Hyland Shipping stops accepting deliveries from Cherbourg due to damage caused by stow-aways
Tyno Hyland CEO of Hyland Shipping Hyland Shipping in Dublin has stopped accepting deliveries from…
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Viking orders two new 998-guest ocean-going cruise ships for delivery in 2029
Viking has exercised two shipbuilding options with Fincantieri for two new 998-guest ocean-going cruise ships…
Cunard’s Queen Anne enters River Forth en route to Belfast and Cork
Queen Anne enters the river Forth Cunard’s new cruise ship, the Queen Anne, made its…
Carnival Radiance rescues 25 people stranded in Pacific ocean
Carnival Radiance rescue The Carnival Radiance responded to a distress call from the US Coast…
MSC Cruises expands children and family programme for summer 2024
Gianni Onorato CEO of MSC Cruises MSC Cruises is enhancing its children and family programme…
Vision of the Seas & Carnival Pride return to Baltimore
Vision of the Seas The Vision of the Seas and the Carnival Pride sailed to…
SSA Marine brings in Stefano Borzone to launch a new cruise division
Seattle based SSA Marine has launched a new cruise division and appointed Stefano Borzone as…
Celebrity Edge embarks on seven-night Dawes Glacier itinerary from Seattle
Celebrity Edge, known for its revolutionary outward-facing design, will be sailing in Alaska for the…
Carnival announces fourth portal at Celebration Key in Grand Bahama
Carnival Cruise Line has revealed details of Starfish Lagoon, the fourth portal at its new…
Marella Discovery repositions & offers new itineraries from Malaga & Tenerife next winter
Marella Discovery Chris Hackney Director Marella Cruises Marella Cruises will homeport Marella Discovery 2 in…
Andrea Bocelli to perform at naming ceremony for Queen Anne in Liverpool June 3
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform at the naming ceremony of Queen Anne by Cunard…
Oceania’s Allura to enter service one week earlier than planned
Oceania Cruises’ newest ship, the Allura, will enter service one week earlier than planned, with…
More than half of NCL cruise ships will be based in Caribbean in 2026
Harry Sommer of NCL Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings will deploy smaller ships to exotic locations…
Carnival Pride to return to Baltimore on May 26
Christine Duffy President of Carnival Carnival Cruise Line is set to resume operations in Baltimore…
Silversea takes delivery of Silver Ray
Silver Ray conveyance Barbara Muckermann CEO of Silversea Silversea has received delivery of Silver Ray,…
NCL Norwegian Star first cruise ship call of 2024 to west of Ireland
Joe O’Shaughnessy’s picture of Currach racing being watched by Norwegian Star passengers Dingle, Galway and…
Hurtigruten introduces Signature voyages on its Norway sailings
Hedda Felin CEO of Hurtigruten Hurtigruten has introduced Signature voyages on its Norway sailings, with…
More than oil rigs: historic H&W Belfast shipyard fights for survival over grant scheme uncertainty
John Wood CEO of Harland & Wolff Harland and Wolff has indicated that their application…
Cruise lines are opening 15 private islands and beaches across the Caribbean
Kelly Craighead CEO of the Cruise Lines International Association Cruise lines have invested $1.5bn since…
MSC’s largest Yacht Club within-ship enclave planned for Miami based MSC World America in 2025
Gianni Onorato CEO of MSC Cruises MSC’s upcoming ship, the MSC World America, will debut…
Savannah Buffett named as godmother of Margaritaville at Sea Islander
Savannah Buffett, daughter of the late Jimmy Buffett, will serve as the godmother of the…
MSC introduces Face Verification system
Gianni Onorato CEO of MSC Cruises Neurotechnology’s Face Verification system is integrated into MSC Cruises’…
57,973 people from Ireland set sail on a cruise in 2023, up 40pc on 2023 & 20pc on pre pandemic
Andy Harmer Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has revealed that 57,973 people from Ireland set…
Irish Ferries to move Isle of Innisfree to Rosslare & charter giant Spirit of Britain on Dover–Calais
Isle of Innisfree Andrew Sheen CEO of Irish Ferries Irish Ferries is adding the Spirit…
Celebrity Cruises’ Apex has arrived in Southampton to kick off its European season
Celebrity Cruises’ Apex has arrived in Southampton to kick off its European season with an…
HX cancels two cruises to Alaska due to drydock delay
Hedda Felin CEO of Hurtigruten Hurtigruten Expeditions, known as HX, is cancelling two cruises to…
Foyle Port initiates 2024 cruise season with the arrival of the Seabourn Ovation
Niamh McCarthy of Foyle Port Foyle Port initiated its 2024 cruise season with the arrival…
Dondra starts as CEO of Azamara Cruises
Dondra Ritzenthaler CEO of Azamara cruises Dondra Ritzenthaler has officially started as Chief Executive Officer…
Stena Line divides its 13-ship Irish Sea operations into two divisions
Johan Edelman of Stena Line Stena Line has appointed Paul Grant as Trade Director for…
Royal Caribbean set to hire 10,000 workers in 2024
Jason Liberty of Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean is looking to hire around 10,000 workers in…
Oasis of the Seas visits Cádiz, Málaga, Alicante, and Valencia before commencing Med programme
Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas has returned…
Utopia of the Seas undergoes five days of sea trials
Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas under-construction Royal Caribbean International’s new build Utopia of the…
HX announces ‘ultimate Norway” programme to launch January 2026
The itinerary, inspired by the Norwegian concept of Friluftsliv, will take guests on a seven-night…
Ceremonies in Kinsale to mark the 109th anniversary of Lusitania sinking
Con Hayes of the Lusitania museum Kinsale.jpg Special ceremonies are taking place in Cork to…
Texas naturist holiday company Bare Necessities charters Norwegian Pearl for nudist cruise
Kat Whitmire of Bare Necessities A Texas based specialist nudist travel company, Bare Necessities (https://cruisebare.com),…
Irish Ferries carried 21.2pc more cars in spring of 2024
Eamonn Rothwell CEO of Irish Ferries Irish Ferries carried 21.2pc more cars in the first…
Kenya Airways resumes flights to Kinshasa after employees released
Allan Kilavuka CEO of Kenya Airways Kenya Airways announced the resumption of flights to Kinshasa…
‘No major dents’ says Villa Vie as former Fred Olsen Braemar gets refit in Belfast
Villa Vile Odyessey dry dock in Belfast Villa Vie Residences shared a video update of…
Foyle Port in Derry expects to host six inaugural cruise calls this summer
Odhran Dunne CEO of Visit Derry Foyle Port in Derry expects to host six inaugural cruise…
Battery hybrid power key to new green Hurtigruten
Hedda Felin CEO of Hurtigruten Hurtigruten reported 9pc reduction in direct emissions per guest and…