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Carnival Fascination to be scrapped at Gadani Pakistan
The 1994-built Carnival Fascination - the fourth of CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's eight Fantasy-class vessels - is soon to be beached for scrapping at...
February 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line kicks off 50th Birthday via “Sailabrations” voyages
Kicking off year-long 50th birthday festivities, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line revealed details on its “Sailabrations” voyages that will...
February 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Variety Cruises' MS Panorama 2 yacht to sail in Tahiti (May 2022-December 2023)
Variety Cruises (fleet) announced the company had added Tahiti as its newest destination. The Greek small cruise line for the first time ever...
February 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Group’s Cruise Division joins the Green Marine Europe Label
MSC Group's cruise division announced its commitment to join the Green Marine Europe Label, thus becoming the first major cruise company to do so...
February 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announces 2022 fleet deployment update
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced the next phase of its fleet deployment update for 2022, including new ship assignments for Port Canaveral (Orlando...
February 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Virgin Voyages celebrates the grand opening of Terminal V in PortMiami FL
Virgin Voyages - Richard Branson’s new cruise brand, celebrated the grand opening of Terminal V at PortMiami (Florida USA) on Sunday, February...
February 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises restarts sailings with its entire fleet in 2022
Costa Cruises continues the line's gradual restart plan for the year. From March 5, the date on which the newbuild Costa Toscana will set sail for...
February 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Two icebreakers - Ponant's Le Commandant Charcot and RRS Sir David Attenborough, working on an...
Ponant' icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot and RRS Sir David Attenborough icebreaker both entered service in 2021 with their missions to sail in the...
February 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Expeditions unveils new Pole-to-Pole cruises
The world’s largest expedition travel brand Hurtigruten Expeditions is launching a series of Grand Expedition Cruises. 4 continents, 100...
February 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Shore leave in US homeports allowed for the RCI-Royal Caribbean crew
Shore leave in US homeports is again allowed for the RCI-Royal Caribbean crew. The cruise company announced the resumption of the crew shore-leave...
February 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises introduces 2024 Galapagos Islands' sailings
Celebrity Cruises revealed its 2024 Galapagos Islands program. Setting in January 2024, the Royal Caribbean-owned brand has 3 Galapagos-based boats...
February 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Star Clippers opens bookings for Costa Rica cruises through Winter 2024
Star Clippers opened bookings for its new Costa Rica 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 winter itinerary programs. The company is now offering a “Triple...
February 13, 2022 - Accidents
Australia again extending cruise shipping ban (through April 17, 2022)
Australia has again extended its cruise shipping ban, this time through April 17, 2022, adding 2 months to the rolling prohibition that was scheduled...
February 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten’s MS Richard With starts conversion to battery hybrid propulsion
The first of 3x Norwegian Coastal Express cruiseferries owned by Hurtigruten is being converted from diesel to battery-hybrid propulsion. The 1993...
February 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic’s 2nd expedition cruise ship SH Vega floated out
On February 10, 2022, Helsinki Shipyard floated Swan Hellenic's SH Vega out of dry dock. SH Vega is the sistership of SH Minerva, launched at the...
February 12, 2022