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.
Virgin Voyages, the new cruise line established by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, revealed it would be cruising to Cuba from Miami on its Caribbean itineraries, and at the same time announced […]
Princess Cruises will sail its largest ever cruise season in the British and European cruise markets in 2020, with a 15% boost to capacity compared to 2019.
Angriya Cruises is the first-ever Indian owned and operated cruise line in the country, and it’s now offering 2-night round-trip cruises from Mumbai to Goa.
The Port of Southampton and Carnival UK, the Southampton-based owners of P&O Cruises, have announced a US $15.5-million package of investments aimed at upgrading the current Ocean Terminal to accommodate P&O Iona.
MSC Cruises is entering the luxury cruise market for the first time, with a four-ship order from Fincantieri shipyard for a set of identical vessels, each with just 500 cabins and the […]
Royal Caribbean’s lead Quantum-class cruise ship, Quantum of the Seas, is to get a refurbishment ahead of her upcoming Singapore cruise season that will likely make her appeal more to Western and […]
MSC Cruises has pledged to eliminate the use of single-use plastics across its global fleet by the end of the coming Dubai cruise season, March 2019, making it the second major line […]
The controversial project to build a replica of RMS Titanic and sail her on regular cruises between Southampton and New York has resumed, Chairman of Blue Star Line Clive Palmer said in […]
Just weeks after Royal Caribbean’s ’s US $1-billion acquisition of a 66.6 percent stake in Silversea Cruises, the world’s second-largest cruise company has announced that it will be footing the bill for a further […]
Costa Cruises will carry out major renovation work on Costa Fortuna in Singapore from December 10th to 16th, 2018.
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that its new cruise ship Norwegian Encore, a sister ship to Norwegian Bliss, Joy and Escape, will cruise roundtrip from New York to Bermuda after her maiden […]
Princess Cruises is celebrating its fourth year of an exclusive partnership with Discovery, offering immersive Discovery at SEA experiences for families with younger guests.
Holland America Line is introducing Rolling Stone Rock Room, a new classic rock club developed in partnership with Rolling Stone, aboard its new cruise ship Nieuw Statendam.
The second Edge-class cruise ship from Celebrity Cruises will be christened as Celebrity Apex in Southampton and cruise roundtrip from the UK port for a mini-season in 2020.
Disney Cruise Line has signed an agreement with Port Canaveral and the Port of Miami for the development of new cruise terminals for its three new cruise ships, expected to be delivered […]
Princess Cruises will homeport its class leader Royal Princess in Los Angeles from March, 2019, cruising roundtrip to the Mexican Riviera on an itinerary that harks back to the earliest days of […]
AIDA Cruises, the largest cruise line in Germany, has officially named AIDAnova, its largest cruise liner to date and the most advanced ever built for the German cruise market.
Despite suffering some of the worst flooding in a century across the state of Kerala in India, the port city of Cochin, a major cruise hub in Southeast Asia, has not been […]
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, as Carnival Horizon, the cruise line’s newest mega-ship, edged her way into dock at Pier 88 in New York Harbour, the 133,596-gross ton ship collided […]
Holland America Line‘s second Pinnacle Class cruise ship Nieuw Statendam has returned to Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy after successfully completing two sets of sea trials off the coast.
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