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Port Halifax (NS Canada) celebrating longstanding relationship with HAL-Holland America
Port Halifax (Nova Scotia Canada) hosted a shoreside ceremony on Monday, August 28th, to mark its enduring partnership with HAL-Holland America Line...
September 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises deploys 3 ships in the Middle East (winter 2023-2024)
MSC Cruises is making significant strides in strengthening its presence in the Middle East for the upcoming winter season of 2023-2024. One of the...
September 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Australia finally scraps COVID cruise ship protocols
Following last week's announcement that Australian COVID protocols affecting the cruise industry would be lifted, New South Wales (NSW) promptly and...
September 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Gothenburg (Sweden) partners in the H2AMN project
The Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten) has given the green light to a project known as H2AMN (hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol), aimed at examining the...
September 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
NCL’s Pride of America ship returns to Kahului, Maui
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced its resumption of calls to Kahului Maui, following collaboration with the Maui community, Hawaii State Governor...
September 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten's ships Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen meet in Northwest Passage
On August 28th, 2023, a significant event unfolded on the Northwest Passage route as Hurtigruten Expeditions' ships MS Roald Amundsen and MS Fridtjof...
September 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Northern Irelands's Port Belfast enjoys growth as cruise homeport/turnaround destination
Over the past decade, Port Belfast (Northern Ireland) has emerged as a significant player in the cruise industry, hosting some of the largest and...
August 31, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises removes prepaid gratuities from inclusive packages
Celebrity Cruises, a distinguished premium cruise line under the umbrella of the Royal Caribbean Group, has unveiled a series of strategic...
August 31, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Galveston TX celebrates 1 millionth cruise passenger of 2023
The Port of Galveston Texas, recognized as the fourth most prominent cruise home port in North America, marked a significant milestone on August 28th...
August 31, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MSC Explora 1 makes maiden call to ABP's Port Southampton (England UK)
ABP Port of Southampton warmly received the maiden call of Explora Journeys' vessel, Explora 1, heralding the commencement of a nine-night voyage...
August 31, 2023 - Accidents
Passenger jumps overboard from RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Wonder OTS
In response to the impact of Hurricane Idalia, the ship Wonder of the Seas underwent a route adjustment, which was further disrupted on Tuesday...
August 30, 2023 - Accidents
Celebrity Beyond changes course to rescue 200+ migrants stranded in the Mediterranean
The 2022-built Celebrity Beyond cruise ship halted a luxury Mediterranean voyage to aid in a rescue operation. The liner changed course (skipping...
August 30, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival, Bacardi and ecoSPIRITS to reduce single-use glass at sea
In a pioneering move within the cruise industry, a novel pilot program is bringing closed-loop packaging to CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ships...
August 30, 2023 - Cruise Industry
ACL's first new Coastal Catamaran (American Eagle) enters service
ACL-American Cruise Lines introduced its newest ship - Coastal Cat American Eagle (catamaran-design vessel). The inaugural voyage was marked by a...
August 30, 2023 - Accidents
NCL-Norwegian Epic cruise ship causes oil spill in Split, Croatia
The Norwegian Epic cruise ship caused an oil spill while offloading bilge water/oil residues at Port Split, Croatia. This unfortunate occurrence led...
August 29, 2023