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Explora Journeys celebrates steel cutting of second luxury ship Explora Journeys, the new luxury brand of MSC Group, marked a milestone with the steel cutting of Explora II. The second vessel in the fleet is expected to welcome its first guests on board in spring 2024. This follows on just three months from the launch of t… Read more Royal Caribbean International launches new commercial incentive programme Royal Caribbean International has launched a new commercial incentive programme, named ‘Royal Flush’, for trade partners. The incentive programme includes a commercial offer of a complete sales package, including flights, transfers and cruises. The… Read more Emerald Cruises announces plans for second luxury superyacht Emerald Cruises is to welcome a second luxury superyacht to the fleet. The line said that Emerald Sakara is expected to celebrate its inaugural departure in 2023. Emerald has also added the Seychelles to its list of destinations. Following its maiden voyage th… Read more Seabourn Encore to resume Canary Islands and Med sailings in early 2022 Seabourn has revealed that Seabourn Encore will return to the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean from 19 February 2022. The ship was scheduled to resume operations in April but will now set sail earlier than planned. Seabourn will run 10 and 11-day itinerari… Read more Cruise specialist sounds warning over 2022 price increases Cruise specialist cruise.co.uk has warned of a 2022 increase in cruise prices due to a range of economic factors. The agency’s deputy managing director Tony Andrews projected the possibility of a price increase for both domestic and international sailing… Read more New American Queen Voyages brand revealed following merger American Queen Voyages has been unveiled as a new cruise line brand following the merger of American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines. The new brand is made up of American Queen Voyages River, American Queen Voyages Lakes & Ocean and Americ… Read more Tradewind Voyages reveals details for Golden Horizon’s Mediterranean debut Tradewind Voyages has announced plans for Golden Horizon’s Mediterranean debut in 2022. A total of three new collections, Western Mediterranean, Central Mediterranean and Eastern Mediterranean, have been confirmed for the summer 2022 season. Golden Horiz… Read more Seabourn names second purpose-built expedition ship Seabourn has revealed that its second ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition ship will be called Seabourn Pursuit. Construction for the vessel began in autumn last year. It is scheduled for delivery in February 2023, with its sister ship, Seabourn Venture, slat… Read more Carnival UK appoints new president as Simon Palethorpe departs Carnival UK has named Sture Myrmell as its new president, effective from 18 October. Myrmell, who will transition from his role as president of P&O Cruises Australia and Carnival Australia, will replace Simon Palethorpe, who is leaving the organisation aft… Read more Princess Cruises returns to Los Angeles as Grand Princess departs for 5-night cruise Princess Cruises has resumed operations from the Port of Los Angeles following the pause in cruising due to the pandemic. The line’s Grand Princess has departed on a five-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the first of five sailings with this itinerary and the … Read more Holland America Line: The top tips you need to know to sell Alaska When it comes to cruising in Alaska, Holland America Line is the true expert. After almost 75 years of operating in the region, Holland America Line is by far the largest and most experienced cruise and tour operator in Alaska and Canada’s Yukon territory. Fo… Read more Cruise Trade News September/October 2021 issue: Live and online So, that’s summer over. More rain than sun, no doubt, but as we approach the autumn months and darker nights, the skies have brightened for the cruise sector. The September/October issue of Cruise Trade News. The return of international cruises is the headline… Read more Scenic to restart expedition voyages to Antarctica on Scenic Eclipse Scenic will restart expedition cruises to Antarctica on Scenic Eclipse from 6 January 2022. The line said in a statement that the resumption will make it one of the first cruise lines to return to the region. Scenic Eclipse – described as the world’s first dis… Read more Carnival Cruise Line renames ship as part of bow-to-stern makeover Carnival Cruise Line has announced the renaming of Carnival Victory to Carnival Radiance. The ship is in the final stages of a $200 million bow-to-stern renovation. Work is taking place in Cadiz, Spain. Carnival Radiance is scheduled to depart on 18 October fo… Read more Oceania Cruises MD Bernard Carter: ‘Vista is the next step on our journey – it’s a new era’ Oceania Cruises senior vice-president & MD EMEA Bernard Carter speaks exclusively to Cruise Trade News about the line’s new ship, Vista, and what agents need to know when it comes to selling a luxury product. Can you tell us more about Vista, your new luxu… Read more Panache Cruises MD says ‘momentum building’ across cruise sector The boss of Panache Cruises has said “momentum is really building” across the cruise sector, with river cruises proving particularly popular with clients. The luxury cruise agency, which launched in 2020, confirmed in a media call that it had made … Read more Holland America Line UK sales boss Wendy Lahmich: ‘I’m so proud to work in cruise; it’s one big family’ Holland America Line UK & Ireland director of sales Wendy Lahmich is celebrating 25 years with the brand. She speaks to Gary Peters about her most memorable moments in cruise and explains how colleagues have become her extended family. “One memory that sti… Read more Princess Cruises extends pause of cruise holidays in Australia & NZ to early 2022 Princess Cruises has confirmed it is extending its pause of cruise holidays in Australia and New Zealand through to 17 January 2022 due to “uncertainty around the return of cruising in the region”. Voyages on Coral Princess up to 27 January 2022 ha… Read more MSC pledges cruise operations will be net zero emissions by 2050 MSC has unveiled a goal to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in its cruise operations by 2050. The target – covering MSC Cruises and luxury brand Explora Journeys – goes beyond the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) ambition to reduce emission… Read more CTN Investigates: How can cruise change opinions and convince young people to jump on board? The cruise industry has long sought to attract younger people, but as the sector emerges from the immediate difficulties caused by the pandemic, what needs to be done to change opinions? Gary Peters investigates. Let’s be honest, it’s not uncommon to hear thos… Read more

Cruise News Top Stories

Explora Journeys celebrates steel cutting of second luxury ship

Explora Journeys, the new luxury brand of MSC Group, marked a milestone with the steel cutting of Explora II. The second vessel in the fleet is expected to welcome its first guests on board in spring 2024. This follows on just three months from the launch of t…

Read more
Royal Caribbean International launches new commercial incentive programme

Royal Caribbean International has launched a new commercial incentive programme, named ‘Royal Flush’, for trade partners. The incentive programme includes a commercial offer of a complete sales package, including flights, transfers and cruises. The…

Read more
Emerald Cruises announces plans for second luxury superyacht

Emerald Cruises is to welcome a second luxury superyacht to the fleet. The line said that Emerald Sakara is expected to celebrate its inaugural departure in 2023. Emerald has also added the Seychelles to its list of destinations. Following its maiden voyage th…

Read more
Seabourn Encore to resume Canary Islands and Med sailings in early 2022

Seabourn has revealed that Seabourn Encore will return to the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean from 19 February 2022. The ship was scheduled to resume operations in April but will now set sail earlier than planned. Seabourn will run 10 and 11-day itinerari…

Read more
Cruise specialist sounds warning over 2022 price increases

Cruise specialist cruise.co.uk has warned of a 2022 increase in cruise prices due to a range of economic factors. The agency’s deputy managing director Tony Andrews projected the possibility of a price increase for both domestic and international sailing…

Read more
New American Queen Voyages brand revealed following merger

American Queen Voyages has been unveiled as a new cruise line brand following the merger of American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines. The new brand is made up of American Queen Voyages River, American Queen Voyages Lakes & Ocean and Americ…

Read more
Tradewind Voyages reveals details for Golden Horizon’s Mediterranean debut

Tradewind Voyages has announced plans for Golden Horizon’s Mediterranean debut in 2022. A total of three new collections, Western Mediterranean, Central Mediterranean and Eastern Mediterranean, have been confirmed for the summer 2022 season. Golden Horiz…

Read more
Seabourn names second purpose-built expedition ship

Seabourn has revealed that its second ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition ship will be called Seabourn Pursuit. Construction for the vessel began in autumn last year. It is scheduled for delivery in February 2023, with its sister ship, Seabourn Venture, slat…

Read more
Carnival UK appoints new president as Simon Palethorpe departs

Carnival UK has named Sture Myrmell as its new president, effective from 18 October. Myrmell, who will transition from his role as president of P&O Cruises Australia and Carnival Australia, will replace Simon Palethorpe, who is leaving the organisation aft…

Read more
Princess Cruises returns to Los Angeles as Grand Princess departs for 5-night cruise

Princess Cruises has resumed operations from the Port of Los Angeles following the pause in cruising due to the pandemic. The line’s Grand Princess has departed on a five-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the first of five sailings with this itinerary and the …

Read more
Holland America Line: The top tips you need to know to sell Alaska

When it comes to cruising in Alaska, Holland America Line is the true expert. After almost 75 years of operating in the region, Holland America Line is by far the largest and most experienced cruise and tour operator in Alaska and Canada’s Yukon territory. Fo…

Read more
Cruise Trade News September/October 2021 issue: Live and online

So, that’s summer over. More rain than sun, no doubt, but as we approach the autumn months and darker nights, the skies have brightened for the cruise sector. The September/October issue of Cruise Trade News. The return of international cruises is the headline…

Read more
Scenic to restart expedition voyages to Antarctica on Scenic Eclipse

Scenic will restart expedition cruises to Antarctica on Scenic Eclipse from 6 January 2022. The line said in a statement that the resumption will make it one of the first cruise lines to return to the region. Scenic Eclipse – described as the world’s first dis…

Read more
Carnival Cruise Line renames ship as part of bow-to-stern makeover

Carnival Cruise Line has announced the renaming of Carnival Victory to Carnival Radiance. The ship is in the final stages of a $200 million bow-to-stern renovation. Work is taking place in Cadiz, Spain. Carnival Radiance is scheduled to depart on 18 October fo…

Read more
Oceania Cruises MD Bernard Carter: ‘Vista is the next step on our journey – it’s a new era’

Oceania Cruises senior vice-president & MD EMEA Bernard Carter speaks exclusively to Cruise Trade News about the line’s new ship, Vista, and what agents need to know when it comes to selling a luxury product. Can you tell us more about Vista, your new luxu…

Read more
Panache Cruises MD says ‘momentum building’ across cruise sector

The boss of Panache Cruises has said “momentum is really building” across the cruise sector, with river cruises proving particularly popular with clients. The luxury cruise agency, which launched in 2020, confirmed in a media call that it had made …

Read more
Holland America Line UK sales boss Wendy Lahmich: ‘I’m so proud to work in cruise; it’s one big family’

Holland America Line UK & Ireland director of sales Wendy Lahmich is celebrating 25 years with the brand. She speaks to Gary Peters about her most memorable moments in cruise and explains how colleagues have become her extended family. “One memory that sti…

Read more
Princess Cruises extends pause of cruise holidays in Australia & NZ to early 2022

Princess Cruises has confirmed it is extending its pause of cruise holidays in Australia and New Zealand through to 17 January 2022 due to “uncertainty around the return of cruising in the region”. Voyages on Coral Princess up to 27 January 2022 ha…

Read more
MSC pledges cruise operations will be net zero emissions by 2050

MSC has unveiled a goal to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in its cruise operations by 2050. The target – covering MSC Cruises and luxury brand Explora Journeys – goes beyond the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) ambition to reduce emission…

Read more
CTN Investigates: How can cruise change opinions and convince young people to jump on board?

The cruise industry has long sought to attract younger people, but as the sector emerges from the immediate difficulties caused by the pandemic, what needs to be done to change opinions? Gary Peters investigates. Let’s be honest, it’s not uncommon to hear thos…

Read more