The latest cruise news, from new ship orders, launches, refurbishments, and itineraries to port developments and information, with a focus on the Middle East and Africa.
While Carnival Corporation’s European cruise brand AIDA Cruises has confirmed that it is returning to the Dubai cruise market for the coming 2020/21 season, the world’s largest cruise company may be banned […]
Costa Cruises has confirmed that Costa Diadema’s current itinerary in the Mediterranean has been cancelled and the ship is returning to Genoa, Italy on Friday due to the threat of coronavirus cases […]
Disney Cruise Line has announced that its new cruise ship, Disney Wish, currently under construction at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany, will be delivered later than initially planned.
Celebrity Cruises has marked the arrival of Celebrity Apex into the North America cruise market in style with a special ship formation and horn salute.
Royal Caribbean Cruises, the parent company of Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea, may need to lay off more staff as it looks to raise an additional US $1-billion in cash, […]
There’s growing optimism that cruises from the US may soon resume as momentum builds toward approval from authorities for a restart to the industry following a conference call between cruise line executives […]
The Indian cruise line Jalesh Cruises has announced that it is permanently suspending operations due to mounting debts and a delay in reopening Indian cruise ports.
Carnival Cruise Line may have had to cancel its cruises out of Port Canaveral and Miami for November, but things are looking up for the industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with its […]
The British cruise line P&O Cruies, part of the Carnival Corporation group, has taken delivery of its first Excel-class LNG-powered mega ship, Iona, at a ceremony at the Meyer Werft shipyard in […]
Holland America Line’s new flagship, Rotterdam, has floated out of her construction dry dock at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, the seventh ship to carry the name for the 180-year-old cruise line.
The upcoming US elections will likely have a significant impact on the US cruise industry, as the two candidates, President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden have taken very different approaches […]
Star Breeze has departed the Fincantieri shipyard in Palmero for the first set of sea trials following her refit and refurbishment that included a lengthening to ‘stretch’ the ship by 25.6-metres.
Celebrity Apex, the new Edge-class cruise ship from Celebrity Cruises, appears to be going ahead with her Caribbean winter cruise season plans, as she was spotted making a technical call in Ponta […]
Costa Cruises is deploying its newest, largest cruise ship, Costa Smeralda in the Mediterranean out of Italy, the third ship to do so since it resumed cruises in a limited capacity.
Princess Cruises will homeport Crown Princess in Los Angeles for the 2021 summer cruise season, sailing to destinations in Mexico, along the California coast, and Alaska on 7- to 14-night itineraries.
Holland America Line has held a traditional coin laying ceremony for its new cruise ship Rotterdam ahead of the vessel’s float out next week.
Carnival Cruise Line has cancelled a range of US cruise departures following the announcement of the extension of the No Sail Order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed that the No Sail Order for all US cruises has been extended until the end of October, in a move that was widely […]
Marella Dream will follow Marella Celebration into retirement, Marella Cruises has announced.
Princess Cruises has taken delivery of its new cruise ship Enchanted Princess, in a ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, marking the 100th ship built by the yard, and the first […]
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