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Madeira's cruise ports Funchal and Porto Santo record 323 ship calls in 2022
The ports of Funchal and Porto Santo (Madeira) registered a total of 323 calls in 2022, 25 more in comparison with the pre-COVID 2019. According to...
January 20, 2023 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America introduces 2023-2024 West Coast USA cruises
San Diego (California USA) has been a West Coast homeport for HAL-Holland America since the 1990s. Season 2023-2024 is highlighted by two solar...
January 20, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MSC Magnifica cruise ship to make 26 stops in Port Tarragona (Spain)
At FITUR (Feria Internacional de Turismo-Ifema Madrid) on Thursday, January 19th, Tarragona Cruise Port presented Tarragona City as an excellent...
January 20, 2023 - Accidents
Dover-Calais ferry services suspended due to strike in France
Ferry services to/from Calais (France) were suspended due to a national strike in France. P&O Ferries said it had produced an optimized sailing...
January 20, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MS Balmoral cruise ship marks the start of Fred Olsen’s 2023 grand voyages
Fred. Olsen's ship ms Balmoral is the first of the fleet’s 3 ships to set sail on a 2023 grand voyage. The vessel recently arrived in Bermuda...
January 19, 2023 - Accidents
NCL cancels Norwegian Joy ship's cruises (Jan 6-Feb 10, 2024) due to drydocking/refurbishment
All sailings onboard NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Joy have been canceled between January 6th and February 10th, 2024, with passengers...
January 19, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation expanding next-generation Wi-Fi connectivity with SpaceX's Starlink
Carnival Corporation (the world's largest cruise shipowner) signed a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) to...
January 19, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Nassau Bahamas welcomed record number of cruise passengers in one day
157,000+ passengers have visited the Bahamas since the start of 2023, with a record 26410 cruise tourists arriving in a single day last week...
January 19, 2023 - Cruise Industry
3 cruise ships berth at Port Cochin (India) in a single day
3 cruise ships, including ms The World, Phoenix Reisen's Artania, and Ponant's Le Champlain, called at Port Cochin (India) early on Tuesday morning...
January 19, 2023 - Accidents
Astoria Grande ship (fka AIDAcara) collides with breakwater at port Amasra (Turkey)
Passenger ship Astoria Grande (fka AIDAcara) collided with a breakwater at ~9 am local time (~6 am UTC) on Wednesday, January 18th, while trying to...
January 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Stockholm (Sweden) receives green light for EU grant funding application
Ports of Stockholm (Sweden) can jointly apply, together with 8 other Baltic Sea ports, for EU grant funding for pilot studies in order to develop the...
January 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Turku shipyard grows business network and turnover 2018-2021
A study on the economic impact of Meyer Turku shipyard/its supplier network found that the network had expanded/its turnover increased between 2018...
January 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Cunard Line celebrates the 100th anniversary of its first World Voyage in Southampton...
Cunard Line celebrated the 100th anniversary of its first world voyage in Southampton (England UK) as its Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria ships...
January 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America returns to Asia with MS Westerdam ship
HAL-Holland America is back with sailings in Asia with its ms Westerdam ship. In her first Asian visit since the 2020 shutdown, ms Westerdam was...
January 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival’s 2nd-oldest ship Elation headed to 3-week drydock
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s second-oldest ship Carnival Elation is scheduled for a 3-week drydock at the end of the week. The boat is currently...
January 18, 2023