Cruise Ship Industry News
Construction of Silver Ray Begins
As reported in Travel Weekly this week, “Silversea Cruises has officially begun the construction of Silver Ray, the second ship in the Nova Class. Roberto Martinoli, president and CEO of Silversea Cruises (pictured) told the world’s press “We [Read more...]
Suicide on “Wonder of the Seas”
On November 13th a galley steward died on the Wonder of the Seas, an Oasis-class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. A source said the crew member “apparently died of suicide and left a note [Read more...]
An Upbeat Outlook from UK Cruise Report
The International Cruise Ship Industry has produced it's UK Cruise Report for 2022 and is available to view online now at this link UK A flourishing cruise refurbishment, outfitting and repair sector in the UK illustrates that there [Read more...]
Tallink enjoys near 50% revenue increase
In the third quarter of this year, Tallink Grupp and its subsidiaries carried 1, 893, 603 pax, a rise of 65.5% on the third quarter of last year’s figures. The number of cargo units transported increased by 13.1%. Tallink’s [Read more...]
Luis de Carvalho is CMP’s new Commercial Cruise Director
Luis de Carvalho is to join Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP), as its new Commercial Cruise Director, effective 1st November, 2022. CMP is a full-service port operation based in Copenhagen, Malmö and Visby and welcomes around 500 cruise ships [Read more...]
Atlas unveils a superyacht concept
Atlas Ocean Voyages’ new, 200 pax ‘World Traveler’ has been designed to evoke the aesthetic of a luxurious coastal vacation home or superyacht, the company claimed. The vessel was designed by Artur Miranda and Jacques Bec of [Read more...]
GPH close to adding St Lucia to its portfolio
Following bilateral discussions, Global Ports Holding (GPH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of St Lucia for a 30-year concession, plus a 10-year extension option, for cruise ship operations. Under the terms of the [Read more...]
New YSA Design Chairman sees collaboration as key
YSA Design has appointed Jan Krefting (pictured) as its new Chairman. This move was timed to take greater advantage of collective working, as the Oslo-based ship design company responds to an upturn in cruise industry concept and [Read more...]
New Bahamas cruise port agreed
The Bahamas Government has signed a heads of agreement (HoA) with Azul Destinations and Calypso Cove Destinations for the development of a resort and cruise port on South Long Island, estimated to cost some $250 mill. Speaking during [Read more...]
Havyard to become Eqva
Oslo-listed Havyard Group’s Board has proposed that the company changes name to Eqva. The name change reflects the company’s growth strategy and marks its transformation to a fully integrated service concern, which contributes to green transition in maritime, [Read more...]