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Historic Solent ferry company Red Funnel acquired by private equity
Red Funnel, a ferry operator whose roots trace back to 1820, has been acquired by UK investment firm Njord Partners as of late September 2025...
October 4, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Holyhead handles majority of Wales’ increased cruise shipping traffic
Wales recorded 84 cruise ship visits in 2025, a more than 100% increase compared to the 41 visits logged in 2021, underlining its growing stature as...
October 4, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Port San Diego launches 2025-2026 cruise season with HAL/Holland America
The Port of San Diego has inaugurated its 2025-2026 cruise season in collaboration with long-standing homeport partner HAL-Holland America Line...
October 3, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Star Clippers schedules 2026-2027 Grand Voyages
Star Clippers has released details of its 2026-2027 Grand Voyages season, offering more than 50 sailings aboard its fleet of three tall ships&mdash...
October 3, 2025 - Cruise Industry
UAE opens multiple-entry permits for cruise passengers and crew
The United Arab Emirates, via its Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP), has introduced a novel multiple-entry...
October 3, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Culinary icons join HAL-Holland America’s 2026 Grand Voyages
HAL-Holland America Line will enhance its 2026 Grand Voyages by embedding members of its Culinary Ambassador program into select cruise segments...
October 3, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Goldbelt Inc unveals $500M cruise port project for Douglas Island (Juneau, Alaska)
Goldbelt Inc. has begun to unveil the contours of its proposed US$500 million cruise ship port on the “backside” of Douglas Island...
October 2, 2025 - Accidents
NCL-Norwegian cancels 50+ cruises amid fleet realignment
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that it will cancel more than 50 sailings as part of a sweeping redeployment affecting 4 of its vessels...
October 2, 2025 - Cruise Industry
ACL's ship American Symphony to pioneer Gulf Coast cruises
ACL-American Cruise Lines is preparing to launch a new Gulf Coast itinerary in March 2026, deploying the American Symphony, a vessel with capacity...
October 2, 2025 - Cruise Industry
HANSEATIC inspiration cruises the USA Great Lakes in 2026-2027
The HANSEATIC inspiration has embarked on a season through the inland labyrinth of the Great Lakes, an environment seldom navigable by large vessels...
October 2, 2025 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's ship Enchantment OTS rescues 12 adrift at sea
On the evening of Sunday, September 28th, RCI-Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas, on a voyage from Tampa, Florida to Costa Maya, Mexico...
October 1, 2025 - Cruise Industry
CCL expands Florida fleet with Carnival Venezia relocation
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line has opened reservations for its 2027–2028 season in Florida, unveiling a reassignment of Carnival Venezia to South...
October 1, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Genting Dream to sail new 2-to-5 night itineraries in Southeast Asia for 2026-2027
Dream Cruises has published the full itinerary for its 2026-2027 Southeast Asia season aboard Genting Dream, offering travellers a varied program of...
October 1, 2025 - Accidents
Norovirus outbreak on Royal Caribbean's ship Serenade OTS
In late September 2025, 98 people on the Royal Caribbean's ship Serenade of the Seas were stricken by a gastrointestinal illness while the ship...
October 1, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Camila and Matthew McConaughey to be Godparents of Star Princess
Princess Cruises has appointed Camila and Matthew McConaughey as godparents to its upcoming vessel Star Princess, continuing a lineage of...
September 30, 2025