Cruise News

  • Prince Rupert Cruise Port has kicked off its 2026 cruise season with the arrival of Holland America Line’s Noordam, marking the start of what is projected to be the port’s busiest year on record. According to a press release issued by the port, Pri…
  • The Port of Vancouver is celebrating the 40th anniversary since welcoming the first cruise ship at its Canada Place terminal as it prepares for what it says will be a record season with an estimated 1.4 million visitors. After the Disney Wonder arrived at the …
  • Carnival Cruise Line’s fifth Excel-class ship, the Carnival Tropicale, will homeport in Galveston after its delivery in 2028. It will join the Carnival Jubilee – which started service in Galveston in 2024 – making Galveston home to two of the three newes…
  • AIDA will mark its three decades of operation by funding the 100th school built through its Cruise & Help initiative. Thanks to donations, a new primary school for around 160 girls and boys will be built in the coming months in the Zambian town of Mulando,…
  • There are over 350 ports getting AIDA calls globally, head of deployment planning Diana Havkost told Cruise Industry News. “This year is our 30th anniversary so we have a sister-ship meeting planned in Hamburg on June 7, with the AIDAsol, AIDAprima and AIDAper…
  • Ocean Platform Marinas (OPM) and Global Ports Holding Limited (GPH) have formally started operations of the new cruise and megayacht terminal at the Port of Seville, the latter said in a press release. The duo was awarded a 25-year concession agreement for the…
  • Nicko Cruises is cancelling a cruise onboard the Vasco da Gama on short notice to make room for an unscheduled shipyard visit. Local sources report that the 1993-built ship is currently facing a technical issue that also led to the shortening of its 2025-26 wo…
  • ECOS LNG has signed an agreement with BASS Software to deploy BASSnet Neo software for its Floating Storage Regasification Unit operations, according to a press release. The contract was awarded following an evaluation process to replace ECOS’s legacy ma…
  • Holland America Line will welcome the Eurodam to the Port of Seattle on April 25, ushering in its 2026 Alaska season. Sailing April through September, the cruise season will feature more than 100 voyages across six ships departing from three homeports, accordi…
  • Disney Cruise Line has extended its homeport partnership with the Port of San Diego through at least 2031, according to a statement. This is expected to double the number of Disney cruises out of the city each year, with more than one million Disney passengers…
  • Carnival Corporation has expanded its partnership with the Maritime & Port University of Mexico, extending its maritime cadet apprenticeship program to Princess Cruises. According to a statement, an addendum to the original agreement between the cruise lin…
  • Regent Seven Seas Cruises has unveiled its 2028–29 Legendary Journeys Collection comprising three Grand Voyages ranging from 61 to 101 nights. The itineraries span four continents, with 14 overnight stays across destinations in Africa, Asia, Australia and New …
  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings said in a statement that it would report and discuss first quarter 2026 financial results on Monday, May 4, 2026. The financial results will be published at 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time with a conference call and webcast to discuss the…
  • Cruise Saudi has appointed Taha Nazer as its acting chief executive officer as it enters the next chapter focused on accelerating growth. After serving as Cruise Saudi’s chief financial officer since 2023, Nazer will now lead the company across all strat…
  • “Part of our portfolio is to continue to have new things to keep people coming back,” Mike Pawlus, head of itinerary planning at Azamara Cruises, told Cruise Industry News. “We have more than 300 ports we call at each year, and we are seeing a lot of people th…
  • “The most important news is that we are bilingual now, every ship,” said Lisa Wilken, head of luxury at Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. “Since January, the three expedition vessels and the two Europa ships, are fully bilingual. Especially now on the Europa, we are gettin…
  • Royal Caribbean International is repositioning the Symphony of the Seas to Florida starting in August 2027. The Oasis-class ship was initially set to offer cruises to the Western Caribbean and the Bahamas from the Port of Galveston. Instead, the vessel will of…
  • Princess Cruises is hosting an Alaska-themed drone show to mark the arrival of the Star Princess in Seattle ahead of her inaugural Alaska season. Taking place on May 1 at 8:30 p.m., the show will be best viewed from Seattle Center’s International Fountai…
  • Europe’s airports have welcomed AccelerateEU, the European Commission’s response plan to the energy crisis triggered by the conflict in the Middle East, according to a statement from ACI Europe. The plan outlines measures aimed at safeguarding the …
  • Silversea has opened general sales for its 2029 World Cruise, a 125-day voyage departing San Diego on January 5, 2029, according to a press release. The voyage onboard the Silver Whisper will visit more than 60 destinations in 19 countries across the Pacific, …
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