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Fred Olsen Cruise Line will sail a roundtrip grand voyage from Southampton in the UK to Africa and the Middle East in 2023.
The 93-night cruise aboard Fred Olsen’s new Bollette (the former Amsterdam of Holland America Line) will depart Southampton on November 19, 2023, with the ship becoming the first Fred Olsen vessel ever to call … read more
Emerald Cruises has released the first images of its brand new luxury superyacht, Emerald Azzurra, ahead of her maiden cruise season homeporting in Qatar next year. Emerald Azzurra was launched in March as the first of two identical vessels for the boutique luxury cruise line.
Each of the cruising superyachts will carry … read more
Construction of Utopia of the Seas has officially begun, with Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France having cut the first pieces of steel for Royal Caribbean’s new vessel. When she is launched in 2024, Utopia of the Seas will be the new largest cruise ship in the world, taking over the title currently held by her sister… read more
Oceania Cruises is adding dozens of dedicated solo staterooms to its fleet as part of the OceaniaNEXT refurbishment project that has seen all its ships upgraded. Oceania said in a press release that four of its ships will feature 14 Solo Oceanview Staterooms each, with these 56 staterooms joining those that already debuted aboard its newe… read more
Celebrity Beyond, the new Edge-class cruise ship for Celebrity Cruises, has been delivered by the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. Celebrity Cruises officially took delivery of the new ship from the shipyard with a hand over ceremony that marked the end of her construction.
Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Presi… read more
Royal Caribbean has marked the keel laying milestone in the construction of its new Icon of the Seas cruise ship at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. Icon of the Seas is the first in the cruise line’s new Icon-class series of ships, with two more on order through 2026.
The keel laying for Icon of the Seas marks the start of the s… read more
Carnival Cruise Line said that the one-week period of March 28-April 3 was its busiest booking week in the company’s history, showing a double-digit increase from the previous record seven-day booking total.
With 22 of its 23 ships back in guest operations across all its year-round U.S. homeports, Carnival has led the industry in te… read more
Viking Star has called in Saudi Arabia for the first time during her 118-night 2022 World Cruise, becoming only the fifth cruise ship ever to do so. Viking Star made her first port call in Saudi Arabia last week during her 2022 Viking World Horizons as she voyaged from Asia to the Mediterranean via the Red Sea and Suez Canal.
T… read more
“We are excited to announce our most ambitious sustainability initiative to date; creating solutions for zero-emission passenger ships, using the Norwegian coast as the ideal case. Our ambition is to sail an emission-free Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express ship by 2030,” said Hurtigruten Group CEO Daniel Skjeldam.
Since its start… read more
Silversea Cruises has christened its third ship in 9 months and the tenth ship to join its fleet at a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal. Silver Dawn was officially named by her newly named Godmother, Nilou Motamed—an influential food and travel editor, tastemaker, and television personality.
Motamed cut the ribbon to trigge… read more
New Fred Olsen cruise ship Bollette to sail via Saudi and South Africa in 2023
Images of new Emerald Azzurra released ahead of Qatar cruise season
Royal Caribbean cuts steel for Utopia of the Seas, next largest cruise ship in the world
Oceania Cruises to retrofit more solo staterooms across the fleet
Celebrity Cruises takes delivery of new ship Celebrity Beyond
Carnival Cruise Line sees its highest booking week ever
Viking Star marks inaugural port call in Saudi Arabia on 2022 World Cruise
Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express plans first emission-free ship by 2030
Silversea christens tenth ship Silver Dawn in Lisbon
