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- Cruise Industry
Qatar Receives Record Number of Cruise Passengers in 2017
Qatar's cruise tourism is witnessing exponential growth with past cruise season recording year-on-year increase of more than 1,000% in the...
December 6, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Royal Princess Makes Her Maiden Voyage to Alaska 2019
Princess Cruises announced that its Royal Princess ship will make her maiden voyage to Alaska in 2019 to become the largest liner of the company to...
December 5, 2017 - Cruise Industry
French Port City Celebrates 500 Years
2017 has been full of celebration for Le Havre which made the most of its significant anniversary. Money was spent on extensive improvements, for...
December 5, 2017 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Hit by Gastro
Nearly 200 people onboard one of the largest cruise ships in the world are being treated for gastro as the ship docked in Hobart. Ovation of the...
December 5, 2017 - Cruise Industry
NCL Raises Gratuities
For new bookings, the automatic gratuity Norwegian Cruise Line tacks on to Specialty Dining and Ultimate Beverage packages goes up from 18% to 20...
December 5, 2017 - Cruise Industry
NCL Enters 2-year Service Agreement with Scanship
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) awarded Scanship a 2-year service agreement, confirming the continuation of longtime co-operation for cleaner oceans. It...
December 4, 2017 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced From Norwegian Breakaway
The Coast Guard has medevaced an ill passenger off a Norwegian Cruise Line's ship 60 mi east of Chincoteague (Virginia), Saturday night, December 2...
December 4, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Ships Threaten UNESCO Status?
An environmental campaigner said that unbridled growth in sea tourism could cost Isle of Man its conservation status. The government is keen to...
December 4, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Columbia Cruise Services Awarded Technical Management Contract for Two Marella Ships
The UK’s 3rd largest cruise line, Marella Cruises, appointed CCS (COLUMBIA Cruise Services) the technical management contract for line's newest...
December 4, 2017 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises Australia Boasts the Biggest Comedy Festival at Sea
P&O Cruises offers Aussies a reason to laugh with the introduction of the biggest comedy festival at sea ‘The Big Laugh’ onboard...
December 3, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Doubles Cruises to Cuba 2018
Royal Caribbean will double the opportunities for Cuba adventures in summer 2018, with a couple of ships sailing to the island nation – Empress...
December 3, 2017 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises Announces Shore Excursions for 2017-2018 Caribbean Season
AIDA Cruises offers additional shore excursions for 2017-2018 Caribbean season. On the “Caribbean and Central America” routes ...
December 3, 2017 - Cruise Industry
World Dream First to Take Part in “Symphony of Lights”
World Dream will be the first and only cruise ship to take part in Hong Kong’s revamped “A Symphony of Lights” extravaganza held...
December 3, 2017 - Cruise Industry
New Vista-Class Ship to Be Named Carnival Panorama
Carnival Panorama was chosen as the name of Carnival Cruise Line's brand new 133,500-ton ship due to debut in fall 2019. Carnival Panorama is the 3rd...
December 2, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Revamps Dining Menus
Carnival Cruise Line is currently making changes to the dining menus across their fleet. The cruise line is also bringing back baked Alaska after...
December 2, 2017