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Unexpected waterfall on Royal Caribbean's Harmony OTS after the ship avoids Cuban refugee raft
There was an unexpected waterfall on Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas on January 3rd, after the huge liner took an emergency maneuver in order...
January 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen Balmoral ship's 78-day South America and Antarctica cruise starts Portsmouth UK's 2023...
2023 will see Portsmouth Port UK (England) host more maiden calls/welcome back cruise companies, as it continues to strengthen its place as the first...
January 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
P&O UK's newest cruise liner Arvia opens the first call season in Lisbon (Portugal)
P&O UK's Arvia - the UK's second LNG-powered cruise vessel (following the sistership Iona), made her debut in Lisbon (Portugal) on January 3rd on...
January 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
HAL's ships MS Zuiderdam and MS Volendam leave Port Everglades (Florida USA) on roundtrip World...
81000+ bottles of wine will be poured onboard two of HAL-Holland America Line's ships, in celebration of what could possibly be the second-longest...
January 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Southampton (England) records 489 cruise ship calls in 2022
The Port of Southampton (England UK) received a total of 489 cruise ship calls in 2022 and in spring, activated shore power at a couple of its cruise...
January 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line sharply increasing service gratuities and WiFi charges
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line - the world's second-largest cruise shipping company (after RCI-Royal Caribbean International) is sharply hiking the...
January 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MSC Poesia and MSC Magnifica depart from Genoa (Italy) for simultaneous world cruises
The world's 3rd-largest cruise shipowner - MSC Cruises, wished bon voyage to passengers aboard MSC Poesia and MSC Magnifica as the two...
January 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises opens farewell season of AIDAaura ship
AIDA Cruises offers all cruise fans the chance to say goodbye to its AIDAaura ship with extraordinary travel offers. After 20+ years in service, the...
January 5, 2023 - Accidents
DCL's ship Disney Dream rescues Cuban man floating in the Caribbean
According to passengers onboard MS Disney Dream ship, on Thursday (January 5th), during the voyage between Cozumel (Mexico) and Castaway Cay (Disney...
January 5, 2023 - Cruise Industry
TT-Line and Avenir conduct the first LNG ship-to-ship bunkering operation for cruiseferry Peter Pan
Germany-based ferry shipowner/operator TT-Line and small-scale LNG provider Avenir LNG Ltd conducted the first LNG-liquefied natural gas ship-to-ship...
January 5, 2023 - Cruise Industry
ACL-American Cruise Lines rolling out Starlink Wi-Fi across its fleet
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced it is rolling out Starlink Wi-Fi across its fleet of river/coastal ships, bringing the fast satellite-based...
January 5, 2023 - Accidents
877 pounds of cocaine worth $9.1M seized from ferry in San Juan (Puerto Rico)
U.S. customs officers seized a total of 877 pounds of cocaine concealed onboard a Caribbean ferry boat in a single bust over the holidays, Customs...
January 5, 2023 - Accidents
Ponant's Le Soleal ship makes unscheduled call to drop off injured passenger in Bluff
A luxury cruise ship on a voyage around New Zealand's sub-Antarctic islands headed to Bluff so an injured passenger could receive medical treatment...
January 5, 2023 - Cruise Industry
3 cruise ships to visit Port Napier (New Zealand) in single day
3 cruise ships are scheduled to visit Napier Port (New Zealand) on Saturday, January 7th, setting a new record at the bustling hub. A Port...
January 4, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Venezuela receives first European cruise ship in 15 years
Venezuela on Tuesday, January 3rd, received its first European cruise ship in 15 years. The country was long avoided by tourists due to high levels...
January 4, 2023