Cruise News

  • Holland America Line is partnering with Art of Tea to elevate its Royal Dutch Tea, Regional Afternoon Tea and Standard Afternoon Tea services with a custom blend that celebrates the cruise line’s Dutch heritage. The company said in a press release that t…
  • Disney Cruise Line is supporting career exploration programs for students across the Caribbean in communities visited by the Disney Treasure, as part of its Treasure Tomorrow initiative. “Disney Cruise Line is proud to invest in youth programming that positive…
  • The Sapphire Princess returned to the West Coast earlier this month after completing a 32-night cruise to the South Pacific. As one of the longest roundtrip cruises being offered by Princess in 2025, the voyage featured visits to ports of call in Melanesia, Po…
  • Crescent Seas opened its first sales gallery in Miami this month, the new luxury residential cruising brand announced. According to a press release, the space is located on the 8th floor of the Gale Miami Hotel & Residences at 159 NE 6th Street, Miami, FL …
  • The MSC Meraviglia resumed its regular cruise schedule on May 18, 2025, after undergoing technical repairs in Portland, Maine. Now offering seven-night cruises departing from New York City, the ship spent a week at a wet dock in Maine to fix propulsion issues.…
  • Alma Cruceros is reportedly cancelling its sailings as the Ocean Victory enters what appears to be a lay-up status at the Spanish port of Málaga. At least two sailings were recently cancelled, including the cruises that were set to depart on May 11 and May 18,…
  • Cairo is preparing to host the inaugural Cruise Egypt Forum, themed “Navigate Egyptian Legacy.” The event will take place from June 1 to 2, 2025. The event aims to open new horizons for the local tourism industry and support the implementation of t…
  • A group of 26 travel and tourism students from West Suffolk College have returned from a five-day study trip to the Netherlands, hosted by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. The company welcomed the learners onboard the Borealis for a round-trip sailing from Newcastle …
  • MAN Energy Solutions has announced that it will deliver the world’s most powerful two-stroke methanol engine in June 2025. The engine, a MAN B&W 12G95ME-C10.5-LGIM (-Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) type rated at 82,440 kW at 80 rpm, is currently being…
  • The cruise brands catering to the national German market are forecast to grow their annual capacity to 2.5 million passengers by 2033, up from an estimated capacity of 2.1 million this year (double occupancy), according to the 2025 Cruise Industry News Annual …
  • Torstein Hagen, chairman and CEO of Viking, indicated that Viking is ready to sail river cruises in Russia and Ukraine once the geopolitical situation has subsided. Speaking on the Viking’s Q1 2025 Earnings Presentation Call, Hagen said: “We have k…
  • HX Expeditions announced in a press release a new excursion program in Arctic Canada, developed in partnership with Inuit Elders, local residents and community-born staff. Launching in summer 2025, it marks the first community-led program of its scale to be in…
  • HX Expeditions’ Fridtjof Nansen recently kicked off its 2025 season of expeditions in Northern Europe and the Arctic. After repositioning from Antarctica, the hybrid-powered vessel embarked on the first cruise of the season in late April. Sailing from Lisbon t…
  • MSC Cruises announced that it is elevating its specialty dining program across the entire fleet, introducing fixed-price menus and more flexible, customizable dining packages. The enhancements are designed to simplify the dining experience, offer greater value…
  • Cayman Islands residents have rejected a proposal to develop berthing infrastructure for cruise ships visiting George Town. The residents of the British Overseas Territory were asked to give their opinion on the matter as part of a larger referendum that took …
  • Royal Caribbean International recently released the first pictures of its upcoming new ship, the Star of the Seas. Currently under construction at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, the LNG-powered vessel will be the second in the company’s Icon-class series…
  • cruisePAL announced a milestone in its ongoing partnership with Anqor, a customer since 2020. The company said in a press release that cruisePAL SMS has been deployed on the Vista Nova, one of Anqor’s five vessels, with implementation underway for the re…
  • Speaking on Viking’s first quarter 2025 earnings call, Chairman and CEO Torstein Hagen said that the company was essentially sold out for 2025 and is now focusing on 2026, already having 37 percent of its core capacity  sold as of May 11, 2025. “As…
  • Hurtigruten announced the appointment of Iain Powell as its new chief commercial officer. Powell joined Hurtigruten in March 2024 as vice president of sales and marketing for the U.K. and emerging markets before being promoted to managing director for the Nord…
  • Following the news of a deployment in Hong Kong through the end of August, StarCruises is extending the Star Voyager’s Hong Kong deployment for an additional 11 weeks, covering the autumn season with departures now scheduled until Nov. 14, 2025. Full det…
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