India’s first mainstream cruise line, Jalesh Cruises, will add a second ship to its fledgling fleet by October this year, according to Rajiv Duggal, Strategic Advisor, Jalesh Cruises, suggesting even more Dubai […]
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.
 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 […]
Costa Smeralda has passed her propulsion test as part of her comprehensive sea trials, marking the next major milestone in her construction.
A new seafood specialty restaurant designed by chef Rudi Sodamin, called Rudi’s Seagrill, will debut aboard Mardi Gras and feature his famous ‘food faces’ according to Carnival Cruise Line.
Ponant, a subsidiary of Artemis Group (holding company of the Pinault family), and the parent company of Paul Gauguin Cruises has announced a two ship order from Italian shipyard Fincantieri.
Scarlet Lady, the first cruise ship from the brand new cruise line Virgin Voyages, is currently at sea undergoing sea trials, while Virgin has announced a set of pre-inaugural cruises ahead of […]
MSC Cruises took delivery of its newest cruise ship on Friday, the 4,888-guest, 181,541-gross ton MSC Grandiosa, the latest in the Meraviglia Plus-class.
MSC Cruises has cut the first steel for its largest cruise ship to date, the first of the new World-class vessels, MSC Europa.
Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest cruise ship, the last of the Breakaway-Plus class, Norwegian Encore, has been delivered to the cruise line and departed on her two-day shakedown cruise from Bremerhaven to Southampton.
Carnival Cruise Line has accepted delivery of Carnival Panorama, its new Vista-class cruise ship, from the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy.
Costa Cruises has been forced to announce for a second time that the delivery date for its new LNG-powered mega-ship Costa Smeralda has been pushed back to the end of the year.
Royal Caribbean International’s new Quantum-Ultra class cruise ship Odyssey of the Seas, the first of the class to sail from North America, will have more entertainment and activity options up top than […]
German cruise line AIDA Cruises has laid the first of 90 blocks for its second LNG-powered cruise ship, AIDAcosma, due for delivery in summer, 2021.
Holland America Line has celebrated the launch of the first hull section for its new cruise ship Ryndam, at Fincantieri’s Palermo shipyard in Italy.
Cunard has cut the first steel for its fourth cruise ship, which will be named in early 2020 and will be the 249th ship overall to sail for the 179-year-old line.
Costa Cruises’ new LNG-fueled cruise ship Costa Smeralda has departed the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland for her first set of sea trails.
P&O Cruises will develop and install the first distillery at sea on-board Iona, which is due for launch in 2020 and will be the largest cruise ship ever deployed for the UK […]
Princess Cruises’ sixth Royal-class newbuild will be called Discovery Princess when she is launched in November, 2021, which is also a year earlier than previously planned. The 3,660-guest Discovery Princess is under […]
Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest and last Breakaway-Plus class cruise ship, Norwegian Encore, has completed her conveyance down the Ems River to the North Sea, where she departed for her sea trials.
