Seabourn has finally entered the expedition cruise market with the announcement of an order for two specialized 264-passengers ships.
Seabourn enters luxury expedition market with dedicated two-ship fleet
TUI to homeport Mein Schiff Herz in South Africa for 2020/21 season
TUI Cruises are following AIDA into the South African cruise market, with plans to sail its inaugural South African cruise season out of Cape Town at the same time as its rival […]
Cruise passengers quarantined at Gatwick airport after flight home
Cruise passengers on a charter flight home from Barbados were held for several hours on the Virgin Atlantic plane at London Gatwick after the crew and several passengers became ill.
Video: Dozens injured as Norwegian Escape hit by Cat 3 cyclone-force winds
At least eight passengers required emergency medical attention, while dozens more were injured aboard Norwegian Escape after the ship was struck unexpectedly by 100-knot (185kph) winds, equivalent to a Category 3 cyclone.
Oceania to end Dubai cruise season in 2020 with cruise to Rome aboard Nautica
Oceania Cruises luxury little cruise ship Nautica will end the 2019/2020 Dubai cruise season in May with a 20-night cruise from Dubai to Civitavecchia (Rome).
Viking Ocean Cruises adds more ships to already record-breaking order book
Viking Ocean Cruises has ordered yet more ships from Fincantieri, according to a press release issued by the Italian shipyard.
Navigator of the Seas returns to Miami following major refurbishment
Navigator of the Seas has returned to her homeport of Miami following a US $115-million refit and refurbishment intended to make her better-suited to Royal Caribbean’s short-cruise offerings in the Caribbean.
MSC Cruises’ new World Class and Seaside Evo Class will debut in Miami
MSC Cruises’ upcoming cruise ships in the new World-class and Seaside Evo-class will debut first in Miami, before being repositioned elsewhere in the US, such as Alaska, according to Gianni Onorato, CEO […]
Costa Cruises takes delivery of new Dubai-bound cruise ship Costa Venezia
Costa Cruises was the first international cruise line to homeport in China back in 2006, and is also the first cruise line to build a brand new cruise ship specifically for that […]
MSC takes delivery of Dubai-bound Bellissima, marks milestone for new Virtuosa
MSC Cruises’ new ship MSC Bellissima has officially been handed over to the cruise line by Chantiers de l’Atlantique in France, and is now en-route to Southampton for one of the biggest […]
SA has potential for more than 1-million cruise tourists by 2025 says new report
South Africa is aiming to grow its cruise market to more than 1-million passengers by 2025, according to Phindile Makwakwa, the acting CEO for Tourism KwaZulu-Natal.
Norwegian Joy debuts ‘Footloose’ for first time at sea after $50m renovation
Norwegian Joy is undergoing a US $50-million renovation ahead of her relaunch in May this year, and will feature the Tony Award-nominated musical “Footloose” for the first time at sea when she […]
Cunard Line reveals elite hotel interior designers for new ship due in 2022
Cunard has announced the team of designers recruited to create the interiors for its eagerly anticipated new ship set to launch in 2022.
Carnival Corporation going all-out to revamp at-sea entertainment offerings
Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise company, is enhancing the cruise holiday experience as its nine cruise line brands expand partnerships with some of the best-known names in entertainment.
Saga Pearl II departs on grand farewell roundtrip voyage to South Africa
Saga Pearl II has departed on her final voyage for Saga Cruises, a 54-night grand voyage to South Africa, the country she was originally built for back in the 1980s.
Videos: Durban-bound MSC Orchestra collides with MSC Poesia in Buenos Aires
MSC Orchestra, which will homeport in Durban, South Africa later this year for the summer cruise season, has collided with her sister ship MSC Poesia in Buenos Aires.
Princess Cruises to introduce a dozen new ports of call this year
Princess Cruises has added 12 maiden ports of call to its itineraries this year, complementing the 380 destinations the line already sails to across all seven continents.
MSC Cruises homeporting ‘revolutionary’ MSC Seaview in Dubai for 2020/21 season
The second ship in MSC Cruises’ Seaside-class of ships, MSC Seaview, will homeport in Dubai between November and March for the first time during the 2020/21 cruise season.
Sea Princess will close Dubai cruise season in 2020 with cruise to Dover
Princess Cruises’ ship Sea Princess will sail from Dubai on June 3rd, 2020 on a leisurely 29-night cruise from Dubai to Dover, marking the end of the 2019/2020 cruise season in the […]
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Oasis-class ship to be the largest in the world
Royal Caribbean has ordered a new Oasis-class ship, which will be the sixth in the series, and the largest cruise ship in the world by gross tonnage when it is delivered in […]
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