadeus Queen ship christened in Amsterdam
Corina Luftner, daughter of company's founders Dr. Wolfgang Luftner and his wife, Martina, smashed the champagne bottle against the newest riverboat...
April 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Scenic Cruises Introduces New 2019-2020 Itineraries
Scenic Cruises announced it is adding a number of new itineraries for 2019-2020 cruise season. Highlights include a 13-day adventure through...
April 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Balearia’s First LNG-Powered Ferry Floated Out
Hypatia de Alejandria - the first of two LNG (liquefied natural gas) newbuild ferries owned by Spanish shipping company Balearia - was floated out at...
April 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Changes Cancellation Policy
Royal Caribbean adopted a new cancellation policy making it more difficult to retain a cruise fare and deposit when cancelling a voyage. For...
April 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Vard Signs with Viking for Two Special Cruise Ships
Vard Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of Fincantieri, Italy, signed a Letter of Intent for the design and building of two special cruise ships for Viking...
April 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Liverpool Cruise Terminal Plan Approved
Liverpool approved plans for a new GBP 50 million permanent cruise ship terminal. City's Princes Jetty on Princes Parade is to be demolished in order...
April 4, 2018