Cruise News

  • Atlas Ocean Voyages has announced its 2026 Arctic season, featuring six- and seven-night expeditions and for the first time, pre-cruise hotel stays, according to a press release. The 2026 season will also include new ports of call such as Skjoldungen Island in…
  • The Island Princess is getting ready to kick off a summer program in the Mediterranean. Completing Princess Cruises’ five-ship lineup in Europe, the vessel is scheduled to arrive in Barcelona on August 5, 2024. The 2003-built ship will then start a serie…
  • Damen Shiprepair has recently welcomed two cruise ships at the same time at its shipyard in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. According to an update shared by the facility, the Manara and the Nautica were in drydock simultaneously in late June. Set to be renamed Aro…
  • According to local reports in China, the market is expanding its offerings to include longer cruises to destinations across Asia. Moving away from its traditional short cruise model, which typically features three- to five-night itineraries to Japan and South …
  • The Port of Aberdeen achieved a new milestone by welcoming the Costa Favolosa, the largest vessel to visit the port in its 888-year history, according to a press release. The 290-meter ship arrived at South Harbour from Kirkwall on July 26 for a day-long stopo…
  • In statements recently sent to booked guests, Princess Cruises has confirmed that the Sun Princess will not be offering some of the attractions that were initially planned for the new Park19. The open-deck family zone, which was introduced with the ship, was s…
  • The Disney Treasure has left the building hall at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. Disney Cruise Line’s latest ship was floated out on Saturday at the shipyard, and will now move to an outfitting dock for the final touches ahead of her delivery later t…
  • Margaritaville at Sea is extending the current cruise of the Margaritaville at Sea Islander by one day due to weather conditions in the Gulf of Mexico. After leaving Tampa on July 30 for a four-night cruise to the Caribbean, the ship was scheduled to return to…
  • The Turks and Caicos Islands have welcomed nearly a million visitors in the first six months of 2024, according to a press release. The islands recorded a total of 590,105 cruise passengers for the first half of 2024, an increase of 19.45 percent compared to t…
  • Heinemann Americas, Inc., a subsidiary of Gebr. Heinemann, introduced its retail offering aboard the new Utopia of the Seas, which launched in July. Royal Caribbean International’s sixth Oasis Class ship features eight retail stores designed and operated by He…
  • Global Ports Holding (GPH) will soon become a private company, delisting from the London Stock Exchange. Chairman and CEO Mehmet Kutman described the move as a strategic which he said was in the best interest of the company, and also added that he is fully com…
  • Another cruise line stock is getting an upgrade from Macquarie, which has adjusted its price target for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) stock Macquarie, in a note sent to investors, said that NCLH was executing well on the current demand dynamics and thu…
  • Norwegian Cruise Line’s recently announced plans for the 2026 spring and summer in North America include nine ships in the region. Cruise Industry News looks at the highlights of the deployment, which will mark the company’s return to Philadelphia. Return to P…
  • The Crystal Symphony arrived at the Port of Dover on July 30, 2024, marking Crystal’s first visit to the port this year, according to a press release. The ship’s first trip from Dover started with a 38-night Baltic and Northern Europe cruise to Sweden. T…
  • To help shipowners manage their ballast waters before the D-2 compliance requirements take effect this September, France-based BIO-UV Group has introduced a lifetime warranty on all its BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system installations, according to a press…
  • AmaWaterways is celebrating the summer games with its own “Cruise for Gold” travel advisor incentives, offering Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals to three travel advisors, according to a press release. A Gold Medal winner will receive a suite on AmaWa…
  • Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours announced the “Sounds of Discovery,” its first themed voyage, sailing aboard the Scenic Eclipse, featuring Broadway star Carrie St. Louis. Departing from New York City on October 12, 2024, the musical voyage will i…
  • Viking unveiled its upgraded Travel Advisor Portal, designed to equip advisors with essential tools and resources for selling Viking cruises, according to a press release. The company said that the enhanced platform offers a range of features to improve the bo…
  • Margaritaville at Sea is expanding its Heroes Sail Free program to offer a limited number of free double-occupancy cabins for qualifying Heroes and their guests on all 2024-25 sailings, including the new Margaritaville at Sea Islander. This expansion allows U.…
  • The new Disney Treasure is set to enter service for Disney Cruise Line later this year. A sister to the Disney Wish, which debuted in 2022, the LNG-powered vessel will make its debut in North America, with a series of cruises to the Caribbean. Cruise Industry …
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