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.
Luxury ships for Hapag-Lloyd and Ponant readied as lines look to post-Covid cruising
Costa Firenze Dubai cruise plans altered as Carnival Corp delays new ship deliveries
Costa Cruises has announced changes to its cruise itineraries for new ships Costa Firenze and Costa Toscana as parent company Carnival Corporation moves to delay new ship deliveries, impacting scheduled Dubai cruise […]
TUI doubles capacity as German cruise lines follow Genting back into pandemic cruising
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 group acquires outright ownership of luxury cruise line Silversea
Royal Caribbean Cruises has increased its two-thirds ownership of Silversea Cruises to full ownership of the luxury line.
Carnival Corp accelerates fleet sell-off, 13 ships to be retired representing 9% of capacity
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.
Enchanted Princess completes sea trials as new cruise ship heads for 2020 delivery
Princess Cruises has announced that its new ship Enchanted Princess has completed her sea trials, ahead of an expected delivery later this year.
New Carnival mega-ship Mardi Gras delayed until 2021, Carnival Radiance refurb resumes
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.
Carnival UK lays off a third of employees after extending cruise shutdown
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 […]
Royal Caribbean provides delivery update for delayed newbuild Odyssey of the Seas
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.
Delivery of Saga Cruises’ new ship Spirit of Adventure delayed until October
Spirit of Adventure, the second newbuild for British cruise line Saga Cruises, will not be delivered until October, the cruise line has announced.
MSC Cruises lays keel for new Middle East-bound mega-ship MSC World Europa
MSC Cruises has marked the first major milestone in the construction of its new mega-ship MSC World Europa, with the laying of her keel and a traditional coin ceremony at the Chantiers […]
New images released of Dubai-bound Wonder of the Seas under construction
New pictures have emerged on social media showing the construction progress of Royal Caribbean’s fifth Oasis-class cruise ship Wonder of the Seas, which will be the largest cruise ship in the world […]
MSC Cruises scales back 2020/21 Dubai cruise season, South Africa unaffected
MSC Cruises has downsized its Dubai cruise program for the 2020/21 Middle East cruise season, with just one ship homeporting in the Arabian Gulf, but its two-ship plans for South Africa remain […]
Spanish cruise line Pullmantur declares bankruptcy amid global cruise shutdown
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 is sending Majestic Princess to Los Angeles for 2021/22 season
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 […]
American cruise industry will remain shut down until at least mid-September
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.
First hull section of Virgin Voyages’ third ship takes to the water
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 group to retire at least six cruise ships by September
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.
Royal Caribbean switches Venice with Ravenna for 2021 summer cruise season
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.
All three NCL-owned cruise lines extend cruise suspension through September
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, […]
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