Cruise news

P&O Cruises Announces New Family-Focused Activities Onboard Iona
P&O Cruises revealed that it aims to create street food options for families on its newest liner - MS Iona. Taste 360 is a brand new concept...
August 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
Controversial Brexit Ferry Tender Re-Opened
The UK government is already back in the industry's market for Brexit back-up ferry capacity. Money is on the table for infrastructure port upgrades...
August 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
Reports About Sabotage Cast Shadow Over Costa Toscana Building
While the launch of the building of Finland's 2nd liquefied natural gas-powered (LNG) passenger cruise ship was celebrated at Meyer Turku Shipyard in...
August 1, 2019
Accidents
Cruise & Maritime Voyages Announce New Themed Cruises
C<V-Cruise and Maritime Voyages introduced 3 themed voyages for CMV's upcoming Australian season, including collaboration with Fringe World, a...
August 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
Energy From Wind Turbines to Power Ullapool to Stornoway Ferry
Outer Hebrides wind farm-produced energy could be used to power ferries to the islands, a new study found. Wind energy could be used to make...
August 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
Cruise Port at Rocky Point Not Ready Yet
Cruise ships are expected to be homeporting in Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco) for the first time this winter. Unfortunately, the long-awaited cruise...
August 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
Verdant Isle Port Partners Selected for Cayman Islands Cruise Port Project
The Cayman Islands Government selected VIPP (Verdant Isle Port Partners) as the preferred bidder for a proposed cruise berthing facility and...
August 1, 2019
Cruise Industry
International Hospitality Industry Making Waves in Cruise Ship Interior Design
The international hospitality industry is making waves in the development of interior cruise ship design. Passenger shipping companies now realize...
July 31, 2019
Cruise Industry
Kenya Experiences an Increase in Demand for Cruises
There is an increase in demand for cruises in Kenya according to Holiday Bazaar’s Nishma Shah who said that the tourism sub-sector had seen...
July 31, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Carnival Victory Emitting Thick Black Smoke
Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Victory has been spotted emitting thick black smoke over the weekend. A video captured the Carnival vessel smoking as...
July 31, 2019
Accidents
The Only Jazz Theater at Sea Debuts on Sky Princess and Enchanted Princess
Signature jazz evenings are expected to regale passengers onboard the Enchanted Princess and Sky Princess at Take 5, promoted as the only jazz...
July 31, 2019
Cruise Industry
Bermuda Targets More Cruise Ship Calls for 2020
Bermuda's Government expects slightly more cruse ship calls in 2020 and is working to keep vessels in port longer. According to a spokesman for...
July 31, 2019
Cruise Industry
Sea Princess Rescues Sailors in the South Caribbean
Sailing in the south Caribbean, Princess Cruises' Sea Princess was asked to carry out a rescue operation by the Marine Rescue Coordination Centre in...
July 31, 2019
Accidents
Hungary’s Supreme Court Rules: Cruise Ship Captain’s Bail Release Unlawful
The decision by lower courts to release on bail the Ukrainian captain of a Viking Cruises riverboat that collided with a sightseeing boat in central...
July 30, 2019
Accidents
Cunard to Offer Cruises from Victoria for the First Time
For the first time ever, cruisers will be able to begin and end their vacation in Victoria BC Canada. Victoria's Ogden Point is a busy cruise port...
July 30, 2019
Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Costa Toscana
The Italian brand of Carnival Corporation & plc, Costa Cruises, celebrated on Tuesday, July 30, the first steel-cutting for the brand's 2nd ship...
July 30, 2019
Cruise Industry
Free Tour Package Offered on All 2020 Itineraries Aboard MS Brabant
Fred Olsen River Cruises announced that it offers a free tour package on all of its 2020 itineraries aboard the 156-passenger river cruise ship, ms...
July 30, 2019
Cruise Industry
Pandaw Announces New Twice Weekly Sailing on RV Indochina Pandaw
Pandaw announced the opening of a twice-weekly sailing from September this year onwards onboard RV Indochina Pandaw. During the past years, the...
July 30, 2019
Cruise Industry
Port of Portsmouth to See Up to 150,000 Cruisers Per Year Due to £18.7M Project
Thousands more cruisers could set sail from the port of Portsmouth when a GBP 18.7 million project woos major cruise ship operators. Nearly 50,000...
July 30, 2019
Cruise Industry
New Cruise Ship Terminal Officially Opens in Belfast
A new cruise ship terminal officially opened in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the first dedicated facility of the kind on the island. ...
July 30, 2019
Cruise Industry
Active Shooter Drill at New Orleans Cruise Ship Terminal
An active shooter drill is scheduled for Wednesday, July 31, at the cruise terminal at Port NOLA New Orleans, authorities announced. The drill will...
July 30, 2019
Accidents
CroisiEurope Ships on River Seine Convert to Using GTL Fuel
CroisiEurope’s 3 riverboats on France’s Seine River - Renoir, Botticelli, and Seine Princess - have converted to using GTL (gas to...
July 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
Carnival Cruise Line Hosts More Than 200 Teens in the Bahamas
Carnival Cruise Line hosted over 200 local teens on two cruise liners from a summer camp that was sponsored by Royal Bahamas Police Force (Grand...
July 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
The Love Boat's Ship Scheduled to Visit Cornwall
The luxury cruise ship that was used for the TV show The Love Boat will visit Cornwall this week. Princess Cruises' liner Pacific Princess will call...
July 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
67-Year-Old Passenger Medevaced from Ovation of the Seas
The US Coast Guard has medically evacuated a 67-year-old female passenger from Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas around 14 miles west of Port...
July 29, 2019
Accidents
First Time Sailing – Guidelines and Tips
Why should you go sailing? It’s one of the most wonderful activities you can have on a lake or sea. The moment you leave the land, you...
July 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
The World’s Top 10 Most Beautiful Ports in 2019
Probably, just like us, you dream about embarking on a cruise ship and seeing everything the world has to offer. You will be surprised by the...
July 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
Silversea Announces New Collection of Grand Voyages 2020-2021
Silversea Cruises launched a new collection of Grand Voyages (world cruises) for 2020-2021, that includes 3 expedition options. Purposely...
July 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
Aranui 5 Introduces 2021 Discovery Voyages
The 254-passenger cargo cruise ship Aranui 5 released its 2021 cruise schedule, offering a total of 21 departures. In addition to the traditional...
July 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
Marseille Fos Port Authority Announces Zero-Emissions Investment
Among a series of eco-friendly initiatives, Marseille Fos Port will invest EUR 20 million over the next 6 years to extend shoreside power/electrical...
July 29, 2019
Cruise Industry