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.
Carnival Legend and Carnival Radiance will operate Carnival Cruise Line’s most diverse European and Mediterranean season to date with nine- to 16-day voyages visiting 34 ports in 14 countries.
Holland America Line has taken delivery of Nieuw Statendam, its second Pinnacle-class ship during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marghera shipyard in Venice.
Norwegian Encore’s keel was laid this week, and during the ceremony new details were revealed about the ship by Norwegian Cruise Line, including a new entertainment line-up and an expanded race track.
Royal Caribbean this week began offering passengers the option to potentially upgrade to a higher cabin category by placing a bid online.
Virgin Voyages has announced its intention to build its own dedicated cruise terminal at PortMiami, while simultaneously announcing that sales for cruises on its first ship Scarlet Lady will open on Valentine’s […]
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth cruise ship has completed her refurbishment at a shipyard in Brest, France, where a team of 2,000 workers remodelled the spa, the Golden Lion pub and the décor throughout […]
MSC Cruises has cut the first steel for its new Seaside Evolution-class cruise ship and revealed that it will be called MSC Seashore, at a ceremony at the Italian shipyard Fincantieri in […]
Carnival Cruise Line’s new Vista-class ship Carnival Panorama will debut the world’ first SkyZone trampoline park at sea when she enters service in December, 2019.
Sky Princess, the new Royal-class cruise ship being built for Princess Cruises, will feature a redesigned Sanctuary and the Take Five jazz lounge, a new-to-the-line entertainment venue.
The game-changing Celebrity Edge has finally arrived at her new homeport, Port Everglades’ Terminal 25 (T25) in Hollywood, Florida after a 15-day transatlantic crossing from her European shipyard.
When MSC Cruises first made a serious play for the US cruise market back in 2017 with the introduction of MSC Davina to Miami, passengers found the European nature of the cruise […]
Carnival Cruise Line has released the diverse inaugural schedule for Carnival Radiance and Carnival Sunrise after the scheduled refits on both ships, including the cruise line’s first-ever cruises to Cuba.
Saga Cruises’ second new ship will feature a ‘bold and adventurous’ style plus a Nepalese speciality restaurant inspired by Gurkha heritage, the cruise line has announced.
Premium small-ship cruise line Windstar has announced it’s trio of powered cruise ships that it purchased from Seabourn will undergo a major US $250-million refurbishment called the Star Plus initiative.
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 […]
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.
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.
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