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Prince Rupert port (BC Canada) to ban cruise ships from dumping contaminated wastewater
A second West Coast Canadian port proposed a ban on cruise vessels dumping contaminated/acidic wastewater while in port/docked. Port Prince Rupert...
January 12, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Paul Gauguin unveils 2024 South Pacific cruises (French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Tonga, Fiji)
The PONANT-owned subsidiary and travel brand Paul Gauguin Cruises released its 2024 brochure/itinerary program, featuring the all-inclusive voyages...
January 12, 2023 - Accidents
5th cruise ship denied entry to New Zealand due to strict biofouling laws
Regatta (Oceania) became the 5th cruise ship to cancel port calls in New Zealand because of strict biosecurity laws. So far the biofouling laws in...
January 12, 2023 - Cruise Industry
ACL-American Cruise Lines to introduce 3 new riverboats in 2023
ACL-American Cruise Lines revealed it will introduce 3 new riverboats in 2023, along with 10 brand new itineraries that will venture into ports the...
January 11, 2023 - Accidents
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth is the 4th cruise ship hit with biofouling in New Zealand
Cruise industry executives met with New Zealand authorities after 2 more cruise ships were denied entry to ports in what the media is dubbing &ldquo...
January 11, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Silversea Silver Shadow ship's World Cruise 2023 departs from Sydney (NSW Australia)
Silversea’s World Cruise 2023 set sail from Sydney (NSW Australia) on Tuesday, January 10th, marking the first time the leading ultra-luxury...
January 11, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Riverside Collection Cruises acquires the remaining 4 Crystal riverboats
Riverside Collection Cruises, which bought Crystal Mozart in November 2022, has purchased the remaining 4 riverboats of Crystal Cruises. In addition...
January 11, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Godmother Nicole Stott names Viking OCEAN’s newest ship Neptune in Los Angeles USA
Viking Cruises named its newest ocean ship, Viking Neptune, with a celebration on Sunday, January 8th, in Los Angeles CA. As part of the event, the...
January 11, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Carnival cruise brands AIDA and Costa switch their LNG-powered ships to diesel fuel
Carnival Corporation's European-based cruise brands, AIDA and Costa, switched their low-emission LNG-powered ships to diesel fuel because of the high...
January 10, 2023 - Accidents
43-year-old passenger with cardiac arrest medevaced from Royal Caribbean’s ship Serenade OTS
Crew members from U.S.C.G. Station Cortez, Bradenton, medevaced a 43-year-old British national experiencing a cardiac event on January 1st from Royal...
January 10, 2023 - Accidents
Azamara Quest makes unscheduled call at Port Timaru (New Zealand) due to bad weather
An Azamara Cruises ship carrying 800+ passengers and crew members will make an unscheduled call at Port Timaru as bad weather lashes the upper North...
January 10, 2023 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from Princess Cruises' ship Coral Princess after falling onboard
A man in his 30s was flown to Waikato Hospital in Hamilton (New Zealand) after being injured in a fall on board the Princess Cruises' Coral Princess...
January 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
National Geographic introduces 3 AmaWaterways-chartered 2024 European River Cruises
NatGeo-National Geographic announced its 2024 lineup of NatGeo Expeditions river cruises. Unlike Lindblad's partnership with NatGeo, these sailings...
January 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' ship Deliziosa departs on around-the-world voyage
Costa Cruises' world voyage 2023 will explore 52 destinations on 4 continents in a total of 128 days, crossing 3 oceans, with an unprecedented...
January 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Qatar Tourism and Mwani Qatar expect ~200,000 passengers in the 2022-2023 cruise season
QT-Qatar Tourism and Mwani Qatar announced the return of the 2022-2023 season and forecasted 50+ cruise ships with ~200,000 passengers from now...
January 9, 2023