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Greece welcomed 4+ million cruise passengers in 2022
Last year, 48 Greek ports welcomed a total of 4,614 cruise ships and 4.38M passengers, the Hellenic Ports Association (ELIME) announced this week...
February 11, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Princess is the first major cruise company to visit Virginia's Historic Triangle (Yorktown...
Princess Cruises announced that for the first time ever it will call at Yorktown-Williamsburg (Virginia's Historic Triangle that also includes...
February 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises unveils 2024 Alaska season (7 ships)
Princess Cruises announced the summer 2024 season in the Great Land and Alaska cruises and cruise tours are now on sale. When visiting Alaska...
February 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen announces 20-night Cultural Adriatic Discovery cruise on Borealis ship
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines unveiled a new 20-night cultural exploration of the Adriatic & Mediterranean from their upcoming 2024-2025 program...
February 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
American Queen Voyages/AQV is the first cruise line with fleetwide SpaceX Starlink Internet
AQV-American Queen Voyages announced SpaceX Starlink upgrades to its entire fleet of 7, including the award-winning lines Rivers, Lakes & Oceans...
February 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Magica cruise ship sold to SeaJets Ferries (Greece) and renamed Mykonos Magic
The Costa Magica ship was sold to the ferry company (Greece's biggest cruise shipowner) SeaJets, owned by Marios Iliopoulos. The ship was renamed...
February 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Explora Journeys' first ship EXPLORA I to be named in Civitavecchia-Rome (Italy)
EXPLORA I, the first of 6 ships to join the Explora Journeys' fleet by 2028, is to be officially named on July 8th in Civitavecchia (Rome, Italy...
February 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line introduces 31-day Transpacific voyage on Carnival Luminosa
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line introduced a once-in-a-lifetime 31-day journey on Carnival Luminosa that will take passengers to 3 continents, sailing from...
February 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Coin ceremony held for Explora Journeys' 2nd ship EXPLORA II at Fincantieri Italy
The coin ceremony of EXPLORA II, the second of the 6 ships planned by MSC Group's Explora Journeys, took place on Wednesday, February 8th, at...
February 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Nova Scotia Canada returning to growth with 300+ scheduled cruise ship calls
With 300+ scheduled cruise ship calls across the Canadian province, cruising in Nova Scotia is returning to growth. Nova Scotia boasts the natural...
February 8, 2023 - Accidents
CCL cancels month-long cruises on Carnival Glory ship due to drydock-refurbishment
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced it is canceling a month of voyages aboard its Carnival Glory ship in the spring of 2024, due to drydock...
February 8, 2023 - Accidents
USCG aircrews conduct 2 medevacs from cruise ships (near Dominicana) to Puerto Rico
CG-Coast Guard aircrews medevaced a cruise passenger from RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Symphony OTS on Monday, February 6th, and a second passenger...
February 8, 2023 - Accidents
Tropical cyclone forces Carnival Luminosa cruise ship to turn back to Brisbane (QLD Australia)
A Carnival Australia ship that left Brisbane (Queensland Australia) on Sunday, February 5th, for a 7-day Pacific voyage, turned back in an...
February 8, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Record 30 cruise ships scheduled to call at the Philippines' ports
The Philippines is getting ready for what it anticipates would be a record-breaking 2023 cruise season. A record 30 liners are scheduled to call at...
February 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Portugal's Porto Cruise Terminal sets record for cruise ship calls in 2022
A record number of cruise ships visited Porto Cruise Terminal (Leixoes, Portugal) in 2022 as the industry recovered in the wake of the COVID crisis...
February 7, 2023