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Cruise ships are no longer welcomed by Port Monterey (California USA)
The city council in Monterey (California USA) voted last week to terminate passenger landing services for incoming cruise ships. The council sent a...
February 15, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Fleetwide event marks CCL-Carnival’s largest Vow Renewal at Sea
Thousands of couples symbolically renewed their vows this Valentine’s Day, while sailing on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line voyages, during special...
February 15, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Ritz-Carlton opens bookings for its second superyacht Ilma
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection announced it will soon open reservations for the fleet's newest cruise ship - Ilma. In 2022, the new cruise...
February 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival's first Excel-class cruise ship Carnival Jubilee marked construction milestone
Meyer Werft shipyard (Papenburg, Germany) provided an update on the construction of CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship Carnival Jubilee. ...
February 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Lyttelton (New Zealand) being “overrun and overwhelmed” by the volume of cruise ship passengers
Lyttelton (New Zealand) is being “overrun and overwhelmed” by the volume of cruise passengers, residents say. They are worried about the...
February 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Japan’s shipping company MOL to integrate 2 ferry & coastal RORO vessel operating companies
Japan’s shipping company MOL (Mitsui OSK Lines) decided to integrate two ferry and coastal RORO shipping companies - MOL Ferry Co and Ferry...
February 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Windstar launches high-speed Starlink Internet across its global cruise fleet
Windstar Cruises announced the launch of Starlink Maritime's high-speed broadband satellite internet capabilities fleetwide. The company will...
February 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL's cruise ship Carnival Elation restarts operations at JAXPORT after drydock refurbishment
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Elation returned to service at homeport JAXPORT/Jacksonville (Florida) over the weekend sporting a brand-new look...
February 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
18 cruise ships visit Port Nukualofa (Tonga) in 2023
Another 15 cruise ships are scheduled to visit Tonga this year. 2023 is a year of revival for the tourism industry that was hit hard by the closure...
February 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line and PRIO complete first biofuel tests in Portugal
Portugal’s biofuel producer PRIO partnered with NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line to complete the first test with advanced biofuels produced/supplied...
February 13, 2023 - Accidents
Interislander ferry Aratere breaks down in Cook Strait NZ
An Interislander ferry broke down in the Cook Strait Sunday evening, February 12th, and drifted while en route to Picton from Wellington (New Zealand...
February 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Encore is the first cruise ship to visit Boracay Island since 2019
The first international cruise ship docked at the world-famous Boracay Island (Malay town, Aklan province) since the COVID crisis began in 2020...
February 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Cruiseferry line Libya-Tunisia launched for the first time in 11+ years
A cruise line serving the Libya-Tunisia route was launched for the first time in 11+ years. In a statement on Sunday, Libya's Ministry of Transport...
February 13, 2023 - Accidents
Engine fire breaks out on Stena Europe ferry carrying ~150 passengers
Emergency services were called in order to respond after a fire broke out on a ferry traveling between Ireland and Pembrokeshire on Saturday...
February 12, 2023 - Cruise Industry
NYC's Brooklyn Cruise Terminal shore power design is not fully used
In December 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced MSC's forthcoming year-round homeporting from BCT-Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. The ships, according to the...
February 11, 2023