Mon, 18th Aug 2008
MSC Cruises has placed orders for two new ships.
The Italian line reportedly placed orders with the French Aker yard for two Muscia-class vessels.
The ships are due for delivery in February 20...
Thu, 7th Aug 2008
An interactive TV service has been introduced on two Fred Olsen cruise ships.
Passengers on Balmoral and newly lengthened Braemar can investigate future cruises, shore excursions and cabin shoppin...
Thu, 31st Jul 2008
P&O Cruises is offering holidaymakers the chance to drive a Ferrari for the day or race a private yacht if regular coach-based shore excursions no longer excite them.
P&O Cruises managing director...
Fri, 18th Jul 2008
MSC Cruises have just announced a unique, one-of-a-kind cruise that will allow cruise enthusiasts to be the first to sail on MSC Orchestra in North American waters whilst celebrating an extended New Y...
Mon, 14th Jul 2008
The keel of new Costa Cruises ship Deliziosa has been laid at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy.
The key point in the construction of the line’s 15th ship comes as the line prepares for the 2,828-...
Tue, 1st Jul 2008
NCL claims it will have the cruise industry’s first true ice bar, and one of only 14 in the world.
The frozen chamber will feature LED lighting to a soundtrack of the latest techno beats.
The...
Mon, 30th Jun 2008
Carnival Cruise Lines has taken delivery of its newest ‘Fun Ship’ the 3,006-passenger Carnival Splendor.
At 113,300-tonnes, the ship is the largest Carnival Cruise Lines vessel ever constructed.
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Mon, 30th Jun 2008
Holland America Line is to run a series of departures from UK ports next summer.
The premium US line is deploying its smallest ship, 793-passenger Prinsendam, on departures from Greenwich in Londo...
Thu, 29th May 2008
Cruises from Portsmouth are to be offered by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines next year.
The port becomes the seventh UK departure point for the company, joining Dover, Southampton, Newcastle, Liverpool, ...
Thu, 29th May 2008
Royal Caribbean International has named its two new mega ships Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas.
The 5,400-passenger Project Genesis vessels will be the biggest cruise ships in the world w...
Thu, 8th May 2008
Azamara Cruises has detailed its winter 2009-10 programme of Caribbean and Panama Canal cruises.
The 694-passenger Azamara Journey, which underwent a $19-million revamp before its 2007 launch, wil...
Wed, 7th May 2008
Imagine surfing around Sardinia. Ice-skating into Ephesus. Blading into Ibiza. Or rock-climbing your way to Rome. Well you can do this and more, way more, on a Royal Caribbean International cruise.
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Wed, 30th Apr 2008
Cruise ship cabins that represent a “giant leap forward” in accommodation are to feature on the next generation of Norwegian Cruise Line vessels.
The 4,200-passenger F3 ships, the first of which i...
Mon, 28th Apr 2008
Carnival Cruise Lines has announced that the new 130,000-ton Carnival Dream – the largest “Fun Ship” ever constructed – will be based at Port Canaveral, Florida, beginning in fall 2009. Details on the...
Mon, 28th Apr 2008
NCL has introduced new entertainment on board Norwegian Jade as part of the ship's year-round deployment in Europe. Reflecting the company's continuing commitment to Freestyle Cruising, the wide varie...
Thu, 24th Apr 2008
To those who know P&O Cruises' Oceana, she is a firm friend. To those who don’t, she is a sight to behold. Now, following her recent refurbishment, she has something special in store for both her retu...
Wed, 9th Apr 2008
Hong Kong-based low-cost airline Oasis has gone into liquidation, cancelling all of its flights.
Chief executive Stephen Miller told a press conference: "It is with great regret that Oasis Hong Kon...
Wed, 19th Mar 2008
Singapore expects to handle 1.6m cruise passengers by 2015, up from 943,000 in 2007. Last year's figure showed an increase of more than 10 per cent over the 857,000 passengers achieved in 2006.
Sin...
Thu, 10th Jan 2008
Silversea Cruises is to embark on it's first Grand Pacific Voyage in 2009, a 92-day sailing from Los Angeles to Papeete, Sydney and the Far East.
With final stops in Alaska and Vancouver, the ship...
