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VIDEO: AIDAaura Departs Hamburg at the Start of a World Cruise
On Monday, October 8, at 8:00 p.m. AIDAaura received a grand send-off with fireworks in Hamburg, as she sallied forth to her first world cruise...
October 10, 2018 - Accidents
VIDEO: Empress of the Seas Hit by Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael's outer bands tossed a Royal Caribbean cruise ship around, jostling hundreds of cruisers in the Gulf of Mexico. Empress of the...
October 10, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Sales Open for MSC Grandiosa Maiden Voyage
MSC Cruises announced that sales for the maiden voyage of MSC Grandiosa departing November 10, 2019 from Hamburg to Mediterranean (repositioning...
October 9, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Holland America Increases Daily Gratuities
Holland America is raising daily gratuities rate. On all cruises after December 1, the gratuity increases to US$14.50 per day per person ...
October 9, 2018 - Accidents
Hundreds Quarantined in Cabins Aboard AIDAprima
Hundreds of passengers on a Mediterranean cruise have been struck down with sickness bug which left them quarantined in their staterooms. Around 300...
October 9, 2018 - Accidents
Cruise Ships Rerouted Due to Hurricane Michael
The growing Hurricane Michael forced cruise ships carrying over 12,000 passengers to alter their courses on Monday, October 8. The 2,980...
October 9, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Passenger Arrivals on the Rise in Antigua and Barbuda
Cruise passenger arrivals continue to rise in Antigua and Barbuda, part of an effort to turn the Eastern Caribbean country into one of the leading...
October 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Saint-Malo Ferry Port to Be Overhauled for EUR 75 Million
Around EUR 75 million could be spent on modernising Saint-Malo’s ferry port over the next years. Last week, councillors from Ille-et-Villaine...
October 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Regent Seven Seas Announces Second Cuban Cruise
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises introduced a second Cuban cruise for 2019. The new voyage will take place between October 22 and November 1, 2019...
October 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Three New Ships to Be Built for Silversea Cruises
RCCL-Royal Caribbean (parent company of Silversea) announced shipbuilding agreements for 3 new vessels for RCCL's ultra-luxury brand...
October 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
A detailed guide to Palm Springs – top things to try out
The name Palm Springs itself sounds quite exciting and the city does justice to the uniqueness of its name. Unlike most loud and busy cities, Palm...
October 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Funding Granted for First Hydrogen Injection System on Ferry in U.K.
Innovate UK granted GBP 430,332 (US$ 565,000) in funding to design and integrate hydrogen diesel dual fuel injection system onboard a commercial...
October 7, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Last Cruise Ship of 2018 Season Departs Seattle October 10
Nowadays, Seattle makes up a half billion dollar cruise industry. Twenty years ago, when cruise was a novelty in the port city, the inaugural...
October 7, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Explorer of the Seas
An Oregon-based USCG (Coast Guard) helicopter crew has rescued a 67-year-old cruise passenger who had suffered a possible stroke around 200 miles...
October 7, 2018 - Accidents
Belfast Ferry Evacuated Due to Suspicious Device Search
All travellers were evacuated from a passenger ferry bound for Liverpool England amid reports of "suspicious device" onboard. Northern Ireland's...
October 7, 2018