Celebrity Cruises is finally resuming cruises in the Med, with a Celebrity Apex Mediterranean season from Athens planned to start in June. Celebrity Apex will homeport in Athens, cruising roundtrip to Rhodes […]
Celebrity Apex Mediterranean debut announced, ship to sail roundtrip from Athens in 2021
P&O Cruises confirm Arvia Caribbean cruise season for 2023
P&O Cruises new ship Arvia, it’s second Excel-class cruise ship, will homeport in Barbados and Antigua from January, 2023, offering Arvia Caribbean fly-cruise packages for the UK cruise market. Arvia is a […]
Costa Cruises restart out of Italy delayed (again) amid third wave concerns
The decision to delay its resumption of cruises in the Mediterranean, the third time it has been forced to do so since its first resumption of operations last year, is a reminder of the fluid nature of the industry efforts to get back to sea.
Marella Cruises UK voyages to resume for summer 2021
Marella Cruises has joined the growing list of cruise lines scheduled to cruise from the UK this coming summer cruise season. The cruise line announced via Facebook that Marella Cruises UK itineraries […]
Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises to restart cruising from Caribbean
Celebrity Cruises will resume cruises in June, homeporting Celebrity Millennium in St. Maarten, while Royal Caribbean International will restart cruising the same both, but from Nassau aboard Adventure of the Seas.
MSC Cruises joins UK fray as cruises prepare to resume, with no vaccine required
MSC Cruises has joined P&O, Fred Olsen, Viking, Princess and Cunard in offering a range of short UK cruises during the British summer, and says a vaccine won’t be required.
New Azamara cruise ship to be called Azamara Onward as fleet expands to four
Azamara has announced the name of its new cruise ship, the former Pacific Princess and the fourth ship to join its boutique, luxury fleet. Azamara Onward was purchased earlier this month, but […]
New Princess cruise ship floated out as cruise line announces UK season
Discovery Princess, the sixth of Princess Cruises’ Royal-class cruise ships, has been floated out at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone, while the cruise line has announced it will sail a UK season this […]
Oceania Cruises reveals name and interiors of new Allura-class ship
Oceania Cruises has released interior renderings and announced the name of its new Allura-class cruise ship, the first of which is set to join the fleet in 2023.
AIDA Cruises first cruise line to use brand new Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal
German cruise line AIDA Cruises has become the first cruise line to use the new Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal adjacent the famous Dubai Palm, opposite the city’s tourist JBR and The Walk […]
Virgin Voyages joins full passenger vaccination trend as it prepares to resume cruises
Virgin Voyages has announced that all passengers booking cruises on its upcoming itineraries will be required to produce proof of full vaccination against COVID-19.
P&O, Fred Olsen and Viking release UK-focused roundtrip itineraries
P&O Cruises, Fred Olsen and Viking Ocean Cruises have announced a summer cruise season out of the UK between May and September, but one of them will require full vaccination for all […]
Saudi Arabia boosts cruise plans with port and shore excursion experts for Cruise Saudi
Saudi Arabia continues to expand its Cruise Saudi executive team as it pushes to establish the country as a new cruise destination within the Middle East market.
Cunard Line to resume with cruise season of short roundtrip cruises from UK
Cunard Line has cancelled its planned 2021 summer cruise season for all three of its ships and will instead cruise a series of shorter roundtrip voyages from Southampton, UK.
VIDEO: MSC Lirica, due to homeport in Dubai this year, catches fire in Corfu
A fire was reported aboard the cruise ship MSC Lirica on Friday while in warm lay-up in Corfu, but there are no reports of injuries and MSC Cruises says the damage to […]
Virgin Voyages announces name for its third cruise ship to mark Woman’s Day
Virgin Voyages celebrated International Woman’s Day with the announcement of the name of its third cruise ship, the penultimate vessel in a four-ship order with Fincantieri at its Sestri Ponente Shipyard near […]
What Royal Caribbean’s historic Israel deployment means for Dubai
Royal Caribbean’s decision to homeport Odyssey of the Seas in Israel for the upcoming summer cruise season underscores the growing importance of the Middle East cruise market.
MSC Cruises reveals two new dining concepts aboard Dubai-bound MSC Virtuosa
Two new dining concepts will debut aboard MSC Virtuosa, which is scheduled to homeport in Dubai for the 2021/22 cruise season.
Odyssey of the Seas leaves shipyard, first Royal Caribbean ship to homeport in Israel
Royal Caribbean International’s 25th cruise ship has left the Meyer-Werft shipyard in Germany to begin her sea trials ahead of her deployment to the Middle East. Odyssey of the Seas left the […]
Carnival says vaccines offer a safe path to cruise resumption as bookings soar
Carnival Cruise Line has seen strong growth in cruise bookings for the latter half of 2021 and 2022, driven by optimism that vaccines will provide a safe environment for cruises to resume […]
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