Uniworld orders four new river ships for the Nile, Douro, Mekong & Volga
Uniworld orders four new river ships Nile, Douro, Mekong & Volga Luxury river cruise…
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MSC to enter ultra-luxury market in 2023 with first of four new cruise ships
First delivery in Spring 2023 8 ships to be built by Fincantieri Inspired by…
MSC to eliminate disposable straws by December in drive to go virtually plastic-free by 2019
MSC Cruises aims to phase out or replace ‘virtually all’ single-use plastic items by March 2019. All…
Silversea Cruises orders three new ships, two in new Evolution class
Silversea Cruises orders three new ships Meyer Werft to deliver two ships in new Silver…
Royal Caribbean reviews group policy as cruise is ruined by 1,300 men behaving badly
Guests boarded in Singapore and cruised to Sydney Ship taken over by 1,300 men…
Royal Caribbean to double agent loyalty payments for suites & Caribbean bookings
Royal Caribbean to double Club Rewards loyalty payments Incentives for suites and Caribbean bookings…
Celebrity wants to homeport in Dublin for full season 2020
Celebrity wants to homeport full season in Dublin Target is 2020 and 2021 if that…
Stena say their 38-ship fleet will use Artificial Intelligence by 2021
helps predict the most fuel-efficient way to operate Entire fleet will use Artificial Intelligence…
Are they inSeine? Uniworld’s programme for younger rivercruisers focusses on France
Idea originated at Irish travel agent conference Two black boats launched programme for younger rivercruisers…
Ponant steps up activity in Ireland with facebook group
Agents can join Facebook group by contacting administrator Ponant market high end luxury cruises on…
MSC carried 17,000 customers from Ireland in 2017 and plans to grow further in 2018
MSC sold 17,000 cruise package sin 2017 Pursuing Royal Caribbean as Ireland’s lading cruise operator…
No firm delivery date for WB Yeats as Irish Ferries counts cost of disruption
No firm delivery date for WB Yeats WB Yeats delay cost €7m Disruption to Ulysses…
2,000 places up for grabs onboard Bellisima in MSC's biggest ever agent incentive
MSC Cruises is launching its biggest ever agent incentive to celebrate the launch of the new…
Dublin welcomes 10,000 cruise ship passengers over bank holiday week
Almost 10,000 cruise ship passengers visited Dublin over the bank holiday – with an estimated…
Cobh hosts 1,500 Australians on Sea Princess round-world cruise
Cobh was host to 1,500 Australians who are cruising on Sea Princess to an Australia…
Dublin Port updates 22 year plan: truly, madly bigger but not so deeply: 10 metres rather than 12 metres
Plans for 2040 updated average annual growth rate of 3.3pc instead of2.5pc 10 meters rather…
Irish Ferries' Ulysses out of action till next week with propellor problem
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Irish Ferries’ Ulysses will be out of…
Stena Line jumps in to become title sponsor of Dublin Horse Show
Stena Line is to become title sponsor of the world-famous Dublin Horse Show – attracting…
Irish, French and Spanish combine to celebrate 40 years of Brittany Ferries in Cork
Brittany Ferries has celebrated 40 years of linking Ireland to France at a multinational event…
Stena building three new ships for Irish Sea routes as market now bigger than Celtic Tiger era
E-Flexer Series Ship Stats Length: 214,5 m Draught: 6,4 m Breadth: 27,8…
Irish Ferries cancels all summer sailings on WB Yeats over latest delay at shipyard
Irish Ferries has cancelled all summer sailings to France by new ship WB Yeats due…
Doolin to Aran Islands gets second high speed cruise ferry
New Garrihy family ferry will halve the journey time of predecessor Two high speed ferry…
Independence of the Seas returns to the waves, but not as we knew her
15 deck Independence to be based in Southampton 3.858 capacity Features from Symphony of the…
Royal Caribbean hires Sarah Slattery's son to design cruise ships of the future
Royal Caribbean has enlisted the help of children – including one from Ireland – to…
Rebecca Kelly delighted after being promoted to Head of Ireland at MSC
Rebecca Kelly has been promoted at MSC Cruises in an expansion of its Irish operation. And…
Former US Navy ship starts service for Irish Ferries on Dublin-Holyhead route
Irish Ferries’ new fast craft, Dublin Swift, has made its maiden sailing on the Dublin-Holyhead route.…
Irish Ferries aims to reassure trade over sailing cancellations
Irish Ferries has issued a statement to the trade over recent sailing cancellations, saying that…
Irish Ferries report car volumes up 9.1pc in 2018 as group reports €89m profit
Ferry and overall profits rise Expansion in services planned for arrival of WB Yeats …
MSC to hire third sales team member in Ireland to join Rebecca & Erica
MSC are to appoint a third sales team member in Ireland Joining Rebecca…
Stena steps in to save the day for bride stranded in Holyhead by storms
As travel agents, airlines and tour operators stepped up to the mark to keep travellers…
Irish Ferries replaces fastcraft Jonathan Swift with bigger vessel
A Spanish ferry company is set to buy the high-speed craft Jonathan Swift from Irish…
A beauty is born as WB Yeats is officially named at Irish Ferries ceremony in Germany
The completed hull of the new €150m Irish Ferries cruise ferry WB Yeats has been…
Brittany Ferries announces Cork-Santander 2w no frills ferry service from April 29
Cork to Santander 2w to start April 29 10-year-old MS Asterion to be renamed Connemara First…
Irish Ferries to add new €165m ferry on Dublin-Holyhead route
Irish Continental Group is investing €165.2m to build a new ferry for the Dublin to…
Princess Cruises to homeport in Dublin for 13 rotations in 2019
13 rotations by Princess cruises in 2019 Itineraries join 5 rotations by Celebrity A second…
Dublin Port named Company of the Year at Irish business awards
Dublin Port has won two awards – Best Tourism and Best Company – in the sixth…
MSC reveals Grandiosa as name of first Meraviglia-Plus ship at ceremony in France
MSC Cruises is to name the first of Meraviglia-Plus ships MSC Grandiosa, Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco…
Passenger numbers rise 4pc on Brittany Ferries’ Cork-Roscoff service
Brittany Ferries has confirmed that passengers are up 4pc in 2017 following the end of the…
DAILY to France: Irish Ferries to double sailings on Ireland-France routes with introduction of WB Yeats
Irish Ferries is to double the number of summer sailings between Ireland and France for 2018.…
Celebrity Cruises to homeport in Dublin for a second mini-season in April 2019 after ‘strong guest demand’ for debut season
Celebrity Cruises – which will homeport in Dublin during the 2018 summer season with Celebrity…