Costa cancels Middle East programme for the 2025-26 winter season
Mario Zanetti President of Costa Cruises Costa Cruises has cancelled its Middle East programme for…
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Mykonos & Santorini introduce €20 cruise tax
Olga Kefalogianni Greece tourism minister It now costs €20 for cruise passengers to disembark in…
Le Havre to open two new terminals in autumn and a third by April 2026
Stéphane Raison CEO of HAROPA PORT The Port of Le Havre will open its first…
Advance cruise bookings for 2025-26 at unprecedented level – MMGY
Katie Briscoe CEO of MMGY Global A study from MMGY Travel Intelligence reveals that 19pc…
Hurtigruten offers communities €10k each to act as “Open Villages” for cruise passengers
Hedda Felin CEO of Hurtigruten Hurtigruten offers the “Open Village” experience to explore Bessaker, Trᴂna,…
TWO cruise ships arrive in Cork today
Conor-Mowlds of Port `of Cork, chair of Cruise Ireland Cork cruise ship calls over the…
Celebrity Cruises cancels July 26 sailing on Celebrity Beyond
Laura Hodges Bethge of Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Cruises announced the cancellation of the sailing on…
Barcelona moves to demolish two cruise terminals & reduce port operations
José Alberto Carbonell, President of the Port of Barcelona The City Council and the Port…
MSC Lirica to take over MSC Sinfonia operations for 2025-26 winter season
MSC Lirica The MSC Lirica will take over the itineraries originally planned for the MSC…
Royal Caribbean takes possession of Costa Maya Cruise Port
Perfect Day Mexico Royal Caribbean has taken possession of Costa Maya Cruise Port, after finalising…
Star Princess to debut two original theatrical productions & candlelight concert series
Princess Cruises announced that the new Star Princess will showcase a fresh entertainment lineup upon…
Holyhead Port fully reopens after being damaged during Storm Darragh in December
Holyhead Port in Wales has fully reopened after being damaged during Storm Darragh in December,…
MSC to offer six ships from four homeports in the US in summer 2027
Gianni Onorato CEO of MSC Cruises MSC Cruises announced its summer 2027 programme with six…
Aurora’s cruise vessel Douglas Mawson successfully completes sea trials in China
Douglas Mawsom The Douglas Mawson successfully completed its sea trials in China and is currently…
Santos to debut new cruise port and tourism complex
New Santos port The Brazilian port of Santos is set to debut a new cruise…
HX Expeditions expands kayaking adventure series
HX Expeditions is launching an enhanced kayaking and camping program in Antarctica starting in October…
Margaritaville to name its ship Beachcomber (& change its misfortunate name)
Costa Fortuna The Costa Fortuna, perhaps he most inadvertently misfortunate name in the cruise industry,…
Viking Vesta completes its maiden cruise
The Viking Vesta has completed its maiden cruise, after being delivered by the Fincantieri shipyard…
Explora III floats out at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy
Explora Journeys celebrated three construction milestones at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy with the floating…
Royal commences work on new cruise ship terminal in PortMiami
Rendering of the new terminal Work has commenced on the new cruise terminal being developed…