Cruise News
 December 6 became a significant day in the history of Holland America Line. Yesterday,
Nieuw Statendam
, the company’s upcoming cruise ship, has finally got her lucky coin!
Photo courtesy of HAL
The ceremony took place in Marghera, Italy, at the Fincantieri’s shipyard. Next step will be... |
 Week of pleasant surprises is not over yet! Yesterday, on November 30, Princess Cruises unveiled the name of the 4th representative of the company’s Royal class. Please, meet
Sky Princess
! It sounds so poetic, doesn’t it?!
Photo courtesy of Princess Cruises
Sky Princess will have a tonnage... |
 It seems that MSC Cruises has prepared the best Christmas present for its friends. Yesterday, on November 29, the company celebrated the
MSC Seaside
delivery. Besides, MSC revealed the brand-new Seaside EVO-class of cruise ships!
Photo courtesy of MSC
The momentous event took place in... |
 What kind of person comes to your mind when you think about a start-up’s creator? Particularly about its Chief Technology Officer (CTO)? No doubt you imagine a confident and experienced man. What would you say if you saw a beautiful young woman representing her development at TechCrunch Disrupt,... |
 Yesterday was a big day for MSC Cruises and the entire cruise industry! One of the world’s leading cruise companies has held the double ceremony at STX France:
MSC Bellissima
Coin Ceremony and MSC Grandiosa Steel Cutting Ceremony!
Photo courtesy of MSC
September 15 became a milestone in... |
 This week seems to be really exciting for all cruise lovers! Carnival Cruise Line’s newest Carnival Horizon has just completed her sea trials (you can read about it here).
Royal Caribbean International also has great news for us: the world's famous cruise line has already held the
Spectrum of the... |
 Carnival Horizon
has just become even closer! The Carnival Cruise Line’s newest liner has completed sea trials in the Adriatic Sea.
Photo courtesy of Carnival
Though her maiden sailing is scheduled for 4/02/2018, Carnival Horizon has already shown her stuff to officers, technicians, and... |
 Virgin Voyages announced its intention to reveal details about its first ship just several weeks ago. During this time, the company was actively heightening our interest in social media. Finally, it happened!
Virgin Voyages
first ship details are unveiled!
Picture by Virgin Voyages... |
 Carnival Cruise Line announced its return to the
Caribbean ports
that have been severely damaged by the Category 5 Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria last month. The company has finally set up a schedule of the future Caribbean sailings.
The Glory cruise ship
Carnival Ecstasy is... |
 Though there are several months left until the cruise world will see the Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, tension is growing with every passing day. And the company knows how to heighten our interest. CCL presented a virtual tour of
Carnival Horizon
!
Photo courtesy of CCL
Carnival... |
 The welcoming island of Saint Thomas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, is almost ready to greet cruise travelers again. Adventure of the Seas, the beautiful member of the
Royal Caribbean International
fleet, intends to visit the port of St. Thomas on November 10.
Adventure of the Seas cruise ship in... |
 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will use
Carnival Fascination
as a floating hotel for relief workers in the Caribbean. Carnival Cruise Line announced its decision yesterday, on 10/12/2017.
Carnival Fascination will arrive in Saint Croix, the United States Virgin Islands, to house... |
 Thomson Cruises
will get a new name as a result of rebranding. A British cruise line will open the next chapter in its history as Marella Cruises.
MS Thomson Spirit cruise ship
The new name has a very romantic meaning. It’s translated from Celtic as ‘shining sea.’ A decision to rebrand was... |
 October 31 is going to become a historical date for the modern cruise world! Why? Because the groundbreaking
Virgin Voyages
cruise line intends to unveil a “ship tease” this day.
Sir Richard Branson and Tom McAlpin
Photo courtesy of Virgin Voyages
Yesterday, on October 2,... |
 Carnival Corporation changes its decision: Carnival Splendor will remain in the Carnival Cruise Line’s fleet. Meanwhile, Golden Princess will join
P&O Cruises Australia ships
.
Carnival Splendor cruise ship by Sparrowman980/Wiki/CC BY-SA 3.0
Carnival’s fans may breathe a sigh of... |
 Azamara Journey and Azamara Quest are going to get a new sister!
Azamara Club Cruises
announced it would expand its fleet already in March 2018!
New ship will join Azamara Journey and Azamara Quest
Photo courtesy of Azamara Club Cruises
A future member of the Azamara’s family is known as... |
 Cruise world will get a new family member soon! Carnival Corporation intends to build a new cruise liner for
Cunard
!
Photo courtesy of Cunard
The Cunard’s outstanding Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elisabeth will get a brand-new sister, the fourth member of the company’s legendary... |
 Fallen trees, blocked roads, total flooding, destroyed buildings, damaged communications – many Caribbean islands were forced to be through this nightmare caused by the catastrophic natural disasters.
Hurricane Irma
brought destruction and despair. Hurricane Maria finished Irma’s work.... |
 The Caribbean islands will go a long way before reconstruction after the catastrophic destruction left by Hurricane Irma. However, a new natural disaster is threatening the region.
Hurricane Maria
is heading towards the destroyed Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Geostationary imagery of... |
 Hurricane Irma
continues its way through Florida after leaving destruction in the Bahamas and Cuba. Cruise companies send ships to help the Caribbean islands devastated by this catastrophic disaster.
Photo courtesy of NOAA Tides&Currents
The Bahamas escaped the Irma’s heaviest... |
 Hurricane Irma
went westward away from the Turks and Caicos Islands towards the southern Bahamas.
Photo courtesy of NOAA Tides&Currents
The British Overseas Territory was hit by the Category 5 hurricane for the first time ever. It brought strong wind with a speed of up to 175... |
 Hurricane Irma
passed close by Puerto Rico causing heavy rain and strong wind on Wednesday evening and leaving nearly 900 thousand people without power and nearly 50 thousand – without water.
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Turks and Caicos, Cuba, and the Bahamas are getting ready to meet Irma... |
 Hurricane Irma
is destroying everything on its way. Not only roads, buildings, power lines, trees are endangered – the most important thing at the moment is to save human lives.
Hurricane Irma over Saint-Barthelemy 2017-09-06
All the cruise lines announced changes in the itineraries of... |
 The cruise world still hasn’t recovered from the incredible damage caused by the Hurricane Harvey but it’s already threatened by a new natural disaster. Even more powerful.
Hurricane Irma
is approaching the Caribbean and the US!
Image of Hurricane Irma on 9/05/2017 captured by the Suomi NPP... |