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…
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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…
Cruise ship calls to Belfast set to rise by 31pc this season
2016 145,000pax 82 cruise calls 2017 154,000pax 94 cruise calls 2018 185,000pax 115 cruise calls…
Irish Ferries now planning biggest ferry in world as WB Yeats makes maiden passenger voyage
WB Yeats funded to tune of €75m through European Investment Bank loan EIB, the European…
Celebrity Cruises to hire new Ireland sales manager as Mandy Burrie promoted
Mandy Burrie promoted to role in Britain Cruise line aiming to grow market following launch…
Belfast travel veteran to replace Wilkinson as MD of NCL for Irish market
Eamonn Ferrin replaces Nick Wilkinson to lead Ireland Belfast-educated Ferrin to report directly to NCL…
MSC’s Rebecca Kelly to move to Princess Cruises, tells Travel Extra she’s ‘excited’
Rebecca Kelly to move to Princess Cruises Ireland country manager for MSC since 2008 Starts…
Irish Ferries’ WB Yeats finally sails into Dublin Port
Ship originally scheduled for delivery on July 30, to enter service with an inaugural crossing from…
Irish Ferries to transfer French operations from Rosslare to Dublin
WB Yeats will sail from Dublin to Cherbourg No Rosslare to Cherbourg service scheduled…
Rebecca Kelly to head up Princess Cruises in Ireland
Rebecca Kelly to join Princess Headed p MSC asince 2008 Rebecca Kelly is to…
Work begins on Stena Line’s third new Irish Sea ship in Chinese shipyard
First new ship to start on Dublin-Holyhead route in 2020 Ship to operate four daily sailings…
Port of Cork seeks developer for new cruise facility after record year of ship visits
92 ships visiting in 2018 More than 157,000 passengers and 69,000 crew hosted Estimated boost…
NCL offers €99 roundtrip airfares to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Copenhagen & Rome but not from Ireland
Amsterdam, Barcelona, Copenhagen & Rome departures Limited-time €99 (or £99) roundtrip airfares all inclusive…
Cork to Roscoff is Brittany Ferries’ strongest performer, but company warns of Brexit waves
July-September 2017 and 2018 passengers: Cork-Roscoff route: 44,744 – 48,700 Passenger numbers up 9pc on Cork…