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Cruise Ship Sails from US tor Cuba for First Time in 50 Years

May 02, 2016

A cruise ship is sailing to Cuba from the U.S. for the first time in more than 50 years. The Bermuda-flagged Adonia sailed from the port of Miami carrying some 700 passengers on Sunday.  Cruise firm Carnival's  Adonia left Miami bound for…

Lerwick Harbor sees Seasonal Boost

May 01, 2016

The opening of the offshore season in northern waters has seen specialist oil industry vessels return to Lerwick Harbor during April to support subsea development projects. This month has also brought the first cruise ship of the year to the…

Holland America Line Kicks off Seattle's Record Cruise Season

Apr 30, 2016

The Port of Seattle begins the 2016 cruise season welcoming the first ship call, Holland America Cruise Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam. Larger vessels and more cruises will make this the biggest cruise season ever with nearly one million revenue passengers…

Fincantieri Delivers Carnival Vista

Apr 29, 2016

Carnival Vista, the new flagship of the fleet of Carnival Cruise Line, brand of the Carnival Group, was delivered today at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone.The ship was presented yesterday evening during a ceremony which was attended…

Fugitives Rescued by Disney Cruise Ship in Waters near Cuba

Apr 27, 2016

The Disney Fantasy, a cruise ship owned and operated by Disney Cruise Line, part of The Walt Disney Company,  rescued three people clinging to a capsized boat near Cuba late last week who turned out to be fugitives. The three were rescued by the Disney cruise liner and turned over to the U…

Keel Laid for Cruise ship Mein Schiff 6

Apr 25, 2016

The assembly of TUI Cruises ship Mein Schiff 6 at Meyer Turku shipyard started today 25.4.2016 with the laying of the first grandblock in the big building dock. When ready in 2017, Mein Schiff 6 will be a fourth high-technology cruise ship being…

Mitsubishi Books Loss from Cruise Ship Business

Apr 25, 2016

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) hereby announces its intent to book an extraordinary loss from its cruise ship business in the company's consolidated financial results for fiscal year (FY) 2015 (ending March 31, 2016).1. Background…

Quartet of Cruise Records in Prospect for Lerwick

Apr 22, 2016

The first cruise ship arrival of the year will enter Lerwick Harbour this weekend at the start of a record-breaking season which is expected to see the most passengers and vessels yet at the Shetland port, along with the highest gross tonnage of cruise ships…

Avalon Christens Newest Ship, Avalon Passion

Apr 14, 2016

River line Avalon Waterways has christened its newest Suite Ship class of river cruise vessels, the 166-passenger Avalon Passion, one week after the company launched another new Suite Ship, the 128-passenger Avalon Imagery II. Built at a shipyard in the Netherlands…

Cruise Ship Industry Sues Alaska Capital over Artificial Island

Apr 13, 2016

City leaders in Juneau, Alaska, have misspent millions in fees from cruise ship passengers to build an artificial island with a life-sized statue of a humpback whale, a passenger vessel association said in a lawsuit. The Cruise Lines International…

Incat Crowther Launches Harbor Master

Apr 13, 2016

Incat Crowther launched the Harbor Master, a new generation of tour vessel to operate on Tasmania’s picturesque Macquarie Harbor.Developed in collaboration with World Heritage Cruises, the 220-passenger, 35-metre catamaran combines the operator’s…

MacGregor Solutions for LNG-powered Cruise Ships

Apr 12, 2016

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured orders for environmentally-friendly equipment for four next-generation eco-cruise ships which will be built in Germany and Finland. The vessels will be the first liquefied natural gas-powered cruise ships to enter the market…

Norwegian Joy Keel Laid

Apr 07, 2016

Norwegian Cruise Line has celebrated the start of construction of its new Chinese ship, Norwegian Joy. A keel-laying ceremony was held at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany to mark the official start of the project, with a traditional…

Celebrity Cruises Names Giorgi as Chief Marketing Officer

Apr 05, 2016

Celebrity Cruises has named Peter Giorgi Chief Marketing Officer. Giorgi will oversee the bold new “Modern Luxury Lives Here” brand campaign, as well as all aspects of the cruise line’s global marketing platforms, brand strategy and development…

Fincantieri Bags 5 Cruise Ships Order from Carnival

Apr 03, 2016

Following on a March 2015 agreement and a memorandum of agreement last December, Fincantieri, a leader in cruise ship design and construction, and Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise company, have finalized contracts for the construction of five next-generation passenger ships…

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