Cruise News
 It seems we’ve just congratulated Costa Cruises on Costa Venezia float out (you can read about it here), and the cruise line has already given us new cause for celebration.
Costa Smeralda
has just got her lucky coin.
Photo courtesy of Costa
Yesterday, on July 4, 2018, Costa Cruises and... |
 Last week two cruise lines owned by
Carnival Corporation & plc
announced that they had sold their ships: P&O Cruises’ Oriana will join another company in August 2019, and Holland America Line’s Prinsendam will leave her fleet in July 2019.
MS Prinsendam
© Public Domain/Pixabay... |
 Today, on 6/22/2018, Costa Cruises celebrated the significant event:
Costa Venezia
, the company’s 1st cruise liner designed especially for China, was officially floated out.
Photo courtesy of Costa Cruises
Celebrations took place at Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, where the... |
 The first official day of summer in Miami was really exciting. Yesterday, on June 21, Royal Caribbean International's
Mariner of the Seas
returned home after the 6-week extensive refurbishment in Cadiz, Spain.
Photo courtesy of RCI
Mariner of the Seas, a Voyager-class vessel that... |
 Celebrity Cruises has just introduced the newest cruise terminal, which is going to become home for the company’s groundbreaking
Celebrity Edge
. Terminal 25 (T25) will be constructed at Port Everglades.
Source: Celebrity Cruises/Facebook
Just like the long-awaited ship, the terminal... |
 It’s the height of summer. Nevertheless, it’s also time to thinks about fall celebrations. No doubt Halloween is one of the most exciting and anticipated among them. And Disney Cruise Line invites all its friends to become a part of frightfully fun adventures,
Halloween on the High Seas
.... |
 Yesterday, on 6/14,
MSC Cruises
unveiled its intention to add the 5th member to the company’s Meraviglia family of cruise ships. STX France is expected to deliver another revolutionary liner in 2023.
Photo courtesy of MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises’ newest addition, groundbreaking MSC Seaview, has... |
 Yesterday, on June 12, Royal Caribbean International shared details on its upcoming
Spectrum of the Seas
, and they cannot but impress even the most sophisticated cruise lovers. Asia is going to get the biggest and the most revolutionary liner next year.
Photo courtesy of RCI
The... |
 Yesterday, on 6/7, Fincantieri officially delivered
Viking Orion
that became the 5th liner of Viking Ocean Cruises.
Viking Sky by HenSti/Wiki/CC BY-SA 4.0
Newbuild officially joined her family in Ancona. Then the 47,800-ton vessel accommodating 930 cruise lovers will be christened... |
 It seems, two big events are coming: 2018 FIFA World Cup™ and your adventure with Princess Cruises, of course. Well, we have great news: the company's
Movies Under the Stars
will show 2018 FIFA World Cup™ games on nine liners.
Photo courtesy of Princess Cruises
Nine beautiful... |
 Another cruise ship is going to make a cruise vacation even more exciting. Yesterday, on June 4, Fincantieri officially delivered MSC Cruises’ long-awaited newbuild,
MSC Seaview
.
MSC Seaside, the MSC Seaview’s sister, by Dickelbers/Wiki/CC BY-SA 4.0
Traditional Delivery... |
 Norwegian Bliss
makes history again. She's just become the biggest cruise lady to pass through the Panama Canal (you can check the story here). And now, the Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest representative is also the largest cruise liner christened in Seattle.
Source: NCL/Facebook
Yesterday,... |
 Costa Cruises
has just celebrated the 70th anniversary and made an exciting present for its true friends to mark this special occasion.
Photo courtesy of Costa
Costa Cruises took 3,000 members of CostaClub on a unique adventure. During a 12-day voyage on Costa Pacifica, cruise lovers visited... |
 Great news for all Princess Cruises’ fans! The company announced the inaugural season program of its upcoming
Sky Princess
, and you can already book a sailing on her. Get ready for the sunny Caribbean!
Photo courtesy of Princess Cruises
Sky Princess will become the fourth member of the... |
 It’s been a long time since
Virgin Voyages
unveiled a “ship tease” and held a keel laying ceremony on October 31, 2017. We believe the company has been working hard all these months to surprise cruise lovers once again. Well, it’s time.
Yesterday, Virgin Voyages were live on Facebook with... |
 Yesterday was an exciting day not just for
Norwegian Bliss
but for the entire industry. Norwegian Cruise Line’s latest addition passed through the Panama Canal for the 1st time and became the biggest cruise liner to transit this waterway.
Photo courtesy of NCL
This cruise lady made history... |
 Silver Muse is going to get another sister ship. Silversea Cruises has just ordered one more luxury cruise liner,
Silver Dawn
. This name sounds so romantic, doesn't it?
Silver Muse by Gary Bembridge/Wiki/CC BY 2.0
Fincantieri, one of the world’s leading shipbuilding companies,... |
 Renovated
Independence of the Seas cruise ship
arrived to her new homeport, the welcoming city of Southampton, on May 12, 2018. The liner has just completed a multi-million-pound refurbishment, and she is even more family-friendly now.
Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean International... |
 Yesterday, on May 10, 2018, the Viking Ocean Cruises’ sixth ocean liner touched the water for the first time.
Viking Jupiter
is scheduled to enter service in early 2019.
Viking Sky by Pjotr Mahhonin/Wiki/CC BY-SA 4.0
Viking Jupiter is currently under construction at Fincantieri... |
 Royal Caribbean International knows how to surprise its friends! The company has just announced that its groundbreaking newbuild,
Symphony of the Seas
, will be christened by the entire Godfamily. Actors and RCI’s fans Carlos and Alexa PenaVega, along with their 17-month-old son Ocean, will... |
 Carnival Legend
is scheduled to move to Tampa in 2019. Carnival Cruise Line has just announced its intention to add more exciting options for cruise lovers departing from one of Florida’s most popular ports.
Carnival Legend in Sydney, Australia by Grendelkhan/Wiki/CC BY-SA 3.0
The Carnival... |
 It seems Los Angeles will be full of Princess Cruises’ friends very soon. One of the world’s leading cruise lines and the original cast of the popular “
The Love Boat
” TV series are going to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame Honorary Star Plaque.
Photo courtesy of The Hollywood Chamber of... |
 Cruise companies never cease to surprise their friends. It is now up to Viking Ocean Cruises: the cruise line has just announced the Ultimate World Cruise aboard
Viking Sun
.
Photo courtesy of Viking Cruises
Viking Sun, the 47,800-ton cruise liner that accommodates 930... |
 Great news for all friends of a Germany-based cruise line: TUI Cruises has just officially taken delivery of its newest flagship, new
Mein Schiff 1
.
Photo courtesy of Meyer Turku
Today, on April 25, 2018, Meyer Turku shipyard delivered the groundbreaking cruise liner to her owner. Now the... |