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MSC Cruises opens bookings for ex-UK summer 2024 itineraries
Summer 2024 itineraries were put on sale by MSC Cruises. Fleet's total 22 ships include the UK-based (homeported in Southampton England) liner MSC...
December 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean introduces 2024-2025 year-long/summer Caribbean cruises
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced that its 2024-2025 year-long/summer Caribbean cruises are now available to book. From the largest cruise ships in the...
December 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation to sell off 3 more cruise ships
Carnival Corporation released its 2022-Q4 business update, including the news that the world's largest cruise shipowner will soon remove 3 more...
December 22, 2022 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's ship Ovation OTS cancels calls at Noumea & Mystery Island due to propulsion issue
An RCI-Royal Caribbean ship was forced to cancel scheduled calls to Noumea (Grande Terre Island, New Caledonia) and Aneityum (Mystery Island, Vanuatu...
December 21, 2022 - Accidents
Havila Kystruten delays the delivery of its 3rd cruise ship Havila Polaris
Havila Voyages (subsidiary of the Norwegian shipping company Havila Kystruten/part of Havila Shipping ASA) has been forced to delay the delivery of...
December 21, 2022 - Accidents
Passengers dies on Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Legend ship
A male passenger died on Monday, December 19th, onboard a cruise ship homeported in Baltimore (Maryland USA). CCL-Carnival Cruise Line confirmed...
December 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Resorts World Cruises' ship Genting Dream debuts in Surabaya (Indonesia)
Asia’s newest luxury and dynamic lifestyle cruise brand, Resorts World Cruises, celebrated a new milestone with its maiden voyage to Surabaya...
December 21, 2022 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean’s ship Symphony OTS saves 22 Cuban refugees on a raft between Cuba and Florida USA
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s ship Symphony of the Seas saved 22 people floating on a raft between Key West (Florida USA) and Cuba. The Cubans were...
December 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
India and Sri Lanka to start a passenger ferry service in January 2023
India and Sri Lanka will start a passenger ferry service in January 2023 between Kankesanthurai/KKS (Northern Province Sri Lanka's Jaffna district...
December 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
SES enables next-generation global connectivity to Princess Cruises
SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions, announced that the first couple of O3b mPOWER satellites had been successfully launched...
December 20, 2022 - Accidents
Ambassador Cruise Line UK cancels Christmas voyage due to lifeboat issue on MS Ambience ship
Ambassador Cruise Line was forced to cancel a second voyage on MS Ambience ship due to a lifeboat issue. The vessel remained docked in homeport...
December 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group announces strategic partnership with iCON Infrastructure
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group announced that it had entered into a new partnership with the iCON Infrastructure Partners VI fund, advised by iCON...
December 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Variety Cruises is the only cruise company to visit Makatea Island (Tuamotus French Polynesia)
Variety Cruises announced dates for its Tahiti Cruise on January 13th, 2023. There will be 2 options: one for 8 days or 11 days. Variety is the...
December 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line is the new company to enter South African waters
Although MSC Cruises has long had a monopoly on South Africa's mainstream cruising market, they are about to get competition from NCL-Norwegian...
December 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ruby Princess ship makes Princess Cruises’ first voyage from Texas USA in 6 years
Ruby Princess set sail from Galveston (Texas USA) Sunday afternoon, December 18th, on an 11-day roundtrip to Mexico and the Caribbean, marking...
December 19, 2022