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  • Resorts World Cruises celebrated the inaugural Gulf sailing of the Resorts World One, departing from Port Rashid Cruise Terminal 2 in Dubai on November 1, 2024. The ship will operate three weekly cruises across Gulf destinations. Nearly 600 guests, including …
  • Royal Caribbean Group has high hopes for the Texas market, according to Jason Liberty, president and CEO, speaking on the company’s third quarter earnings call. Liberty said the Texas market was larger than Florida, “and has a similar cruise consideration, but…
  • In a strategic ambitious move set to reshape the cruise ship management landscape, OSM Thome and Ship Management Group have entered into a partnership aimed at enhancing service standards across the cruise, river, and offshore accommodation sectors. The collab…
  • Royal Caribbean Group reported third quarter Earnings per Share (“EPS”) of $4.21 and Adjusted EPS of $5.20. According to the company, these results were better than the company’s guidance due to stronger pricing on close-in demand, continued …
  • MSC Cruises announced today that it will offer sailings to Alaska for the very first time, with the new itineraries now open for booking, according to a press release. The MSC Poesia will homeport in Seattle for the 2026 season and depart weekly on seven-night…
  • After completing a drydock in Europe earlier this month, the Oasis of the Seas is currently returning to the United States. The Royal Caribbean International ship is offering a repositioning cruise that started in Barcelona, Spain, on October 24, 2024. Followi…
  • The second ship in TUI Cruises’ InTUItion class will carry the name Mein Schiff Flow, the company announced in a press release. A sister to the Mein Schiff Relax, the new 4,000-guest ship is being built at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, with delivery sched…
  • Fincantieri announced that it has signed contracts with Viking for the construction of two new cruise ships, based on the the previous vessels for Viking, which Fincantieri has already built. Both ships will be delivered in 2030. The ships will be 54,300 tons …
  • The Celebrity Edge has returned to Australia for its second season, according to a press release. Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 22, and running through April 2025, the ship will offer 17 itineraries departing from Sydney, with new ports of call in Samoa, Fiji, Ameri…
  • Royal Caribbean International’s Anthem of the Seas is currently on its way to Singapore for its maiden season in Southeast Asia. After completing a summer deployment in Northern Europe, the 2015-built ship kicked off a repositioning voyage earlier this month. …
  • Following a seven-year hiatus, Azamara Cruises is set to return to Alaska in the summer of 2026, the company announced in a press release. According to Azamara, the voyages in the region will visit unspoiled destinations and will include excursions aimed at br…
  • With two ships in the market, Princess Cruises is planning its largest-ever summer Caribbean deployment in 2026. Cruise Industry News takes a closer look at the seasonal program, which includes several itineraries departing from Fort Lauderdale and Port Canave…
  • Carnival Cruise Line continues to adjust itineraries onboard its ships for cruises set to take place in 2025 and 2026. After rerouting over 20 sailings in September, the company announced additional changes for five ships earlier this week. According to a stat…
  • Cruise Industry News looks at some of the major refit projects set to take place in the coming months. Norwegian Encore
    Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise Line
    Capacity: 4,200 guests
    Tonnage: 164,600
    Year built: 2019
    Date: November 202…
  • “The cruise market has bounced back and with all the orders that have come recently, shipowners, especially startup ventures, may find it difficult to find available building slots,” said Luigi Matarazzo, general manager of the merchant ships division of Finca…
  • Port Tampa Bay has resumed vessel operations and our port’s shipping channels are officially re-opened, with vessel movements restricted to daylight hours, the port announced on Saturday. Throughout the storm, Port Tampa Bay coordinated with federal, state, an…
  • AIDA Cruises’ AIDAdiva will introduce new culinary experiences following a seven-week drydock from February 3 to March 22, 2025, as part of AIDA Cruises’ modernization program. According to a press release, the ship will offer eight restaurants and 15 ba…
  • As Hurricane Milton continues to impact cruise operations in Florida and the Caribbean, Carnival Cruise Line confirmed delays for more ships in its fleet. Operating out of Port Canaveral, the Carnival Glory won’t be able to return to its homeport as scheduled …
  • When TUI Cruises introduced its newest ship, Mein Schiff 7, this summer, she became the first cruise ship to be methanol ready. Meanwhile, the ship is operating on low-emission marine diesel with a maximum 0.1 percent sulfur content, said Lucienne Damm, head o…
  • The October update of the global cruise ship orderbook by Cruise Industry News presents a 66-ship, 171,234-berth orderbook through 2036. The value stands at $56.5 billion in new ship orders. With two ships left to enter service this year, the Disney Treasure a…
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