Cruise Ships

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

Monday, February 13, 2017
Incident Video: Brand New Luxury Cruise Ship Breaks Moorings, Crashes Into Vessel in New Zealand
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Incident Video: Brand New Luxury Cruise Ship Breaks Moorings, Crashes Into Vessel in New Zealand

Another incident video to show you today after the luxury cruise ship Seabourn Encore apparently broke its moorings in high winds and collided with another

February 13, 2017
Total Views: 376

Thursday, January 26, 2017
Royal Caribbean’s Profit Beats Estimates, Shares Jump
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Royal Caribbean’s Profit Beats Estimates, Shares Jump

By Abhijith Ganapavaram and Aravind K Jan 26 (Reuters) – Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd forecast higher-than-expected adjusted earnings for 2017, putting

January 26, 2017
Total Views: 41

Thursday, January 19, 2017
Carnival Orders Two More Ships at Fincantieri
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Carnival Orders Two More Ships at Fincantieri

Carnival Corporation has announced plans to build to new cruise ships at Italy’s Fincantieri to add to the cruise company’s Holland America Line

January 19, 2017
Total Views: 90

Thursday, January 5, 2017
High Tech on High Seas: Carnival Unveils Wearable Technology on Ships
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High Tech on High Seas: Carnival Unveils Wearable Technology on Ships

By Christopher Palmeri (Bloomberg) — Carnival Corp. is unveiling wearable technology that allows cruise ship staff to personalize service at sea, whether

January 5, 2017
Total Views: 118

Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Coast Guard Ends Search for Missing Cruise Ship Passenger Off New Jersey
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Coast Guard Ends Search for Missing Cruise Ship Passenger Off New Jersey

NEW YORK, Dec 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard has called off a search for a woman who went missing from the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship off

December 28, 2016
Total Views: 82

Friday, December 23, 2016
MSC Cruises Finalizes Two-Ship Construction Contract with STX France
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MSC Cruises Finalizes Two-Ship Construction Contract with STX France

STX France and MSC Cruises have announced they have finalized the contracts for two new 177,000-ton cruise ships for MSC. The two next-generation ships will be

December 23, 2016
Total Views: 95

Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Fincantieri Finalizes Shipbuilding Contracts with Virgin Worth 2 Billion Euros
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Fincantieri Finalizes Shipbuilding Contracts with Virgin Worth 2 Billion Euros

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri says it has finalized construction contracts for three new cruise ships worth a combined 2 billion euros with Virgin Voyages,

December 20, 2016
Total Views: 32

Carnival Reports Record $2.8 Billion Profit in 2016
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Carnival Reports Record $2.8 Billion Profit in 2016

Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise ship company, posted a record $2.8 billion profit for its full fiscal year 2016 as the company looks

December 20, 2016
Total Views: 71

Friday, December 16, 2016
CLIA: Cruise Industry Continues to See ‘Steady Growth’
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CLIA: Cruise Industry Continues to See ‘Steady Growth’

The international cruise industry is continuing to see a steady pace of cruise travel interest and significant investment in the industry, according to the

December 16, 2016
Total Views: 87

Tuesday, December 13, 2016
WATCH: Cruise Ship’s Horn Gets Stuck on Blast… Hilarious Fail
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WATCH: Cruise Ship’s Horn Gets Stuck on Blast… Hilarious Fail

The P&O cruise ship Oriana was departing Southampton’s City Cruise Terminal last month when its horn malfunctioned and got stuck on

December 13, 2016
Total Views: 251

Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Cruise Lines Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Get Cuba Go-Ahead
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Cruise Lines Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Get Cuba Go-Ahead

Dec 7 (Reuters) – U.S cruise operators Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd said on Wednesday they had got approval from

December 7, 2016
Total Views: 45

Monday, November 7, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Three Biggest Cruise Ships Meet at Sea
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Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Three Biggest Cruise Ships Meet at Sea

The world’s three biggest cruise ships, Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis-class ships Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas and the new

November 7, 2016
Total Views: 181

Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Rebranded ‘Virgin Voyages’ Signs Contracts for Three New Ships at Fincantieri
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Rebranded ‘Virgin Voyages’ Signs Contracts for Three New Ships at Fincantieri

Virgin Group’s billionaire founder Sir Richard Branson has unveiled the company’s rebranded cruise line now known as Virgin Voyages. The company

October 19, 2016
Total Views: 95

Thursday, October 13, 2016
WATCH: Viking Star Traverses Cape Cod Canal – 4K Drone Footage
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WATCH: Viking Star Traverses Cape Cod Canal – 4K Drone Footage

The 750-foot cruise ship Viking Star traversed the Cape Cod Canal on Wednesday night becoming one of the largest ships ever to make the transit. Unfortunately

October 13, 2016
Total Views: 524

Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Royal Caribbean Orders Two Large, LNG-Powered Cruise Ships at Finnish Shipyard Meyer Turku
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Royal Caribbean Orders Two Large, LNG-Powered Cruise Ships at Finnish Shipyard Meyer Turku

Miami-based cruise giant Royal Caribbean Cruises has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland for two LNG-powered cruise

October 11, 2016
Total Views: 141

Monday, October 10, 2016
Uncharted Waters: Mega-Cruise Ships Sail the Arctic
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Uncharted Waters: Mega-Cruise Ships Sail the Arctic

By Gwladys Fouche SVALBARD, Norway, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A surge in Arctic tourism is bringing ever bigger cruise ships to the formerly isolated, ice-bound

October 10, 2016
Total Views: 57

Monday, September 26, 2016
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Carnival’s Chinese Joint Venture Inks Deal to Build Two New Cruise Ships in China

Carnival Corporation’s Chinese joint venture has agreed to order two new cruise ships to be built in China for the domestic market. The

September 26, 2016
Total Views: 61

Friday, September 16, 2016
Press Releases

Caterpillar LNG Solutions in Demand from Cruise Lines and Commercial Operators

Caterpillar is establishing a clear lead in the design and production of LNG-fuelled propulsion systems through its MaK™ branded products. With a global

September 16, 2016
Total Views: 74

Thursday, September 15, 2016
Watch Giant Cruise Ship Crush Tiny Marina
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Watch Giant Cruise Ship Crush Tiny Marina

This video by a passenger aboard the cruise ship Carnival Vista provides a good view of the moment the giant cruise ship destroyed a marina as it departed

September 15, 2016
Total Views: 142

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Lifeboat Drill Accident: One Killed, Four Injured in Fall Aboard Harmony of the Seas
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Lifeboat Drill Accident: One Killed, Four Injured in Fall Aboard Harmony of the Seas

One crew member was killed and four others were injured Tuesday in an accident during lifeboat drill aboard the world’s largest cruise ship. Royal

September 13, 2016
Total Views: 761