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

Sunday, January 1, 2023
Could Rising Interest Rates Sink Carnival?
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Could Rising Interest Rates Sink Carnival?

by Christopher Palmeri (Bloomberg) US companies had a lot to overcome in the latter half of 2022 with rising interest rates, more budget-conscious consumers

January 1, 2023
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Saturday, December 31, 2022
U.S. Judge Orders Norwegian Cruise Line To Pay $110 Million For Use Of Cuba Port
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U.S. Judge Orders Norwegian Cruise Line To Pay $110 Million For Use Of Cuba Port

By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Norwegian Cruise Line NCLH.N must pay $110 million in damages for use of a port that

December 31, 2022
Total Views: 7160

Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Carnival Corp Posts Smaller Loss as it Tightens Control on Costs
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Carnival Corp Posts Smaller Loss as it Tightens Control on Costs

Dec 21 (Reuters) – Carnival Corp on Wednesday posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss as the cruise operator kept a tight lid on operating

December 21, 2022
Total Views: 1084

Friday, December 9, 2022
Meyer Werft Delays Delivery of Carnival Jubilee
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Meyer Werft Delays Delivery of Carnival Jubilee

Meyer Werft has delayed the delivery of Carnival Cruise Line’s new Carnival Jubilee by two months due to issues in the supply chain. Carnival Cruise Line

December 9, 2022
Total Views: 3178

Sunday, November 27, 2022
Ritz Carlton Yacht in Greece
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Can Money Buy Happiness Aboard A Ritz-Carlton Yacht?

By Fran Golden (Bloomberg) On board a 12-day transatlantic sailing of the new 298-passenger Evrima, which is the first ship from the Ritz-Carlton Yacht

November 27, 2022
Total Views: 7096

Cruise Industry Shutdown Video
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Watch: The Insane Logistics Of Shutting Down The Entire Cruise Industry

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of mariners were stuck at sea aboard thousands of ships worldwide. Most of those ships continued to operate

November 27, 2022
Total Views: 11398

Saturday, November 26, 2022
Coast Guard Rescues Overboard Cruise Ship Passenger
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Coast Guard Rescues Overboard Cruise Ship Passenger

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued a cruise ship passenger Thursday evening, approximately 20 miles south of Southwest Pass, Louisiana. Watchstanders

November 26, 2022
Total Views: 3820

Saturday, November 12, 2022
Cruise Ship Window In Rain
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800 Case COVID Outbreak Hits Carnival Cruise Australia

by Sam McKeith (Reuters)– Australia’s Home Affairs Minister on Saturday sought to reassure the public that COVID-19 protocols were adequate after a

November 12, 2022
Total Views: 4568

Sunday, November 6, 2022
Cruise Demand Has Returned To Pre-Pandemic Levels
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Cruise Demand Has Returned To Pre-Pandemic Levels

By Graham Starr (Bloomberg) –Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said occupancy has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, with bookings running higher than the

November 6, 2022
Total Views: 3898

Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Carnival Sensation cruise ship
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Carnival Halts Asia Cruises As China’s Covid Zero Policy Bites

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) Costa Cruises, a unit of cruising giant Carnival Corp. that targets the nascent Chinese market, is canceling all future Asia

October 25, 2022
Total Views: 2814

Monday, October 24, 2022
Costa Cruises Pulls Asia Trips Amid China’s Covid Zero Policy
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Costa Cruises Pulls Asia Trips Amid China’s Covid Zero Policy

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) — Costa Cruises, a unit of Carnival Corp. that aimed to cater to the Chinese market, is canceling all future Asia departures

October 24, 2022
Total Views: 1689

Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Starlink logo on a computer
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Starlink And Royal Caribbean Sign High-Speed Internet Deal

Elon Musk’s Starlink has landed its first cruise industry customer. Royal Caribbean announced a plan on Tuesday to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet

August 30, 2022
Total Views: 4571

Saturday, August 13, 2022
File photo of the Carnival Glory at sea
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Cruise Lines’ Crew Shortages Lead To Canceled Trips

By Carly Wanna Aug 13, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Cruise ships are filling up again, but passengers have been reporting back quicker than crew members.

August 13, 2022
Total Views: 9704

Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Norwegian Cruise Line Says Pre-Pandemic Occupancy Still a Year Away, Shares Tumble
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Norwegian Cruise Line Says Pre-Pandemic Occupancy Still a Year Away, Shares Tumble

Aug 9 (Reuters) – Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd forecast a loss for the current quarter and revenue below estimates as occupancy rates remained

August 9, 2022
Total Views: 3199

Monday, August 1, 2022
Royal Caribbean ship Wonder Of The Seas
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Royal Caribbean Shares Dive After $900 Million Note Offering

By Janet Freund (Bloomberg) — Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. are down 10% Monday after the company launched a private offering for as much as

August 1, 2022
Total Views: 21479

Thursday, July 21, 2022
cruise ships in miami
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CDC Ends Cruise Ship COVID-19 Program

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has ended its COVID-19 program for cruise ships as cruise lines use their own mitigation programs. The CDC’s

July 21, 2022
Total Views: 2420

Cruise Industry Recovery Runs Into Labor Crisis
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Cruise Industry Recovery Runs Into Labor Crisis

By Praveen Paramasivam July 20 (Reuters) – Andrea Mather’s plans for a long-awaited summer cruise around the Hawaiian islands with her financial

July 21, 2022
Total Views: 9085

Thursday, July 14, 2022
Silver Cloud Cruise Ship London
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Cruise Ship Billionaire Stuck In Family Feud

By Luca Casiraghi (Bloomberg) A luxury cruise firm, a disputed family inheritance, and a Monaco-based tycoon fighting to protect his fortune. It sounds like

July 14, 2022
Total Views: 10546

Wednesday, July 6, 2022
MSC and Fincantieri to Construct Next-Generation Cruise Ships Powered in Part By Hydrogen
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MSC and Fincantieri to Construct Next-Generation Cruise Ships Powered in Part By Hydrogen

Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri and the cruise division of MSC have signed a memorandum for the construction of two luxury cruise ships powered in part

July 6, 2022
Total Views: 1913

Wednesday, June 29, 2022
MSC Grandiosa
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Cruise Line Stocks Could “Fall To Zero” Says Banker

by John Konrad (gCaptain) While many shipping stocks have seen record profits this year, the stocks of cruise lines are among the biggest losers in the S&P

June 29, 2022
Total Views: 6033