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- Cruise Industry
Victoria Marks End of Record Cruise Season
The final cruise ship visit to Ogden Point Cruise Terminal, Victoria BC will be on Sunday, October 14, marking the end to port’s record...
October 12, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Millionth Cruise Passenger Welcomed at Philipsburg
It was a double celebration for Philipsburg, Port St Maarten Island on Thursday, October 11, as it welcomed the inaugural visit of Carnival Horizon...
October 12, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Greece Improves Ferry Travel for Persons with Disabilities
The Greek Shipping Ministry has issued a circular in order to enhance ferry traveling experience of passengers with disabilities. Shipping Minister...
October 11, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Discards Tenders for Water Shuttles
Carnival Cruise Line’s passengers will not be boarding a tender to get to a port anymore. Instead, they will use a water shuttle as the tender...
October 11, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Oceania Unveils First of Many Enhancements Aboard Marina and Riviera
Oceania Cruises unveiled the first of many enhancements coming to line's 1,250-passenger ships Marina and Riviera: a new generation of Owner's Suites...
October 11, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Ritz-Carlton Yacht Floated Out
The first of 3 Ritz-Carlton ships touched the water for the first time on Tuesday, October 9, at an official float out ceremony at Barreras Shipyard...
October 11, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Godmother to Avalon Envision Revealed
Avalon Waterways announced that the acclaimed author of New York Times-bestselling “Eat Pray Love”, Elizabeth Gilbert, will christen...
October 10, 2018 - Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Silver Origin
Dutch shipbuilder Shipyard de Hoop cut steel for the new 100-passenger expedition cruise ship for Silversea. The newbuild, which will be named...
October 10, 2018 - Cruise Industry
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