Cruise news (curious-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Fireworks to celebrate P&O Iona cruise ship's Maiden Voyage from Southampton on August 7
A spectacular fireworks display, from the vessel’s namesake island (Isle of Iona Scotland), is to be the pinnacle of the entertainment...
July 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's ship Jewel of the Seas to homeport in Limassol, Cyprus
The official restart of sailings onboard RCI-Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas is on July 10 from Limassol (Cyprus Greece) when the ship will set...
July 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Genting Hong Kong to build and manage cruise ships for hotel brands
GHK-Genting Hong Kong announced plans to build and manage a series of newbuild cruise ships on behalf of world-renown hotel brands. Speaking at the...
July 7, 2021 - Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Explorer OTS houses rescuers working at Miami condo collapse
An RCI-Royal Caribbean cruise ship houses rescue teams pouring into South Florida from across the USA as the search for victims continues at the...
July 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Poseidon Expeditions restarts North Pole icebreaker cruises aboard 50 Years of Victory on July 10
Poseidon Expeditions announced the resumption of its North Pole icebreaker cruises aboard the nuclear-powered 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory...
July 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Spirit of Discovery departs on Saga Cruises' first round Britain voyage since early 2020
At 6 pm, Sunday night, Saga Cruises’ ship Spirit of Discovery, which was launched in July 2019, returned to the ocean from Tilbury Docks...
June 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Unesco puts Venice on endangered list if cruise ships not banned
The UN art heritage agency Unesco recently said it would examine a proposal to put Venice Italy on its endangered list if the lagoon city doesn't...
June 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line growing fleet by 2 additional ships
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced plans to grow its fleet by a couple of additional ships by 2023. The company is taking the delivery of a new...
June 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady becomes the largest cruise ship ever to dock in Portsmouth, England UK
A new record was set in Portsmouth Harbour (England UK) as Virgin Voyages’ MS Scarlet Lady became the largest ever cruise ship to dock in the...
June 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Godmother announced for Saga Cruises’ newest ship Spirit of Adventure
In a mark of respect to the medical profession that worked hard over the last 18 months dealing with the pandemic, Commodore Inga J. Kennedy CBE QHNS...
June 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten to launch Galapagos cruises from January 2022
From January 2022, the Norwegian cruise and ferry company Hurtigruten (via its new brand Hurtigruten Expeditions) is due to expand its breadth of...
June 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises to name next newbuild Seven Seas Grandeur
RSSC-Regent Seven Seas Cruises will name the line's next newbuild Seven Seas Grandeur. The 6th ship in Regent's fleet is scheduled to debut in the...
June 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
P&O UK cut Britannia cruise ship's passenger capacity to meet government measures
P&O Cruises UK is offering FCC (future cruise credit) or cash refund to customers booked on early summer 2021 sailings on MS Britannia to try to...
June 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
USA's first test cruise sets sail aboard on Royal Caribbean's ship Freedom of the Seas
A "voluntary voyage"/test cruise departed from PortMiami Florida on Sunday evening, June 20, putting the industry a step closer to resuming...
June 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Nova Scotia government removing fees from all 7 provincial ferries
Travellers taking a Nova Scotia intra-provincial ferryboat will no longer have to pay for it, according to Premier Iain Rankin who announced the...
June 21, 2021