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Carnival Cruise Line has marked the steel cutting for its new ship Carnival Jubilee at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenberg, Germany. Representatives of Carnival Cruise Line and Meyer Werft attended the event, which marks the first significant milestone in Carnival Jubilee’s construction.
The maritime tradition w… read more
Valiant Lady becomes second Virgin Voyages ship to enter service
Valiant Lady has finally entered service for Virgin Voyages, eight months after she was delivered, with a 3-night cruise from Portsmouth.
Although Valiant Lady was delivered in 2021, she has not yet been able to sail her maiden passenger voyage for Virgin Voyages due to operational delays created by the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbs… read more
Norwegian Prima to be christened by popstar Katy Perry
Norwegian Prima, the first of Norwegian Cruise Line ‘s new Prima-class cruise ships, will be christened by popstar Katy Perry in August, 2022. Norwegian Cruise Line announced that Katy Perry will be godmother to Norwegian Prima, in addition to performing at the christening ceremony.
The naming ceremony will take place i… read more
Emerald Azzurra cruising super-yacht sets sail on maiden voyage in Red Sea
The first super-yacht cruise ship for Emerald Cruises has departed Aqaba, Jordan on her maiden voyage. Emerald Azzurra’s inaugural cruise is an 8-day voyage through the Red Sea, calling at the Egyptian resort towns of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, as well as Eilat in Israel, before returning to Aqaba.
As part of the cruise, her… read more
Kenya needs neighbours for cruise tourism
In its hey days, cruise ships were a prominent feature at the port of Mombasa. With weekly cruise voyages plying the port, Zanzibar and Seychelles, Mombasa city was teeming with foreign tourists.
At the height of Somali Piracy starting 2005, the star of cruise tourism faded in Kenya. Before then, there would be more than 40 such ships call… read more
Holland America Line extends Worry-Free Promise book-by date to May 31 on cruises through September
As part of its “Worry-Free Promise,” Holland America Line is giving consumers the confidence to make travel plans through the summer with the extension of its Flexible Cancellation Plan book-by date to May 31, 2022. The cruise line previously expanded the eligibility to cruise departures through Sept. 30, 2022.
Under the Flexible Ca… read more
Carnival Cruise Line launches Verifly digital health wallet in all of its U.S. homeports
Carnival Cruise Line is making health screening simpler and quicker for guests. After a successful pilot of VeriFLY by Daon, a secure and free digital health app allowing vaccinated guests to easily submit pre-embarkation information, Carnival has launched the app fleetwide for all ships in all of its U.S. homeports, making Carnival the l… read more
MSC Meraviglia to homeport year-round in New York City
MSC Cruises will homeport year-round in New York City for the first time, from April, 2023, with MSC Meraviglia.MSC Meraviglia, one of the largest and newest cruise ships in the fleet, will sail six- to 11-night cruises to the Caribbean and Bermuda in the winter, and New England and Canada in the summer.
The Caribbean cruises… read more
Carnival Cruise Line marks half a century of operations
Carnival Cruise Line on Friday celebrated a half a century of cruising, marking the Golden Jubilee of its maiden voyage from PortMiami on March 11th, 1972. The 50th anniversary of the cruise line was celebrated aboard Carnival Conquest by President Christine Duffy, Carnival Corp. Chairman Micky Arison and Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Do… read more
Cunard Line reveals dining and design details for new ship Queen Anne
Following the announcement of the name for Cunard Line’s new ship Queen Anne, the cruise line has now revealed details of her design.
Queen Anne will feature a new spa concept for the first time on any Cunard ship, as well as an updated livery and ‘re-imagined’ popular public spaces, such as the Grand Lobby, Golden Lion… read more
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