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Royal Caribbean's Ovation OTS is the largest cruise ship of the season to arrive in Dunedin NZ
Passengers on the largest cruise ship to call at Port Chalmers-Dunedin (New Zealand) this season sailed docked on early Tuesday, December 27th. RCI...
December 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America sailing special transatlantic cruises for its 150th anniversary
HAL-Holland America is celebrating the end of 2022 with a sale offering savings on fares, free stateroom upgrades, and other perks. The sale, which...
December 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Goteborg/Gothenburg (Sweden) welcomes 81 cruise ship calls in 2022
A total of 81 cruise ships called at the Port of Gothenburg (Goteborg, Sweden) in 2022. That is 7 calls more than the previous record season of 2014...
December 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Phoenix Reisen's ship Artania docks at Salalah Port (Oman) with 900+ passengers
Phoenix Reisen's cruise ship Artania carrying 900+ passengers docked at Port Salalah (Oman's Dhofar Governorate) on Tuesday, December 27th, 2022...
December 27, 2022 - Accidents
Arrival of NCL Norwegian Dawn ship to Puerto Plata (Dominicana) suspended
A cruise ship suspended its scheduled call at Taino Bay Port (Puerto Plata, Dominicana), on Sunday, December 25th. The reason for the cancelation is...
December 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America's 2024 Europe season to feature new itineraries & homeports
For HAL-Holland America's 2024 Europe season, the line is adding a number of new itineraries that combine regions, increasing the number of sailings...
December 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Uruguay to welcome 241 cruise ship calls this summer
The cruise season in Uruguay is currently in full swing. According to local authorities, a total of 241 calls are expected during the summer months...
December 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival's President to light NYC’s Times Square's New Year’s Eve Ball
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line is expected to usher in 2023 on land/at sea as President Christine Duffy will light the New Year’s Eve Ball in New...
December 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Mombasa (Kenya) attracts more visitors during the holiday season
Port Mombasa (Kenya) continues to attract more tourists during the festive holiday season after another cruise vessel docked with ~500 tourists...
December 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Taiwan to restart limited ferry services to mainland China
Taiwan is taking steps to restart its “mini” transport links to mainland China. Ferry services are the first to be restored in stages...
December 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Cruises' ship Le Bougainville docks at Doha Port (Qatar)
Mwani Qatar announced the beginning of the 2022-2023 cruise season as the French ship Le Bougainville docked at Doha Port on Sunday, December 25th...
December 25, 2022 - Accidents
World's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation dialing back new vessel orders
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation - is also the debt-laden parent company of major cruise company brands like CCL...
December 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Mexico welcomed 5+ million cruise ship tourists in 2022
Mexico is on track to become one of the world's most-visited tourist destinations in 2022. From January through to October 2022, the country...
December 25, 2022 - Accidents
Coral Princess ship skips 2 port calls in NZ to remove snails from her hull
An infestation of snails interrupted a cruise from Australia to New Zealand. Travelers were left puzzled by an announcement that their ship...
December 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Stena RoRo takes delivery of MS Santona (9th E-Flexer cruiseferry)
China Merchants Jingling Shipyard (Weihai) delivered the 9th E-Flexer RoRo ship, Santona, to its owner Stena RoRo. The online delivery ceremony was...
December 23, 2022