Seabourn Pursuit named in indigenous ceremony at Ngula Jar Island, Australia
Seabourn Pursuit Naming ceremony Seabourn officially named the Seabourn Pursuit in a ceremony at Ngula…
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TUI Cruises appoints Kuzey Esener as new director of communications
Kuzey Esener of TUI Cruises TUI Cruises appointed Kuzey Esener as its new director of…
Marella Cruises reveals entertainment programme onboard Marella Discovery 2
Chris Hackney Director Marella Cruises Marella Cruises has revealed details of its latest entertainment programme…
Princess cruises launches ‘best price’ guarantee for 2025 & 2026
John Padgett of Princess Cruises Princess Cruises has launched the “Better than Best Price Guarantee”…
Disney Cruise Line reveals dining and entertainment concepts for new Disney Treasure
Thomas Mazloum CEO of Disney Cruise Line Disney Cruise Line has revealed more details of…
Saga cruise line occupancy up to 83pc
Mike Hazell, chief executive officer of Saga Group A trading update released by Saga cruise…
Crystal signs MOU with Fincantieri for two new luxury cruise ships
Cristina Levis CEO Crystal Cruises Crystal has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Fincantieri for…
Villa Vie Odyssey still in Harland & Wolff shipyard as launch date postponed again
Villa Vie Odyssey in Belfast Villa Vie Residence’s Villa Vie Odyssey has missed another planned…
Rising tide: Carnival reports cruise income has increased to FIVE times the levels of 2023
Josh Weinstein CEO of Carnival Carnival Corporation announced financial results for the second quarter 2024…
Direct to your stateroom: Cork based luggage transportation group launches service for cruise & golf industries
Keith Winters. My Cruise Porter, a new luggage transportation service with its European headquarters in…
Fincantieri and Viking sign contracts for two new cruise ships in 2028 & 2029
Torstein Hagen of Viking River cruises Fincantieri and Viking have signed contracts for the construction…
Captain’s Circle loyalty programme introduced by Princess cruises with gold, ruby, platinum & elite levels
John Padgett of Princess Cruises Princess Cruises has introduced a new Captain’s Circle Loyalty Accelerator…
Regent Seven Seas cruises to add new ship class in 2026
Regent Seven Seas Cruises is adding a new ship class to its fleet, with the…
Phase 2 of Ulster canal opens following €28.4m investment
John McDonagh CEO of Waterways Ireland Phase 2 of the Ulster Canal redevelopment project was…
Silver Ray completes voyage from Lisbon to Civitavecchia to commence service
Silver Ray, Silversea Cruises’ 12 th and newest ship, has embarked on its maiden voyage from…
Celebrity Xcel keel laying ceremony takes place in France
Celebrity Xcel keel laying ceremony Laura Hodges Bethge of Celebrity Cruises The keel laying ceremony…
Party cruise ship seized by Italian authorities in Brindisi due to complaints about sanitary conditions
Georgios Athanasiou, Global sales director of Neonyx Cruises Seajets Goddess of the Night was detained…
Tarragona hosts the 64th MedCruise General Assembly
Saül Garreta President of Port Tarragona Tarragona is hosting the 64th MedCruise General Assembly taking…
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines to offer teachers complimentary champagne
Clare Ward of Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Fred Olsen Cruise Lines is offering teachers a…
Royal Caribbean takes delivery of Utopia of the Seas in France
Royal Caribbean International has taken delivery its newest ship, the Utopia of the Seas, at…
Celebrity Cruises cancels Galapagos cruises after sale of ships
Laura Hodges Bethge of Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Cruises has cancelled a twelve months of Galapagos…
Villa Vie Residences Belfast debut postponed until June 21
Mikael Petterson CEO of Villa Vie Residences Villa Vie Residences has once again postponed the…
Tarragona opens new sustainable cruise terminal
Saül Garreta President of Port Tarragona Tarragona Port celebrated the opening of its new sustainable…
Lindblad Expeditions acquires Celebrity Xpedition & Celebrity Exploration for Galapagos cruises
Sven-Olof Lindblad Lindblad Expeditions has acquired the Celebrity Xpedition and Celebrity Exploration ships to add…
Silversea Silver Ray named in Lisbon
María Josefina Olascoaga has named Silversea Cruises’ second Nova-class ship, Silver Ray, during ceremonies in…
HX announces Gebhard Rainer as new CEO
Gebhard Rainer CEO of HX HX announced Gebhard Rainer as the new CEO effective June…
HX connects with sustainable short power in Reykjavik
HX celebrated a milestone as the Fridtjof Nansen became the first ship to connect to…
Name-swap on the seas: Irish Ferries renames Oscar Wilde as James Joyce and Spirit of Britain as Oscar Wilde
Andrew Sheen CEO of Irish Ferries Irish Ferries has announced two name changes for its…
Cruise start up offers adult-only party sailings from Piraeus with all day DJs
Georgios Athanasiou, Global sales director of Neonyx Cruises Neonyx Cruises has reconfigured a former Costa…
Alaska’s Juneau sets cruise passenger limit of 16,000-a-day
Renée Limoge Reeve of CLIA Juneau in Alaska is the latest city to put restriction…
Cunard’s Queen Anne named at Liverpool ceremony, now heads for Belfast & Cork
Cunard’s newest ship, the Queen Anne, was named during a ceremony in Liverpool with performances…
WATCH: Crowds gather for the launch of the Cunard Queen Anne in Liverpool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kzCwgfg5_A
TUI Cruises Mein Schiff 7 completes sea trials in the Baltic Sea
TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 7 has completed sea trials in the Baltic Sea. The sea…
P&O Cruises Australia to be absorbed into Carnival Cruise Line
Josh Weinstein CEO of Carnival P&O Cruises Australia will be discontinued in March 2025 and…
Celebrity Cruises cancels Celebrity Apex’s scheduled visits to Labadee
Laura Hodges Bethge of Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Cruises is cancelling Celebrity Apex’s scheduled visits to…
P&O Cruises Australia cancels visits to New Caledonia scheduled for late June
Paul Ludlow of P&O Cruises P&O Cruises Australia has cancelled the Pacific Encounter’s visits to…
Princess Cruises launches ‘love line’ premium liquors collection
John Padgett of Princess Cruises Princess Cruises has launched a new “Love Line Premium Liquors”…
Dubliner says he is innocent despite 26 year sentence for MSC Magnifica murder in 2017
Daniel Belling and Xing Li in 2011 Daniel Belling, a German national with Irish citizenship,…
Royal Caribbean Group loyalty scheme co-ordinated across all three brands
Jason Liberty of Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean Group loyalty members can now enjoy the same…
Carnival Legend begins summer programme from Barcelona after refurb
Carnival Cruise Line’s Legend began its summer programme from Barcelona, Spain, following a major refurbishment…