Cruise news (Riga Latvia-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
BIRKA GOTLAND ship celebrates first year milestone with record passenger traffic
The Swedish cruiser BIRKA GOTLAND marks its first anniversary of service. Over the past year, the vessel has operated to seven Baltic Sea ports and...
April 6, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Viking OCEAN introduces 10 new cruise itineraries in 2026-2027
Viking OCEAN expanded its offerings with 10 new European itineraries - in the Mediterranean, the UK, Ireland, and the Baltic, now available for...
December 25, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Port Riga (Latvia) to host Baltic region’s first renewable fuels plant
Latvia's Port Riga will soon have the Baltic’s first large-scale production facility for renewable fuels, specifically hydrotreated vegetable...
November 29, 2024 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises returns to Riga (Latvia) after 5-year hiatus
This season, AIDA Cruises returns to Riga (Latvia) with 9 scheduled calls across 3 ships, marking the end of a 5-year hiatus. An AIDA spokesperson...
June 27, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Design approved for Riga's new passenger terminal (cruise and ferry)
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled their winning design for the Ropax Ferry Terminal in Riga Latvia. The competition aimed to create a new passenger...
May 21, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Viking Line and Gotlandsbolaget launch joint venture: Birka Gotland to debut in Spring 2024
In August 2023, Viking Line and Gotlandsbolaget/Destination Gotland (1998-founded, headquartered in Visby, Gotland Island, Sweden), both...
January 4, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises' ships Serenity and Symphony in 2025 visit 281 ports/112 countries
Crystal has unveiled its 2025 itineraries for Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony, following the brand's acquisition by the A&K Travel Group...
September 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Tallink has no plans to restore Latvia-Sweden ferry route Riga-Stockholm
Estonian ferry company Tallink announced that there were no plans to restore ferry services between Riga (Latvia) and Stockholm (Sweden). Katri...
February 15, 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
Port Stockholm (Sweden) receives green light for EU grant funding application
Ports of Stockholm (Sweden) can jointly apply, together with 8 other Baltic Sea ports, for EU grant funding for pilot studies in order to develop the...
January 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
10-millionth cruise passenger arrives at Port Riga (Latvia)
On Sunday evening, August 7, the 10-millionth cruise passenger arrived at Rīga Free Port (Latvia). It was a woman from Bavaria who sailed with a...
August 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines welcomes its 3rd ship ms Balmoral back into service
The UK-based Fred Olsen Cruise Lines welcomed its 3rd ship back into service, with the return of ms Balmoral marking the start of a summer season...
May 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MS Hamburg is the first cruise ship to arrive at Port Riga (Latvia) in 2022
MS Hamburg arrived at Port Riga (Latvia) on Tuesday, April 12, marking the start of the port's cruise season. The MS Hamburg ship with a capacity of...
April 15, 2022 - Accidents
TUI Cruises cancels all of its calls to Russia and Ukraine for 2022
TUI announced the cancellation of its calls to Russia and Ukraine this summer season. All scheduled calls of Schiff 6 to Sankt Petersburg...
March 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Riga (Latvia) welcomes 3rd cruise ship for 2021
From September 1, 2021, cruise passengers with a valid European Digital COVID certificate don't have to fill out an electronic "Covidpass" form when...
September 14, 2021