Cruise Ship Industry News
Fosen to complete ‘Honfleur’
Norway’s Fosen shipyard is to complete the fitting out of the LNG powered ropax ‘Honfleur’ for Brittany Ferries. ‘Honfleur’ was originally ordered at Flensburger (FSG), where her construction started in 2018. The 42,400 gt newbuilding is now being [Read more...]
Wärtsilä to power new ropax series
P&O Ferries has contracted Wärtsilä to power its new double ended ropaxes. They will be powered by Wärtsilä 31 type engines, claimed in the Guinness World Records to be the world’s most efficient 4-stroke diesel engine. The engine’s high level [Read more...]
‘MSC Seashore’ to be fitted with new air cleansing system
MSC Cruises has claimed that it will be the first cruise line in the world to install an advanced technology sanitation system called ‘Safe Air’ on board on of its vessels. ‘Safe Air’ will be fitted on ‘MSC [Read more...]
ABB installs shore connections in Tallinn
ABB Marine & Ports latest shore connection technology is being used by Viking Lines ropax ‘Viking XPRS’ at Tallinn. The 2008 built ropax is deployed on the 2.5-hour route across the Baltic between Tallinn, Estonia, and Helsinki, Finland, [Read more...]
Miami Mayor extends cruise lines waiver
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez has extended a waiver for lay berth and harbour fees for cruise lines through 16th November, subject to availability at PortMiami. “Miami-Dade County will continue to support its cruise line partners,” said Mayor Gimenez. “It is [Read more...]
Swan Hellenic orders third vessel – ALMACO to design cabins
Swan Hellenic has ordered a third luxury expedition cruise ship from Helsinki Shipyard. The new ship will follow the deliveries of the ‘Minerva’, set for 2021, and a yet to-be-named sister ship in 2022. The third Swan Hellenic [Read more...]
Kurtz teams up with Scenic
Donna Kurtz has been appointed Director, Charter & Incentive Sales of Scenic USA. She has had more than 30 years experience in the travel industry. "With more than 500 connections in the charter and incentive business, Donna comes [Read more...]
New MedCruise President unveiled
Aris Batsoulis has been elected president of MedCruise, effective immediately. He was most recently the Senior Vice President of the port group representing the port of Corfu. This announcement followed the decision of outgoing President Airam Díaz to [Read more...]
Vikand joins with DasLab Partner to test guests and crew
Maritime medical and public health service provider, Vikand, and laboratory testing facilitator, DasLab, have co-operated to bring a COVID-19 testing solution for the cruise industry. The alliance claims to provide quick, effective COVID-19 testing solutions for at home [Read more...]
RCL addresses HVAC
Due to the nature of how COVID-19 is spread, many people have asked Royal Caribbean what the company does to protect passengers from the airborne spread of the virus. Specifically, they want to know how the air will [Read more...]