Cruise news (Palermo Italy-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises introduces “Morocco and Tunisia: a journey of the senses”
Costa Cruises is introducing a new cruise experience called "Morocco and Tunisia: a journey of the senses" in 2023, exclusively designed for members...
July 30, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Italian police seizes Caronte & Tourist ferries on charges of public corruption
Earlier this week, Italian authorities took action against the ferry company Caronte & Tourist (serving domestic routes to/from Italy's Sicily...
June 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises unveils winter 2024-2025 itineraries
Costa Cruises has unveiled the itineraries for winter 2024-2025, offering a range of vacation options in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and the...
June 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic unveils cultural expedition voyages exploring the East/West coasts of Africa
Swan Hellenic announced its cultural expedition voyages of Africa for 2023 as its SH Vega ship reached the continent from Antarctica. Customers have...
March 28, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises opens bookings for 2024 itineraries in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe
Costa Cruises announced its itineraries for 2024. The newest edition of the Around the World voyage (December 2024) will also be available in the...
February 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Swan Hellenic's newest and largest ship SH Diana floated out at Helsinki Shipyard
Swan Hellenic announced that the newest/largest ship in its ultramodern 5-star fleet, SH Diana, had been floated out of dry dock at Helsinki Shipyard...
January 27, 2023 - Accidents
~200 evacuated after fire ignites on GNV La Superba ferry in Palermo (Italy)
GNV La Superba ferry was badly damaged after a fire on Saturday, January 14th. The damage on the vessel of the Italian shipowner Grandi Navi Veloci...
January 16, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Luminosa sets sail with new livery and funnel
Carnival Luminosa set sail on Monday, September 26, for the first time with her brand new livery and funnel, making her a step closer to being ready...
September 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Luminosa cruise ship officially joins the CCL fleet
Transitioning from Costa Cruises, the 2009-built ship Carnival Luminosa officially joined the CCL-Carnival Cruise Line fleet on September 8th...
September 9, 2022 - Accidents
MSC Seaside ship enters drydock due to engine issue and skips the July 11 cruise
Due to an electrical issue with one of the engines, MSC's Seaside ship will have to enter drydock (at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo Sicily...
July 8, 2022 - Accidents
MSC Cruises revoking crew privileges due to COVID cases onboard MSC Seaside
Due to the increase in COVID cases on MSC Seaside ship, MSC is revoking crew privileges/access to public areas. In an email sent to the crew...
June 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises restarts operation from Genoa (Milan, Italy) with Costa Firenze
On Thursday, April 7th, Costa Firenze debuted in Genoa (Milan, Italy), inaugurating the restart of Costa Cruises' operation from the port city. In...
April 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' newest flagship Costa Toscana departs from Savona (Italy) on her maiden voyage
Costa Toscana, the newest Italian-flagged ship in Costa Cruises' fleet, is setting sail today, March 5, from Savona (Italy) on her maiden voyage...
March 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC's winter 2022-2023 cruise program features the newbuild ships World Europa & Seascape
MSC Cruises’ 2022-2023 Winter lineup of voyages features 2 new ships: MSC World Europa and MSC Seascape. In total, the cruise line offers a...
February 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises is the “Official Cruise Line” of the Ryder Cup 2023
Costa Cruises was named "Official Cruise Line" of Ryder Cup 2023, which is the most important team competition in golf, and will be held for the...
January 20, 2022