Atlas Ocean Voyages Joins Ensemble’s Portfolio of Preferred Suppliers
Atlas Ocean Voyages, the luxury adventure line scheduled to inaugurate service in July, joined Ensemble Travel Group’s roster of preferred… Read More »
New Ocean Cruise Ships Entering Service in 2021
New Cruise Ships Debuting in 2021 Despite the virtual shutdown of the cruise industry last year, more than 20 new… Read More »
American Cruise Lines Offers Wave Season Savings on Modern Riverboats
American Cruise Lines is offering Wave Season deals on select U.S. itineraries in 2021. The company, which promotes Cruising Close to Home,… Read More »
MSC Grandiosa To Resume Sailing in Med This Month
MSC Cruises said the MSC Grandiosa will resume sailing in the Mediterranean on Jan. 24, after canceling a few cruises due to new… Read More »
Royal Caribbean’s Richard Fain Urges Patience as Recovery Nears
Royal Caribbean Group Chairman and CEO Richard Fain released another optimistic, affirming video in which he shares positive COVID-19 forecasts. “I know… Read More »
Norwegian Brands Extend Cruise Cancellations Through April 30
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. canceled all cruises through April 30, 2021, for its Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands…. Read More »
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 »