MSC Cruises’ first Meraviglia-Plus class ship, MSC Grandiosa, has successfully completed her sea trials ahead of her planned delivery to the cruise line on October 31st, MSC has announced.
First Meraviglia-Plus class ship MSC Grandiosa has passed her sea trials
Video: Cruise ports in the Bahamas battered by Hurricane Dorian
The popular US-based cruise blog Cruise Hive has released a video showing the full impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas as it happened during Sunday and Monday.
MSC Cruises releases new renderings of planned Durban Cruise Terminal
MSC Cruises has released new renderings of its planned R200-million dedicated cruise terminal for Durban, where it homeports annually for the winter season.
Free cabin upgrades on offer from Princess Cruises on SA and Dubai itineraries
Princess Cruises is offering free stateroom upgrades on nearly 1,250 cruise itineraries setting sail in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The offer is valid on all bookings made between September 4th and October […]
The “harassing environment” for Nassau cruise tourists to be eliminated
The Minister of Tourism in the Bahamas has announced a major redevelopment of Port Nassau’s cruise facilities to eliminate the “harassing type environment” that many cruise passengers currently face when they disembark.
Viking Cruises announces world’s longest-ever World Cruise itinerary
Could you spend a full eight months on a cruise? Nine-hundred and thirty passengers aboard Viking Sun will break the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous passenger voyage when the ship […]
Silversea’s new ultra-luxury ship Silver Moon floated out in Italy
Silversea’s new ultra-luxury cruise ship, Silver Moon, has touched water for the first time at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Ancona, Italy.
Disney Cruise Line reveals name of new ship and images of new island destination
Disney Cruise Line has finally revealed the name of its new cruise ship and released new details about plans for a second island destination in The Bahamas.
P&O’s new ship Iona takes another leap toward completion with complex joining procedure
Just days after Royal Caribbean’s new Spectrum of the Seas was floated out of construction hall 2 at the Meyer Werft Shipyard in Germany, P&O Cruises’ new ship Iona has had her […]
World’s largest war risk insurer says Iran a ‘moderate’ threat to cruise ships in Middle East
The threat of an attack on cruise ships by Iran off Oman or in the Strait of Hormuz is ‘moderate’, according to the Norwegian Shipowners’ Mutual War Risks Insurance Association (DNK), the […]
MSC Cruises says it has firm commitment to grow cruise tourism in South Africa
MSC Cruises is taking a three-pronged approach to the further development of the cruise sector in South Africa.
Freedom of the Seas next up for Royal Caribbean’s amplification refurbishment
Freedom of the Seas is the next ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet to go under the knife as part of the cruise line’s US $1 billion amplification project across 10 ships […]
‘Oceans 11’ director to film movie starring Meryl Streep aboard Cunard’s Queen Mary 2
During Queen Mary 2’s current roundtrip trans-Atlantic cruise from New York to Southampton and back, Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh of ‘Oceans 11’ fame will shoot scenes for his new movie starring Meryl […]
MSC Cruises to homeport two classes of ships in South Africa for first time
MSC Cruises will homeport two different classes of cruise ships in South Africa for the first time during the 2020/21 cruise season, it has been announced.
New production show Rock Opera’ to debut aboard Sky and Enchanted Princess
Princess Cruises has revealed details of its newest production show, ‘Rock Opera’ to debut aboard Sky Princess when she is launched this year, and sister ship Enchanted Princess in 2020.
MSC Cruises shows us what Bellissima’s 2019 cruise season in Dubai will look like
MSC Cruises is ramping up the hype ahead of new ship MSC Bellissima’s inaugural cruise season in Dubai (it will be the ship’s first Dubai cruise season, but MSC Cruises have been […]
Carnival thanks ‘heroic efforts’ of entertainers who rescued wheelchair-bound passenger
Carnival Cruise Line and local tourism officials in the US Virgin Islands have called two shoreside entertainers heroes after they saved a woman in a wheelchair from drowning when she fell into […]
P&O releases new itineraries to replace Oceana’s Dubai winter cruise season
Just a few days after making the unprecedented announcement that they were cancelling Oceana’s 2019/2020 cruise season in Dubai, P&O Cruises has released a new set of winter itineraries for the ship.
Celebrity Constellation switches Dubai for Tampa Bay for 2020/21 season
Celebrity Cruises has announced its intention to replace Celebrity Constellation’s planned 2020/21 Dubai cruise season with a series of Caribbean itineraries from Tampa Bay, Florida instead.
QE2 Dubai launches Culinary World Cruise dinner offers
Dubai is a popular port of call and turnaround port on the itineraries of many World Cruises, but a three-month voyage at sea is expensive and time-consuming. So, QE2 Dubai has stepped […]
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