Guilty pleasures, gaming and singalongs: entertainment options announced for Celebrity Ascent
Lisa Lutoff-Perlo CEO of Celebrity Cruises Gaming features strongly in the entertainment lineup of Celebrity…
Browsing: Afloat
Barcelona, then Galveston for Norwegian Prima in winter 23-24
Norwegian Prima The Norwegian Prima completed a summer programme in Northern Europe and has now…
MSC cancels entire winter programme for MSC Orchestra on Red Sea & MSC Sinfonia on Eastern Med
Gianni Onorato CEO of MSC Cruises MSC Cruises has cancelled its full winter programme for…
Belfast port hosted a record 158 cruise ship calls in 2023
Joe O’Neill CEO of Belfast Cruise Port.jpg Belfast’s 2023 cruise season concluded with the arrival…
Franck Salein’s Solus restaurant coming to 4 Seabourn ships
Franck Salein Seabourn will introduce a new restaurant called Solis on the Seabourn Quest in…
St Thomas cruise port to get badly needed upgrade
Carlton Dowe Executive Director of Virgin Island ports authority The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA)…
Holland America Line launches ‘Explore with More’
Stein Kruse CEO of Holland America line Holland America Line is launching the “Explore with…
38 companies to offer Danube cruises on 150 ships in 2024
The Danube River is expected to see a slightly larger fleet in 2024 compared to…
Uniworld acquires two former Crystal river cruise ships
Brian Hynes of The Travel Corporation Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has acquired two former luxury…
TUI customers name their new 2025 ship: Mein Schiff Relax
TUI Cruises has named their eighth ship in the Mein Schiff fleet as Mein Schiff…
Carnival Miracle to homeport from Lisbon, Dover & Civitavecchia in 2025
Carnival Miracle Carnival Cruise Line is expanding its offering in Europe with the Carnival Miracle…
Netflix butcher Dario Cecchini to bring his cuts to new Sun Princess
Dario Cecchini Princess Cruises is collaborating with renowned butcher Dario Cecchini, to open a new…
Fred Olsen winter cruises to visit Azores, Canaries and Med
Clare Ward, Director of Product and Customer Service at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Fred. Olsen…
Chef Bruno Barbieri to lead Costa Cruises 80th anniversary celebrations
Bruno Barbieri To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Costa Cruises is hosting a series of events…
Viva Cruises launches LGBTQ+ rivercruise to Amsterdam
Andrea Kruse founder of Visa Cruises Viva Cruises, a member of IGLTA, has launched its…
Proposed Meath deepwater port to focus on green energy
Paul Fleming CEO of Drogheda Port Tenetative plans have been released for the development of…
Costa moves 3 cruise ships to South America
Costa Diameda Costa Cruises will deploy three ships, the Costa Diadema, the Costa Pacifica, and…
Magic Castle to bring live show on board soon-to-be-launched Princess Sun
Jan Swartz CEO of Pirncess Cruises Princess Cruises and the Magic Castle are collaborating to…
NCL to sell $790m of secured notes
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings plans to sell $790m of senior secured notes due in 2029…
Royal, Celebrity and MSC among cruise lines who have suspended port calls to Israel
Zohar Rom Head of Tourism & Cruise Haifa Port, which had anticipated 700,000 visitors this…
Price of a five-night Caribbean cruise now 43pc greater than pre pandemic
Josh Weinstein CEO of Carnival The average price of a five-night Caribbean cruise for December…
P&O Cruises announces 12 new ports of call
Paul Ludlow of P&O Cruises P&O Cruises has announced its collection of 2025-26 sailings, featuring…
Barcelona’s mayor starts curb on cruise ship visits, with more measures to follow
Ada Colau Mayor of Barcelona The Muelle Barcelona Norte and World Trade Centre docks will…
Azamara launches Grand Voyages brand with extended shore stays
Carol Cabezas CEO of Azamara Azamara, a luxury small-ship cruise line previously owned by Royal…
MedCruise summit comes to Bulgaria for the first time
Figen Ayan president of Medcruise The Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports has opened the 63rd MedCruise…
Is this the most luxurious cruise ship in the world?
The third of a series of newbuilds for Regent, the 750-passenger Seven Seas Grandeur is…
TUI Schiff 8 cruise ship will include art space for poetry readings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3gTsuhY6DA Entertainment options on TUI Cruises new build in the Mein Schiff fleet, Schiff 8,…
Meet Stena’s new PR manager: Nicola Abernethy
Nicola Abernethy Nicola Abernethy has been appointed as PR and Communications Manager at Stena Line.…
Norovirus on the rise: 13 cruise ships outbreaks so far in 2023
Cruise ship norovirus outbreaks are currently at their highest level in over 10 years. With…
NCL cruise line to add 1,000 single cabins to 19 ships
Harry Sommer of NCL Norwegian Cruise Line is recognising the growing popularity of solo travel…
Celebrity Ascent set for 2024 summer season in Med as sea trial conclude
The Celebrity Ascent has successfully completed its sea trials, according to a statement from the…
Brittany Ferries deploys extra MV Connemara rotations for Cork-Roscoff Pont Aven bookings
Three rotations over two weekends to clear backlog Brittany Ferries have announced three rotations…
Celtic Tigers: Irish team wins inaugural Stena Line Masters tournament
Ireland beats Britain 9-3 Inaugural Stena Line media international The Irish team have been crowned…
Brittany Ferries: We got a boost from Irish Ferries’ retreat from Rosslare
12pc rise in passengers on Cork-Roscoff route in 2018 97,000 passengers carried on route last…
Feargal Barton of Bartons Transport: All of Ireland will suffer if Dublin Port cuts back on cruise ships,
Action group formed to campaign to retain Dublin’s cruise business Coach operator says mixed messages…
Irish Ferries’ Oscar Wilde sold to parent company of MSC Cruises
1,440-passenger vessel entered service on Rosslare-Cherbourg route in November 2007. Oscar Wilde, which replaced the…
Princess to host 350 agents during 12 ship visits in three Irish ports this summer
12 ship visits in three ports 9 on Crown Princess in Dublin & Cobh from May…
First glimpse of WB Yeats: More cruise vessel than car ferry on stylish new ship
Onboard amenities: Innisfree Club Class Lounge The Maud Gonne Bar & Lounge Lady Gregory A…
Irish Ferries Ulysses returns after €4m upgrade
€4m upgrade for Ulysses Aims to avert chronic disruption to services in June 2018 The…
Irish Ferries responds robustly to NTA criticism
Irish Ferries and National Transport Authority at odds over ‘extraordinary circumstances’ argument regarding delays to…