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.
With COVID-19 continuing to spread in the United States, the CDC has been forced to extend its no sail order for cruise ships through September, putting an end to hopes of cruises […]
There have been a flurry of ship sales announced after Carnival Corporation confirmed that at least 13 ships would be leaving its fleet this year.
It will likely take until at least 2022 before the cruise industry fully recovers from the damage wrought by the global coronavirus pandemic, according to Arnold Donald, CEO of Carnival Corporation.
Hanseatic Spirit was launched earlier this week for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, while Ponant has taken delivery of Le Jacques Cartier, the latest vessel in its Explorer class series.
TUI Cruises has announced that a second cruise ship, Mein Schiff 1, will join Mein Schiff 2 cruising from Germany in late July as the line joins AIDA Cruises in preparing to […]
Royal Caribbean Cruises has increased its two-thirds ownership of Silversea Cruises to full ownership of the luxury line.
Carnival Corporation will “aggressively shed less efficient ships”, retiring around 9% of its capacity across all nine cruise brands by the end of the year, according to CEO Arnold Donald.
Princess Cruises has announced that its new ship Enchanted Princess has completed her sea trials, ahead of an expected delivery later this year.
Carnival Cruise Line has confirmed that the delivery of its new mega-ship Mardi Gras will be delayed until February 2021, instead of November this year as previously announced.
After announcing that it is extending its global suspension of cruises until at least the end of September, and selling at least six cruise ships this year, Carnival has now confirmed that […]
Odyssey of the Seas, the new Quantum-Ultra class cruise ship from Royal Caribbean, and the first scheduled to cruise in North America, won’t be delivered until April, 2021, according to the line.
Spirit of Adventure, the second newbuild for British cruise line Saga Cruises, will not be delivered until October, the cruise line has announced.
The Royal Caribbean-owned Spanish cruise line Pullmantur has filed for insolvency, according to a statement from Cruises Investment Holding, which owns 51% of the line.
Princess Cruises has added Majestic Princess to its five-ship line-up for the US West Coast during 2021/22 cruise season, with roundtrip itineraries from Los Angeles to Mexico and destinations on the California […]
Although the CDC’s no sail order for cruise ships will expire in July, the Cruise Lines International Association has announced that cruise lines will voluntarily extend the suspension until September 15th.
Virgin Voyages announced via social media that the first of several hull sections for its third cruise ship was now in the water, just days after celebrating the float for its second […]
Carnival Corporation will retire six cruise ships within the next 90 days, according to the company’s second quarter earnings results released on June 18th.
With growing uncertainty over the future of tourism, and especially cruise tourism, in the city of Venice, Royal Caribbean has pre-emptively dropped the city as a homeport for the summer 2021 season.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has announced that all three of its cruise brands, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will remain in lockdown until at least September 30th, […]
Costa Cruises may be planning for a return to cruising, with its two largest ships, Costa Diadema and the newer, larger Costa Smeralda being prepared for deployment in the Mediterranean.
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