Cruise Ships

Cruise ship news – newbuild orders, fleet deployments, onboard safety rules, port destination shifts, and emissions compliance across major cruise lines.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Italy Moves to Force Big Cruise Ships to Take Back Route to Venice
Shipping News

Italy Moves to Force Big Cruise Ships to Take Back Route to Venice

ROME, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Gondolas and water taxis will never again have to vie with big cruise ships for space in front of Venice’s iconic St.

November 7, 2017
Total Views: 124

Thursday, November 2, 2017
Virgin Voyages cruise ship design
News

Branson’s Virgin Voyages Unveiled New Cruise Ship Design

Sir Richard Branson’s new cruise line, Virgin Voyages, has provided the first look at the design of three new cruise ships it is building at Fincantieri

November 2, 2017
Total Views: 113

Thursday, October 19, 2017
panama canal cruise ship
News

Panama Breaks Ground on New Cruise Terminal

PANAMA CITY, Oct 18 (Reuters) – A group including China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) has started building a $165 million port in Panama for

October 19, 2017
Total Views: 120

Monday, October 9, 2017
YSA Design vision for fast-changing cruise market
Press Releases

YSA Design vision for fast-changing cruise market

Strong design vision and comprehensive project management capabilities will be essential ingredients if the cruise industry is to capitalize on fast-changing

October 9, 2017
Total Views: 238

Thursday, September 28, 2017
carnival cruise lines,
News

Carnival Sees Storm-Hit Caribbean Cruise Industry Rebounding by Winter

By Alana Wise Sept 28 (Reuters) – Carnival Corp’s chief executive said on Thursday that the cruise company expected Puerto Rico and the

September 28, 2017
Total Views: 44

Monday, September 25, 2017
Cunard cruise ships meet
News

Carnival Orders New Cruise Ship for Cunard Line

Carnival Corporation has signed an agreement to build a new cruise ship for its iconic Cunard brand with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. The world’s

September 25, 2017
Total Views: 139

Wednesday, September 6, 2017
aidanova keel laying
News

Carnival Begins Construction on First Fully LNG-Powered Cruise Ship

German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has laid the keel for the first of Carnival Corporation’s seven new next-generation cruise ships that will be

September 6, 2017
Total Views: 67

Tuesday, September 5, 2017
ABB to power Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection’s first vessel dubbed the “anti-cruise ship”
Press Releases

ABB to power Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection’s first vessel dubbed the “anti-cruise ship”

ABB will provide the power and propulsion for the first in a series of groundbreaking vessels that mark Ritz Carlton’s first foray into the maritime sector.

September 5, 2017
Total Views: 129

Monday, July 24, 2017
A labourer works at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China June 15, 2017.
Shipping News

Chinese Shipbuilders Tap Rising Cruise Demand, Rattling European Rivals

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI, July 25 (Reuters) – European shipbuilders’ dominance in the $117 billion passengership industry may come under threat as

July 24, 2017
Total Views: 45

Thursday, July 6, 2017
Cruise ship- Sun Princess air-pollution
Environment

Cruiseship Air Pollution Is Worse Than Most Cities

by Will Coldwell (TheGuardian) Passengers lounging on cruise ship pool decks could be exposing themselves to dangerous levels of pollution, according to an

July 6, 2017
Total Views: 164

Monday, May 15, 2017
ovation of the seas hong kong
News

Pandas and Beauty Queens Lure Chinese Groups to Cruise Ships

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Liu Jing wakes at 7, feeds her 84-year-old mother and two-year-old grandson and then spends the day watching the boy play

May 15, 2017
Total Views: 73

Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Cruise Ship Margarita Pool
Blog

Norwegian Cruise Line Hires Lifeguards After Multiple Child Deaths

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) today announced that the line will begin employing certified lifeguards at all of the family pools across their fleet. The need for

April 19, 2017
Total Views: 4049

Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Even a Thriving French Shipyard Town Falls Under Le Pen’s Spell
News

Even a Thriving French Shipyard Town Falls Under Le Pen’s Spell

By Gregory Viscusi (Bloomberg) — The heart of Saint-Nazaire’s economy can be seen from almost anywhere in town: The MSC Meraviglia cruise ship towers

April 4, 2017
Total Views: 69

Wednesday, March 29, 2017
SunStone Signs Agreement for Four Expedition Cruise Ships
News

SunStone Signs Agreement for Four Expedition Cruise Ships

Miami-based SunStone Ships has announced that it has signed a Framework Agreement with China Merchants Industry Holdings for the construction of four ice-class

March 29, 2017
Total Views: 140

Thursday, March 16, 2017
Cruise Ship M/V Caledonian Sky
Grounding Incidents

Noble Caledonia Cruise Ship Rams Pristine Coral Reef

(TheGuardian) One of the main coral reefs at Raja Ampat, an Indonesian island chain home to perhaps the world’s richest marine biodiversity, was severely

March 16, 2017
Total Views: 155

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Celebrity Edge Class Cruise Ship
Ship Design

Royal Caribbean Jettisons Balconies And Adopts RFID Tracking In New Celebrity Edge Class Design

by Nikki Ekstein (Bloomberg) Richard Fain, the chief executive officer of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., is willing to bet $5 billion that he can take

March 15, 2017
Total Views: 488

Monday, March 13, 2017
Jet Skiers Nearly Run Over by Giant Cruise Ship – Amazing Rescue Caught on Camera
Interesting

Jet Skiers Nearly Run Over by Giant Cruise Ship – Amazing Rescue Caught on Camera

Some amazing footage out of Port Canaveral, Florida this weekend after two jet skiers fell into the water right in the path of giant Carnival cruise ship.

March 13, 2017
Total Views: 118

Thursday, March 9, 2017
Cruise Giants Skip South Korea Amid Missile Defense System Deployment
News

Cruise Giants Skip South Korea Amid Missile Defense System Deployment

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, March 9 (Reuters) – Global cruise giants Carnival Corp and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd will cancel South Korean port visits from their

March 9, 2017
Total Views: 80

Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Homeowner Irate at Cruise Ship Too Close to Backyard -Video
Interesting

Homeowner Irate at Cruise Ship Too Close to Backyard -Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMRPJ7akbHk Hey I feel for Bill here. I recently purchased my first house and I’ll be damned if some cruise ship

March 8, 2017
Total Views: 98

Friday, March 3, 2017
Chinese Cruise Ship Embarks on South China Sea Voyage
News

Chinese Cruise Ship Embarks on South China Sea Voyage

BEIJING, March 3 (Reuters) – A new Chinese cruise ship has embarked on its maiden voyage to the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, state

March 3, 2017
Total Views: 32