Cruise news (money-tagged)

$1.4 Million Ferry Terminal Opened in Basseterre
After around 6 months of construction, the new Basseterre Ferry Terminal was officially opened on Wednesday, December 6. Mervin Lewis, facilities...
December 8, 2017
Cruise Industry
Qatar Receives Record Number of Cruise Passengers in 2017
Qatar's cruise tourism is witnessing exponential growth with past cruise season recording year-on-year increase of more than 1,000% in the...
December 6, 2017
Cruise Industry
French Port City Celebrates 500 Years
2017 has been full of celebration for Le Havre which made the most of its significant anniversary. Money was spent on extensive improvements, for...
December 5, 2017
Cruise Industry
New Cruise Pier to Be Built at Port Zante
A contract was signed for the construction of a 2nd cruise pier at Port Zante, St Kitts. St Christopher Air & Sea Ports Authority and Canadian...
November 26, 2017
Cruise Industry
Norwegian Cruise Line Targets Israel Cruise Market
85,000 Israelis, 1% of the population, went on a cruise in 2017. Nick Wilkinson, Vice President & Managing Director UK&I MEA and Israel of...
November 23, 2017
Cruise Industry
7 Cruise Ships Docked in St. Kitts and Nevis on the Same Day
Friday, November 17, was an extraordinary day for cruising in St. Kitts, as never before had the federation seen 7 cruise liners docked on the same...
November 21, 2017
Cruise Industry
Curacao Opens New Cruise Ship Pier
The fast-growing cruise industry in Curacao received a boost this week via the debut of its new 2nd cruise pier. The USD 43 million mega-pier...
November 18, 2017
Cruise Industry
Port Tampa Bay Opens Cruise Terminal After $1.7M Renovation
Port Tampa Bay's renovated cruise terminal 6 opened following months of renovation. The newly improved terminal is being used by Royal Caribbean as...
November 9, 2017
Cruise Industry
Quebec Woman Sentenced to 7.5 Years for Smuggling Cocaine on Cruise Ship (USD 31 million)
A Quebec woman was sentenced Friday, November 3, to seven-and-a-half years behind bars for importing a large amount of cocaine into Australia...
November 4, 2017
Accidents
Buenos Aires Takes Advantage of $200-Million Port Improvement
Due to Buenos Aires city's recent US $200-million port improvement project, Quinquela Martin terminal, situated in the heart of the city...
October 31, 2017
Cruise Industry
Brooklyn Cruise Terminal Gets $17.2-Million Upgrade
The New York City home for Cunard and Princess Cruises ships, Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, will get US$17.2 million in upgrades. The money will go...
October 31, 2017
Cruise Industry
Thomson UK Admits TUI Rebrand Cost Millions
Thomson admitted that the rebrand to TUI had cost the company 'tens of millions' of pounds, that will be spread over 3 years. However, the company...
October 21, 2017
Cruise Industry
Celebrity Plans $400 Million Fleetwide Renovation
Celebrity Cruises plans spending around US$400 million over 5 years on renovating its cruise ships so they will look more like Celebrity Edge...
October 7, 2017
Cruise Industry
Dream Cruises Announces Partnership With Alipay
Dream Cruises announced its new partnership with Alipay, the largest online and mobile payment platform in the world operated by Ant Financial...
September 28, 2017
Cruise Industry
Costa neoClassica Joins Grand Celebration between West Palm Beach and Freeport
Recently, Port Palm Beach District Commission signed a 10-year agreement for addition of a 2nd cruise ship into service between West Palm Beach and...
August 29, 2017
Cruise Industry