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Seafarers working on board cruise ships and ferries rank among the unhappiest in the industry, according to the latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published by The Mission to Seafarers. The report, which is produced in association with P&I [Read more...]

French-based expedition cruise ship operator PONANT is to acquire Paul Gauguin Cruises. Following the acquisition, the two cruise lines will keep their respective management - Diane Moore acting as CEO of Paul Gauguin Cruises with her team based [Read more...]

Due to tensions in the Persian Gulf, P&O Cruises UK has cancelled its Middle East winter programme on board the 2,016-guest ‘Oceana’. Guests already booked will receive a full refund, the company said. P&O Cruises President, Paul Ludlow, [Read more...]

Several ports, harbours and countries have expressed concern about the shear number of people disembarking from cruise ships today. One example is the Croatian city of Dubrovnik, which has led to Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the [Read more...]

Taking place on 19th and 20th June at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Cruise Ship Interiors Expo Miami welcomed more than 2,800 attendees to its launch event. This was the world’s first event dedicated exclusively to interior design, [Read more...]

Regional volatility and the small available pool of cruise-ready ports are some of the key challenges obstructing the growth of cruising in the Eastern Mediterranean. This was the opinion of three of the world’s biggest cruise lines who [Read more...]

Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services has established a global port operations team to provide a comprehensive range of vessel and crew services in destinations worldwide. Since 2005, Intercruises has been involved in port agency, but following strong growth [Read more...]

Marine Catering Expo (MCE), taking place on 19th and 20th June, 2019, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, is the world’s first exhibition and forum to focus dedicated to the ever-evolving marine catering industry. It will provide an [Read more...]

Miami, FL, May 2019 – Cruise Ship Interiors Expo, the world’s first highly focused event dedicated exclusively to interior design, architecture, and outfitting for the cruise industry, will welcome industry-leading marine interior suppliers to debut their most innovative [Read more...]

One Ocean Expeditions (OOE) has confirmed that the Russian authorities have cancelled the charters of two dedicated icebreaking expedition cruise ships. OOE said that it had chartered the ‘Akademik Ioffe’ and ‘Akademik Sergey Vavilov’ exclusively from 2011and 2012, [Read more...]