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Yanbu Port kickstarts the 3rd edition of the Saudi cruise season by MSC Splendida
Saudi Arabia's Yanbu Port officially started the 3rd edition of the Saudi cruise season by berthing the MSC's ship MSC Splendida, which arrived from...
November 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines to launch 2 new cruise ships
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL/containership company) announced it is looking to diversify into the cruising business. The company's Board of...
November 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Pandaw’s new 10-night Mekong itinerary to commence in October 2023
Pandaw River Cruises announced a new expedition to commence in October 2023 that will go deeper into the Mekong Delta and the main Mekong River than...
November 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Funchal (Madeira Island, Portugal) receives record number of cruise ships
Port Funchal (Madeira Island, Portugal) received in 2022's first 9 months 28 more cruise ships than in the same period of 2019 (prior to the COVID...
November 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
First China-made Adora Cruises' ship to set sail in 2023
China's first domestically developed cruise ship will be delivered by the end of next year under the new brand Adora Cruises which was unveiled in...
November 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages' 4th ship Brilliant Lady floated out at the Sestri Ponente (Genoa) shipyard
The floating-out ceremony of the last of 4 ships that Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages ordered to Fincantieri Italy, Brilliant Lady, took place...
November 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen's cruise ship Balmoral to be sailing from Portsmouth UK in December
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be sailing from Portsmouth (England UK) this December, offering festive cruises and an exploration of the Antarctic and...
November 27, 2022 - Accidents
Delivery of Silversea’s cruise ship Silver Nova delayed by a month
The German shipbuilder Meyer Werft revealed that the delivery of Silversea’s Silver Nova ship would be delayed by a month. The shipyard cited...
November 26, 2022 - Accidents
Bali-bound Cunard ship Queen Elizabeth diverted to Fremantle (Australia) due to COVID outbreak
A Cunard liner scheduled to dock in Benoa (Bali Indonesia) was diverted and is now en route to Fremantle-Perth (Western Australia) due to a COVID...
November 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Marella Discovery 2 is the first ship to restart cruise operations in Cuba
With the arrival of the British ship Marella Discovery 2 in Havana, cruise operations in Cuba have restarted. The vessel (owned by TUI UK and...
November 25, 2022 - Accidents
483 migrants rescued south of Crete transferred onto passenger ferry
483 migrants who were rescued south of Crete Island (Greece) on Tuesday, November 22, were transferred onto a passenger ferry. The rescue operation...
November 25, 2022 - Accidents
Passenger missing from Carnival Valor ship rescued by the USCG in the Gulf of Mexico
A man reported missing from the CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s ship Carnival Valor navigating in the Gulf of Mexico was found in the water/rescued...
November 25, 2022 - Accidents
Fire breaks out on Disney Wonder ship due to electrical short in the speaker system
A small fire broke out onboard the Disney Wonder ship Wednesday night, November 23, due to an electrical short in the speaker system. The fire...
November 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Turkey's Bodrum Port ends the cruise season with a record number of lines
Bodrum Cruise Port, one of the major passenger entrance gates, and adding value to tourism in the Bodrum district of Mugla, hosted the 101st and last...
November 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
First steel cut for Silversea's second EVOLUTION-class cruise ship Silver Ray
Meyer Werft started production of the Silver Ray cruise ship for Silversea Cruises on Wednesday, November 23, hosting a symbolic steel-cutting...
November 24, 2022