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Carnival Cruise Line has cut the first steel for its newest class of ship and revealed the new livery for the 180,000-ton XL vessel that will be the first-ever ship operating in […]
Azamara Club Cruises are expanding their Dubai cruise program significantly in 2020, with three cruise ships due to cruise from the city between March and November on five separate itineraries, two of […]
Phoenix Reisen will send its cruise liner Artania to Cape Town in 2020 for a cruise along the South African coast, and across the Indian Ocean to Mauritius.
NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal will open a seagoing version of Big Chicken, his new Las Vegas restaurant, aboard the refurbished Carnival Radiance.
MSC Splendida will return to Dubai in mid-2020 on her way home from China to Europe, cruising a 17-night grand voyage from Dubai to Genoa.
Norwegian Jewel has completed a major refit and refurbishment that saw all her public rooms and staterooms updated or redesigned, while new production shows and enhanced spaces for the Haven suites has […]
Boutique cruise line Azamara Club Cruises has announced it will sail a full South African cruise season between December, 2020 and March, 2021, out of Cape Town aboard Azamara Journey.
Norwegian Jewel is the latest cruise ship to get Norwegian Cruise Line’s “Norwegian Edge” refurbishment.
Viking Ocean Cruises will return to Turkey in 2021 with two new 10-night roundtrip cruises from Athens that will include port calls in Kusadi, the gateway to Turkey’s archeological marvel of Ephesus, […]
Ocean Cay, the private island cruise destination being developed by MSC Cruises, has entered the final phase of construction, and is scheduled to open in November, 2019.
Virgin Voyages has revealed the 20 dining options that will be available to passengers aboard its first cruise ship Scarlet Lady, all of which will be included in the cruise fare.
At 975 feet in length, Nieuw Statendam is as long as 12 blue whales and during her first year in service she’ll sail 92,723 nautical miles, more than four times around the […]
Oceania Cruises unveiled more than 80 land tour options for discerning cruisers to choose from this week.
Carnival Corporation has launched a new cruise line in Asia, through a joint venture with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
MSC Musica arrived in Durban Wednesday morning at the end of a 24-night repositioning cruise from Venice, via Greece, Israel, Aqaba in Jordan, the Seychelles, Mauritius and Reunion.
In a sign of the German cruise market’s ongoing love-affair with the Dubai cruises, Mein Schiff 4 of TUI Cruises was the first cruise ship to begin her 2018/2019 Arabian Gulf cruise […]
Princess Cruises has revealed some of the new dining concepts and at-sea attractions that will debut aboard its new cruise ship Enchanted Princess in 2020.
Navigator of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s dedicated short getaway Caribbean cruise ship sailing roundtrip out of Miami to the Bahamas and CocoCay, is to get a US $115-million refit and refurbishment in […]
Norwegian Cruise Line is a step closer to rolling out an enhanced passenger experience through the use of wearable technology, but implementation is expected to be slow and careful.
Royal Caribbean International has launched its new cruise terminal in PortMiami. Terminal A will be the dedicated cruise terminal for its Caribbean fleet, such as Symphony and Allure of the Seas.
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