Royal Caribbean International and the Port of Galveston have signed a long-term contract for a new $100 million cruise terminal, which Royal Caribbean will build and then lease back and operate for […]
Royal Caribbean to build $100-million cruise terminal in Galveston to accommodate Oasis-class
Silversea revamps on-board entertainment across the fleet, debuts new show for Silver Moon
Silversea has announced a new trio of entertainment productions for its fleet of six luxury cruise ships, as well as a new bespoke show for Silver Moon.
Refit Review: Holland America’s Noordam
A full rundown of all the changes made to Holland America Line’s Noordam cruise ship following her major refit and refurbishment. RELATED: Oasis of the Seas to get new cabin category Ultimate Panoramic […]
Historical: The genesis of the cruise ship specialty restaurant
Specialty dining venues are ubiquitous across the cruise industry, every single mainstream cruise line features at least one aboard all their ships, but how did this concept come about? RELATED: Historical: The first […]
Crystal Cruises releases shorter luxury itineraries featuring Dubai, Aqaba and Oman
Luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises has released ten new itineraries within its Crystal Getaways collection, which are shorter legs of longer voyages – typically four to ten nights rather than several weeks.
Seabourn reveals unique Bow Lounge for new Seabourn Venture after keel laying
Luxury cruise line Seabourn has revealed renderings for its new Bow Lounge concept, due to debut aboard its new ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition ship, Seabourn Venture in June 2021.
MSC Cruises to homeport new Meraviglia Plus-class MSC Virtuosa in Dubai for 2021/22 season
MSC Cruises will homeport its new Meraviglia Plus-class cruise ship, MSC Virtuosa, in the Arabian Gulf for the 2021/22 cruise season.
Dubai rains on cruise passengers’ parade as unstable weather affects shore excursions
Three ships were in port in Dubai Tuesday, but unstable weather affected shore excursions for a number of the 6,000 or so passengers disembarking at Dubai Cruise Terminal.
MSC Cruises to get preferential docking rights at Dubai Cruise Terminal in Port Rashid
MSC Cruises has signed an agreement with the operator of Dubai Cruise Terminal to secure preferential berthing rights for its ships amid unprecedented growth in the regional cruise sector.
‘No further survivors expected’ after White Island volcano erupts during cruise ship call
At least five people are dead and dozens are missing after the White Island/ Whakaari volcano erupted Monday with at least 30 passengers from Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas hiking the […]
Princess Cruises christens new ship Sky Princess after taking delivery from Fincantieri
Princess Cruises has christened its newest ship, the 3,660-guest Sky Princess, at a ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, using the occasion to honour several women who advanced the field of space exploration.
Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal hits capacity during triple call at beginning of 2019/2020 season
Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal saw two milestones Sunday as MSC Bellissima, the largest cruise ship ever to homeport in the region, made its inaugural port call to the UAE capital, while the […]
MSC Cruises officially opens Ocean Cay Marine reserve as Divina docks at island
Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, the newest private island in the Caribbean, has officially opened, welcoming its first guests as passengers disembarked from MSC Divina, the first ship to visit the island.
Video: Sir Richard Branson tours Scarlet Lady following successful sea trials
Scarlet Lady has returned from her sea trials with all systems functioning as normal, Virgin Voyages has announced in a release.
LNG mega-ship Costa Smeralda delivered to Costa Cruises after two delays in shipyard
Costa Cruises has taken delivery of Costa Smeralda, its new LNG-powered flagship. The handover ceremony took place at the Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland, where the ship was built. At 180,000-gross tons […]
Getting your cash back if your cruise is cancelled
Cruise holidays are wonderful. They offer people the chance to truly get away from the stresses and strains of life, but when things go wrong and a cruise is cancelled, it comes […]
Cape Town cruise sector has fully recovered from 2016 ‘dip’ caused by drought
The Cape Town cruise sector has fully recovered from the contraction in 2016 caused by the drought crisis, says the V&A Waterfront’s Andre Blaine, Executive Manager Marine and Industrial.
MSC Cruises floats out new mega ship MSC Virtuosa, marking third major milestone in a month
MSC Cruises last weekend celebrated the float out of MSC Virtuosa at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France, the third major new ship building milestone the cruise line has celebrated in the […]
MSC Bellissima begins maiden Dubai cruise season as largest-ever homeporting ship
MSC Bellissima has kicked off her 2019/2020 Arabian Gulf cruise season out of Dubai, becoming the largest cruise ship ever to homeport in the city.
AIDA takes delivery of AIDAmira ahead of debut South African cruise season out of Cape Town
AIDAmira has officially joined the AIDA Cruises fleet as the German line’s fourth Selection Class vessel and its 14th ship in the overall fleet (which will soon grow to 15 with the […]
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