MSC Bellissima has left the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard for her first set of sea trials ahead of her February 28th, 2019 delivery to MSC Cruises.
Dubai-bound MSC Bellissima departs for sea trials as 2019 delivery date nears
Silversea plan to turn Silver Wind into ice-class ship during polar refit
Silver Wind is to become an ice-class cruise ship, capable of polar cruising, during her upcoming 2020 refit and refurbishment, Silversea Cruises has announced.
Carnival to homeport in San Francisco in 2020, while San Diago season expanded
Carnival Cruise Line has announced an expansion of its 2020 West Coast cruise program, with Carnival Miracle to cruise roundtrip from San Francisco for the first time, in addition to an extended […]
Cruise ships homeporting in Dubai offering more halal options says Cruise Tourism head
The availability of halal food options for Muslim cruise passengers from the GCC isn’t an impediment to the growth of the Middle East as a cruise source market, because cruise lines are […]
Royal Caribbean to homeport Oasis of the Seas in New York for 2020
Royal Caribbean has announced plans to homeport one of the largest cruise ships in the world, Oasis of the Seas, in New York from May to August, 2020.
Carnival Mardi Gras will feature world’s first rollercoaster on a cruise ship
While Carnival Mardi Gras will already be the largest cruise ship ever built for the world’s largest cruise line, and the first US-based cruise ship powered by LNG, it will also now […]
Brexit could provide a boost to P&O’s maiden Dubai cruise season
With all the uncertainty surrounding the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (popularly known as Brexit), British cruise passengers have been left wondering how the politics might affect their travel plans.
Three cruise ships make simultaneous maiden port calls in Dubai
On the busiest single day of the busiest cruise season on record for Dubai and the wider Arabian Gulf, three cruise ships made their maiden port calls in the city.
Possible new life for SS United States as deal signed with property giant RXR Realty
The real estate giant RXR Realty and the SS United States Conservancy have signed an agreement to explore options for the SS United States’ revitalisation.
How will ‘hard Brexit’ impact the UK cruise industry?
How Brexit (the UK leaving the EU) affects the British cruise tourism sector will depend entirely on the nature of the deal, or lack thereof, negotiated with the European Commission.
New Dubai cruise season kicks off with five cruise ships in single day at Port Rashid
Five cruise ships tied up alongside at Dubai Cruise Terminal in Port Rashid Friday as the 2018/2019 winter cruise season in the Arabian Gulf kicked off.
London to join Dubai, Long Beach and Rotterdam with its own floating hotel ship Funchal
The little ocean liner turned cruise ship Funchal, which was once the Portuguese presidential yacht, has been bought at auction by a UK-based hotel group and will be turned into a floating […]
‘Extreme’ cold weather expected to hit Dubai on busiest cruise weekend of 2018
Five cruise ships packed with 25,000 cruise tourists from across the globe will be alongside at the Dubai Cruise Terminal this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the same day that the UAE’s […]
Cunard to redevelop spa concept fleetwide as Mareel debuts on refurbished Queen Elizabeth
Cunard Line is introducing a brand-new spa brand fleetwide in partnership with Canyon Ranch, called Mareel Wellness & Beauty, which means ‘phosphorescence of the ocean’ in old Norse language.
Carnival reveals the name for its largest ever cruise ship – Carnival Mardi Gras
Carnival Cruise Line has finally announced the name for its hugely anticipated new cruise ship due in 2022, the largest it has ever built and the first in the US to run […]
India to have two local cruise lines as Jalesh Cruises announces Mumbai itineraries
Jalesh Cruises will become the second domestic cruise line targeting the Indian cruise market when it launches operations in April next year.
6 great features aboard Celebrity Edge, and one disappointment
There is much to love about Celebrity Edge, the newest cruise ship of 2018 and the first new launch for Celebrity Cruises in more than half a decade, but she’s not perfect.
Carnival Cruise Line returns to Med and Europe in 2020 with Radiance and Legend
Carnival Legend and Carnival Radiance will operate Carnival Cruise Line’s most diverse European and Mediterranean season to date with nine- to 16-day voyages visiting 34 ports in 14 countries.
Ocean Medallion technology to be introduced aboard Dubai-bound Regal Princess
Princess Cruises has announced that its proprietary wearable passenger technology Ocean Medallion will next be introduced aboard Regal Princess, ahead of her 2019 Caribbean season and a year before her 2020 Dubai […]
Second Pinnacle-class ship Nieuw Statendam delivered to Holland America Line
Holland America Line has taken delivery of Nieuw Statendam, its second Pinnacle-class ship during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marghera shipyard in Venice.
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