Carnival Cruise Line celebrated the keel laying for its upcoming cruise ship Mardi Gras at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland.
Carnival Cruise Line lays keel for largest ever ship Mardi Gras
Shaun Ebelthite
Inside the restoration of QE2’s Royal Promenade retail area
When PCFC Hotels, the new operators of QE2 as the floating hotel QE2 Dubai, needed to find a partner to help them bring her Royal Promenade back to life, it was a […]
AIDA Cruises will visit five South African ports on 2020/21 World Cruise
German cruise line AIDA Cruises will be sending its ship AIDAaura to South Africa in 2021 as part of its 117-night World Cruise departing Hamburg on October 26th, 2020.
P&O Cruises celebrates coin laying and float out of central block for Iona
P&O Cruises has celebrated a key milestone in the construction of its new cruise ship Iona with the laying of goodluck coins in her keel and the float out of the middle-block […]
Oceania debuts dramatically refurbished Sirena in OceaniaNext project
Oceania Cruises has completed a bow-to-stern refurbishment on a second cruise ship, Sirena, as part of the US $100-million OceaniaNext brand enhancement program.
Italian specialty restaurant Onda by Scarpetta to debut aboard Norwegian Encore
A new Italian restaurant called Onda by Scarpetta will be introduced aboard Norwegian Encore, the result of an exclusive collaboration with LDV Hospitality to bring the Scarpetta concept to sea.
MSC’s Zeo voice app and MSC for Me tech to be included aboard MSC Grandiosa
The newest cruise ship from MSC Cruises, the first Meraviglia-Plus class ship MSC Grandiosa will feature the same MSC for Me guest technology platform as Dubai-bound MSC Bellissima.
Capacity in Middle East cruise market sees largest-ever year-on-year increase
The Middle East cruise market, based primarily out of Dubai, and the Indian sector, based primarily out Mumbai, has seen the largest-ever capacity increase in a single year, with a year-on-year jump […]
New Orleans lounge and teens’ retreat added to Disney Wonder in refit
Disney Cruise Line has announced that Disney Wonder will undergo a partial refurbishment in 2019 ahead of her upcoming cruise seasons in San Diego, Galveston and New Orleans.
Virgin Voyages announces Havana alternative and first Canadian female captain
Virgin Voyages has appointed Captain Wendy Williams as Master of Scarlet Lady, the first cruise ship being built for the new cruise line, and has announced new itineraries for its Caribbean cruises […]
