Royal Caribbean Group Agrees to Sell Azamara Brand
Royal Caribbean Group has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Azamara brand to Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, in… Read More »
Costa Celebrates Float-Out of Costa Toscana in Finland
Costa Cruises, Carnival Corp.’s Italian company, celebrated the float-out of its new flagship, the 5,204-passenger Costa Toscana, at the Meyer… Read More »
Aurora Expedition Opens Pre-Registration for 2022-23 Antarctic Voyages
Aurora Expeditions, which received record bookings for its 2022 Arctic and global season, has opened pre-registration for its Antarctic 2022-23… Read More »
Oceania Cruises Unveils Another 180-Day World Voyage
Oceania Cruises, which pioneered six-month-long World Cruises in 2015, is offering another one in 2023. Sales open Jan. 27, 2021. The “Around… Read More »
Cruise Lines Waiting on Additional Guidance From CDC to Begin Test Sailings
Nearly three months after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allowed its no-sail order to expire in favor of a… Read More »
Silversea’s New Silver Dawn Floats Out in Italy
Silversea Cruises’ new ship Silver Dawn touched water for the first time during a float-out ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard… Read More »
Royal Caribbean To Operate Homeport in Barbados for First Time
Royal Caribbean International will operate cruises from Barbados for the first time starting in December 2021. The Grandeur of the Seas… Read More »
American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines Announce New Offer
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) and Victory Cruise Lines (VCL), part of the Hornblower Group, just launched both lines’ 2021… Read More »
Silversea Cruises Offers $200 Bonus Commission Through Feb. 28
Silversea Cruises is offering $200 bonus commissions for new bookings made by Feb. 28 on any voyage departing from July 1… Read More »
Carnival Celebrates First Steel Cut for New Excel-Class Ship
Carnival Cruise Line celebrated the start of construction of its new Excel-class ship, Carnival Celebration, with the first steel-cutting at the Meyer… Read More »
Disney Cruise Line Cancels All Sailings Through March 2021
Disney Cruise Line announced it has canceled all voyages through March 2021. Disney officials sent out a correspondence to travel advisors… Read More »
Swan Hellenic Opens North America Office in Florida
Swan Hellenic, the reborn British cruise brand, is opening a North America office in Fort Lauderdale with a dedicated call center…. Read More »
Royal Caribbean Brands Extend Suspension Through April 30
Sister companies Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara have all canceled cruises through April 30. Celebrity also canceled the 2021 Europe season for Celebrity… Read More »
Seabourn To Offer Highly Immersive Luxury Travel Experiences This Summer
Seabourn has planned an exciting program of exhilarating adventures and immersive experiences in Alaska and British Columbia this summer. Seabourn… Read More »
Carnival CEO Arnold Donald Upbeat Despite Q4 Loss
Carnival Corporation on Monday announced it suffered a U.S. GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) loss of $2.2 billion and an… Read More »
Groove Cruise Returning in 2022 on Royal Caribbean Ship
The coronavirus outbreak devastated the cruise industry, but themed voyages are starting to open bookings again, including one of the world’s best… Read More »
AIDA Cruises Extends Pause of Its Cruise Season Until End of February 2021
The extension of the lockdown in Germany until at least January 31, 2021, and a further tightening of the measures… Read More »
Florida Considering Bill to Reverse Key West Cruise Ship Ban
A state senator in Florida is pushing for a bill that would ban local communities from attempting to regulate cruise… Read More »
MSC Cruises Forced To Further Suspend Mediterranean Sailings From Italy
MSC Cruises has just announced the cancellation of two of MSC Grandiosa’s planned upcoming Western Mediterranean cruises out of Genoa, Italy,… Read More »
Multiple Cruise Lines Extend Pause in Operations
Both Princess Cruises and Holland America Line have joined with other cruise lines in continuing a pause in operations into… Read More »
World Navigator To Feature First-at-Sea Luxury SeaSpa by L’OCCITANE
Atlas Ocean Voyages and L’OCCITANE en Provence are proud to announce the launch of the first-at-sea Luxury SeaSpa by L’OCCITANE…. Read More »
Carnival Extends US Cruise Operations Suspension, Cancels Additional Sailings
Carnival Cruise Line has announced the extension of its pause in United States operations through March 31 and several additional cancellations…. Read More »
Crystal Endeavor on Track To Debut in Summer 2021
Crystal’s polar-class expedition ship, Crystal Endeavor, is now scheduled to make its debut in summer 2021. The introduction became uncertain… Read More »
Cruise Lines Roll Out the 2021 Wave Season Deals
It’s a Wave Season like no other, but Wave Season nonetheless. As they usually do at this time of year,… Read More »
AmaWaterways Unveils List of Hosts for 2021 Celebration of Wine River Cruises in Europe
AmaWaterways today announced the return of several popular wine hosts – as well as a few new surprises – for its… Read More »
MSC Cruises Offers Up to $400 Spending Credit for Wave Season
MSC Cruises USA’s “Your Cruise, Your Choice” promotion for Wave Season offers up to $400 spending credit per stateroom on… Read More »