Cruise news (technology-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Port of Kristiansand to Boast Europe’s Largest Shorepower System
The shorepower system in Kristiansand, Norway will become the largest in Europe due to the cooperation between local energy company Agder Energi Nett...
May 31, 2018 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Introduces Digital Personal Assistant
MSC Cruises announced that the name of its industry-first digital personal assistant will be Zoe. Line's CEO Gianni Onorato revealed the name at the...
May 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Horizon Boasts New Standard of Internet Passenger Experience
Speedcast International Ltd, the most trusted provider of remote communication and IT solutions in the world, announced the company had successfully...
May 27, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Ponant’s “Blue Eye Lounge” Introduced
Wild Earth Travel hosted a New Zealand roadshow with its major travel partner, Ponant, which brought news of the new innovative additions of the...
May 24, 2018 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line Boasts New Fleet Operations Center
Carnival Cruise Line’s new 35,000 ft2 Fleet Operations Center in Miami FL is able to simultaneously monitor real-time conditions faced by 26...
May 12, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Dream Cruises and Star Cruises Partner with Wirecard
Genting Cruise Line's brands Dream Cruises and Star Cruises partnered with Wirecard in order to deliver a seamless payment process enhancing guest...
May 12, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Partners with DeCurtis to Develop State-of-the-Art Technology Platform
Norwegian Cruise Line revealed partnership with technology-solutions leader DeCurtis Corp. for Cruise Freedom - a new technology platform project...
May 7, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Purchase of Transas Finalized by Wartsila
The maritime technology company Wartsila announced the acquisition of the UK-based marine company Transas. Control of the Transas company was...
May 7, 2018 - Cruise Industry
First Autodocking Ferry Tested by Wärtsilä
The technology group at Wartsila successfully carried out testing of autodocking technology. The tests were carried out with Folgefonn, an 83-metre...
April 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Norway's E-Ports to Receive Automated Mooring System
Engineering company Cavotec will install and maintain an automated mooring system, called MoorMaster, at e-ferry ports in Norway. Following firm's...
April 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Rotor Sail Installed on Viking Grace
Viking Line installed a Norsepower rotor sail unit on its cruise ferry Viking Grace, making her the only working passenger ship in the world with...
April 23, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Invests in Environmentally-Friendly Propulsion
Norwegian cruiseferry operator Hurtigruten announced a large investment in environmentally-friendly propulsion. The company will repower as...
April 22, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Balearia’s First LNG-Powered Ferry Floated Out
Hypatia de Alejandria - the first of two LNG (liquefied natural gas) newbuild ferries owned by Spanish shipping company Balearia - was floated out at...
April 5, 2018 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to Install Virtual Assistant in Every Cabin
MSC Cruises announced it will install Amazon Alexa-style virtual assistants in all cabins. The still unnamed device will be exclusively available...
March 23, 2018 - Cruise Industry
SES Boosts Cruise Ship Connectivity Via Satellites
SES expanded its constellation of MEO (medium Earth orbit) satellites via the launch of 4 more on Soyuz rocket. The satellites join twelve existing...
March 15, 2018