Swedish ferry company Stena Line has confirmed its plans to secure the future stability of its Fishguard-Rosslare service by redeploying another ferry from its fleet. The Stena Nordica, which has been operating in the Baltic Sea, is a familiar ship on the Irish Sea having provided [Read more...]
21 February 2023 – On 13 January, Resorts World Cruises announced Resorts World One will commence high seas cruises from Hong Kong, starting 10 March 2023. With Taiwan lifting all travel restrictions on Hong Kong and Macao residents, Resorts World Cruises is pleased to add [Read more...]
The appeal of Greece and the East Mediterranean as an ideal region for luxury cruising will be one of the main highlights of the 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum (PSTF), scheduled to take place in Thessaloniki on the 25th and 26th of April, 2023. Luxury [Read more...]
In a Press Release from Princess Cruises on 2nd December, it was announced that following the recent decision by the Japanese government to allow the return of international cruise ships to the country, Princess Cruises will begin homeport sailing in Japan starting March 15, 2023. [Read more...]
Windstar Cruises is to move from Seattle to Miami, taking up residence at 8400 NW 36 St. The boutique cruise line will make the switch by June, 2022 and has signed a lease on the 5th floor in the Doral Concourse. Work will begin outfitting [Read more...]
On 3rd April, the cruise ships ‘Zaandam’ and’ Rotterdam’ disembarked more than 1,200 passengers in Port Everglades, Florida. These developments, combined with one remaining disembarkation that was being co-ordinated at the time, involved the processing of more than 120 vessels in the last three weeks [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean's new joint venture, Holistica Destinations, has announced a $300 mill investment in Freeport, Grand Bahama. This will be used to redevelop the Freeport cruise ship terminal into a destination which will include a hotel, convention centre, water adventure park and more. The new [Read more...]
The Norwegian Maritime Administration (NMA) is to introduce new regulations applying to ships sailing in the territorial waters surrounding Svalbard next year. This willensure that all passenger ships are constructed, equipped and operated in a way that provides satisfactory safety of life, health, property and [Read more...]
Construction of a $3.5 mill cruise ship terminal at Mombasa is due to be completed in August next year. Kenyan Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary, Najib Balala (pictured) told local media that the terminal will be completed in time for the cruise season in November. The cruise ship terminal is [Read more...]
The entry into force of the new legislation restricting emissions in the World Heritage fjords has been put back. It was originally planned for 1st January, 2019. However, as the consultation has to comply with the EU time limit requirements, the entry into force of [Read more...]