Cruise Ships

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

Wednesday, December 30, 2015
China Blames Weather for Cruise Ship Disaster as Charges Loom
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China Blames Weather for Cruise Ship Disaster as Charges Loom

BEIJING, Dec 30 (Reuters) – A formal inquiry has concluded that freak weather led to the sinking of a Yangtze River cruise ship in June that killed 442

December 30, 2015
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Saturday, December 26, 2015
Luxury Cruise Ship Runs Aground in UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Luxury Cruise Ship Runs Aground in UNESCO World Heritage Site

A luxury cruise ship has suffered damaged after running aground in a marine preserve off Panama’s Pacific coast. Windstar Cruises confirms that its

December 26, 2015
Total Views: 273

Monday, November 30, 2015
WATCH: On This Day in 1994, the MS Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Caught Fire and Later Sank Off Somalia
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WATCH: On This Day in 1994, the MS Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Caught Fire and Later Sank Off Somalia

Shipping History reminds us that on this day in 1994, the MS Achille Lauro cruise ship caught fire and later sank near Somalia following an engine explosion.

November 30, 2015
Total Views: 1895

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Europe’s Latest Solution for the Refugee Shelter Shortage: Cruise Ships
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Europe’s Latest Solution for the Refugee Shelter Shortage: Cruise Ships

   by Carol Matlack (Bloomberg) – As Europe hastens to find housing for a tidal wave of refugees, some countries

November 24, 2015
Total Views: 119

Thursday, November 19, 2015
MoD: Luxury Cruise Ship Was In Danger of Grounding, New Photos and Video Show ‘Complex’ Rescue
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MoD: Luxury Cruise Ship Was In Danger of Grounding, New Photos and Video Show ‘Complex’ Rescue

The UK Ministry of Defence has provided new details on the rescue of hundreds of passengers and crew who were forced to abandon a luxury cruise ship in the

November 19, 2015
Total Views: 312

Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Hundreds Evacuated from Luxury Cruise Ship After Engine Room Fire
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Hundreds Evacuated from Luxury Cruise Ship After Engine Room Fire

Update: Photos and Video Show ‘Complex’ Rescue Some 347 passengers and crew members were evacuated from a French luxury cruise ship early Wednesday

November 18, 2015
Total Views: 171

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With Piracy Threat Faded, Kenya Plans Cruise Ship Rebirth

By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Nov 18 (Reuters) – East Africa’s biggest port of Mombasa will spend 100 million shillings ($980,392.16) to build a new

November 18, 2015
Total Views: 41

Thursday, November 12, 2015
Cruise Ship Passenger Awarded $21.5 Million For This:
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Cruise Ship Passenger Awarded $21.5 Million For This:

Holland America Line has been ordered to pay a staggering $21.5 million in damages to a cruise ship passenger who apparently suffered a minor brain injury

November 12, 2015
Total Views: 161

Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Viking Ocean Cruises Makes it Six at Fincantieri
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Viking Ocean Cruises Makes it Six at Fincantieri

The new ocean-going fleet of Viking Cruises will increase to six ships by 2020 with the company returning to Fincantieri for two

November 11, 2015
Total Views: 76

Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Royal Caribbean Orders Fifth Quantum-Class Cruise Ship
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Royal Caribbean Orders Fifth Quantum-Class Cruise Ship

  Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Meyer Werft in Germany to order a fifth

November 3, 2015
Total Views: 81

Thursday, October 22, 2015
Norwegian Cruise Line Takes Delivery of New Flagship
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Norwegian Cruise Line Takes Delivery of New Flagship

  Norwegian Cruise Line on Thursday took delivery of its largest ship to date, the 164,600 gross ton Norwegian Escape. The delivery from

October 22, 2015
Total Views: 115

Wednesday, October 21, 2015
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Carnival Joint Venture to Launch China’s First Domestic Cruise Brand

  Carnival Corporation on Wednesday announced that it has formed a joint venture in China with the intention to the launch the country’s first

October 21, 2015
Total Views: 40

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
WATCH: Norwegian Escape Maiden Call at Hamburg
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WATCH: Norwegian Escape Maiden Call at Hamburg

The Norwegian Escape makes it maiden call at Hamburg on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, arriving at the Blohm + Voss shipyard for final construction and inspection

October 14, 2015
Total Views: 80

Tuesday, October 13, 2015
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Carnival Expands in China

  Carnival Cruise Line and AIDA Cruises will join sister brands Costa Cruises and Princess Cruises in China in 2017, parent company Carnival Corporation

October 13, 2015
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Monday, October 12, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – Norwegian Epic Enters Dry Dock
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Ship Photos of the Day – Norwegian Epic Enters Dry Dock

Norwegian Cruise Line’s enters Damen Shiprepair Brest for a scheduled 3-week refit and maintenance program. The shipyard, located in Brest, France, has

October 12, 2015
Total Views: 159

Tuesday, September 22, 2015
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Carnival’s Weak Forecast Overshadows Strong Results

  By Yashaswini Swamynathan and Sruthi Ramakrishnan Sept 22 (Reuters) – Carnival Corp, the world’s largest cruise ship operator, issued a

September 22, 2015
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Sunday, September 20, 2015
WATCH: Norwegian Escape River Ems Conveyance in HD
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WATCH: Norwegian Escape River Ems Conveyance in HD

The 164,600 gross ton Norwegian Escape on Saturday completed its River Ems conveyance from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany to the North Sea. The

September 20, 2015
Total Views: 163

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
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Carnival Sets New Sustainability Goals, Aims to Cut CO2 Emissions by 25%

  Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise company, has set out to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 25% by 2020. The target is part of

September 16, 2015
Total Views: 59

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Carnival Cruise Ship Stuck in Caribbean After Engine Room Fire
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Carnival Cruise Ship Stuck in Caribbean After Engine Room Fire

  By Greg Roumeliotis ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept 8 (Reuters) – About 4,500 passengers and crew were stranded in the U.S. Virgin Islands

September 8, 2015
Total Views: 171

Thursday, September 3, 2015
AIDA Cruises New Flagship Delayed Again at MHI
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AIDA Cruises New Flagship Delayed Again at MHI

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says that the delivery of a next-generation cruise ship for AIDA Cruises scheduled for September will be delayed by

September 3, 2015
Total Views: 146