The world’s largest cruise ship sailed from Port Canaveral on November 13, when tragedy struck. As the Royal Caribbean Cruise ship Wonder of the Seas set sail on its maiden Caribbean voyage from Port Canaveral, Florida, a Brazilian male crew…
MSC Cruises and Qatar Airways announced that the new MSC World Europa flagship will be christened in Qatar’s capital, Doha, on November 13 at the new Grand Cruise Terminal. Taking part in this event confirms MSC’s commitment to Qatar and…
Lifting a cruise ban that had been in place since 2020, Taiwan welcomes the return of international ships to its ports. The change was confirmed in late October when the Central Epidemiological Command Center (CECC) officially approved new guidelines for…
Trimline, a marine refinisher, has created a logistics tracking system, the Trimline App (TAPP), that helps track shipments anywhere on Earth, from the time they leave the warehouse to the time they arrive at a dry dock or ship. A…
Following in the footsteps of sister line Royal Caribbean, along with other cruise brands, Celebrity Cruises has dropped its testing requirement for unvaccinated passengers. In an email to travel advisors, the line said “Back in September we announced that all…
Port Miami welcomed another Virgin Voyages ship, the Valiant Lady, joining her sister ship the Scarlet Lady this weekend, at the start of her Caribbean cruise season. Valiant Lady will sail six and eight nights from Miami this winter, with…
In Rio de Janeiro today, MSC Fantasia, the first cruise ship to open the 2022-23 Brazilian cruise season, arrived after an 11-day transatlantic voyage. MSC Fantasia will offer regular sailings from Santos, Sao Paulo, beginning tomorrow, November 2. This year…
DNV has been selected as the new construction supervision and classification of the inaugural Northern Explorer (NKS) ship, which is scheduled for delivery by 2026, as well as to collaborate with the Norwegian flag and technology suppliers to improve the…
One of the world’s largest cruise ships will dock at Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal at 6.30 am tomorrow morning, marking Royal Caribbean’s return to Australian waters after two years. It also marks another milestone. The fact that it is predicted…
Taranto will become a new port for Costa Cruises next summer, and from June to early October, Costa Pacifica will call once a week as part of its schedule of sailings to the Greek islands. The ship will also offer…